Expedition
Awesome support team
A rolly night at anchor off Holme, so we took it in turns to check the anchor every hour. By 4am it was low water and we were sheltered behind sand bars and could get some sleep. At 11:00 the Read more…
Training
Awash on The Wash
We woke this morning to a millpond, we could see the whole reflection of the boat on the surface of the water. Giving into the fact there was no chance in kiting, we instead rigged up a wake-board towline from Read more…
Training
Skegness Beach clean
No wind in the forecast, and no wind arrived. It was a beautiful day to be on the boat and warm enough to break out the shorts and also the drone. In the afternoon Joe and Stew walked the 3miles Read more…
Expedition
Floundering around at Gibraltar Point
The forecast was for light winds, and that’s exactly what we got. Alarms went off at 06:00, which felt early given the late night before – when we’d only gotten off the water at 20:00. We tried first thing but Read more…
Expedition
And the Journey begins
Gale warnings on the shipping forecast and strong winds in the harbour wouldn’t have been our first choice of weather to begin our journey, but we were all itching to get started. So on the tide at 08:30 we left Read more…
Training
Flying the nest
Today we left Hull’s marina gates for the first time, leaving our home for the last week. We made our way down to Cleethorpes, taking about the same time it took us to drive on Saturday . We’d earmarked the Read more…
Support Vessel
All break and some play
Last night the water pump packed in and this morning the fridge gave up. Plus the broken bilge pump from yesterday, meant it would be great to have an electrician on board. But Joe was up to the challenge, fitting Read more…
Support Vessel
Pressure’s on Joe
The main task for today was to refuel. Mentor has two tanks for each engine; which thanks to the RNLI we have clear diagrams for. On a boat this is super helpful, as everything is so tightly fitted in its Read more…
Training
Hello from Hull!
Hi everyone! I’m Oscar, and I’ll be helping the Kite Britain team for the start of their journey. Today I received my first kite lesson from Islay while Stew and Joe squeezed into their wetsuits to stay warm in the Read more…
Training
The World Revolves Around Cleethorpes
Having spent the last 3 days on the boat getting everything to work and getting accustomed to all the boat systems we needed a day out. We headed to Cleethorpes, 10 miles down the road, Read more…