Jul 2023

• Thu 27 Jul 15:07

  • Back Home and the end of this chapter in our lives

Jun 2023

• Wed 21 Jun 14:15

  • Two weeks later- What we have been up to while the boat dried out Part 4

• Tue 20 Jun 18:05

  • Two weeks later- What we have been up to while the boat dried out – Part 3
  • Two weeks later- What we have been up to while the boat dried out – Part 2
  • Two weeks later- What we have been up to while the boat dried out – Part 1

• Sun 18 Jun 15:51

  • One week later-And we are drying out

• Thu 8 Jun 12:56

  • Bermuda to Nova Scotia the final night and our rescue

• Wed 7 Jun 09:15

  • Bermuda to Nova Scotia - Before the Storm - pictures to follow
  • Bermuda to Nova Scotia pictures 2
  • Bermuda to Nova Scotia – Pictures 1

May 2023

• Mon 29 May 02:06

  • Last few days in Bermuda

• Fri 26 May 22:30

  • Captain Stokes Marina Bermuda

• Tue 23 May 18:22

  • Crossing the Bermuda Triangle - Dominican Republic to Bermuda
  • Things definitely did not go to plan – stuck in Bahai

Apr 2023

• Tue 25 Apr 21:14

  • A 247 mile loop and we are back where we started

• Thu 20 Apr 21:48

  • A bit of luxury for a few days, we are all crewed up for the trip to Nova Scotia and Mad, Mad, Mad driving in The Dominican Republic

• Fri 14 Apr 21:26

  • 3 nights at sea and we are in Samana Marina Dominican Republic

• Tue 11 Apr 17:16

  • SV Spectra to mission control-We have internet on the go

• Fri 7 Apr 00:17

  • test
  • In the Lagoon and definitely ‘Stir Crazy’

Mar 2023

• Fri 31 Mar 13:28

  • Back in St Martin and beginning to go ‘Stir Crazy’

• Fri 17 Mar 20:02

  • Anguilla – Weatherbound in Paradise

• Mon 13 Mar 14:35

  • St Martin - Sundowners and maintenance

• Fri 10 Mar 17:14

  • Position update Marigot
  • Goodbye Antigua, Hello St Kitts and Barbuda
  • Position update

• Thu 2 Mar 19:09

  • Broken Props and Extended Stops

Feb 2023

• Tue 28 Feb 15:02

  • Tony has gone home, and we are stuck in English harbour for the next we while

• Thu 16 Feb 19:12

  • Tony arrived and we started an Island cruise

• Tue 14 Feb 21:36

  • Dominica to Jolly Harbour - slipped anchors and a rough night passage

• Sun 12 Feb 14:22

  • Portsmouth Dominica PAYS and The Salty Dawgs sailing association.

• Mon 6 Feb 20:05

  • Isle de Saintes – And I damaged my propeller.

Jan 2023

• Tue 31 Jan 22:12

  • Guadeloupe - Basse Terre and a troublesome winch

• Mon 30 Jan 12:51

  • Guadeloupe - Murder in Paradise and Hot Rivers

• Thu 26 Jan 17:16

  • Antigua to Guadeloupe 26 January 2023

• Tue 24 Jan 13:40

  • Week 3 and we have arrived in Antigua 5125 miles since leaving Sandwich

• Thu 19 Jan 19:20

  • Going West week 2
  • Going West - Week 1

Dec 2022

• Fri 30 Dec 22:59

  • Tenerife getting ready to go

• Tue 27 Dec 08:58

  • Gibraltar to Tenerife picture gallery in no particular order

• Mon 26 Dec 10:35

  • We arrived in time for Christmas in Tenerife 26th December 2022

• Sat 17 Dec 15:25

  • Satellite communications are working

• Thu 15 Dec 17:46

  • All change with the trip plans 15th December 2022

• Thu 1 Dec 10:11

  • It all went a bit wrong so and we are back in Gibraltar 1st December 2022

Nov 2022

• Mon 21 Nov 18:26

  • We start our holiday in Morocco 21 Nov 2022

• Fri 18 Nov 11:33

  • We are in Gibraltar Fish-Chips-pub quiz, Jen has a baby et al - 14 Nov 2022

• Wed 9 Nov 08:05

  • Cadiz and Barbate waiting to start the final part of this chapter in our travels

• Thu 3 Nov 10:17

  • Another two hops and we are in Chipiona - 3rd November 2022

Oct 2022

• Sat 29 Oct 10:51

  • Two hops down the road and we are at the Spanish border

• Tue 25 Oct 15:47

  • We have a working freezer and have moved to Vilamoura 25 - October 2022

• Tue 18 Oct 12:57

  • We are very nearly famous

• Mon 17 Oct 13:28

  • Now we are stuck in Lagos – Freezer repairs and the Fosters go home 17-October 2022

• Tue 11 Oct 09:15

  • Sines to Lagos - A bumpy night at anchor of Cape St Vincent 8-9 October 2022

• Mon 10 Oct 08:15

  • Cascais to Sines - We meet Orcas and lose a good friend 1-4 October 2022

• Sun 9 Oct 13:27

  • Peniche to Cascais - Loud music and a broken freezer 1-4 October 2022

• Sat 1 Oct 14:32

  • Lots of things have happened - Povoa de Vazim to Peniche - 1st October

Sep 2022

• Fri 23 Sep 11:25

  • We Arrived in Portugal -22-23 September 2022

• Mon 19 Sep 08:21

  • Rigging my emergency anti Orca device on the steering – 19 September 2022

• Sun 18 Sep 17:56

  • Muros - Michal – Mirka – Orcas – and more Rain - 1 8 September 2022

• Tue 13 Sep 20:44

  • It’s raining again and just how long does it take to c hange a light bulb?

• Sat 10 Sep 17:18

  • We have arrived in Muros and the weather is fine. 42:46.59N 9:03.38W

• Wed 7 Sep 18:30

  • The spare parts didn’t arrive, but the weather did - s till in Caramarinas 7th Sept 2022

• Sun 4 Sep 14:07

  • Chris leaves us, waiting on spare parts and the weather in Caramarinas

• Sat 3 Sep 07:59

  • Catching up and getting started properly July to September 2022

Aug 2022

• Tue 16 Aug 13:33

  • Turning right instead of left - back to Dover

May 2022

• Fri 20 May 16:17

  • And we are still stuck in Lowestoft

• Wed 11 May 15:36

  • Another false start - Stuck in Lowestoft

Jul 2021

• Mon 12 Jul 16:28

  • July 2021 relaunched and getting ready to go. Sandwich, Kent

Jul 2015

• Fri 24 Jul 13:27

  • Ramsgate home again

• Fri 17 Jul 17:09

  • Eastbourne to Dover and it’s n early all over

• Wed 15 Jul 20:25

  • Sovereign Harbour Eastbourne

• Tue 14 Jul 19:18

  • Yarmouth IOW

• Mon 13 Jul 18:33

  • Arrived Lymington

• Sun 12 Jul 16:45

  • Brixham to Weymouth…..Martha has arrived

• Thu 9 Jul 11:39

  • Horta to Brixham…..5 arrived

• Tue 7 Jul 08:32

  • Horta to Brixham…..4

• Sun 5 Jul 10:09

  • Horta to Brixham 3

• Fri 3 Jul 09:28

  • Horta to Brixham 2

• Wed 1 Jul 08:41

  • Horta to Brixham 1

Jun 2015

• Mon 29 Jun 13:18

  • Horta...Azores

• Fri 26 Jun 14:05

  • Flores to Horta…Willem arrives a nd we have a great stay on a lov ely island

• Tue 23 Jun 09:40

  • Bermuda to Flores, Azores 8 ... Picture Gallery B
  • Bermuda to Flores, Azores 8 ... Picture Gallery A

• Mon 22 Jun 10:49

  • Bermuda to Flores, Azores 7 ... The final run in

• Sun 21 Jun 11:52

  • Bermuda to Flores, Azores 6 ... Nearly lost the mast by Jen

• Fri 19 Jun 13:27

  • Bermuda to Flores, Azores 5 ... just bob-bob-bobbing along

• Wed 17 Jun 16:02

  • Fw: Bermuda to Flores, Azores 4...Norma has her say

• Mon 15 Jun 09:16

  • Bermuda to Flores, Azores 3, Strong winds and wet decks

• Sat 13 Jun 13:58

  • Bermuda to Flores, Azores 2, Jen has her say!

• Thu 11 Jun 19:10

  • Bermuda to Flores, Azores 1

• Tue 9 Jun 13:16

  • Bermuda Departure day and my Birthday

• Sun 7 Jun 19:57

  • Wilmington to Bermuda Day 7 Arrived

• Sat 6 Jun 10:39

  • Wilmington to Bermuda Day 6 Saturday

• Wed 3 Jun 10:37

  • Wilmington to Bermuda Day 4

• Mon 1 Jun 10:34

  • Wilmington to Bermuda Day 2

May 2015

• Sun 31 May 12:34

  • On our way Wilmington to Bermuda

• Fri 29 May 12:24

  • Wilmington: Shopping, Shopping, New batteries, Alligators and Snakes

• Fri 22 May 22:50

  • Wilmington area with Tommy and Sue.

• Sun 17 May 16:04

  • Georgetown to Wilmington and we finish with the ICW.

• Wed 13 May 13:30

  • Georgetown North Carolina….Mosqu itoes, No-See-Ums and things tha t go bite in the night

• Sat 9 May 03:06

  • Beaufort North Carolina to Charlestown...Rain, Wind and we meet Jen

• Wed 6 May 14:48

  • We are in Savannah I do declare...Forest Gump, lovely people, and new crew

Apr 2015

• Thu 30 Apr 01:10

  • Good bye to Right Turn, Lovely St Marys, shallow water, No-See-Ums and Otters

• Sat 25 Apr 00:37

  • Tourists in St Augustine, Flying dolphins and transformers

• Mon 20 Apr 17:06

  • Arrived in St Augustine, aground again and anchored under a forts guns

• Tue 14 Apr 22:53

  • Arrived Titusville
  • Fort Pierce, Air boats, Aligators, Manatees, Racoons and Spacemen

• Fri 10 Apr 19:29

  • Riveira Beach to Fort Pierce, Gemma, Duncan, Lily, and the bump gets a name.

Mar 2015

• Tue 31 Mar 01:13

  • Nassau, Chubb Cay, overnight to Fort Lauderdale and we start up the ICW.

• Mon 30 Mar 22:34

  • Position update Fort Lauderdale
  • Position Update Chubb Cay

• Tue 24 Mar 14:13

  • Waderwick Wells-Cay-Allans Cay and back to Nassau picture update+change of plans

• Mon 23 Mar 18:58

  • Oyster Cay-Waderwick Wells-Cay-B oo Boo Hill–Coral reefs and big barracuda

• Sun 22 Mar 23:04

  • Nassau, Visas and back South to Oyster Cay & a close encounter with a big shark

• Mon 16 Mar 12:23

  • Thunderball Grotto, Normans Cay and Nassau

• Fri 13 Mar 14:45

  • Farmers Cay to Big Majors Spot - Dolphins, Sharks, and swimming pigs

• Thu 12 Mar 11:52

  • George Town to Farmers Cay, Bahamas and I catch a big fish with big teeth.

• Sat 7 Mar 14:53

  • Turks and Caicos to George Town, Bahamas

• Fri 6 Mar 14:50

  • Crooked Island position update

• Wed 4 Mar 14:49

  • Plana Cays position update
  • Turks and Caicos pictures
  • Puerto Rico to the Turks and Caicos Islands, plus a close encounter with Humpback Whales.

• Sun 1 Mar 17:20

  • Puerto Rico and Goodbye to Steve v1.1

Feb 2015

• Thu 26 Feb 19:46

  • USVI's, The Spanish Virgin Islands and we arrive in Puer to Rico

• Sat 21 Feb 17:36

  • BVI’s and USVI’s

• Wed 18 Feb 12:48

  • Anguilla to Virgin Gorda and onto Tortola

• Sat 14 Feb 12:51

  • St Kitts, Eustacia, Sint Maarten, St Martin and Anguilla

• Tue 10 Feb 17:56

  • Sint Maarten position update

• Thu 5 Feb 16:21

  • Montserrat....Whales, a horrible nights sleep at anchor and lost Irish kingdoms

• Wed 4 Feb 03:39

  • Antigua………….Big boats, Madem oiselles in distress and Jump up s.

Jan 2015

• Fri 30 Jan 14:53

  • Guadeloupe-Antigua………….Turtle re scues and Cul de Sacs
  • Guadeloupe position update

• Mon 26 Jan 23:32

  • Iles de Saintes 2 ………….. Beaches and ice cream
  • Ile de Saints
  • Dominica, Swamps. Mosquitoes, and Pirates of the Caribbean

• Thu 22 Jan 18:00

  • Martinique

• Sun 18 Jan 14:57

  • St Lucia – Rodney Bay

• Thu 15 Jan 14:40

  • St Lucia – Marigot Bay

• Wed 14 Jan 14:31

  • St Vincent and the Grenadines- Bequia
  • Canouan 12 Jan Position update
  • Tobago Cays 11 Jan position update

• Sat 10 Jan 16:44

  • St Vincent and the Grenadines-Union Island and poison fruit

• Thu 8 Jan 14:32

  • Grenada 4 . . . Hog Island, True Blue Bay and Carriacou
  • Grenada 3 photo update

• Sun 4 Jan 20:43

  • Grenada 2

• Fri 2 Jan 13:26

  • Barbados to Grenada 1

Dec 2014

• Fri 26 Dec 15:43

  • Barbados 3

• Wed 17 Dec 13:44

  • Barbados 2, 17th Dec catch up

• Tue 16 Dec 14:37

  • Going west 1c dolphins
  • Going west Pics 1b
  • Going West pics 1a

• Sat 13 Dec 16:11

  • Barbados 1

• Tue 9 Dec 21:03

  • Heading West Seventh Blog, nearly there

• Sun 7 Dec 16:32

  • Heading West Sixth Blog, Special moments, S:@t, Ships, Sails and Soda bread

• Fri 5 Dec 14:07

  • Heading West Fifth Blog, back to me I'm afraid

• Wed 3 Dec 13:43

  • Heading West Fourth Blog, Peter has his say

• Mon 1 Dec 12:32

  • Heading West Third Blog, A view from the Bosons chair

Nov 2014

• Sat 29 Nov 13:13

  • Heading West Second Blog, Norma's bit

• Thu 27 Nov 12:48

  • Heading West first blog

• Tue 25 Nov 09:17

  • The big off

• Sun 23 Nov 10:53

  • Mindelo Cape Verdes and 3000 milestone reached

• Thu 20 Nov 13:54

  • Pictures from Sal
  • Steve the hunter
  • Leaving Tennerife pics
  • Sal Cape Verdes and our fishermen break their duck

• Tue 18 Nov 12:21

  • Nearly There

• Sun 16 Nov 10:11

  • Jo

• Sat 15 Nov 11:25

  • Clear Skies and Steady Winds 150 Miles West of Morocco

• Thu 13 Nov 09:32

  • Goodbye Tenerife

• Mon 10 Nov 19:05

  • Lift out and a room with a bath

• Wed 5 Nov 17:11

  • Tenerife San Miguel Marina

Oct 2014

• Thu 30 Oct 23:05

  • Salvage Islands (Ilhas Selvagens) to Tennerife

• Wed 29 Oct 12:24

  • Madeira to the Salvage Islands -------- Ilhas Selvagens

• Sun 26 Oct 13:24

  • a few more pics
  • Madeira at last

• Wed 22 Oct 15:36

  • Sines to Madeira-------------Or Tyranny of the Tiller!!!

• Mon 20 Oct 14:08

  • Sines to Madeira update

• Sat 18 Oct 14:47

  • Stir crazy in Sines

• Thu 16 Oct 07:46

  • We are stuck for the moment

• Wed 15 Oct 20:22

  • Fw: Peniche, Cascais, Sines and new Crew

• Sat 11 Oct 08:17

  • 38:41.30N 9:25.11W

• Thu 9 Oct 10:15

  • Figueira da Foz to Nazare to Pen iche…………… ………. and a fish at last!

• Tue 7 Oct 08:10

  • 39:35.5N 9:04.5W

• Sun 5 Oct 10:24

  • Porto and Figuiera da Foz with lots of dolphins!

• Thu 2 Oct 09:26

  • Vigo to Viana do Castelo and on to Porto…………First 1000 miles log ged

Sep 2014

• Tue 30 Sep 13:24

  • Viana do Castelo

• Mon 29 Sep 17:46

  • Caraminal to Eugenia (Uxia) to Isla Salvora to Vigo or a lot of firsts

• Sun 28 Sep 20:11

  • isla Salvora 27 September 2014
  • Eugenia position update

• Fri 26 Sep 11:35

  • Fw: Muros to Caraminal, or high winds and fish hooks

• Tue 23 Sep 21:22

  • Portosin and Muros, or plan left go right.

• Sun 21 Sep 16:15

  • All alone and the great escape

• Fri 19 Sep 10:20

  • Weather, more weather and Fare-thee-Wells, 19 September 2014

• Wed 17 Sep 14:17

  • La Caruna to Muxia, Dancing in the streets and weather bound

• Sun 14 Sep 22:33

  • La Coruna the day after the night before

• Sat 13 Sep 10:04

  • Arrived La Caruna

• Fri 12 Sep 11:49

  • Guernsey-Biscay-La Coruna days 2-3

• Wed 10 Sep 13:25

  • Position Report 1530 FST 10 Sept 2014

• Mon 8 Sep 18:15

  • Guernsey and the Alderney Race

• Sun 7 Sep 21:03

  • 49:38.7N 01:37.2W

• Sat 6 Sep 19:09

  • Maintenance, Changing plans, hitch hikers and fog: 4-6 Sept 2014

• Thu 4 Sep 18:08

  • A day on the beach

• Tue 2 Sep 20:04

  • Calais to St Valery Sur Somme 50:10.82N 1:38.72E

• Mon 1 Sep 18:05

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Aug 2014

• Sun 31 Aug 17:47

  • First Blog getting ready to go and Calais end of Aug 2014

• Wed 27 Aug 13:06

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