Sep 2023

• Sat 30 Sep 16:53

  • Where is home?

Dec 2022

• Sat 24 Dec 18:59

  • A year without moving…

May 2021

• Sun 16 May 23:54

  • Flying home….

Jan 2021

• Sun 17 Jan 14:04

  • New Year and new blog....

Nov 2020

• Sat 28 Nov 23:41

  • A time for reflection

• Mon 23 Nov 15:21

  • Circumnavigation

• Sat 21 Nov 10:40

  • Night sailing.

• Wed 18 Nov 13:34

  • Memories

• Mon 16 Nov 18:20

  • Under 1000

• Sat 14 Nov 09:28

  • Memories

• Wed 11 Nov 08:36

  • Dawn and dolphins

• Mon 9 Nov 11:27

  • Above the bear of Brazil.

• Sat 7 Nov 11:17

  • Over the equator

• Fri 6 Nov 13:41

  • South Atlantic

• Tue 3 Nov 14:59

  • Practice

Oct 2020

• Sat 31 Oct 18:08

  • Flying Scotsman and other things

• Thu 29 Oct 07:57

  • To reef, or not to reef

• Tue 27 Oct 17:47

  • Showers....

• Sun 25 Oct 10:41

  • Routine

• Fri 23 Oct 13:01

  • Fairwelll and adieu you fair St Helena

• Sat 17 Oct 19:07

  • The big one

• Tue 6 Oct 09:09

  • St Helena, preparing to depart...

Sep 2020

• Thu 24 Sep 07:36

  • Changes...

• Mon 7 Sep 22:21

  • Sadness and plans

Aug 2020

• Wed 5 Aug 12:14

  • A day for reflections

Jul 2020

• Fri 31 Jul 17:04

  • Decision from a rock in the South Atlantic

Jun 2020

• Tue 2 Jun 00:28

  • The power of Pickles

May 2020

• Fri 22 May 15:54

  • St Helena Day

• Sun 3 May 11:17

  • Life ashore and plans

Apr 2020

• Fri 24 Apr 18:07

  • St Helena and the slave trade

• Thu 2 Apr 17:01

  • Dirt dwelling!

Mar 2020

• Thu 26 Mar 16:51

  • Further thoughts and plans from Refuge Rock...

• Mon 23 Mar 15:55

  • Refugee Rock Regatta

• Mon 16 Mar 19:21

  • Anniversary and time ashore

• Wed 11 Mar 10:42

  • St Helena

• Mon 9 Mar 16:13

  • Land!

• Sat 7 Mar 11:10

  • Days dont get better than yesterday...

• Fri 6 Mar 06:16

  • Approaching the Greenwich Meridian

• Tue 3 Mar 16:08

  • Fish for dinner!

• Mon 2 Mar 08:31

  • 360 degree club

Feb 2020

• Sat 29 Feb 11:19

  • Where did the Trades go?

• Fri 28 Feb 06:29

  • Leaving Namibia

• Fri 21 Feb 13:14

  • Walvis Bay, Namibia

• Tue 18 Feb 15:59

  • Day Five...

• Mon 17 Feb 00:03

  • The Skeleton Coast

• Fri 14 Feb 07:51

  • First day

• Mon 10 Feb 08:09

  • Preparing to depart

Jan 2020

• Sat 25 Jan 17:46

  • Cape Town

• Fri 24 Jan 06:41

  • The bottom of Africa
  • The bottom of Africa

• Thu 23 Jan 05:32

  • South of Africa

• Sat 18 Jan 13:45

  • Waiting for the weather

• Wed 15 Jan 07:15

  • Port Elizabeth

• Mon 13 Jan 15:50

  • On passage to Port Elizabeth

• Sat 11 Jan 05:58

  • Farewell to Richards Bay

• Thu 2 Jan 15:12

  • Safari so goody

Dec 2019

• Sun 22 Dec 17:31

  • Sunday on the hard

• Sun 15 Dec 11:54

  • South Africa.....

Aug 2019

• Mon 26 Aug 15:38

  • South Africa

• Fri 23 Aug 09:25

  • 50 miles to Africa

• Tue 20 Aug 15:49

  • Tuesday. Mozambique Channel

• Fri 16 Aug 08:21

  • The ups and downs of Blue Water sailing

• Thu 15 Aug 08:10

  • Day four, approachhing Madagascar

• Tue 13 Aug 12:48

  • Day two

• Sun 11 Aug 03:32

  • Reunion Island

• Mon 5 Aug 04:16

  • A lovely weekend with friends

Jul 2019

• Tue 30 Jul 05:36

  • Grande Baie and Snow White

• Sun 21 Jul 15:50

  • Port Louis

• Thu 18 Jul 13:44

  • 07 Storms and washing machines
  • 06 Closing Rodriquez
  • 05 Swimming
  • 04 Things that go wrong and whales....
  • 03 Ocean bread
  • 02 Weather
  • 01 The long trip

Jun 2019

• Tue 25 Jun 04:25

  • Fwd: Cocos Keeling

• Thu 20 Jun 08:18

  • 02 Arrived Cocos Keeling
  • 01 Leaving Christmas

• Fri 14 Jun 03:49

  • Christmas Island

• Sat 8 Jun 04:38

  • 05 Closing Christmas Island
  • 04 Celebrations
  • 03 Sightings in the Indian Ocean
  • 02 Into the routine
  • 01 An amazing first day

May 2019

• Sun 26 May 00:02

  • Ready to depart

• Sun 19 May 05:57

  • A week to go....

• Sun 12 May 22:02

  • A week of cleaning

• Sun 5 May 07:07

  • Darwin, again

Jan 2019

• Mon 7 Jan 14:05

  • This years plan

Sep 2018

• Tue 25 Sep 12:14

  • Yet another major change of plan

• Sun 9 Sep 00:51

  • Darwin again

• Tue 4 Sep 23:45

  • Returning via Changi

Jun 2018

• Mon 25 Jun 02:31

  • 11 Cullen Bay Darwin

• Sun 24 Jun 00:38

  • 10 wind, wind wind
  • 9 Full rainbows
  • 8 Off to Darwin
  • 7 Thursday Island
  • 6 Dolphins and North, and whales
  • 5 Sunset off Papua New Guinea
  • 4 The dramas that are Ocean sailing
  • 3 Day five Vanuatu to Australia
  • 2 Vanuatu to Australia Day three
  • 1 Chasing wind off Vanuatu

May 2018

• Wed 30 May 07:34

  • Port Villa, Efata. Vanuatu

• Tue 29 May 04:52

  • Volcanoes and Cava ceremony

• Mon 28 May 21:14

  • Port Resolution. Vanuatu

• Sun 27 May 23:58

  • NZ to Vanuatu, Green Flash
  • NZ to Vanuatu day seven
  • NZ to Vanuatu Day four

• Thu 17 May 05:13

  • Vanuatu bound

• Sun 13 May 09:55

  • Waiting for weather

• Sat 5 May 23:28

  • We have started home.....

Apr 2018

• Sun 29 Apr 19:06

  • Counting down to departure

• Sun 22 Apr 03:27

  • Nearly there.....

• Sun 15 Apr 04:56

  • A better week!

• Mon 9 Apr 01:02

  • Doubts and setbacks

• Sun 1 Apr 06:23

  • Easter at the Bach

Mar 2018

• Sun 25 Mar 04:18

  • First week jobs.

• Wed 21 Mar 20:32

  • Back on board

Dec 2017

• Sat 23 Dec 10:21

  • Happy Christmas

Apr 2017

• Sat 1 Apr 21:36

  • All change

Feb 2017

• Sat 4 Feb 18:22

  • The end of the road trip

Jan 2017

• Mon 30 Jan 07:04

  • The journey to "Gentle Annie Campsite"

• Sat 21 Jan 18:42

  • The road trip heads north....

• Sun 15 Jan 06:57

  • The great New Zealand Road trip south....

Dec 2016

• Thu 29 Dec 08:30

  • Christmas at the Bach

• Sun 18 Dec 19:36

  • Dune surfing and next years plan

• Sat 10 Dec 21:12

  • My wife

• Wed 7 Dec 18:56

  • A month in New Zealand

• Sun 4 Dec 04:24

  • Classic cars and dinghies

Nov 2016

• Wed 30 Nov 20:03

  • Marinas, Rally and children

• Wed 16 Nov 20:50

  • All Points Rally

• Fri 11 Nov 20:54

  • First week

• Fri 4 Nov 01:02

  • Safe and sound
  • 06 New Zealand
  • 05 Heading south for New Zealand
  • 04 The age of chivalry...
  • 03 Through the line.
  • 02 The good and the bad
  • 01 A great start

Oct 2016

• Sun 23 Oct 05:37

  • Tonga...

• Wed 19 Oct 23:35

  • 03 Moon set
  • 02 Frustration
  • 01 Farewell to Palmerston

• Mon 10 Oct 23:33

  • Palmerston

• Sun 9 Oct 23:29

  • 04 Palmerston oh Palmerston
  • 03. Second night....
  • 02 Cargo in the hold....
  • 01 Whales!

• Wed 5 Oct 18:43

  • Off again

• Tue 4 Oct 00:44

  • 04 Aitutaki
  • 03 Into the night
  • 02 The crew hard at work
  • 01 Mixed emotions

Sep 2016

• Mon 26 Sep 02:46

  • Or maybe not.....

• Tue 20 Sep 09:01

  • A change of scene

• Wed 14 Sep 23:13

  • A perfect day sailing

• Mon 12 Sep 05:39

  • Back to Raiatea

• Sun 4 Sep 16:44

  • Sad day

Aug 2016

• Wed 31 Aug 21:53

  • Tahaa

• Tue 23 Aug 07:25

  • Raiatea

• Mon 15 Aug 02:34

  • That sinking feeling...

• Wed 10 Aug 04:29

  • Moorea

• Mon 1 Aug 03:28

  • Papeete

Jul 2016

• Wed 27 Jul 19:37

  • Fair well....

• Mon 25 Jul 17:01

  • Tahiti...

• Sat 23 Jul 00:47

  • Another day another Atoll

• Wed 20 Jul 05:35

  • Wake boarding in an Atoll

• Thu 14 Jul 05:35

  • Rangiroa

• Tue 12 Jul 06:22

  • 02 Stars and wind
  • 01 Good bye Marquises

• Sun 3 Jul 07:33

  • A truly amazing evening!
  • The Marquises

Jun 2016

• Mon 27 Jun 21:13

  • All change....

• Sun 26 Jun 20:13

  • Fun day on the beach in Tahuato

• Mon 20 Jun 21:34

  • 12 Dry land and beer in the Marquises
  • 11 Landfall
  • 10 whale sighting
  • 09 The Demolition Derby continues
  • 08 records and things going wrong!
  • 07 700 miles to go....
  • 06 Of Moons and Roast Beef
  • 5 Halfway!
  • 04 Fun at sea.
  • 03 Mid Pacific checks
  • 02 One sixth of the way there.....
  • 01 Galapagos to Polynesia

May 2016

• Sun 22 May 16:31

  • Isobela, Galapagos

• Sun 15 May 13:45

  • Bad luck?

• Sun 8 May 21:57

  • Isobela

• Mon 2 May 17:04

  • Change of plan...

Apr 2016

• Sun 24 Apr 14:58

  • Santa Cruz

• Tue 19 Apr 23:05

  • Santa Fe

• Mon 18 Apr 00:16

  • Galapagos

• Wed 13 Apr 21:43

  • 7 Galapagos.
  • 6 South Pacific
  • 4 human contact
  • 3 playing in the sea
  • 2 First Pacific fish
  • 1 Record breaking first 24 hours.

• Mon 4 Apr 16:26

  • And they are off.....

Mar 2016

• Sat 12 Mar 02:28

  • Balboa

Feb 2016

• Sun 21 Feb 20:44

  • Panama Canal

• Sat 6 Feb 14:28

  • Gill's thoughts.....

Jan 2016

• Sun 31 Jan 18:12

  • Panama....Panama
  • Bound for Panama

• Thu 21 Jan 11:26

  • Antigua refit and Panama bound!

• Sun 3 Jan 16:56

  • Happy New Year

Dec 2015

• Sun 20 Dec 02:17

  • Of home and home and off again

Nov 2015

• Thu 19 Nov 19:35

  • Long passages and goodbyes

Oct 2015

• Fri 23 Oct 11:03

  • Holidays and friends

• Fri 2 Oct 15:05

  • Grenada to St Lucia

Sep 2015

• Sun 20 Sep 13:03

  • To Trinidad and back....
  • To Trinidad and back....

• Fri 11 Sep 23:53

  • The hard

• Tue 1 Sep 18:54

  • White rabbits, white rabbits, white rabbits

Aug 2015

• Sun 23 Aug 15:32

  • All at sea....

• Mon 17 Aug 15:37

  • The list goes on.....

• Thu 13 Aug 13:45

  • Of Carnival and people....

• Sun 2 Aug 11:40

  • Blue moons and Hashing

Jul 2015

• Mon 27 Jul 22:40

  • My family and other animals...

• Tue 21 Jul 03:26

  • Tobago

• Sun 12 Jul 12:26

  • Grenada

• Tue 7 Jul 12:57

  • A fun week...

Jun 2015

• Mon 29 Jun 12:50

  • Not a happy bunny...

• Sun 21 Jun 12:06

  • Union Island

• Mon 15 Jun 18:06

  • Feeling low

• Wed 10 Jun 10:45

  • Martinique

May 2015

• Fri 29 May 18:39

  • AIS

• Tue 26 May 21:34

  • Sorry it's late!

• Mon 18 May 11:16

  • Father

• Sat 9 May 17:39

  • Another week in Antigua

Apr 2015

• Sun 26 Apr 17:06

  • Classics ends and Race Week begins....

• Sun 19 Apr 11:29

  • Antigua Classics

• Wed 15 Apr 15:26

  • A humbling experience

• Sat 11 Apr 10:47

  • Falmouth

• Sat 4 Apr 11:27

  • Falmouth Harbour

Mar 2015

• Mon 30 Mar 17:25

  • Falmouth Harbour. Antigua

• Wed 25 Mar 21:45

  • Two years afloat......

• Fri 20 Mar 11:54

  • Portsmouth

• Sun 15 Mar 16:14

  • Dominica

• Mon 9 Mar 15:36

  • Portsmouth Dominica

Feb 2015

• Sat 28 Feb 18:26

  • St Pierre. Martinique

• Sat 21 Feb 20:41

  • Rodney Bay Marina
  • Rodney Bay Marina

• Sat 14 Feb 22:29

  • "14.05.50N 60.57.80W"

• Mon 9 Feb 01:34

  • "13.49.94N 61.09.71W"

• Mon 2 Feb 12:28

  • "12.27.32N 61.29.50W"

Jan 2015

• Wed 28 Jan 14:04

  • "12.38.61N 61.04.61W"
  • "12.38.61N 61.04.61W"

Dec 2014

• Mon 1 Dec 01:31

  • "13.04.93N 59.36.74W"

Nov 2014

• Mon 17 Nov 18:33

  • Humpback Whale sighting

• Mon 10 Nov 11:19

  • "14.05.55N 60.57.46W"

Oct 2014

• Sun 26 Oct 16:21

  • Friends and family

Sep 2014

• Wed 24 Sep 18:12

  • The end of the summer.....

• Sun 7 Sep 19:19

  • IGrace Darling......and Ivan "11.59.65N 61.45.73W"

Aug 2014

• Thu 28 Aug 14:47

  • Dinghy concert and dogs "11.59.65N 61.45.73W"

• Sat 16 Aug 10:47

  • Re: Photos of Carnival "12.02.63N 61.44.94W"

• Fri 15 Aug 00:20

  • Carnival "12.02.63N 61.44.94W"

• Mon 4 Aug 16:41

  • "12.27.44N 61.29.34W"
  • "12.32.05N 61.23.13W"

Jul 2014

• Fri 4 Jul 15:17

  • "13.00.17N 61.14.65W"

• Tue 1 Jul 13:47

  • "11.09.56N 60.50.46W"

Jun 2014

• Sun 15 Jun 11:34

  • "15.22.63N 61.48.91W"

May 2014

• Mon 19 May 15:13

  • Cheeki Rafiki

• Thu 15 May 14:10

  • The best laid plans...

• Sun 11 May 18:03

  • Antigua. "17.03.95N 61.53.06W"

Apr 2014

• Fri 25 Apr 02:52

  • Whales

• Thu 3 Apr 02:23

  • On the hard "17.07.67N 61.45.44W"

Mar 2014

• Fri 21 Mar 20:20

  • Iles des Saintes

• Thu 13 Mar 15:34

  • Mardi Gras in Matinique

Feb 2014

• Mon 24 Feb 15:28

  • Round the Island Race...island four

• Tue 4 Feb 18:46

  • Relaxing...

Jan 2014

• Sun 26 Jan 17:36

  • Rodney Bay St Lucia. "14.04.32N 60.56.55W"

• Mon 20 Jan 16:57

  • Stop press....stop press

• Sun 19 Jan 22:32

  • "13:15:70N 59:38:70W"
  • "13:23:.60N 59:28.20W"

• Sat 18 Jan 16:26

  • "14.10.01N 57:01:52W"
  • "14.14.89N 56.30.12W"

• Thu 16 Jan 22:11

  • "15:23:40N 52:45:46W"

• Wed 15 Jan 19:25

  • "15.59.75N 50.18.87W"

• Mon 13 Jan 16:51

  • "16.23.05N 46.22.82W"

• Sat 11 Jan 18:37

  • "17.08.18N 42.24.85W"

• Fri 10 Jan 20:12

  • "17.13.51N 40.02.89W"

• Thu 9 Jan 16:07

  • "17.43.07N 37.45.54W"

• Wed 8 Jan 19:43

  • "18.12.95N 35.27.81W"
  • "18.46.33N 34.32.29W"

• Tue 7 Jan 19:44

  • "19.46.84N 32.53.21W"

• Mon 6 Jan 19:35

  • "20.51.24N 30.49.29W"

• Sat 4 Jan 18:09

  • "22.50.44N 26.36.40W" Saturday 4th January 2014

• Thu 2 Jan 12:27

  • "25.23.02N 21.31.34W"

Dec 2013

• Tue 31 Dec 10:41

  • What dreams are made of

• Tue 10 Dec 22:42

  • "32.44.494N 16.42.761W"

• Tue 3 Dec 08:58

  • Near the big day

Nov 2013

• Sat 23 Nov 09:19

  • Back to the boat and back to sea

Oct 2013

• Wed 9 Oct 07:46

  • The final push west

Sep 2013

• Mon 16 Sep 23:54

  • Stow away...

• Wed 4 Sep 13:38

  • Peace descends

Aug 2013

• Fri 16 Aug 07:45

  • Friends in France

• Sat 10 Aug 05:59

  • Dicken's birthday

Jul 2013

• Tue 30 Jul 14:40

  • The closest of close shaves....

• Fri 26 Jul 15:01

  • Daring rescue
  • Three months in...

• Fri 19 Jul 09:10

  • Rain and more broken bits....

• Thu 11 Jul 19:46

  • A week at anchor...

• Mon 8 Jul 20:35

  • The highs and lows of Menorca

• Thu 4 Jul 06:55

  • Frustration and fun

Jun 2013

• Thu 27 Jun 06:51

  • Keep calm...

• Mon 24 Jun 10:57

  • Gale Bound

• Fri 14 Jun 08:39

  • The things that make our world tick....

• Tue 11 Jun 07:28

  • Broken auto helm

• Sun 9 Jun 08:14

  • Gibraltar and Mediterranean mooring...

• Fri 7 Jun 19:12

  • How far we have come!

• Wed 5 Jun 18:44

  • Thoughts from a night watch

• Sun 2 Jun 22:13

  • "38.41.42N 009.25.14"

May 2013

• Sun 26 May 13:46

  • Sunday 26th May 2013
  • Sunday 25th May 2013