Category Archives: Atlantic crossing

My friend Nigel has taken it upon himself to send me helpful emails to guide me after checking my progress on the map, generally along the lines of ‘LEFT A BIT’ or ‘RIGHT A BIT’, but it was my father … Continue reading →

Today’s title refers not to a Japanese karaoke version of the 80’s hit by Dexy’s Midnight Runners but to the hurricane of that name which is currently heading straight for me. This morning it was about 600 miles to the … Continue reading →

Honestly, sometimes I wonder how I even made it this far given my complete lack of ability to do anything sensible at times. Yesterday afternoon was lovely with a stiff westerly breeze so we made good progress, and at dusk … Continue reading →

Since there was no wind all day yesterday I decided to have a look at the thing that has been bugging me most since I left, namely the depth sounder. Out here the ocean is so deep that my feeble … Continue reading →

After making good progress yesterday the wind faded away after nightfall, and by around 2am we were gently bobbing around with the sails flapping. I tried to sleep but the swell from the previous few days wind was making the … Continue reading →

After two days of howling wind, crashing waves, and thundery squalls with horizontal rain, things finally seem to have calmed down and the sun is shining again. I guess I was overtaken by a cold front associated with a depression … Continue reading →

After yesterday’s entry the wind continued to pick up until by midnight it was blowing a good 20 knots, gusting to 25. This continued all night and the swell soon built up to around 2-3 metres, coming from the starboard … Continue reading →

Spending the last couple of days virtually becalmed might have tried my patience were it not for a little rhyme my grandmother taught me when I was a wee nipper: “Patience is a virtue, Virtue is a grace, Grace is … Continue reading →

There isn’t much to see out here in the middle of the ocean, apart of course from the sea and the sky, which are both very blue and very big but tend to look the same after a few days. … Continue reading →

First of all, thank you to everyone for all your emails, I’m afraid I haven’t had time to answer them all as I have very little power available so can’t charge the laptop very often at the moment. When I … Continue reading →