La Rochelle to Laredo – Day one​

Day 15 La Rochelle to Laredo – Day one So, this is probably the longest sail so far, and only the two of us. Understandably there are concerns from our families about it, but this length of trip makes sense to me. We have waited out the weather, and the wind for the next week is […]

La Rochelle – lay over Day 2

Day 14 La Rochelle – lay over Day 2 Day 14 Chloe’s train was leaving around 11:30. We were going to have to walk there in these days of COVID. Her suitcase was about the size and weight of her!  It had been repacked a couple of times and she was ready to go. We […]

La Rochelle – Layover 1st Day​

Day 13 La Rochelle – Layover 1st Day After that 30 hour sail, I slept  straight through to 7:30. Quite unusual for me. Dawn was , yet again, pretty fiery.   I had to go for a little walk to the chemists (details available on request, but honestly you don’t want to know!) This is […]

Cherbourg to Roscoff​ – day 2

Day 3 Cherbourg to Roscoff – Day 2 This was my first night sail for a very, very long time. We all stayed up to a reasonable time with people resting as we went, Chloe took the helm for quite a while in the evening. The boat cockpit is very roomy and so there is […]

Sail to Portugal …. in a Pandemic?​

Sail to Portugal …. in a Pandemic? Captain Marco, on the boat in dry dock in Swanick, Hampshire “Would you like to sail to Portugal with me, we will be leaving from the UK sometime in May and it will probably take 2-3 weeks” said Marco’s email. Sounds fab says I and signed up, despite […]