Sat here, safely back in the UK, sunshine streaming through the window, tapping away at my laptop to share this story with you, it feels surreal. Did it really happen to us? As I close my eyes and allow the pictures and sounds to resurface… I can tell you yes, it did happen. Our beloved ..read more

Having recently been dismasted off the NW coast of France, I have been asked lots of questions from fellow sailors about what it was like; what we would do differently; what worked well; what didn’t; how could they prepare. To address some of these questions and hopefully help you prepare should you ever been unfortunate ..read more

We are going to be attempting an Ocean Yachtmaster qualifying passage in the coming months. Our last attempt saw us run for a bolt hole, meaning it could not be used as our passage. So, with an ocean passage on the horizon, we’ve been busy prepping the boat, which has seen us invest in a ..read more

Well dear Reader, are you ready for an adventure? You know the drill, grab yourself a cuppa or a tipple of your choice, and join me on an action-packed sail across the infamous Bay of Biscay for our Ocean Yachtmaster qualifying passage. In lockdown 1 all the way back in March 2020, when Hodge and ..read more

Last Thursday we sailed from Eastbourne to Dieppe in some of the thickest fog that either of us have experienced. With limited visibility we made our way across the TSS, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, to a back drop of tragic immigrant crossings playing out on the VHF. Read on to find out about our crossing channel passage on a foggy April's day ..read more

Sailing from Eastbourne to Boulogne in a F5, our return passage sees us get boarded by the French Border Force for the first time ..read more

Last weekend we waved goodbye to Chatham and made our way to our new home. Along the way, we had the most fantastic couple of days of sailing, with seals, sunsets, sunrises, and the most incredible proposal on the water. Read on to find out more about the amazing start to our new chapter ..read more

Come back in time with me to some Summer sailing on our family holiday last year, we sailed to Salcombe, Dartmouth, Brighton, Hope Cove and more ..read more