As we approach the end of our Sailing for 2018, it’s a good time to reflect on our year. What did we love the most? What were the highs and…
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Welcome to Horta, in the Azores! It’s absolutely beautiful and we would love to explore this amazing island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. However we have to set…
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We Have Completed An Atlantic Crossing! After exactly 3 weeks- almost to the hour- at sea, we finally crossed the finish line at 9:51 local time yesterday morning. As the foghorn blew,…
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One More Sleep To Go With one more sleep to go before our Atlantic crossing, the atmosphere around here has suddenly become charged with excited anticipation. I popped into the ARC…
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Monday we had a fairly slow start. Sunday evening we’d had John, Sandra and Miles over for pasta and drinks- many drinks. Usually it’s Sandra weaving her way back down the…
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There’s a definite festive atmosphere around here at the moment! And it’s not just because there’s mince pies in M&S and Christmas decorations lining the streets. Over the past few…
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Nine days until we cross the Atlantic on the ARC. But who’s counting?! I realise that for some people, especially those who have done ocean crossings before, the prospect…
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The last week has pretty much been us in holiday mode, because Nick’s parents came out to visit us one last time before we leave Europe for the foreseeable future…
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Preparations for the Atlantic Rally Just over a year ago we booked in our place in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, and we’ve been anticipating participating in this event ever…
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We’ve just completed our second week at Marina Lanzarote, and this morning we woke up and decided it was time to leave. Actually, what happened was that I was enjoying…