Author Archives: somoya

We have our very own team of weather girls keeping us  updated with the storms and forecasts on our travels… Thankyou. we appreciate them and feel you in some way  with us on our journey. These talented ladies who are new to the meteorlogical fraternity are Kimm Brook and Janice Martland. They show great promise … Continue reading »

Glad to leave Milford Haven we arrived in St Mary’s Island in the dark after a tiring 127 mile journey (18hrs) with wind dead on the nose.  this was our first long journey with night shifts included.! we did watches in pairs ( Chris M and me , Howard and Chris C) 2 hours on 2 … Continue reading »

Sorry Alison, but however much we may like Wales , at this moment in time we would really rather be on the way across the Bristol Channel to the Isles of Scilly. The winds have been gusting to a max of 38.9 overnight so i think we made the right decision to stay put. I … Continue reading »

On the 12th June Chris did us all proud leaving the dock at Arklow, we had to reverse out after a difficult maneuver from between two boats at 05.45hrs. didn’t scratch a thing!! With a variable wind not much over 7knots we had to motor again for 5 hours of the 9 it took to … Continue reading »

Since my last blog we did leave Bangor in a force 5 and southWesterly wind which tested us a wee bit as it gusted 25 knots at times . The sea was very ‘lumpy’ and not the most comfortable close hauled sailing!! Unfortunately John started feeling queazy and ultimately sick  He took sturgeron and lay … Continue reading »