I wish I had thought of that before we had cast off from the dock! As the bow drifted around aimlessly we were in far too tight quarters to put the engine into gear and leaving the dock was an embarr ...
Ship Shape and Bristol Fashion
Having got to our new berth, it was now time to get to the serious business of getting to know our new baby. First order of business was to work out how to get the tender slung on the snap davits and ...
Virgin (Motor) sailors
So, here we were, almost all ready to go and trying to psych ourselves up for our first cruise. The plan was just to leave the harbour (getting them to raise the bridge!) and then just motor out and ...
...Getting to know you
May 16, 2020 ...getting to know all about you... We spent part of Wednesday opening every hatch we could find and digging around in every locker but can't remember much else about that ...
...And so the Journey begins
9-13 May 2020 So we have finally bought our forever (for now) yacht. She's 36 foot - perfect for coastal cruising but might be able to take us down and around the Carribean if we are confiden ...
Testing the waters - desolations sound 2019
Video of our trip with captain Pete