"Why would you want to do that?" That was the response I got from someone when I told them I was planning on taking four months to sail around the coast of Great Britain with my fiance in a 28-foot boat. They said it in the tone of voice as if they thought I was … Continue reading Be proud to be YOU!
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What’s it like to sail around Great Britain in a 28-foot boat?
So my fiance Mark only went and self-published an e-book on our experience sailing around the coast of Great Britain earlier this year. It's titled - A Voyage Around Britain in a small Yacht: A true and honest log of two everyday people sailing around the UK. I'm incredibly excited and proud! Of course I'm biased … Continue reading What’s it like to sail around Great Britain in a 28-foot boat?
Life lessons I learnt sailing around Great Britain
Almost four months on a cosy 28-foot boat with the love of your life, dealing with temperamental weather and an ocean as changeable as a teenager’s mood swings is one of those experiences that make you look at life and your place in it. I don’t know if I’d go as far to say I’m … Continue reading Life lessons I learnt sailing around Great Britain
Volcano number 25 – the Giant’s volcano
Ok, so it’s not a volcanic mountain per se, but the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland is still volcanic in nature, being the result of an ancient volcanic fissure. And it’s pretty fricken cool. As we were in Northern Ireland as part of our sail around Great Britain, and it was just around the corner … Continue reading Volcano number 25 – the Giant’s volcano
Abuse doesn’t go unnoticed – friends can tell
I always felt there was something wrong with a previous relationship. I was right – it was emotionally abusive. Only I didn’t realise it at the time. I thought it was me that was setting the relationship all skew whiff – I was blamed enough times to believe it. But my friends knew something was … Continue reading Abuse doesn’t go unnoticed – friends can tell
You’re stronger than you think you are
We’d been sailing all night and were coming up 17 hours on the water. It had been a night darker than coal; no moon, thick dense cloud. I couldn’t even make out the bow of the boat. The wind had been keen and the waves had whooshed. It was anyone’s guess what they looked like … Continue reading You’re stronger than you think you are
There is nothing wrong with you
One of the defining features of my previous relationship which was emotionally abusive was the sense that there was something wrong with me. There were a lot of things I never seemed to get right – the time in the morning I brought his cup of tea, how I peeled mushrooms, pureeing soup instead of … Continue reading There is nothing wrong with you
5 things I’ve learnt about sailing
Beachy head and the Seven Sisters It’s two weeks into the adventure of sailing around Great Britain and I’m adjusting to being on the water and living in a 28-foot space. I’m a newbie to this sailing game so it’s been a full-on introduction to the rigours of sailing. Here are five things I’ve learnt … Continue reading 5 things I’ve learnt about sailing
Why I’m fundraising to tackle domestic abuse
If there was one word to describe the realisation that I had been in an emotionally abusive relationship, that word would be shame. It would quickly be followed by the word weakness. How did I not realise I was in an emotionally abusive relationship? How weak was I to get into this sort of relationship … Continue reading Why I’m fundraising to tackle domestic abuse
How to take a leap into the Great Unknown
“So, how are you feeling about your big sailing adventure?” That’s the question I’ve been getting as the countdown to the start date of the big sail around Great Britain gets closer – just nine sleeps now! And my answer? Excited but scared. Excited because of the challenge and the adventure and all the cool … Continue reading How to take a leap into the Great Unknown