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?
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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
My three big fears of sailing around Great Britain
Four months with my partner Mark on a small boat, sailing approximately 2,000 miles clockwise around the coast of Great Britain. Think wildlife, cute coves, spectacular sunrises and stunning sunsets, picture postcard views of the dramatic British coast, four months off work. What’s there to worry about? And this is where I take my rose-tinted … Continue reading My three big fears of sailing around Great Britain
Adventure alert: I’m going to sail around Great Britain
I’ve spent no more than a handful of days in a sailing boat. I don’t know if I will get seasick. I forget my port from my starboard. And the toilet is a bucket with a toilet seat. Yet from May 1st 2022, this will be my life for four months onboard a 28 foot … Continue reading Adventure alert: I’m going to sail around Great Britain
Learning to sail – the baptism-by-fire way
I can count on one hand the number of times I have been on a sailboat – and that’s with chopping two of my fingers off. I know nothing about boats. I can’t remember port from starboard, stern from bow, gybe from tact (opps I mean tack). I have no idea if I get seasick. … Continue reading Learning to sail – the baptism-by-fire way