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
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
Sailing round Great Britain route
It's getting real now! Under three weeks until my partner Mark and I set off sailing clockwise around Great Britain. This is a map of the tentative route but subject to change, depending on weather, tides, time. Putting it down on paper is when it starts to feel real. It's no longer up in your … Continue reading Sailing round Great Britain route