Sailing the Yaskawa's and Lau with my Niece.
With Joline fixed and my niece, Darcy, ready to continue her adventure with us, we headed straight to the Yasawa islands to swan about...
Terrible Tasmin, Transit to Fiji and Trashed keel
While soaking up the sun and the best Scotland has to offer with my mum in Loch Melfort, John was bashing across the Tasmin sea enroute...
Tasmania - A festival, wild weather and rugged remoteness
Inspired by a a couple of books I read: - (Win and Clyde and the Wilderness King), - I wanted to immerse myself off grid in Tasmania....
New Crew and A Lamb Clan Gathering
For some time now we have contemplated having a ships cat, but due to many countries having difficult import rules for live animals we...
Vanuatu Volcano and our first taste of Australia
Time to clock up some very pleasant ocean miles from Fiji to Tanna ( Vanuatu). It was easy down wind sailing, but we did manage to rip...
BULA - Pirates, parties and paradise
The Musket Cover Regatta – what a hilarious, spirited yachty week. John and I have been looking forward to the Musket Cove Regatta for a...
Local friends, tractors, whales and clear water.
As the wedding celebrations abated it was time to shift gear. Since Sint Maarten we had enjoyed the company of others aboard Joline,...
A Scottish Wedding, Society islands and New Zealand
Folk ask "What is your favourite part of the world to sail". A tough one as it depends on the people you are with, the weather, and the...
3 Archipelagos & Awesome Underwater Adventure
We had arrived in French Polynesia and Hiva Oa provided a stunning welcome to the Marquesas Islands with a harbor nestled in the center...
Panama to Marquases - what a hoot!
First the Panama Canal transit – Eric was our hero, we had read loads about delays and water shortages going through the Panama Canal, so...
New Crew and Adventure 24 begins
Meet Phoebe and Oli, – Phoebe is my niece and Oli is Phoebe's boyfriend who normally lives in the Lake District, UK, neither of them...
Sint Maarten; – GOODBYE, hello Adventure 2024
Today we sailed west from Sint Maarten, when would we return? We have a tentative plan to go around the globe first, – for now, we just...
Working, refitting and flying
Its months since I felt like writing a blog, today I find myself on a plane heading back to Sint Maarten thinking why not? Its been a...
Bumming around the Bahamas
Excited? Oh yes, with a 1.4m draft and two months in the Bahamas pending, I was excited. Not only do we have a fab boat to explore the...
Extending the family down under!
As your children turn into adults and their relationships mature, a parent's greatest hope is that your kids will be happy. Sailing...
Christmas, Sint Maarten Multihull Rally, New Sails and a Birthday Boy.
It was like coming home. As John and I landed the dinghy on the FKG dock we were greeted by hugs and handshakes from the FKG team. It...
THE ATLANTIC - varied sailing and new friends.
After a really relaxing passage from Gibraltar to Lanzarote with a couple of Johns friends – Bill and Mark it was time to “On Board” our...
OPERATION JANEVE
Jane: my mum aged 92 + Eve: Johns mum aged 86 = JANEVE “Of course, we would love to see Joline”, our 92 & 86 year old mothers wanted to...
Crossing the Med - bliss to upwind blast.
Croatia to Spain- how far do you think? Since starting to cross Oceans I had always thought of the Mediterranean as quiet cushy sailing,...

















