Author Archives: Geoff

A Day sail to Terceira,70 Nautical Miles Slippped our lines at Horta marina a little after 0515 am heading for the Island of Terceira. The Azores reminds me of a very much smaller version of the “Isles of Scilly” I … Continue reading →

Position @ 1200 UTC 38⁰ 01.01 N 31⁰ 06.93 W Horta Marina A quiet day today, last of every bodies washing completed, we have all got clean beds and clothes and hopefully we have all had showers! Andrew chased around … Continue reading →

Position @ 1200 UTC 38⁰ 01.01 N 31⁰ 06.93 W Horta Marina A very long good night’s sleep was had by all of us and probably helped by the alchol we all consumed yesterday: Worth every drop! In fact we … Continue reading →

Position @ 1200 UTC 38? 31.97 N 28? 37.49 W Horta Marina, Faial We crossed the finishing line at 0907hrs UTC but due to a severe drop in winds during the early hours of the morning, we had to cross … Continue reading →

Position @ 1200 UTC 38⁰ 01.01 N 31⁰ 06.93 W Nautical Miles traveled in last 24 hrs:- 147 We had a good night last night, we had both the Jib and Staysail fully poled out and we were going along … Continue reading →

Position @ 1200 UTC 37⁰ 14.37 N 33⁰ 51.77 W Nautical Miles traveled in last 24 hrs:- 125 A good night’s sailing: When I took over from Chris at 0600 hrs we were doing around 6 knots under the full … Continue reading →