The joy of anchoring with 25+ knots of wind

Cagliari, where the Mistral meets the Sirocco.

Time to get some extra anchor chain...

“Le Raz de Seine” is a narrow section of water between the mainland of Brittany, France and a series of islands and rocky outcrops. It...

Well prepared for the post Brexit era.

France, New Year's Eve and Champagne... a perfect combination!

Shaken but not stirred...earthquake in Zagreb and we were there!

Having lost our weather window to cross the Bay of Biscay we are embraced by Brest.

Autumn storms are preventing us to go further than Brest. Patience is the answer as well as having a good chat with the weather gods...

Brest was an important stopping point for us as Admiral Ingrid was planned to come onboard and join us for the rest of the trip towards...

Dangerous waters at the Chenal Du Four wasn't that dangerous after all. Wind, current and waves gave us perfect conditions to cross it.

In this second leg of the journey towards Brest, we set off from Roscoff the following morning, having had only 1 night's sleep. The wind...

Unexpected weather challenges between Cowes and Roscoff caused roughs seas, discomforts, and change of arrival port,

Time to leave Cowes and head for France. Will it be Roscof, Aber Wrach or Brest?? The weather gods are in charge!

On arriving back in the UK recently, I found that it was an interesting change from being by the European mainland. All of the boats here...

With a doctor's appointment for Ingrid in Spain, I was left to my own devices for getting back to the UK – fortunately Stuart is still...

We found Dieppe to be a charming, typical Northern French port town – and full of great seafood restaurants. After we had arrived from...

Dieppe to Cherbourg strong currents meant going reverse picking up off-shore winds

200 nm and 30 hours Scheveningen to Dieppe swells, currents, winds, shallows and full aching areas

The Sixhaven Marina has a small entrance that opens up into a very cozy location that is just 5 minutes away from the Amsterdam Central...