The Voyages of Perdika

It was with heavy hearts that we bid farewell to Greece — a place that has become our second home. Honestly, where else in the world can you walk into a shop in a new town and be handed a present be ...

Our final week in Greece was one to savour. We set sail from Kalamata to Pylos in the Western Peloponnese, joined by our good friends Phil and Naomi. Highlights of the week: Crew put to work! O ...

After several years of planning and preparation, our six-year voyage aboard Pérdika is finally underway. Leaving our home port, Lakki Marina, Leros We’ve now sailed just over 400 nautical miles ...

With launch day for Pérdika rapidly approaching, and very little time left, I was reminded of the quote on the wall at Fyne Boat Kits in Kendal where all this began “Don’t let excellence get in t ...

On completing Pouláki I mentioned to Kurt, my boat building teacher, that I hadn’t realised how much sanding was required. “Aye” he quipped, “If you don’t like sanding, don’t build a boat ...

You will often hear us say ‘everything’s a compromise on a boat’ and it’s true. Our electric scooters just arrived and given that space is premium aboard, they will be much simpler to store th ...

On April 6th we landed in Greece to move aboard our floating home. Just four days later, the unfinished dinghy Robin built back in the Lake District finally caught up with us - delivered by land, sea ...

For most sailors, the tender is more than just a dinghy—it’s the family car, our link to shore. On March 8th, Robin set off for the Lake District to attend a two-week boatbuilding course, eager t ...

Who knew flags could be so interesting! My friend Anna and I -with some last minute help from Cherry - made these 48 courtesy flags representing the national maritime flags of the countries we plan t ...

On New Year’s Day 2013, we sat down to write a life plan—mapping out our goals and aspirations for the next five, ten, even twenty years. Among them was a fanciful dream to buy a yacht within ten ...