Sailing sustainably about the world
Gibraltar - Home Sweet Home As we came within sight of the great Rock of Gibraltar, we both felt an unexpected sense of homecoming. After all our adventures through Europe, and knowing what was to co ...
“Write that article and I’ll make you banana bread.” That’s what life comes to after six months on a yacht with your darling wife (and blog editor). Jobs begin to get traded against rewards, o ...
Sardinia’s East Coast "Life is more simple, but the easy things are more difficult.” I can’t recall where Robin first read this about life afloat, but we laughed out loud because it rang so t ...
Passage to Sardinia We opted to leave Sicily, partly due to the incessant swell, but also because a perfect weather window had come along for our sail to Sardinia. Sadly, that left no time to explore ...
Messina Strait Our stay in Taormina lasted longer than planned while we waited for the winds to settle, so we could pass safely through the Strait of Messina. The Strait is a narrow channel between ...
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 ...