We are sitting on the Sand in St Ives Bay as the tide is out. Loads of the locals are coming down to talk to us and take pictures of our ship. We have just had a visit from HM Customs, he is happy that we are all above board. Just heading to the bunk [...]
In St Ives
We are in St Ives on the South West coast of the England. We developed a problem in the form of a burst oil hose at about 1.30 am last night and had to shut sown the main engine. We contacted the Lifeboat and we were towed into St Ives. All on board are well [...]
On our way
We left Ramsgate Sunday at 10.30 am; we had to wait until then to ensure we had enough water to leave the harbour as there is a sandbank just inside the entrance. It was very busy at the time with many vessels leaving port around the same time. The weather, which had been terrible, was [...]
Dolphins with us
It’s around 3 and we have dolphins accompanying us off the port bow as we steam past Falmouth.
Steaming through the night
It’s now 1.30 am and we are steaming through the night to take advantage of the good sea conditions. We have passed the Isle of Wight we are making approximately 10 knots
We waved goodbye to the White cliffs
We have left the Cliffs of Dover behind us and we are now heading along the South coast in perfect conditions.
Best of Luck
Wishing you all the best, Graham and Anne.
Casting Off
All systems go here at the moment the boys are casting off the lines. It’s a beautiful morning little or no winds and sunshine. Just had to wait for the tide to come in a bit to have water to go out the harbour.
Wishing you all a safe passage home.
Hi Grahame and crew, I hope all is well so far and nothing has fallen off or broken. If it has, you couldn’t have a better person on board to fix it. Just give Simon a hammer and a tin of WD40 and he will have it running again for you in no time at [...]