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After a great holiday, it was eventually time to head home - but not before we made just one last stop. Of course, our stop as in yet another country We left Reykjavik just after dinner on Friday night, and within ten minutes of leaving the harbour, we spotted a massive shark, which we move past incredibly slowly so we could get a good look. After that, we set our sails and headed towards our next destination; Thorshavn, Faroe Isles. Read the rest of this entry »

As the Iceland trip was our most technically complex trip to date, it was agreed that rather than our usual “outbound” and “return” crews, we would help each other. So, for the delivery trip, Robert got the help of Jen, Russ, and me.  Likewise, on the return trip, Robert flew into Reykjavik just before we were to due to set sail.

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Robert has always wanted to sail to St Kilda, so its seemed like a good basis for a sailing trip. But, unfortunately, St Kilda is only accessible in certain weather conditions. We sat in the pub one night thinking of how we could organise the trip, and what we would do if St Kilda wasn’t a goer. After all, its a long way to go to just come back again. It was round about then that Jen produced perhaps the most famous of our boat quotes … “well, if we cant get into St Kilda, then we’re already half way to Iceland”.

A plan was born … its just a shame nobody thought to check a map first!

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