July 19, 2009
Well, last year we did the western isles because we had pretty much stretched as far as we could for a two week holiday. Jen wanted to do another big trip, and Robert was keen to take the boat over Sweden - so plans were made. Unfortunately, we didn’t quite pull that off, due to problems finding a home for Honu over the winter in Sweden, so we hurriedly put together a trip to Shetland instead. On our Orkney holiday, Shetland was just a step too far north, and on our Iceland/Faroes trip, it was too far east! However, this time, we already had plans to go thru the Caledonian Canal, so Shetland would be perfect.
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August 16, 2008
Ever since our first sailing holiday to Ireland, our plans have become grander ever year. We’ve sailed a the full length of the UK, stretched as far north as we go, and gone as far west. We’ve always promised to go on a nice ‘easy’ trip around the western isles of Scotland, but we always seem to pass them by enroute to somewhere else. However, this year, we did it. We had the same boat, the usual crew, but this time, two weeks to kill and absolutely no plan!
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August 31, 2007
The Channel Isles holiday is/was somewhat of a big deal for me. I’ve been an active sailor for seven years, covered thousands of miles, participated in several annual sailing holidays and seen my fair share of nasty weather.
However, this year marked my biggest challenge – to act as Skipper for this years’ big holiday, arranging (and be responsible) for all the planning, crew, passages, whilst doing my best to have a good holiday! Thankfully, as ever, I had Jen by my side to make sure I didn’t do anything stupid, dangerous, or well … dangerous and stupid 
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May 16, 2007
The Scottish Three Peaks Race is for teams of hill runners and sailors over a long weekend around the beautiful West Coast of Scotland. The Race starts in Oban with a short hill run, then a sail to Salen on Mull, a wee jog over Ben More, another sail to Craighouse on Jura, run the Paps, sail to Arran, run Goat Fell, then sail home to Troon. Sounds easy huh? The sailing course of 160 nautical miles includes the strong tides and overfalls of the Corryvreckan and the Mull of Kintyre whilst the runners cover 60 miles and 11,500 ft of climbing. Read the rest of this entry »
August 11, 2006
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 »
