Author: James Tomlinson

1245 BST 13th July DIARY We left Lerwick the day before yesterday and were moored engine off Bergen Seilforening yesterday evening at 1720 BST. We started the engine at 0920 … Continue Reading →

1045 BST 28th June  We are still in Stromness. Chris and Caroline left for Wick on Monday. Frances took a flight out of Kirkwall to Inverness to get a flight … Continue Reading →

1115 BST 19th June DIARY We are in Peterhead. We came through the Pier Heads at 0305 BST yesterday morning having left Eyemouth at 1000 BST the day before. Peterhead … Continue Reading →

1550 11th June DIARY Scarborough Harbour. We arrived from Lowestoft yesterday at 1440 after a 24H passage. The winds were variable from Lowestoft although predominantly from the SW but gradually … Continue Reading →

1100 BST 9th June The country is in limbo following the election yesterday and we are still in Lowestoft. We arrived on Monday. A few Dutch boats sailed home this … Continue Reading →

0845 BST 6th June Leg one is completed. We are in Lowestoft. We arrived yesterday at 1345. It was a very windy sail under a reefed genoa in SSW 5-6’s … Continue Reading →

12th May Orford to Osea Island, R Blackwater 13th May A sail to Brightlingsea Creek 14th May Hedgerows As a child I remember the noise of the hedgerows in the … Continue Reading →

29th April After a couple of long days getting the boat ready for the sea we went for a sail … The furling gear for the Stay Sail has transformed … Continue Reading →

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21st March I volunteered to spend some time with the boat FOC before the main event. I joined commissioning skipper and skipper for the delivery trip, Adrian, together with Duncan … Continue Reading →