Expedition
Varnishing
With no wind and a beautiful day to be outside we took the opportunity to add a coat of varnish to all of our boats woodwork. The harbour at Kilmore Quay was a bustle of activity with weekend boaters launching Read more…
Culture
Blocking Anti Cyclone
With a high pressure ( anti cyclone ) sat over the British Isles blocking all the low pressures systems away it looks like we will be here for a while, so we decided to earn our ice cream with a Read more…
Logistics
A pint of Guinness please
Coming into Kilmore Quay last night we were like a well oiled machine. The berth we were allocated (or at least we thought we were), was down the middle isle of pontoons. After heading down to look at the spot Read more…
Expedition
Ireland – Almost
There was a strong breeze when we woke this morning, rushing down the hills forming the U-shaped bay and making small wavelets on the otherwise calm water. Not sure if it was the time of day or the wind, but Read more…
Expedition
Too little to too much
After two long days in a row we were all tired, and us kiters a bit sore. We allowed ourselves an extra hour lie in, until 08:00 instead of our usual 07:00. But couldn’t afford much more as the south Read more…
Culture
Puffins galore
This afternoon was like being in the middle of a David Attenborough program, but this one was live! As we headed into the southern harbour at Skomer island the sky was full of birds; puffins, razorbills and manx shearwaters all Read more…
Expedition
Dolphins and Wales
Padstow is one of those cute little fishing towns you find on postcards. We’ve been before as tourists and there is always the constant flow of people around the harbour. Unfortunately this visit we entered at dusk and were up Read more…
Expedition
Goodbye South Coast
Eight o’clock on the dot and Stew was calling around the local chandlers and mechanics on the Isles of Scilly checking if anyone had an engine control cable that could replace the one that broke yesterday. Pasty had already given Read more…
Expedition
Morse snapped
We woke this morning to rain and poor visibility. Despite the unfavourable weather we were hopeful it would soon lift. We didn’t have the luxury of waiting where we were as the passage between Tresco and Bryher, which was our Read more…
Expedition
Puffin! (Singular)
The wind we needed yesterday was here in force today. We set off in 16-18knots, with big rolling swells. It was hard to do anything down below as you needed at least three points of contact on the boat to Read more…