Storm Ellen kept us gale-bound in Oban for 5 days. It was frustrating not to be making any progress, however, I was satisfied with having reached the milestone of the…

The Caledonian canal Having stayed the night in Inverness, Alchemy and I were the first ones to enter the sea lock (the entrance into the canal) the following morning.  I…

East Coast: Stonehaven to Inverness Twenty hours later, Stonehaven came into sight and we were soon tying up against the harbour wall. It proved to be a very long and…

East Coast: Eyemouth to Stonehaven – A passage of reflection I don’t think there is a shade of orange to adequately describe the colour of a sunset. Google claims that…

East coast: Grimsby to Eyemouth Over the next legs I was absolutely overwhelmed by huge amounts of kindness and generosity from random strangers who went out of their ways to…

East Coast: Ramsgate to Grimsby Five days after setting off we came into Ramsgate, this was our first milestone of the trip as it meant that we had cleared the…

This summer I set off on an incredible voyage where I met some of the most amazing people, sailed the most picturesque of places and was pushed to find new…