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May 212 min read

My biggest accident so far!

Sailing is a breeding ground for accidents eg. stubbing toes on stray cleats, bumping head on cockpit entry, standing on urchins......the...

Apr 26, 20232 min read

The first year in reflection

Deciding to leave the career path that I had worked so hard for was a massive decision. So how has the first year gone? Its been an...

Nov 1, 20222 min read

Feel the fear and do it anyway...Ep 2

Weather routing and navigation- my fear of the Orange/Red So I have developed an obsession with looking at the wind forecast ( multiple...

Jul 17, 20222 min read

Tick....overnight sailing!

Passage ONE: One night Sotogrande, Spain to Aquadulce Spain. Departure time 6pm, Conditions 20knts, sailing. My husband Iain die first...

Jul 17, 20221 min read

Feel the fear....and do it anyway- Ep 1

As I have been getting older I have become more and more anxious. For example I flew A LOT with my job but I became more afraid of...

Jun 25, 20221 min read

The 3 P's of Sailing

Many are familiar with the 3 P's of business, people, process and product. Sailing is teaching me some new P's as we continue to prepare...

Apr 19, 20221 min read

Shakedown Sail- Sardina to Gibralta

The plan was to get from Sardinia to La Linea Spain as we had lined up a friend to help us do some work on the boat, tick off a couple of...

Apr 1, 20222 min read

Shall I or Shan't I ? The big dilemma

We have been dreaming of cruising for as long as I can remember. In fact when we met in the early 2000's I started a GOAL scrapbook. It...

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