For some time now we have contemplated having a ships cat, but due to many countries having difficult import rules for live animals we...

Time to clock up some very pleasant ocean miles from Fiji to Tanna ( Vanuatu). It was easy down wind sailing, but we did manage to rip...

The Musket Cover Regatta – what a hilarious, spirited yachty week. John and I have been looking forward to the Musket Cove Regatta for a...

As the wedding celebrations abated it was time to shift gear. Since Sint Maarten we had enjoyed the company of others aboard Joline,...

Folk ask "What is your favourite part of the world to sail". A tough one as it depends on the people you are with, the weather, and the...

We had arrived in French Polynesia and Hiva Oa provided a stunning welcome to the Marquesas Islands with a harbor nestled in the center...

First the Panama Canal transit – Eric was our hero, we had read loads about delays and water shortages going through the Panama Canal, so...

Meet Phoebe and Oli, – Phoebe is my niece and Oli is Phoebe's boyfriend who normally lives in the Lake District, UK, neither of them...

Today we sailed west from Sint Maarten, when would we return? We have a tentative plan to go around the globe first, – for now, we just...

Its months since I felt like writing a blog, today I find myself on a plane heading back to Sint Maarten thinking why not? Its been a...

Excited? Oh yes, with a 1.4m draft and two months in the Bahamas pending, I was excited. Not only do we have a fab boat to explore the...

As your children turn into adults and their relationships mature, a parent's greatest hope is that your kids will be happy. Sailing...

It was like coming home. As John and I landed the dinghy on the FKG dock we were greeted by hugs and handshakes from the FKG team. It...

After a really relaxing passage from Gibraltar to Lanzarote with a couple of Johns friends – Bill and Mark it was time to “On Board” our...

Jane: my mum aged 92 + Eve: Johns mum aged 86 = JANEVE “Of course, we would love to see Joline”, our 92 & 86 year old mothers wanted to...

Croatia to Spain- how far do you think? Since starting to cross Oceans I had always thought of the Mediterranean as quiet cushy sailing,...

Having waved goodbye to calm water sailing guests it was time to find an adventure to fill in 10 days before our next fair weather...

Magic ingredients: One largish catamaran, sister, daughter and best friend, other halves, niece and friend, add in Croatia, blue seas...

We broke no speed records sailing from Tunisia to Malta but we did have a cracking sail. 272 miles in 40 hours and we only put the...