We crossed the channel to Dunkerque yesterday, 10th, and made good time with the tide all the way. F3-4 and the sea gradually calmed down during the crossing. Now in Nieuwpoort in KYCN marina and staying an extra day to… (READ MORE)
After waiting for all the gales to blow through, we set off for Dover yesterday 8th May. True to form wind was on the nose! So we had wind against tide, the sea was a bit lumpy at times and… (READ MORE)
On 7th April we set off in sunshine and light winds to Brighton, took the 11.30am lock and arrived at Brighton entrance about 3.30pm. Lovely sail down there (with the motor on as wind on the nose, and very light)… (READ MORE)
We had Hurkur lifted out on 5th March and were back in the water on 18th, due to some good dry weather so we could get on with the work. Since then we have been busy with all the other… (READ MORE)
At the moment we are nearing the end of our week in Torrevieja, Spain and have had beautiful weather considering its only 2nd March. The coastline here is lovely with a mixture of beaches and rocky areas, and of course… (READ MORE)
Haven’t been on here for a while, and we haven’t been out on the boat either, but have been busy with other boating associated things. Had a westerly visit to shoreham lifeboat station in November which was very interesting, and… (READ MORE)
We had excellent weather for our South East Cluster walk around Rye Harbour on Saturday – warm dry and breezy, can’t believe its mid October! We all gathered at the café for a coffee first, then were allowed to have… (READ MORE)
Here we all are at the Chichester Rally, luckily they had a very large pontoon for our party! Afterwards we all went along to Chichester Marina Yacht Club for a lovely meal. We had two weeks on the boat in… (READ MORE)
We are making the most of this late summer weather and have sailed down to Chichester for a couple of weeks. There is a Westerly Rally coming up in Chichester Marina so a good excuse to go really. Had our… (READ MORE)
We planned to take an overnight trip to Brighton last Tuesday, and left on the 11am lock, had a nice sail to Beachy Head, although gusty. As we approached the Head we could see white horses ahead of us, and… (READ MORE)