Sailing to South Africa … with stowaways
Lightning, infestation and every kind of weather sailing from Reunion Island to Richard’s Bay, South Africa. Continue reading Sailing to South Africa … with stowaways
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Jumping across ‘The Ditch’
The story of our challenging sailing passage from New Zealand to Australia across the notorious Tasman Sea. Continue reading Jumping across ‘The Ditch’
STUCK … on the other side of the world
I’ll cut to the chase. We’re stuck – in New Zealand and in mud. In light of the Covid world … Continue reading STUCK … on the other side of the world
Tales from a floating, self-isolating, escape bubble
A splash is heard from the heads (toilet). Minutes later Paul storms through the saloon with a dripping wet toilet … Continue reading Tales from a floating, self-isolating, escape bubble
Long lost land legs
A long sharp beak appeared under the fly sheet of our tent, snatched a bag of couscous and dragged it … Continue reading Long lost land legs
Pigs in Paradise
A fat, hairy pig scampers through a front garden gate, crosses the road without looking and skids into a water … Continue reading Pigs in Paradise
Islands at the End of the Earth
“A ghost’s done that. I DEFINATELY tied them properly. I even adjusted them.” We’d rigged twin headsails for the sailing … Continue reading Islands at the End of the Earth
RUM TIME … a year’s sailed by
We celebrated our first year of circumnavigation and Baggy’s 40th birthday … at a rum distillery. 9 August 2018: The … Continue reading RUM TIME … a year’s sailed by
Sharks … and other fishy stories
You may have heard the expression ‘yum yum yellow’ – it’s a divers term for the attractiveness of yellow diving … Continue reading Sharks … and other fishy stories
Twenty two days and 18 hours
1645, Friday 19 April We weighed anchor at Isabela Island, Galapagos and headed out to sea to sail over 3000 … Continue reading Twenty two days and 18 hours
Baggy Round the World 