

Outlook Promising
Yes, I'm a happy bunny! Family business is taken care of; father is settled into his new home and the weather forecast for next week...
Leg 11 - Amble to, er, Barham
By courtesy of Virgin East Coast rail service; I had to come back home to deal with some family matters. I've become a bit stuck in my...


Leg 10 - Blyth to Amble
Q. How do you get down from an elephant? A. You don't; you get it from one of these fellas: Eider duck loitering in marina OK - enough...


Beautiful Blyth
The shower block Force of work has put a slight hold on the sailing, so I've laid up in Blyth for a couple of days. I have to say that...
Leg 9 - Hartlepool to Blyth
The journey gets off to a wonderful start with a beautiful warm south-westerly breeze to give ideal sailing conditions. Had my first...


Leg 8 - Scarborough to Hartlepool
HMS Trincomalee in Hartlepool Historic Quay Finally the north winds have eased a little and it's time to press on to Hartlepool. ...


Powerboat Weekend
Despite the January temperatures, there was a festival atmosphere today (Sunday). Yesterday's racing was called off due to bad weather,...


Leg 7 - Bridlington to Scarborough
The view from my bedroom window tonight Another fairly short hop from Bridlington to Scarborough, but despite the sunny weather there's...
Leg 6 - Grimsby to Bridlington
After a relaxing day in Grimsby, it was time to move on. The hop to Bridlington should have been fairly quick, but both Grimsby and...


Leg 5 - Blakeney to Grimsby
Marina at Grimsby on a glorious sunny evening I finally made it to Grimsby after a very long and hard day's sailing. This was the...