My Atlantic loop started off well with a fantastic sail down to Plymouth. With a steady 15knots on the beam, Ariadne made a good 7-8 knots the whole way, a pretty speedy passage done in less than 24 hours. For various reasons I have not left the Uk and most… Read more

The last week, since returning from work has been a mad rush to get everything ready before I leave on my Atlantic Loop. I had my list ready when I got back to Ariadne, but as usual more and more things crop up. But happy to say that all the… Read more

After months and months of working on Ariadne it was finally time for the launch. I could have put her in the water a couple of months ago but decided to do some extra jobs to get her that little bit closer to being race ready. In my usual fashion… Read more

Looking at the weather forecast for the weekend, the plan to sail across the channel wasn’t going to happen. With a force 7 forecast sailing to Cherbourg with a new crew that had never done offshore sailing was not the best idea. So as a replacement for a channel… Read more

Looking back on Svalbard I think how much time I could spend up there. So much to explore, not just by boat but on land. So much amazing hiking. Its the kind of place that you cannot get bored of, the landscape is always changing. One year there will be… Read more