The Plan!
01/12/23
Arrived in Gan.
Got to Indonesia and had a wonderful couple of months sailing Raja Ampat, Sorong, Lombok, Belitung, to exit Indonesia in Nirup. Then Putrei Harbour to enter Malaysia.
Pangkor, Langkawi exit Malaysia.
Krabi to enter Thailand, Phuket to pick up crew!
Depart Cairns on 08/06/23, then to Indonesia, East Timor and Bali. Expect to arrive in mid August where probably 3 crew will disembark, I’ll be looking to replace them.
10/12/22
Now in New Caledonia, expect to depart for Australia around 10/12/22
24/09/22
Now in Bora Bora. Two crew joining on Monday. Then depart for 15-20 day sail to Fiji.
Will have space for 1 maybe 2 to join in Fiji for the next leg to New Caledonia end of October.
12/08/22
Now in Tahiti but will sail to Raiatea tomorrow. Must depart FP end of September.
Now in Galapagos, it’s 21st May.
Expect to depart for French Polynesia next week, full crew at the moment but may need new crew in FP.
Arrived in UK on 3rd August 21
I’ve now chosen my crew for the return voyage to Caribbean in October.
I’ll be looking again once in Caribbean, after Christmas.
07/01/22
I’m now back in Grenada having crossed from Canaries.
Unfortunately I got a bit damaged in Bermuda, dislocated my left shoulder diving off the boat. Sailed from Bermuda, via Azores, to UK and had an operation to repair rotator cuff and reattach tendons. Will take months to recover.
27/03/21
I’m now in St Maarten where I’m having a refit and doing some repairs to the yacht.
I expect to be ready to sail again by mid May latest to cross Atlantic, eventually arriving in UK.
In September I’ll return to Caribbean and on to Panama and Pacific.
11/02/21
Plans have had to change, effectively the Pacific is closed at the moment, almost impossible to get authorization to enter French Polynesia. Australia and NZ are also closed.
So, it’s off across the Atlantic! Expecting to depart Panama around 17th February
Currently have great, enthusiastic, young crew, ready for an adventure.
05/12/20
Arrived in Panama.
Got crew I need for voyage to Tahiti.
Will be looking for new crew from June 21 to sail to NZ.
09/08/20
Arrived Grenada after being stranded, and loving it, in St Helena for 4 months during initial COVID-19 outbreak. Hope to sail again by early October, north to BVI then to Panama to do it all again!
16/01/20
Arrived in Cape Town, waiting for wind to drop to enter RCYC.
Plan to depart for Brazil end of February.
23/12/19
Just arrived in South Africa, current crew leaving to travel around SA, looking for new crew to sail to Cape Town in early January. Next ocean crossing will be Cape Town to Brazil.
10th November 2019.
Now in Seychelles, sailed from Thailand to Maldives with wonderful crew, unfortunately she had to get off in Gan. Sailed solo from Maldives to Seychelles. New crew joining 16/11 to sail to Madagascar and South Africa. Expect to depart 20/11
13th August 2019.
Just hauled the yacht in Krabi. I’ll be ready to sail again by mid September.
5th August 2019
Just dropped anchor in Chalong, Phuket.
21st July
Arrived in Langkawi
10th July 2019
Just sailed 12 days solo from Kota Kinabalu to Johor. I’ll be resting here for a few days, then probably heading up the west coast to Langkawi and Phuket.
15 June 2019
I’m now in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.
I’ll be departing on 17th to sail to Borneo then on to mainland Malaysia and around Singapore heading for Thailand.
13 May 2019.
Arrived in Bitung yesterday. A few days here then on to Philippines.
23 April 2019
Arrived in Tual, Indonesia on 20th after a 7 day sail from Cairns. Will spend about a month in Indonesia then on to Philippines
I’m on a circumnavigation, started in Tortola, BVI. Heading west around the planet, a voyage of discovery, adventure, good and bad times. Got more oceans to cross. More continents to explore.
Happy for crew to do some, part or all of it but......
This is my home and I have to be completely satisfied that anyone joining augments the harmonious atmosphere on the boat.
Fair winds,