Blog entries

A word on the tide

29/07/2015
High tide and low tide is different across the world, but the world shares springs and neaps

I thought I knew about the tide. There’s either lots of beach cos it’s low tide, or no beach cos it’s high tide.

The Sound of Jura

25/07/2015
Fast progress up the Sound of Jura

A very good day's progress on the sail out of Gigha (Thursday afternoon, having let a strong southwesterly moderate).

Northern Ireland to Scotland

22/07/2015

Updates from me have been a bit few and far between of late, so a few lines from Machrihanish (Mull of Kintyre) having crossed here from Glenarm in Northern Ireland.

Halfway round Britain! (probably)

18/07/2015
The tools of shore support

Jono left the Essex seaside town of Clacton on Sea on 7th June, and six weeks later has reached the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.

Porth-Clais to Rosslare - Irish Sea crossing

14/07/2015
Preparation

Now I'm making my way up the east coast of Ireland (albeit at a leisurely pace these last two days of very light winds) the crossing from Pembrokeshire already seems a long way behind me.

Clovelly to Tenby (via Lundy Island)

06/07/2015
Downhaul tips from Jono's niece

Sailing round Britain has so far been one challenge after another. The technical and physical challenges are there, and these ebb and flow.

Padstow to Clovelly

06/07/2015

Cornwall seemed to have taken pity on me for this last stretch along (more accurate description would be 'off') her shores.

Pause in Progress

02/07/2015
A parting picture from St Ives

A brief update to explain recent pause in progress.