Blog entries

9.5 hours to go.

07/06/2015

Nine and a half hours to go to the start. It has been a fairly hectic week. Still got to pack my barrel, but that won't take long.

Change to START LOCATION & DATE

26/05/2015
Clacton Pier - new start location - Sunday 7th June

Despite my most diplomatic efforts to have a London start sanctioned I now have to report a change of plans.

Lundy Island training expedition

19/05/2015
Quite far from land

Before I'd committed to round Britain I'd been planning a bit of an adventure with my brother Gregg and mutual friend Ian Leonard (ex-Boards Magazine Test Editor).

April update

27/04/2015
Phantom, Bolt, barrel, paddle

Only a month and a half 'till the off, so I've been getting a few more test sails in lately.

Round Brownsea Island

13/04/2015
Being slightly less competitive, Gregg stopped to take this picture (of me) on the 'race' upwind

Inspired by the previous week's round Hayling sail, I chose another island as destination for Saturday's training session.

Easter Update

07/04/2015
Dennis passed away 18th March 2015 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Rest in Peace, skipper.

An update on the last few weeks.

Focussing the mind

24/03/2015
The Mersea mud. As far as I got. Board is the dot centre of frame.

I deliberately got myself into a slightly uncomfortable situation on my last training sail.

How far is it?

15/03/2015
A reasonable estimate at a theoretical shortest distance (with route 1 passage up Irish sea)

A simple and reasonable question to ask; so surely I know the answer, right? Well...kind of. In fact, when I get asked this question I usually go rather vague.