Passage DiariesPeter BernardAugust 29, 2022Comment The End of the Beginning We finish the first half of our circumnavigation by sailing up the River Thames to our new home at St Katharine Docks in central London. Passage DiariesPeter BernardAugust 29, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesPeter BernardAugust 28, 2022Comment A Swell Time Day 3 of our passage to London was relatively uneventful, despite the scariest looking chart I’ve ever seen. Passage DiariesPeter BernardAugust 28, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesPeter BernardAugust 27, 2022Comment Who the Hell is this Murphy, anyway? An age-old battle plays out on Steely - no prizes for guessing the outcome. Passage DiariesPeter BernardAugust 27, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesPeter BernardAugust 26, 2022Comment The Beginning of the End A spectacular sunrise greets us on our first morning of our final passage - how fitting! Passage DiariesPeter BernardAugust 26, 2022Comment
Passage Diaries, Cruising NotesPeter BernardMay 26, 2022Comment Arrival in Cork – Passage and Atlantic Odyssey Summary Our last passage blog of the first half of our circumnavigation breaks down some of the key facts, figures and emotions of our journey so far. Passage Diaries, Cruising NotesPeter BernardMay 26, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesPeter BernardMay 25, 2022Comment A Perfectly Sensible, Stupid Idea How do you know when your partner thinks you’re an idiot? Passage DiariesPeter BernardMay 25, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesPeter BernardMay 24, 2022Comment It’s like rain on your wedding day Who would have thought…? It figures. Passage DiariesPeter BernardMay 24, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesPeter BernardMay 23, 2022Comment A Good Day on the Water We’ve learned not to take the good days for granted… and this was definitely one of them. Passage DiariesPeter BernardMay 23, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesPeter BernardMay 22, 2022Comment Is Steely Flirting with Whales? A hare-brained theory which might just explain yesterday’s close encounter. Passage DiariesPeter BernardMay 22, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesPeter BernardMay 21, 2022Comment An Unwelcome Visitor Usually we’re excited to encounter wildlife at sea. Not this time! Passage DiariesPeter BernardMay 21, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesPeter BernardMay 20, 2022Comment Chicken Soup for the Soul Sometimes, you just know EXACTLY what a situation calls for… Passage DiariesPeter BernardMay 20, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesPeter BernardMay 19, 2022Comment You can take the Scot out of Scotland… …but you’ll NEVER take his FREEDOM!! Passage DiariesPeter BernardMay 19, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesPeter BernardMay 18, 2022Comment Departing Azores with Mixed Emotions We didn’t see as much as of the Azores as we wanted, but we’re excited to be starting our final leg. Passage DiariesPeter BernardMay 18, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesPeter BernardApril 16, 2022Comment Land Ho! We finally arrive in Azores, after our longest ever passage. Passage DiariesPeter BernardApril 16, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesPeter BernardApril 15, 2022Comment 24 Hours to go! We’re almost there, which gives cause for reflection on our most epic passage yet. Passage DiariesPeter BernardApril 15, 2022Comment
Passage Diaries, Cruising NotesPeter BernardApril 14, 2022Comment The Antipodes antipode – we’re half way around the world! We made it to the exact other side of the planet from Sydney! Passage Diaries, Cruising NotesPeter BernardApril 14, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesPeter BernardApril 13, 2022Comment The Best Laid Plans… An International team helps us develop a cunning plan to fix the franken-nut once and for all. Passage DiariesPeter BernardApril 13, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesPeter BernardApril 12, 2022Comment Only Ourselves to Blame Did we jinx ourselves? You bet we did! Passage DiariesPeter BernardApril 12, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesPeter BernardApril 11, 2022Comment Fight or Flight This may have been the most stressful moment we’ve ever endured on the boat! Passage DiariesPeter BernardApril 11, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesPeter BernardApril 10, 2022Comment The Calm Before the Storm(s) We thought the hard part was behind us. We were wrong! Passage DiariesPeter BernardApril 10, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesJen BernardApril 09, 2022Comment Gratitude Jen is overcome by an especially beautiful moon… Passage DiariesJen BernardApril 09, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesJen BernardApril 08, 2022Comment The First Mate's view on our Steering Failure There’s two sides to every story - here’s Jen’s perspective on losing our steering mid Atlantic. Passage DiariesJen BernardApril 08, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesPeter BernardApril 07, 2022Comment Steering Failure in the Mid Atlantic - Disaster Strikes! What’s the worst thing that could happen to you when you’re over a thousand miles from land? Passage DiariesPeter BernardApril 07, 2022Comment
Passage DiariesPeter BernardApril 07, 2022Comment Steer Crazy - a harbinger of things to come As a preamble to the biggest challenge of our circumnavigation so far, here’s some backstory - a tale of woe from our first ever offshore passage in Steel Sapphire. Passage DiariesPeter BernardApril 07, 2022Comment
