L: I promised you the warts and all truth of the trip… Let’s set the scene - if is now day 8 at sea from Albania. The diversion was one that we really had to make to avoid the post-Brexit rules ...

L: Dare I say it, but it actually feels like a moment of calm as we head into day 6 of our Albania to Spain journey. It is mid morning and we are doing 5kts under full main and jib, a nice Force 3 dri ...

V: The Straits of Messina (between Sicily and Italy) last night did not disappoint their Odyssey hype! A real phenomena as the two waters of the med met and mix in this narrow gap. The Corevwrecken ...

With some long, quiet night watches, both V and L have had time to reflect. Sorry for any repetition.... On nights like this, it is easy to see how someone came up with a film concept of a “ghost ...

“Mum, mum the boat’s heading towards land,” “It’s ok J, the islands ahead are still miles off…” Some minutes later… “mum, mum it looks like we are going to crash…” I’m j ...

L: "Preparing boats on windy anchorages", "2 steps forward, 1 step back", "Don't mention the 'B' word", or "Routine at last?" are all worthy contenders. So we survived our night in Vasiliki. In fact, ...

L: Let me start by setting the scene. It is 2300, the children and V have gone to bed and I am starting the first anchor watch of the trip. The shoreline glows with the resorts of the ever popular sa ...