We love Madeira! We arrived late Saturday night (September 16) and decided to anchor instead of trying to moor in the Marina in the dark. It was pitch black and we safely dropped and secured the anc ...

Sailing from Brest to Madeira was my first offshore passage and all my expectations and preparations were based on testimony and experiences from others. I read many guides and articles to gather tip ...

We're now well past the halfway point and I have a few minutes free this afternoon to contemplate our journey so I thought I would update our followers. We left Saturday afternoon from Bre ...

We have been in Brest, France this week and besides indulging in fresh baguettes and croissants we are busy getting ready for our first offshore passage on Saltair! Up to now we have been coastal, st ...

We crossed the English Channel heading south from the UK on the 23rd of August, heading for Alderney in the Channel Islands. Alderney is the furthest north of the Channel Islands and at roughly 80nm ...

In the Royal Navy the ensign has a red, white , or blue background ground with the Union Flag in the upper corner .Until 1864, ships of the Royal Navy were divided into three squadrons (red, white and ...

After a very rainy and windy summer we finally found the sun in England! After our stop at Bruinisse we sailed to Bruges, Belgium where we had a very nice tourist stopover. Adam & Seth had fun spo ...

Après un été très pluvieux et venteux nous avons finalement trouvé le soleil en Angleterre! Après notre arrêt à Bruinisse nous avons navigué jusqu’à Bruges où nous avons fait une escale t ...

After transiting the Kiel canal on Wednesday, we sailed another 20 nm (nautical miles) in the Elbe river to reach Cuxhaven harbor (Germany). Since the Kiel canal was flat we were able to spend time b ...