Recent Posts
- Some Essex rivers August 8, 2021
- Fitting out done & shakedown sail. July 2, 2021
- A Pensioner’s Folly April 14, 2021
- Southampton to Pin Mill July 24, 2020
- Hard Choices June 6, 2020
- Lockdown in New Zealand April 2, 2020
- Around and about Whangarei March 20, 2020
- Great Barrier Island Jan 23rd – 9th Feb February 22, 2020
- Christmas at Whangaroa January 14, 2020
- Bay of Islands Dec 2019 January 5, 2020
- To Port Villa and passage to New Zealand 5th -26th November November 29, 2019
- Espirito Santo & Malakula 19th – 31st Oct November 6, 2019
- Maewo & Ambae 12th – 18th Oct October 25, 2019
- Pentecost Island 7th – 11th October October 21, 2019
- Ambrym 25th Sept – 5th Oct October 4, 2019
- Lamen Bay, Epi Island 19th – 24th Sept September 30, 2019
- Port Villa & passage to Epi 9th -18th Sept September 21, 2019
- Erromango & Efate 29th Aug – 8th Sept September 10, 2019
- Tana 24th- 28th Aug September 1, 2019
- Passage to Vanuatu, & Aneityum, Anelcauhat 14th – 23rd Aug August 26, 2019
- Vuda point August 12, 2019
- Levuka & Suva 23rd – 31st July August 3, 2019
- Tavenui – Qamea – Nairai – Gau – Ovalua: 9th-22nd July July 23, 2019
- To Rabi island and elsewhere July 9, 2019
- Savusavu days June 19, 2019
- Passage to Fiji June 2, 2019
- Round Walk -Opua, Russell, Pahia May 9, 2019
- Shake down cruise to Opua May 5, 2019
- Back in the Water and on the Move. April 22, 2019
- Not (quite) all work no play March 17, 2019
- Work on Sea Bear February 3, 2019
- Back in New Zealand December 22, 2018
- Half Way Round December 3, 2018
- New Zealand – Feb – March March 29, 2018
- January 29th Pictures from road trip North Island January 29, 2018
- 10th Jan – Some New Zealand travels January 11, 2018
- 17th Dec- Around and about Whangarei December 17, 2017
- 17th Nov – 7th Dec – Varnish, walks, waterfalls, vistas & van. December 7, 2017
- 1st – 16th Nov- Opua & Whangarei November 17, 2017
- 20th-31st Oct – Passage to New Zealand November 1, 2017
- 27th Sept – 15th Oct – Neiafu – Ha’appai – Nuku’alofa October 15, 2017
- 7th-26th Sept – Kingdom of Tonga September 26, 2017
- 6th Sept – Passage to Tonga September 7, 2017
- 8th – 19th August mainly Bora Bora August 19, 2017
- 22nd July – 7th Aug – To Huahine, Raiatea &Tahaa August 8, 2017
- 6th-21st July – Tahiti & Moorea July 21, 2017
- 16th June-5th July- Tahiti July 6, 2017
- 9th – 15th June – Rangiroa to Tahiti June 18, 2017
- 2nd -8th June Oa Pou to Ahe, Toamotos June 9, 2017
- 30th May- 1st June Hakahau, Oa Pou June 1, 2017
- Nuka Hiva May 29, 2017
- 4th – 18th May – Marquesas May 19, 2017
- 30th March – 3rd May – Passage to Marquesas & landfall at Hiva Oa May 5, 2017
- 10th- 27th March Wreck Bay, San Cristobal & more Galapagos March 28, 2017
- 24th Feb – 9th March – Las Perlas & passage to Galapagos March 10, 2017
- 19th – 23rd Feb – Panama City February 23, 2017
- 13th – 18th February Panama Canal February 19, 2017
- 12th Feb Shelter Bay February 12, 2017
- 28th – 31st January – Back to Shelter Bay February 6, 2017
- 20th -27th Jan – Guna Yala or San Blas Islands January 29, 2017
- 6th-15th Jan – Portobello & Isla Linton January 15, 2017
- Shelter Bay 5th January January 5, 2017
- Panama 28th Dec 2016 December 29, 2016
- Shelter Bay 10th – 15th June August 2, 2016
- Panama 7-10th June June 19, 2016
- How I set off for Curacao and ended up in Panama 26th May – 7th June June 12, 2016
- Jamaica 4th – 24th May May 24, 2016
- The other side of Cuba – Cayman Brac – 4th May May 10, 2016
- Sister Islands, Cayman Brac & Little Cayman 27th April – 4th May May 10, 2016
- Cuba 19th – 27th April May 5, 2016
- Cuba 27th March-18 th April April 19, 2016
- To Cuba 23rd – 26th March March 28, 2016
- Ile a’Vache March 22, 2016
- Dominican Republic 29th February – 16th March March 22, 2016
- Passage to Dominican Republic 25th – 28th February March 5, 2016
- British Virgin Islands 16th – 24th February March 2, 2016
- To the BVI 14th – 16th Feb February 22, 2016
- St Maarten 7th – 14th Feb February 18, 2016
- Nevis 29th Jan – 6th Feb February 11, 2016
- Back to Antigua 15th – 28th Jan January 30, 2016
- Martinique & Guadeloupe 31st Dec – 14th Jan January 16, 2016
- Grenada to Martinique 15th-31st December January 2, 2016
- Grenada December 15, 2015
- To the Spice Island December 8, 2015
- Trini Miscellanea December 2, 2015
- Back Afloat November 28, 2015
- Chaguamaras, Trinidad Oct 4th October 4, 2015
- 29th May – 9th June Chaguaramas June 12, 2015
- 27th-28th May – Passage to Trinidad June 4, 2015
- 21st -26th May – Grenada May 30, 2015
- 17th – 20th May – Carriacou May 24, 2015
- 15th -16th May – Union Island May 24, 2015
- 11th-14th May Bequia May 20, 2015
- 9th-10th May – St Vincent May 14, 2015
- 7th April – 8th May – Dominica, Martinique, St Lucia May 11, 2015
- Returning South 19th – 25th April April 26, 2015
- Sint Maarten/Saint Marten 11th – 18th April April 26, 2015
- 7th – 10th April St Barts April 15, 2015
- Statia Craziness 5th-6th April April 12, 2015
- Nevis & St Kitts 26th March -4th April April 8, 2015
- Nevis Fri 20th Weds 25th March March 25, 2015
- To Monserrat 17th- 19th March March 21, 2015
- Antigua 8th Feb to 15th March March 16, 2015
- 7th Feb Deshaies to English Harbour February 10, 2015
- 2nd to 7th Feb Guadeloupe February 8, 2015
- 27th January to 1st February – Dominica February 3, 2015
- 7th – 28th January – Martinique January 27, 2015
- 27th Dec 2014 to 17th January 2015 – Atlantic Crossing, Mindelo to Le Marin Martinique January 19, 2015
- 22nd to 26th December – Mindelo December 26, 2014
- 13th to 21st Dec- San Sebastian to Mindelo, Sao Vincente – Cape Verde Islands December 23, 2014
- 8th to 12th Dec – San Sebastian de la Gomera December 12, 2014
- 6th & 7th Dec – Pasito Blanco to San Sebastian de la Gomera December 7, 2014
- 4th Dec – Las Palmas to Pasito Blanco December 7, 2014
- 29th Nov – 3rd Dec – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria December 7, 2014
- 26th Nov – Puertito to Las Palmas, Gran Canaria November 28, 2014
- 25th Nov – Gran Tarajal to Puertito November 28, 2014
- 24th Nov – Arrecife to Gran Tarajal, Fuerteventura November 28, 2014
- 5th – 19th Nov – Arrecife November 19, 2014
- 4th Nov – Isla Graciosa to Arrecife, Lanzarote November 18, 2014
- 29th Oct to 3rd Nov – Isla Graciosa November 5, 2014
- 23rd to 29th Oct – Rabat to Isla Graciosa, Canary Islands October 30, 2014
- 21st & 22nd Oct Rabat October 22, 2014
- 18-20th Oct – Cadiz to Rabat October 22, 2014
- 17th Oct – Cadiz October 18, 2014
- 14th & 15th Oct – Ayamonte to Cadiz October 15, 2014
- 12th & 13th Oct – Rio Guardiana October 15, 2014
- 10th & 11th Oct – Albufiera to Ilha de Culatra to Vila Real de Santo Antonio October 15, 2014
- 6th & 7th Oct – Enseada de Sagres to Lagos to Albufiera October 15, 2014
- 5th & 6 th Oct – Sines to Lagos October 7, 2014
- 2nd & 3rd Oct – Lisbon to Sesimbra to Sines October 4, 2014
- 1st Oct – Lisbon October 1, 2014
- 29th – 30th Sept – Peniche to Cascais to Lisbon October 1, 2014
- 28th September – Peniche September 28, 2014
- 23rd September – Porto September 23, 2014
- 21st-22nd September – Baiona to Leixoes September 23, 2014
- 17th September – Baiona (Bayona) September 17, 2014
- 15th September – Bueu to Baiona September 17, 2014
- 12th September – Villagarcia to Bueu September 17, 2014
- 10th September – Villagarcia & Santiagio de Compostello September 11, 2014
- 9th September – Ria Arousa September 11, 2014
- 8th September – Cabo Finisterre September 11, 2014
- Camarinas September 6, 2014
- Coruna September 6, 2014
- The Rias Atlas 3rd Sept September 3, 2014
- Weds 27th Aug – In Spain August 28, 2014
- Thurs 20th Aug – On the way August 28, 2014
- About to set out August 17, 2014
- A rear gantry for Sea Bear August 6, 2014
- Back in the water. May 8, 2014
- Drying Out August 10, 2013
- It don’t feel like Summer July 2, 2013
- From Solent to the Menai Straits Part 3 June 27, 2013
- From Solent to the Menai Straits Part 2 June 23, 2013
- From Solent to the Menai Straits Part 1 May 23rd – 25th June 14, 2013
- We are afloat May 21, 2013
- Learning new skills March 23, 2013
- Travails of Fitting Out February 23, 2013
- A new boat for the Skipper October 29, 2012