Category Archives: At Sea

Steve: Day 14

825nm to go. On day 14 we had some delicious wind powered bread. By wind powered I mean that it was needed and cooked electrically in the bread maker using power from the boat which in turn was collected through … Continue reading

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Helen: Day 13

Today I had slight anxiety attack. It wasn’t because we were on a plastic boat, being tossed around like a speck on a vast ocean, a thousand miles from the nearest land. It wasn’t the realisation that there are potential … Continue reading

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Steve: Day 13

Flying fish have run out of enthusiasm. Only three found this morning. On the subject of fish. Deciding our recent problems with losing lures was due to inattention I rigged up a couple of ‘alarms’ using nuts on pieces of … Continue reading

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John: Day 13

Not much happening, we’re still off course by about 20 degrees and winds not playing nice. The fishing lines were not out and I suggested that we put only two lines out and put them up on the line hook … Continue reading

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Helen: Day 12

No milestones. No incidents. No visitors. No fish No change! Am I repeating an old blog or are the days repeating themselves? We did have one moment of excitement. We sighted a large boat about 2 miles away. John took … Continue reading

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