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14th January 2010
We returned to the boat in time to rendezvous with my sister, Eileen, and her husband Terry who visited us as part of an “epic” itinerary from Australia – encompassing the Far East, Switzerland, Paris and Helsinki……. &n…

2nd January 2010
After an exploratory trip to the mouth of the estuary to assess the conditions we concluded that we would make for Porto – an estimated 10 hours away.
Estimates, we are finding, can be very inaccurate.  Contrary to the forecast …

28th December 2009
We had an opportunity to catch our breath for a day anyway.  Stocked up on some fresh produce we returned the hospitality and had “Aussie” Richard to visit for roast duck and plum pudding.  I suppose he was glad of the…

St Peter Port certainly proved well fixed for interesting little restaurants and pubs and we managed to sample a fair selection.  However, much as we were enjoying our time in Guernsey, we were keen to be heading South and to some warmer weather.&…

At 03:45 on a crisp late October morning we finally slipped the lines and motored Mad Sunday through the silky pond that was Southampton Water.  We crossed the normally motorway-busy channel of the Solent, almost entirely alone, on calm waters.  We g…

The electronics are now all installed and working fine.  We have taken the boat out into the Solent a few times and pretty much shaken down the engines. 

The Avon Jet Tender is now in place in the chocks on the boat deck.  We have been out in the…

Well it has been a really busy couple of weeks for us but the important news is that Mad Sunday arrived safely and is now is the midst of the commissioning process.  We are currently in Malvern attending a week of events around the Centenary of Morgan…