As I ready Mo for her jump from Halifax northwards, I am reminded of her first Northwest Passage attempt, summarized here by Clark Stede in a 1991 article in Yachting Monthly.
The Pilgrims fled from England to Holland in 1607. When Spain threatened to invade Holland, the Pilgrims decided to flee again. They considered sailing to Guyana in South America, as they heard of its tropical climate.
An unexpected highlight of the passage to St. John’s.
As I write, we’re on the home stretch, steaming up the east coast of Newfoundland towards St. John’s. We’ve got a big iceberg about a mile ahead, and the crew has altered course to go and have a better look.
A significant new regatta is being held for the first time here in the the National Yacht Club, 17th and 18th August. The Irish Sailing Pathfinder Women at the Helm Regatta encourages women to jump...
Having done with the greasier mechanical systems, I moved on to restoring Monte.
Foggy Francois, ICEBEAR on the beautiful new floating dock with 35’ under her keel in the deep fjord.
Jess and James left the UK in 2011 aboard Adamastor and are still sailing. Their travels have taken them to 36 countries, across 2 oceans and over 26,000 miles so far, with their three children born en-route.
Southerly Yachts resurgence continues and their new 435 is the latest of their swing keel yachts to enjoy a rebirth. Sam Jefferson takes her for a spin I suppose before I start this review I should declare that I am an avowed fan of the swing keel.
Never afraid of a spot of hubris, Don Street claims to have ‘invented Caribbean cruising’ back in the 1950s. True or not, he’s a bona fide cruising legend as Sam Jefferson discovers Don Street should be furious.