The Road to the Horizon

Life as a serial expat, addicted traveller, desperate adventurer, wannabe sailor and passionate aidworker

"Spin-a-thong" - the business case for single-use spinnakers

Log extract. Date: 20-Nov-2023 Position: Between Cape Verde and Grenada, we're sailing as part of the ARC+ fleet Prelude: The AR...

The "Adopt-my-dad" initiative, during the 2023 ARC+

Passage log excerpt Date: 27-Nov-2023 Position: Somewhere between Cape Verde and Grenada Aboard S/V Sturdeee ( yep, that is with thr...

Sucking or blowing, that's the question.

This post is all about clouds. And winds that go with them... I think for us, sea-faring people, the difference between "sailors...

Not what I expected to see after 10,000 miles of ocean passages.

In each of the past winter seasons, I did one trans-Atlantic trip. I came back from each transat super-fit and in top shape. This year, i...

That sixth sense when sailing transatlantic

The stories of open ocean crossings few people tell.... When sharing stories with other sailors about ocean crossings, in my experience, ...

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