First Channel Crossing

After years of planning and preparation, the time had finally come to leave the UK! This would be…

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The adventure begins!!

After leaving Fox’s Marina, we were keen to get our adventures started. Those of you…

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Goodbye

The day finally came to leave Fox’s Marina and head off to pastures new – hurray!!!…

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Storm strategies

When passage planning, we always keep a close eye on the weather, obtaining both long and short…

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Hauled out again (at last!)

When Escapade was hoisted out in March, we noticed that there were a couple of places where the…

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Talk to me

In today’s world, there are many forms of communication, most of which rely on satellite…

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Safety first: Abandon ship!!

As with ‘Safety first: Man Overboard’, abandoning ship is something we would hope to…

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Safety first: Man Over Board!

This post is an updated version of one published by mistake a couple of weeks ago. In ‘Safety…

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Safety first : Don’t fall off!

In preparation for setting off around the world, one of our jobs is to review our safety equipment.…

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Preparing for off the grid

Since Escapade has been on the water (two years now), most of our time has been spent at marinas…

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