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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Ticking off the jobs

Once safely out of the water, it was time to start on some of the other jobs. Firstly, we needed to…

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Spring clean

There are some jobs on the boat that cannot be done whilst we are in the water. So, sometimes, it…

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Don’t look down…

By the end of February, the warmer and drier weather meant that we could start on the outside jobs.…

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A great cause – Liferaft: Sailing with Cancer

The sailing community is full of amazing people. This post will introduce you to one of them…

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Brrrrr…

Storm Darcy hit the UK in February, bringing with it wet and windy weather. The eastern side of the…

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Back to work

Having been sailing for seven weeks, the job list had grown. We already had some work from before…

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The Countdown Begins (again!)

Our seven week trip was over and the beginning of November saw us back at Fox’s Marina in…

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