Mary: Monday wash day and I drop the laundry at the laundrette, fill the lockers with food, and generally make things ship shape again. The lady from the laundrette helps me carry the bags back to the dinghy, but not make up the bunks with the clean sheets or pack the rest away, great service […]

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Another taste from Ireland from John Welsh Apparently a tradition in Courtmacsherry is to have cabbage, potato and bacon for lunch. I guess all cooked separately.

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Mary: We left Westport for Inishbofin, a distance of thirty two miles, leisurely sail with time to catch up on Rebecca’s news. Camy and Peden again closely watching their speed when helming, and yes you can go faster if you sail off course and more down wind! We’ve been to Inishbofin before (day sailing to […]

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All day breakfast was available until 5pm on the Aran Islands. Could be ordered at many of the cafes and always included White and Black pudding. I’m afraid the picture this congers up is about right. The tourists have taken over on the largest island! If you are eating at home suggest fried mashed potatoes, […]

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First in a series of “Food to Try at Home” to give you a taste of where we are. Mussel farms can be a pest when sailing, they do tend to be fairly well tucked into the shore, but that can often be where you want to tack. All is however forgiven when you have […]

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New photos in the Gallery – “off to Ireland” and I have updated the “A True Irish Welcome” David 

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Post from Giselle have a techical hitch at present Here is what you would have got last Friday: David…. Sailing in Sunshine off the west coast of Ireland with the huge pink spinnaker up. Rebecca insisted I put it up. Would I have put it up without this insistence? Just had a good look at […]

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David: In Castletown Bere. Got a great welcome in MacCarthy’s Bar last night, Many thanks to Anne and Teddy Black. The pub is a ahop_cum_pub unique even in this part of the world. 2190 2188 Off up Bantry bay today.

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Mary: Thursday 1400 hours and we’re away. 254nm to Westport. Little wind, clear blue skies and a basking shark off Mull says goodbye – can you spot him in the photo? The weather changes, winds get up from the southwest 5, 6, then 7, seas are rough, we beat though the next 40 hours.

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Mary: Our neighbour on the next mooring at Oban Marina on Kerrara flew in to pick up their buoy. The little sea plane does a regular service from the heart of Glasgow, but I was a little concerned when he landed and skimmed across the water directly towards us. I thought of having to fill […]

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