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    New adventure

    Saturday 19th June – 3rd July Well that was a change of plan that no-one expected would happen. The original plan was to do do some driving with my ex driving instructor one day in preparation for my driving test but then I was offered the amazing opportunity…

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    Living with a guest onboard

    For the last week, I have had Ffion living aboard as a guest. We originally planned to take her out for a day or two driving her car to get experience and practice for her driving test. I taught her to drive about 6 or 7 years ago…

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    Still in Aberystwyth

    Due to continuing Northerly winds, we are still at Aberystwyth and likely to be here until next week at least. We have still managed to do some sailing though. We sailed up the coast on Wednesday, very light winds meant that we went backwards in the current several…

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    Back in New Quay

    I have arrived back in New Quay, made an expensive mistake, spent time talking with and getting help from amazing friends and family and ready to laze away the summer in this fantastic place. The trip up from Milford Haven was mostly uneventful with light winds but St…

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    Lands End to Milford Haven

    I have done some miles since my last blog post, I am now in Milford Haven in the lovely Dale anchorage. I have struggled at times with low and intermittent wind speeds but its all part of learning about getting the best from the boat. I have not…

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    Missing cup

    I am moving west at a reasonable pace and hope to go around lands end today. A major milestone in my trip to West Wales. I’ve seen some stunning coastlines but had a couple of small setbacks. Setback one is my wind speed measuring device (anemometer) has been…