doris

You have a door on your heads? What luxury!

The boat is now on its home berth. A bouncy but quick sail from Lorient mostly on the wind tested things out and amazingly very little...

All going remarkably well. Full and maybe final update in a few days. See Big Doris 4 on Marine Traffic.

Pip's right in the mix now.

Watching the crowds in the Village and on the pontoons has almost worn out my YouTube already and the race hasn’t even started. Here’s...

Yesterday the sails went up 👍👍 All the systems work. Monsieur JPK suggested a minor tweak, one doesn’t have a dog and bark oneself so...

Last time I tried it I found it taking over my life. I’ll pass this time.

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I have a very little but new boat. All looking v good. Am going out next week with the surveyor, builder and designer to try and break a...

Pip’s last sail before the start. With wildly grinning guest.

Launched yesterday

Every time I look at those beasts my blood runs cold and I grow weak at the knees just thinking about soloing one of those offshore in...

Up to 18 hours planned voyage. But cross channel isn’t really ‘ocean’. Either way I decided it would be more than a tad foolish to solo...