The Cap’n sanctions a port visit
14:30UTC 14/08/07 33’27.0N 16’19.0W Discipline on board this ‘ere pirate vessel is a finely balanced parrot, if ever there was one. The threat o’the cat o’nine tails and the promise of a share o’the plunder is usually enough to keep the crew in line, but as’ee all know, familiarity breeds contempt and the wise privateer […]
Light airs, and visitors
07:50UTC 14/08/07 33’59.1N 017’04.7W The wind has died away to almost nothing, and we’ve hoisted the biggest sail we have, the ‘drifter’ that we tried out going down the Solent. Together with the big jib, in 8 knots of breeze we were still doing 4 knots, which for such a heavy boat is remarkable. Now, […]