Journey on a Woods Sagitta catamaran

After a year of busy landlubbing, I've prepared the boat for sailing again. It's been a year parked here: Snug and secure in the...

This really ought to be the last post! Scrumpy is now for sale. Details here . It would be nice if someone would carry on with the voyag...

Here's the damage from bouncing on an Azore. Both fibreglass skins were split, but the foam - Airex - remained intact and kept th...

I left Horta at dawn with a forecast of a high pressure ridge stretching from the Azores to the UK. Light winds, calms and a need to s...

Just a quickie to say that Scrumpy got me back safe and sound after a long slow but gentle sail back, with no damage or drama. The boat is...

The work on the rudder went well, and I made two halves that I could epoxy around the straightened steel post: The workshop was a...

The wind remained in the east for a couple more days, and there was nothing we could do to repair either the hull or the rudder, so we went ...