Journey on a Woods Sagitta catamaran

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 ...

I'd recommend Flores for hikers and campers - anyone who appreciates grand scenery and peaceful countryside. But not for sailors. An...

Here is my account of the crossing from Bermuda to the Azores. I've taken it directly from a log I kept as I went, editing just a little...