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Pub on the beach 14th August 2021, Crew Nick, Jen, Mandy & me Porthdinllaen is about an 8 hour sail from Pwllhelli through Bardsey sound. We saw dolphins on the way, they were defo looking at us. On arrival we got in our dinghy with our trusty 50 year old seagull and went ashore forContinue reading “Trip to Tŷ Coch Inn, Porthdinllaen”

OBJECTIVE – Sail to a Scottish distillery and buy some whisky August/September 2021 Once upon a time Mandy’s dad went on a sailing holiday around the west coast of Scotland and visited a few whisky distilleries. Since then I have wanted to sail my boat up to a scottish distillery and buy some whisky. Specifically,Continue reading “Whisky Galore”

April 17th 2021 Crew Mandy, David, Karen, Chris, Nick and Graham Objective – Get the boat to Pwllhelli We’d been trying to get the boat up north since we bought her in October 2020 but due to covid restrictions, work commitments, short days and shitty weather we didn’t mange it until April 2021. The firstContinue reading “Attempt 3 – Ipswich to Pwllheli”

Red sky in the morning, sailors warning. So true. December 17th 2020 – Crew – Mandy, Nick, Chris, David and Graham. Objective – Get the boat to Pwllhelli So we left Ipswich Haven marina at 4am, through the lock gates down the river Orwell with a beautiful sunrise in front of us. Ready to goContinue reading “Attempt 1 – Ipswich Haven to Thames estuary”