September 29th - "Santa Cruz, Tenerife"
Hola, Just arrived in Santa Cruz Tenerife, lovely fast sail here. Left Madeira 12:00 Tuesday and arrived Tenerife 09:00 Thursday. Sailed...
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- 4 days ago
- 1 min
September 28th - "What a great day to be alive"
What a great day to be alive. I call this trip the voyage of dreams, because it’s been my dream since I was a boy, but it’s becoming a...
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- Sep 18
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September 18th - "Madeira"
I normally only write a blog while I’m at sea but I have had such an amazing time since landing in Madeira I thought it would be nice to...
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- Sep 9
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September 9th - "Next stop Funchal, Madeira"
Good morning, Just pulled anchor and say goodbye to beautiful Porto Santo. Light winds but favourable for Madeira, making 3 kn...
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- Sep 7
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September 7th - "Porto Santo, Madeira"
Well, what a start to my solo circumnavigation. Sailed approximately 1250 nm from Ireland to Madeira. Anchored off a beach at 02:00 this...
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- Sep 6
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September 6th - "New dawn, new day"
Morning from Waxwing, I pushed hard yesterday to get south while I had wind. I knew there would be little wind today. Making about 3 kn...
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- Sep 5
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September 5th - "Busy morning"
Good day from Waxwing, Busy morning onboard, dropped the cover of one of my water tanks into the bilge and had to take up half the floor...
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- Sep 4
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September 4th - "Distance"
Morning from Waxwing, Just worked out my distance sailed yesterday… 142 nm in 24 hours. Winds stayed fresh all night average 20 kn WSW...
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- Sep 3
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September 3rd - "One week at sea"
Morning from Waxwing, This day last week I set sail from Kilrush in Ireland to sail solo around the world (still can’t believe it) and...
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- Sep 2
- 1 min
September 2nd - "Readjusting"
Morning from Waxwing, Last night the moon came up and what a perfect end to an incredible day. I spent hours yesterday morning trying all...
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- Sep 1
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September 1st - "Light and variable winds"
Morning from waxwing, Woke at 6am this morning as I could feel Waxwing had practically stopped, wind had dropped and was from the south....
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- Aug 31
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August 31st - "All good on board"
Morning from waxwing, Light winds from the west today, making progress slow. Making 3kn on a course of 224 degrees. The barometer is...
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- Aug 30
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August 30th - "Natures gift"
Good morning from Waxwing Every day I get a gift. I had a wind shift during the night and had to go on deck to change course and adjust...
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- Aug 29
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August 29th - "Waxwing in her groove"
Waxwing is flying along in her groove. No real swell as we have the easterly winds. Life on board is just fantastic, had the company of...
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- Aug 28
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August 28th - "Open water"
Well, what a start to my journey.😂 It was a beautiful day yesterday with all my family, friends and supporters. I left Kilrush knowing I...
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- May 20
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May 20th
Top of the morning. 06:00 hrs and all is good on Waxwing. 100 nm south of the Tearaght, the most western of the Blasket islands. Making 6...
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