Author Archives: Karen

Hi, Harisha! The other shining path is the nickname for a nasty bunch of terrorists. They are a Peruvian Maoist terrorist organisation and their name in Peruvian is Sendero Luminoso. The flying fish are impressive. We usually find at least … Continue reading →

Having read the tale of the split spinnaker – take a look at this picture sent by a frend a few days qgo. This shouldn;t happen to our boys!! Talking of the split spinnaker… Tom and Tim E may care … Continue reading →

Hi, Mohona,   We’re sorry about the constellation pictures. We’re still trying, but last night was mostly cloudy anyway.We’ll keep at it. Mostly, last night was taken up with flying fish. We had three fly aboard in total. I think … Continue reading →

Captain Bligh has asked me, wife and shore-based editor to start uplifting to the site his replies to people who are emailing them. He does not want others to read comments and not see his replies. So here is the … Continue reading →

Yes, Skipper’s Wag and editor really is at the office! Just wanted to record that 112 unique people logged on yesterday to check up on news of our boys. That’s a nice following. TC, our IT guru has updated the … Continue reading →

It was with mixed feelings that I went out for a meal on my last night. It had been a strain getting the baot ready, particularly as I had started the week unwell, needing a trip to a Spanish doctor … Continue reading →

In the ARC there are boats registered in 34 different countries. (i.e Nightlife is registered in London, so UK, Fandango in Melbourne, so Australia and so on). Each country is represented in the opening flag parade.  (The participants represent even … Continue reading →

This was a very busy day for both of us. I serviced 11 of the 13 winches on the boat. (I left the anchor winch and the old main sheet winch that is never used.) This task requires concentration and … Continue reading →

During the day, I went off to the large supermarket, El Corte Englis described by the organisers as ‘like Waitrose’ in order to meet Sari the translator and organise the fresh food that would need to be delivered on 20th. … Continue reading →