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January 04, 2010: I’m still at home waiting for the sun to come up! » read more

Britespark goes Dutch

Gosport - Tulips - Clogs - who knows where next?

December 20, 2009: After being away for nearly 4 months it felt odd as we entered Portsmouth Harbour – nice thought by the Navy to send out a boat to greet us!This trip will leave us with many fabulous memories. We have enjoyed every minute and wouldn’t change anything! Holland was truly magnificent and the Dutch people are very helpful, honest and good fun! We will return….Chris and Chris » read more

HIPOPOTAM

July 27, 2010: Messolonghi » read more

Alphora

Solent Heading South

June 08, 2010: <!— @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } — 26th May 12nm We slipped our mooring at a civilised 1000 and motored out into the bay. It was relatively quiet compared to the traffic on our arrival. We set full sail and enjoyed our best sail of the year so far. After turning east after a couple of miles we had the wind just aft the beam for a few hours gli... » read more

Preparing to move on board

From house to boat

29.07.2011: Was never going to go according to plan.  The coppercoat needed more time to cure before the boat could be shifted in the cradle, then the patches that were left behind needed to be painted, let dry and then cure or they might disolve in the water.  So we delayed our departure until August 1st with the boat going in the water at 1200hrs.Special thanks to Marcus Collins who helped pick... » Mehr...

Shiraz leaves for the Med

After months of prep we are now ready to start the journey. We are leaving Gosport today for a short hop to Yarmouth then to Falmouth. We plan to sail from Falmouth to La Coruna...

July 31, 2011: Before we leave it is time to rest and do a check up! » read more

Fastnet Campaign 2011

6 days training, 3 qualifying races and the Fastnet itself - a real sailing challenge for 2011. Our campaign is open to anybody with reasonable fitness and who has some sailing...

April 23, 2011: A stunning sunrise as we head out for Cherbourg » read more

Parry's Sail To the Baltic

UK to Holland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Estonia and Finland (perhaps)

May 01, 2009: After a marathon 3 day sail from Cuxhaven leaving at 10.30am on Thursday 28th we returned all the way back to Gosport arriving at 09.00 on Sunday morning.  A trip of 446 miles completed in 70 hrs with three nights at sea.  In five months we have visited 12 countries and covered about 3500 miles.  An amazing adventure. The first part of the journey was very unpleasant bashing... » read more

RTI 2011

2011 sees the 80th anniversary of the world famous Round The Island Race - surely one of the most spectacular races around? We'll be taking part on Prime Evil our Sigma 400, ...

April 18, 2011: Four of this Round The Island Race team joined us for this, the first of two RTI training weekends.After a curry on board we headed off to the Clarence for a pint or two, and a chance to get to know each other. Two of the team ( Damian and John M) had been down a couple of weeks ago for the ISAF Offshore Safety Course ( part of our Fastnet Campaign), with Rupert (a friend of Damian’s) and... » read more

Round The Island June 2010

Hamble - Cowes - Needles - St Catherines Point - Bembridge Ledge - Cowes - Lymington - Cowes - Hamble

June 23, 2010: Back across to the Hamble.It is a Sunday afternoon, the water is smooth and the power-boaters are out playing.Rushing around on the plane, generating lots of wash and in some cases cutting very close to slower vessels.I do get annoyed sometimes, especially when they cut in so close!All it takes is someone to be down below making drinks with a kettle of boiling water and then suddenly the the bo... » read more