Welcome aboard.
These are stories from sea and soul — moments of calm, chaos, and everything in between.
This is where I share the truth behind the tides.
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I Actually Just Did That!
I don’t even know where to start. I made it home! I actually just did it?? I sailed all the way round Great Britain and Ireland, 3000 nautical miles, just me and the boat.…
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Final Leg – Sailing Home
This Thursday I’ll be sailing the final leg of my solo circumnavigation of Great Britain and Ireland, from Kilmore Quay in Ireland back to Neyland, West Wales – where it all began! I’m aiming…
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Southbound Along the Wild Atlantic Way
Killybegs to Teelin Harbour After a week in Killybegs I was ready to be moving again. The forecast was good, but I was unexpectedly delayed and didn’t leave until gone midday. By the time…
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Crossing to the Wild West
Rough, wild, isolated and lonely Where the emerald isle meets the North Atlantic. I’ve heard so many stories of this coast, spoken about with reverence. When I told people I wanted to sail west…
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Island Life: Stornoway to Islay
I know, I know — I haven’t posted in forever. So here’s my post for June. And for anyone wondering Im currently halfway down the west coast of Ireland! aim to get that post…
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Orkney, Cape Wrath and Onto Stornoway
Eday → Stromness Eday → StromnessI left Eday at 11am, lifted the anchor, and motored out. Again, despite the lack of wind, I encountered areas of large waves caused purely by tide. I had…
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Orkney by Sea: A Northern Island Birthday
Sorry it’s been a while – I’ve been busy sailing and honestly just not in the mood for writing. But I’m back now, with stories from the wild, beautiful north. Wick → Deer Sound,…
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Peterhead to Wick – 19 Hours, 90 Miles, and One Hell of a First Passage
After two weeks of boat prep in Peterhead, it was finally time. I’d done a couple of short shakedown sails around the harbour, but this was it—the first real trip of the summer. I…
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Weathering a different kind of storm.
It’s been a while since I last posted here — and for those who’ve been following my journey, thank you for sticking around through the quiet. I haven’t disappeared. I’ve just been weathering a…
She sails 