Joined ship on Sat 27th August 2022 Set sail heading North but due to prevailing easterly it wasn’t possible to sail to the Westermann islands. So North it was to the Hornstdir nature reserve. During my 12-4 am watch we saw the Northern lights. We continued sailing East past the Western fjords and set anchor …
What a glorious day to be flying a glider, just started learning and this was only my 5th flight. There is so much to concentrate on when you’re learning it’s sometimes difficult just to appreciate the view. Scottish Gliding Centre
I made this voyage in Nov/Dec 2019 but I have only now had time to put this short video together to give a flavour of the adventure.
I first came across the Tecla on Facebook when they posted asking for people to declare an interest in joining them in attempting to navigate the North West passage. Unfortunately I could not afford the cost of this leg of the voyage but when I saw they were also sailing from The Galapagos islands to …
I last sailed on the Oosterschelde in Jan 2018 from Tenerife to Cape Verde where I heard from the crew that they would most likely be coming to Scotland during the summer. When I returned home I had a look at the Oosterschelde schedule for the coming year and saw that they were planning to …
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When I saw that the Morgenster was taking part in the very first Three Festivals Regatta and was sailing from Liverpool to Dublin on the first leg I didn’t hesitate to sign up. This was the first tall ship I sailed on back in Feb 2017 and I had such a fantastic time it was …
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