With UK & Spanish COVID-19 restrictions temporarily eased, the crew of Elixir return to the boat after leaving her for 8 months in Tenerife. After nourishing Elixir with TLC, George, Chloe and skipper Max venture out to explore more remote parts of Th...
In this tutorial, Chloë teaches you how to whip rope ends.
In our preparation for sailing Elixir across the Atlantic, we tidied up all the sheet ends, making sure they were all neatly whipped with no risk of fraying.
Chloë goes through the steps of t...
During March, the COVID-19 pandemic began to sweep through Europe wreaking havoc on day to day life.
Whilst in The Canaries, Spain declared a national lock-down. Forcing us to remain on the boat, allowing only one person at a time to leave for grocery sh...
When winds of up to 80mph whip up from the Saraha there are few safe places to be with a boat on The Canary Islands. The high winds, carrying fine particles of dust, are funneled and squeezed through passages of water between islands called acceleration zo...
After crossing The Bay of Biscay, we made landfall in Spain. Mid-winter lows were rolling off the North Atlantic and battering Finisterre. It was two weeks before a weather window allowed us to continue south.
We stopped off in Peniche, Portugal and indu...
In January 2020 Elixir set off from Falmouth with her crew three. Max had done some miles, but Harry and Chloe were new to bluewater sailing.
Elixir is a recently restored S&S Swan 37, setting out to circumnavigate the planet. Her crew are all in thei...
In summer 2016, Harry Scott and I sailed out of our hometown of Falmouth on Flying Cloud - my 22' wooden sailing boat. For three months we cruised along the lively west coast of France, the rugged north coast of Spain and the colorful coast of Portugal - c...
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