We have learnt that “hestur” in Faroese means horse. It is also a small island in the Faroe Islands located to the west of Streymoy, the...

After more than two weeks in Tórshavn and a fantastic time catching up with old friends and making new, we realised that we had to take...

The Faroe Island have this overwhelmingly magnetic effect on us. We felt so attracted to come back and now that we are here, we got...

We really love Peterhead. It is not just a pitstop on the way to better and bigger places. It is one of those place that we return to...

We arrived in Berwick-upon-Tweed in the evening on the 19th of May, and made our way towards the Tweed Dock. I must say, after looking at...

Feng Shui means Wind and Water. According to the core principles of this ancient philosophy, you do want to focus on having constantly...

After nearly a month of being in home waters with nothing but northerly or northeasterly winds blowing we finally started to see a change...

We were waiting for the weather without a care in the world, and the weather came - one that delivered a lot to care and worry about. The...

To be away from the home river feels great. It is always tough to sever the ties of home and that is simply a consequence of reconnecting...

Although the advantages of being in the Ipswich Dock are alluring to the point of inviting sailors to grow roots, we have resisted its...

I do not know if someone put the winter break on a fast forward, but season two of Adventure Now has just begun! We have chosen to sail...

It has been a long time since I drifted off into my own little world and started to type whatever comes into my head. To be honest, it...

I owe an apology to all who visit this website to catch up on what is happening with Mark, I and Altor of Down. I often think that...

We had a blast of a sail from Peterhead to Blyth. The forecast suggested it might be feisty and it was! In this sailing life, being...

We arrived in Peterhead after 22 hours of motoring from Fair Isle on the 24th of September. This will sound repetitive considering other...

I’m not a sailor with an incredible amount of deep sea miles under my belt but I have done a few. Over the years and on several occasions...

Four weeks in Fuglafjørður allowed us to sprout little roots and grow attached to the place. It was a very easy thing to do considering...

Today is the 13th of September and here we are still in the Faroe Islands. When we were about to push off from Stornoway I wondered if we...

As we learned while sailing from Tórshavn to Vestmanna and then from Vestmanna to Fuglafjord, the winds around the islands are full of...

It will be three weeks tomorrow since we arrived in Fuglafjordur. Since leaving Essex in March, this is the longest we have stayed in one...