5 Reasons Why You Must Join the Next Ocean Globe Race in 2027
Written by Aurora Sillars, Youngest British Competitor of the Ocean Globe Race 2023-24, RYA Yachtmaster Offshore alumni of Second Star School The Ocean Globe Race (OGR) is a thrilling round-the-world amateur yacht race initiated in 2023 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 1973 Whitbread Race. It offers a unique experience for amateur sailors of […]
Atlantic Crossing – West to East, part 3
The psychology then. None of us hadn’t wondered how we would deal with the ‘head’ stuff. Perhaps boredom. Some thought there might be pressure and ‘angst’ from a ‘shouty’ skipper or watch leader. Cabin fever; locked on board in a confined space for weeks. I’ve talked about the people thing. Perhaps we were lucky with […]
Atlantic Crossing – West to East, part 2
There are always fixes to be made on the go. This tale takes the biscuit though. Now, for some unknown reason, the compass light failed, and after some testing, it turns out it was the bulb. A tiny LED bulb that you wouldn’t really think to take as a spare. So here’s creativity. On a […]
Atlantic Crossing – West to East on Surya Noctis
Surya Noctis (Dufour 44′) and a crew of 8 set sail from Antigua to Italy on April 15th, 2024. Leg one took us to Horta in The Azores in seventeen and three-quarter days. We didn’t really expect to be close-hauled sailing upwind for all but the last few miles, so we rapidly became used to […]
Let me write an entry in the logbook: taking RYA courses in preparation for a sail of a lifetime
We love asking our students why they decided to take sailing courses. Their answers are always unique and often quite exciting. When we learn that they have an interesting journey ahead, we make sure to follow up with them. For example, one of our students, Tako, was preparing to cross the Atlantic Ocean. After taking […]
How to entertain yourself and others during an Ocean Crossing?
Let me guess. You’ve picked up your device to google search this topic because you are unsure of what to do on your first crossing, fair enough… we did the same before our Atlantic Crossing! Crossings any of the oceans can sometimes be a bit challenging and potentially long journeys. All experiences are different for […]
Atlantic Crossing 2022 – Blue Moon’s week 1 at ARC
BLUE MOON, skippered by Thalita, took part in ARC 2022 – Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Las Palmas in Canaries to St Lucia in the Caribbean. To record the daily life on the crossing, it was decited to write a blog post daily – sometimes it was a group effort, […]
Atlantic Crossing 2022 – Blue Moon’s week 2 at ARC
BLUE MOON, skippered by Thalita, took part in ARC 2022 – Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Las Palmas in Canaries to St Lucia in the Caribbean. To record the daily life on the crossing, it was decited to write a blog post daily – sometimes it was a group effort, […]
Atlantic Crossing 2022 – Blue Moon’s week 3 at ARC
BLUE MOON, skippered by Thalita, took part in ARC 2022 – Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Las Palmas in Canaries to St Lucia in the Caribbean. To record the daily life on the crossing, it was decited to write a blog post daily – sometimes it was a group effort, […]
