Tag: Island
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Sailing Antarctica: Vendée Globe veteran’s memorable return to the frozen south
Sailing Antarctica – Ocean racer Nick Moloney returned to the deep south with a memorable voyage sailing to Antarctica on the 66ft ketch Ocean TrampThe dense silence is broken only by the sound of snowflakes landing on my protective clothing, as my eyes struggle to adjust to the landscape that surrounds me. It is so…
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Sailing Alaska: A family adventure around the blissfully remote Admiralty Island
Jessie Rogers and her husband, Kit, head to Alaska with their family to rekindle sailing adventures of the past Standing on the bow of our borrowed 36ft steel cutter, I watched as my four children paddled the inflatable kayak through the iceberg-laden water. The sea had been busy with humpback whales that day and they…
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Sailing Hawaii: A leisurely cruise around these picture-perfect volcanic islands
Suzy Carmody on the vibrant culture and storied history that awaits cruisers visiting the remote pacific archipelago of Hawaii We started our Pacific voyage on board Distant Drummer, our 45ft Liberty cutter-rigged sloop, from Wellington, New Zealand, in June, 2015, bound ultimately for North America and the Pacific Northwest. The 26-day passage to Tahiti went…
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Sailing Ushant: Tom Cunliffe explores France’s most daunting island
So daunting was the coast of Ushant that it was years before Tom Cunliffe dared stop there. But what a reward there is… ‘Qui voit Ouessant boit son sang.’ In plain English, this old Breton sailors’ proverb reads: ‘He who sees Ushant sups his own blood.’ Many a seaman would be inclined to agree, certainly…