Southern Ireland

At least we're not a fugly boat

We had left the anchorage in Dunmore East and we were at last sailing, We were just near where the gas regulator had failed and we were putting on a cup of tea, so we felt that we were at the moment...

Three failures can kill you

We were once again in Dunmore East at anchor and Beverley talked about a book called the hitch hikers guide to the galaxy, and on the front of the book are the words "Don't panic" For...

Sailors know the Earth isn't flat

It had been a busy day at Kilmore, we had bought some essential supplies, I had done the washing and Beverley had bought a new gas regulator along with a spare. The only thing that we failed to do...

SOUTHERN IRELAND

Crisis at sea! How will we cope?

We had left Dunmore East and we were at last travelling towards new horizons. I love going new places and my sense of anticipation was high. We were also sailing which I love so as far as I was...

We need wind but not that much!

We had left Kilmore Quay for the second time. Our first departure was not a success because, the swell was pretty heavy. The wind was strong because we had, had a storm the day before and the seas...

I guess it's curtains for us...

We were anchored out side Rosslare and it was foggy. The harbour of Rosslare was not that far away and sometimes we could see it while other times it was completely lost in the fog. The coast was...

Some days are not worth the trouble!

We were in Arklow and the conditions were rough. It was so bad that large waves were coming up the river and bouncing Salty Lass. I was supposed to be working but I simply couldn't concentrate. So I...

Should you have dwarf bread in your grab bag

We had left Greystones and we were sailing. Now when we are sailing Beverley and I chat a lot about all sorts of things and our conversations are clearly evident in this video Leaving...

Small marina means it's squeaky bum time

We were in Malahide and we were concerned about out exhaust elbow. It was a task that we had been putting off for various reasons We had not done this inspection before, so we were...

Why sailing makes us panic!

We had anchored in Dundalk bay and had a peaceful nights rest. We had needed to use our lee cloths because of the slight swell that was in the bay, but other than that we were fine. We had put out...