Pølser med pasta og en klat relish

Pølser med pasta og en klat relish

The crew get ready for the long voyage. Photo: Werner Karrasch

The Sea Stallion has left Ireland on course for Lands End

The high tide bore the Sea Stallion away from Ireland with 200-400 nautical miles ahead

Next stop England!

The Sea Stallion has to get round the notorious "corner" of England, Lands End. The distance is 200 nautical miles…

Raining cats and dogs!

At the risk of repeating both myself and Louise and everybody who said anything about last year’s voyage, I must…

Skipper Carsten Hvid (left) and helmsman Tom Nicolaisen plan the voyage before departure to England.

Packing for the big trip

It looks like the Sea Stallion will be off tomorrow. The goal is Portsmouth – 400 nautical miles non-stop.

 

Extract from logbook, 2 July 2008

Wednesday 2/7-2008, 15.30

8.00 Breakfast by the ship.8.45 Skipper’s briefing:

The wind is still southerly, 8–9…

Extracts from logbook, 5 July 2008

Saturday 5/7-2008, 15.30

8.00 Breakfast by the ship.8.45 Skipper’s briefing:

We are staying in Wicklow harbour…

People are talking in Wicklow

There is traffic in Wicklow today. Cars are constantly coming and going and there are really a lot of people who…