The Sea Stallion in majestic surroundings
People are often impressed by the Sea Stallion’s length, but from the quayside in Portsmouth, our impressive…
Extract from the logbook, 10-11 July 2008
09.40, log 335, wind south-westerly, 8 metres/sec.We cast off in Torquay and rowed out of the harbour as the tide…
A quiet day in Torquay
Late on Tuesday evening we moored alongside the quay in Torquay after what was in every sense a very long sailing…
Extract from the logbook, 9 July 2008
Torquay harbour.
9.00 Breakfast
9.45 Skipper’s briefing:
The weather forecast, which was the reason we came into…
Extract from logbook, 7 July 2008
03.00, log 85, wind north-west 7 metres/sec.We have tightened the rudder tackle. We change course to avoid the…
Extract from logbook, 8 July 2008
03.00, log 234, wind west 10 metres/sec.Longship Lighthouse at Lands End abeam. We are moving into the English…
The Sea Stallion in rough weather
The Irish Sea. Sea Stallion is sailing with a ‘half wind’ (beam reach) on starboard tack (the wind is coming across…
Seasickness and bilge watch
Windswept, cold and tired, the first crew members look out from under their woollen blankets. The watch stare…
Why don’t we do everything as in Viking times?
Why don’t we navigate as they did in Viking times? Why don’t we wear the clothes the Vikings did? Why don’t we eat…
The first blister
Our hands are sore and the first blisters begin to appear. We have not yet rowed very much – an hour and half today…