Grand Tour Sailing Blog
Fiona & Ian’s blog of our Grand Tour – Sailing around the UK in 2023 then crossing the Atlantic in November 2023. In January 2024 starting a circumnavigation of the world in their 57ft Oyster sailing yacht.
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Ian is in the Sh.. but by how much !?
14th May 2 June 2023 Ian is in the Sh.. but by how much !? I too was sorry to say goodbye to the Caledonian
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Time Flies
Time Flies 12 May 2023 Our first stop in the Caledonian Canal was at Seaport Marina Inverness, which gave us the opportunity to spend a
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WE ARE OFF !
WE ARE OFF!! MAY 6TH 2023 Its May the 6th – the day of the Kings Coronation. We find ourselves moored in the Caledonian Canal.
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What’s in a Stern Tube
8 February 2023 What’s in a Stern Tube In Asante”s case not a lot, we felt it was prudent to replace both the cutlass bearings
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What’s in a Mug
21st JANUARY 2023 Unusual title for a blog, but this Christmas Fiona and myself got these wonderful mugs for presents from one of Fiona’s sons
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All Things Medical
20TH JANUARY 2023 So much of sailing is preparation. Working through the dreaded ‘what if’ scenarios’. And while most people will think of sinking boats
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Winter Maintenance
17TH JANUARY 2023 The summer went by in a flash and everything we had planned has been completed. We more or less stuck to our
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Where does it start
10TH JANUARY 2023 I believe in life there are two types of people. Those who talk of dreams and those who follow them. In 1982