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North Atlantic 2017 – 2019

This blog was first published by the clever chaps at Mailasail as we travelled clockwise from Gosport to Cape Verde, Grenada, Cuba, Nova Scotia and home with stops in between.

The original version had a number of entries posted from the high seas via our Iridium Pilot satellite. These were deliberately short, devoid of colourful pictures and designed primarily to reassure our family and friends that we hadn’t foundered overnight.

The edited version is republished here with better quality photographs and one or two teeny typo corrections. And we’ve removed most of those mid-ocean position reports because they don’t add much to your reading pleasure five years on! You may find the remaining articles useful in deciding whether or not to visit the same places yourselves. We’d be delighted to hear of your experiences – has it changed since we blundered through?

If you’d like to read the glorious original, you still can at Escapade of Rame (mailasail.com)

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4 June 2017 In the Golfe de Morbihan

By Richard. Posted on June 4th, 2017 in France, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

47:33.777N 002:51.394W Mor Bihan means ‘little sea’ in Breton. Tonight will be our third night at anchor at the south eastern tip of th...

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1 June – at Port du Crouesty, Golfe de Morbihan

By Richard. Posted on June 2nd, 2017 in France, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

47:32.5N 002:53.7W Well we escaped from Lorient around lunchtime on Tuesday, having spent the forenoon mainly engaged with trying to sor...

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FW: 28 May at Lorient

By Richard. Posted on May 28th, 2017 in France, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

47:43.2N 003:22W Well, we dragged ourselves away from the beautiful Iles de Glenan on Friday morning and headed east towards Lorie...

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24-26 May at Iles de Glenan

By Richard. Posted on May 26th, 2017 in France, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

47:43.6N 3:59.7W We left Port la Foret at lunchtime, having forayed (sic) ashore for bread and embarked 100 litres of diesel. No discoun...

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23 May at Port la Foret

By Richard. Posted on May 23rd, 2017 in France, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

It’s slightly awkward enthusing about our adventures in the light of the tragic events in Manchester yesterday. I wish I knew how to era...

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21 May at Douarnenez

By Richard. Posted on May 21st, 2017 in France, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

48:05.9N 4:20W Morgat was mostly dominated by the outboard motor. Or rather the lack of it. Irritating because I spent £120 at Fairweat...

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19 May: The world beyond Finisterre

By Richard. Posted on May 19th, 2017 in France, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

From: Richard Farrington [mailto:Farringtons {CHANGE TO AT} mailasail {DOT} com] Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 20:01 To: ‘farri...

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18 May at L’Aberwrac’h

By Richard. Posted on May 18th, 2017 in France, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

48:35.9N 4:33.65W Au revoir les Rosbifs! Nous voilas en France! Most of Wednesday was spent waiting for the Devon weather. Admin on Con...

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16 May at Brixham (now with photos)

By Richard. Posted on May 18th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

50:24:16N 003:31:32W Sailed from Yarmouth at 0645 to catch the last of the tide down through the Needles Channel. The wind had confound...

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At Yarmouth, Isle of Wight

By Richard. Posted on May 14th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

50 42.3N 001 30.1W We are now on deployment! We departed yesterday just before 1100 with Anna and Lizzie onboard for the RNSA Yarmouth T...

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The Start Line beckons…

By Richard. Posted on May 13th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

50 47.5N 001 07.2W Today’s the day we depart Gosport on our adventures. We are joining the first part of the RNSA’s Yarmouth Tro...

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