Well, we got the cat purring. Ressie records of feline fantasies falling fabulously: fastest movement, Maverick at 14.8; fastest douche, Harsol at 19.3 (suck it up Glenda); fastest mounted wave, Pornstar at 19.8. But how far can you cajole a cat?  A ground-breaking 261 miles in a day, apparently, says […]

SO.  There we were.  Rolling along at a comfortable clip, Capt. K waxing lyrical (again….) about cutter rigs in general, and Ressie’s gorgeous gennie in particular. Blah, blah, blah.. Its getting fresh.  Time to reef then.  A simple matter of pressing that magical power-winch button as we ease the sheet.  Grind, […]

Take a piece of New Zealand, drag it north into the tropics; drop in an eclectic mix of ethnicities, colours and shapes; add a twist of essence of France; top with a dollop of EU funding.  What a place – proof that multi-ethnicity, multi-religion societies can truly function; a marvellous […]

The fleet is in.  Welcome Mauritius!!  Dressed in colourful flags, we have become something of an attraction for tourists and locals alike.  Where have you come from?  Where are you headed? What was the scariest moment?  That last one is easy to answer….. When we were about two thirds of the […]

Baz tells all: 3 October 2016 5pm Cocos time  Woke up as normal about 6 am. Get a coffee and a 2 wheat bix.  So today I head out across the Indian Ocean. Really not quite sure why I am doing this apart from to say I have done it.  […]