Postscript from Sardinia

Photographs taken at night in Cagliari, Sardinia *Archway entrance to old town *Fiat 500, — original 60’s cult car drives through … More

Sardinia, Cagliari, Oct 2010. 39:12.67N 009:06.89E

One of the great things about having a boat is that when you make landfall it is often into the … More

Menorca to Sardinia, ‘Not all plain sailing!!’ 25th-29th September 2010. 39:40.30N 006:38.30E

We left the marina in Mahon, Menorca on 25th September to head the 250 n miles to Sardinia. The forecast … More

Mallorca to Menorca and onto Sardinia 20th-25th September 2010. 39:53.28N 004:16.59E

At 10.30am on 20th September we slipped our warps from the marina in Palma to head north around the east … More

Palma de Mallorca 17th-19th September 2010. 39:33.77N 002:37.80E

We left Palma Nova and had a lovely sail across the large bay to Palma. We had reserved a marina berth … More

Palma Nova, Mallorca 16th-17th September 2010. 39:31.17N 002:32.49E

On the morning of the 16th Sept, Tony, Ian and I woke up anchored in Palma Nova Bay. We took the dinghy … More

Ibiza and Mallorca 14th-16th September 2010. 39:32.42N 002:22.67E

On the 14th September we slipped our lines from the marina in Ibiza town and sailed north along the east … More

Ibiza, 13th- 14th September 2010. 38:54.70N 001:26.94E

The Thindra boys lifted anchor on the morning of the 13th and sailed away into to the distance migrating west … More

Mazarron to Formentera, Balearic Islands. 9th-13th September 2010. 38:44.57N 00:25.56E

We left Mazarron at 11.30 am on 9th Sept for an overnight sail to Formentera. The wind was light and after … More

Summer in Puerto de Mazarron, 2010.

Summer in Puerto de Mazarron ‘Sleepy’ Mazarron transforms into a bustling holiday town when the Spanish tourists mainly from Madrid … More

Arriving into Mazarron, 17th June 2010. 37.33:87N 01.15:42W

Arriving ‘home’ in Mazarron. In our last blog we were 12 hours from Mazarron. Our last few hours were spent … More

Cabo de Gata, approaching Mazarron June 2010. 36.44:84N 02.04:59W

We refuelled Tioram in Gibraltar and continued sailing for Mazarron. We are currently just off Cabo de Gata east of Almeria and … More

Portugal to Gibraltar, 15th June 2010. 36.02:68N 05.26:71W

15th June 2010. We had a great time in Portugal staying at Albufeira Marina just a short distance from our … More

Albufeira, Portugal. 37.05:02N 008.15:87W

Hi everyone We have arrived safely in Albufeira in southern Portugal and met up with some old friends. Had a good last … More

Arrival is Sweet 10th June 2010 37.05:02N 08.15:87W

10/6/2010—– Blog written whilst approaching the Portuguese coast. Wow! Cap St Vincent at dawn lifts the spirits after 2 days of … More

Tioram heads for the Med. June 2010. 37.34:92N 13.02:53W

Hi Folks We have found the temperature quite cool in the days since leaving the Azores and especially at night … More

At sea Atlantic 7th June 2010. 37.35:12N 016.32:85W

Hi All Just a short note to let you know all is well. Had a good day, good strong winds … More

Things that go bump in the night! 6th June 2010. 37:26.66N 19:31.07W.

6th June 2010 at sea Atlantic. Hi Everyone, We have just completed 420 miles of the 1000n miles to Albufeira, … More

Atlantic-Calm seas, Spinnaker up and Guitar music. 5th June 2010. 37.25:65N 022.14:52W

Hi eveyone, The Azores Islands have been pretty spectacular from the sea. We passed between Pico and Sao George when … More

Leaving the Azores, Atlantic. 4th June 2010. 37.38:64N 024.55:18W

Hello everyone at home, Well its day two of our trip to Portugal from the Azores and everything is going … More

Leaving the Azores, 3rd June 2010. 38.31:94N 028.37:49W

Hi Guys. Well tomorrow we start travelling again. We are leaving Horta on the Island of Faial in the Azores and … More

Sailing Antigua to the Azores, May 2010. Photo’s

Antigua to the Azores Here are a collection of photos taken during our voyage—–sailing, helming, eating, sleeping, laundry, haircuts, partying … More

The Infamous Peter’s Bar , Horta the Azores, 28th May 2010.

28th May, 2010 Everyone who has sailed knows about Peter’s bar in the Azores. I expected a disheveled bar, spilt … More

Caribbean to the Azores…May 27th 2010.

Caribbean to the Azores Nearly ‘land ho’ but with only 15 miles to go we can’t see land in the … More

At sea, nearing Horta. 27th May 2010. 38.31:86N 28.37:44W

Date : 27 May Time 11:00 Horta 3 miles ahead Hello from Tioram Well we seem to have almost made … More

Atlantic, 26th May 2010. 37.39:69N 30.55:37W

Date 26 May Time 11:03 boat time DTG Horta 153 miles Hello from Tioram A real mixed bag on the … More

Atlantic, at sea. 37.05:19N 35.04:31W

Hello from Tioram Well Happy Birthday Tina. She says its good to be 40 ish! Celebrations are planned for later … More

Atlantic, at sea. 36.20:46N 038.02:12W

Date 24th May 2010, Time 12.39 Boat time, DTG to Azoes 473 miles. Hello from Tioram The blow from the … More

Atlantic, at sea, 23rd May 2010. 36.48:18N 040.56:93W

Date 23 May Time 11:38 boat time Distance to go to Horta 586 miles Hello from Tioram Sunday morning is very … More

Atlantic at sea, 22nd May 2010. 36.32:26N 044.02.79W

Date 22 May Time 11:22 boat time Hello from Tioram Sailing over the last 24 hours has been splendid. The … More

Atlantic at sea, 21st May 2010 36.16:080N 047.02:93W

Date 21 May Time 11:30 boat time Hello from Tioram A good day sailing wise on Tioram. The wind which … More

Atlantic at sea (Antigua to Azores, Crew Photo 20th May 2010.

Atlantic at sea, 20th May 2010. 35.29:78N 050.29.230W

Date 20 May Time 11:50 boat time Hello from Tioram The last 24 hours has been more eventful than the few … More

Atlantic at sea, 19th May 2010. 34.39:92N 053.16:010W

Date 19 May Time 11:00am boat time Hello from Tioram The good ship is still pointing at the Azores and … More

Atlantic at sea, 18th May 2010. 34.07:59N 055.08:19W

Date 18 May Time 12:52 boat time Hello from Tioram Not much to report today as the light winds have … More

Atlantic at sea, 17th May 2010. 33.28:92N 057.40:02W

Date 17 May Time 11:14 boat time Hello from Tioram Well we are still out here after one week! The … More

Atlantic at sea, 16th May 2010. 32.24:63N 060.11:17W

Date 16 May Time 11:49 boat tim Hello from Tioram More to talk about today. Yesterday afternoon we finally motored … More

Atlantic at sea, 15th May 2010. 31.26:66N 062.47:30W

Date 15 May 11:35 boat time Hello from Tioram More of the same over the last 24 hours with light … More

Saying goodbye to the Caribbean, May 2010.

Saying goodbye to the Caribbean ( written at sea ) Setting sail from Antigua on the 9th May bought mixed … More

Atlantic at sea, 14th May 2010. 30.02:81N 064.21:53W

Time 12:24 Friday 14th May Hello from Tioram Life has been good on the high seas over the last 24 … More

Atlantic at sea, 13th May 2010. 27.46:21N 064.42:83W

Time 11:00 boat time Hello from Tioram After 28 hours our little blow finally subsided at 6:00 this morning. Now … More

Atlantic at sea, May 12th 2010. 25.33:34N 064.14:26W

Date 12 May Time 13:43 Hello from Tioram We have had an interesting 24 hours weather wise. The wind filled … More

Atlantic at sea, 11th May 2010. 22.40:71N 063.03:23W

11 May, Time 11:00 boat time Hi from Tioram After the record run for Tioram of nearly 200 miles yesterday, the … More

Atlantic at sea after leaving Antigua. 10th May 2010. 20:17.84N 062:12.94W

Hello from Tioram, The good ship Tioram set off from Jolly Harbour, Antigua yesterday Sunday to continue her travels around the Atlantic. … More

The Crew of Tioram (Antigua to Azores) 9th May 2010.

Just before leaving Jolly Harbour……

Preparing for the Atlantic, Jolly Harbour, Antigua, 8th May 2010.

Well we are now in Jolly Harbour, Antigua after spending a last gorgeous afternoon and evening at Non Such bay, … More

Antigua, English Harbour 21st April-Ist May 2010.

Well life at English harbour has been work and play. We have been here longer than intended having our genoa … More

Antigua, English Harbour. 10th-20th April 2010.

Antigua—English Harbour 10th — 20th April On 10th April we sailed into Nelsons Dockyard and dropped the anchor going stern … More

Antigua. Jolly Harbour, 4th – 6th April and Falmouth Harbour 6th – 10th April.

We slipped our lines on 6th April and sailed around the coast to Falmouth Harbour where we are now. It is … More

St Kitts and Nevis 30th March-4th April 2010. N17:17.18 W62:43.73

St Kitts and Nevis— 30th March to 4th April. We lifted anchor at 8.30am in St Barts after a rolly night and … More