ARC at sea, 2nd Dec 2009. 15:58.29N 39:08.79W

Wednesday 2nd December, 11:30am You just know that you’re in for an entertaining night when 10 minutes before the dinner … More

ARC at sea, Ist Dec 2009 16:23.91N 36:17.66W

Sleep deprivation on the good ship Tioram You know that people are recovering from the sleep deprivation of the watch … More

ARC at sea, 30th Nov 2009. 17:45.91N 33:38.91W

Monday 30th November, 10am. Wahaaaaay……..Just scream if you want to go faster!!! Well that was an interesting nights sailing out … More

ARC at sea, 29th Nov 2009 18:51.88N 30:59.35W

Sunday 29th November, 10:00 Unfortunately yesterday’s blog didn’t make the print deadline due to an eventful morning, so will try … More

ARC at sea, 27th Nov 2009. 19:52.308N 26:05.65W

Friday 27th November, 15:00 Hi all, Well you find us here on Tioram on this Friday afternoon in very good … More

ARC at sea, 26th Nov 2009. 21:31.916N 22:55.501W

Thursday 26th November, noon. Sorry for no blog yesterday, we all decided to go out for the day. Pat Tony Mike … More

The ARC at sea, 25th Nov 2009. 22:21.88N 21:41.56W

Hello all at home. Its 20-00 pm and the watch has just changed. We have a 15knot north easterly wind … More

The ARC, at sea, 24th Nov 2009. 24:29.62N 18:49.01W

Hi everyone, it’s a nice calm sunny day on the Atlantic the sea state has improved and the wind dropped … More

ARC, at sea, 23rd Nov 2009. 25:37.993N 17:27.29W

Hi all at home, All aboard on Tioram are well and gradually finding their sea legs after a mixed first … More

ARC Leaving Las Palmas to sail the Atlantic. 22nd Nov 2010.

The ARC 2009.

ARC, Leaving the dock, startline and the Atlantic adventure begins… Gran Canaria to St Lucia, 22nd Nov 2009.

Gran Canaria-The day before we sail the Atlantic, 21st Nov 2009.

Today is the day before the start and the pontoons are just a hive of frantic activity, crews busy with … More

Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. Nov 2009.

Before the start of the ARC, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. Preparations and partying ! Nov 2009.

Life in Gran Canaria, 11th Nov 2009.

Hi to family and friends, We are now settling into life in Gran Canaria and in particular the preparation of … More

Sailing from Mazarron, Spain to Gran Canaria, 12th Oct -22nd Oct 2009.

Well hi everyone, As you know we arrived in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria on 22nd October after a very enjoyable … More

Arrived in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, 22nd Oct 2009. 28:07.66N 15:25.49W

Hello from Tioram, We arrived safely in Las Palmas –Gran Canaria at 3.20 pm today ( Boat time) 2.20pm local … More

Nearing the Canaries 21st Oct 2009. 29:57.02N 13:49.37W

Hello from Tioram We are nearing the Canaries and hope to be in sometime tomorrow afternoon/evening. We had some fantastic … More

Sailing south to the Canaries 20th Oct 2009. 32:29.14N 12:13.12W

Hi guys All is well and we continue or journey south. Had a calm warm night. Motored for the first … More

Sailing towards the Canaries, 19th October 2009. 33:45.96N 10:15.50W

Hi everyone Another nice day on the Atlantic. We had a very calm night with good northerly winds until around … More

Sailing down the coast of Africa, 18th October 2009. 35:09.045N 7:25.80W

Hi from Tioram, On Saturday 17th Oct Janet and Dominic joined us in Gibraltar for the passage to Gran Canaria. They … More

Well it’s hello from Gibraltar, 16th October 2009 36:08.08N 05:21.29W

Well it’s hello from Gibraltar. We left Almerimar (West of Almeria) at 7pm on Wednesday 14th Oct and motored into a glorious … More

Hello from Almerimar, 14th October 2009. 36:41.78N 02:47.47W

Well Hello to family and friends. We have been very fortunate to have had a lovely summer in Mazarron. The … More

Another Spainish fiesta, 20th August 2009.

Well the Spanish always seem to have their priorities in order. They have fiesta after fiesta for one saint or … More

The word is HOT but we are not complaining, 24th July 2009.

Hi Guy’s The latest news from Spain is that its Hot. We have just had a great week with our … More

Life in Spain, 4th July 2009.

Hi Everyone, Sorry we haven’t done blog for a few days but life has settled down to normal after all … More

Mazarron-Reflections of a great voyage to the Med, June 2009.

Hello to Family and Friends, Well it’s 5 days since we arrived in Mazarron, Spain. We intended to relax but … More

Arriving in Mazarron !!! 22nd June 2009.

Approaching ‘home’ port, 21st June 2009. 37:21.08N 01:26.59W

2300hrs Sunday 21stJune Tina and Tony have just come on watch for the last time before arriving at their new … More

Tioram arrives in the Med!!! 20th June 2009. 36:44.02N 04:04.08W

To all family and friends, We have had the most amazing day. In the early hours Rob and John were … More

Fog and Bimini , onwards to the Med, 19th June 2009. 36:21.58N 07:00.03W

Well Hello again to family and friends, 0100 this Friday morning saw us closing on Cap San Vincent after 861nm and … More

Shorts, T-shirts and sun loungers, 18th June 2009. 37:42.83N 09:15.90W

A hot day here in paradise. We ran down to Lisbon this morning with the trade winds and are now … More

Running down the Portugese Trade Winds. 39:51.19N 010:02.08W

All is well aboard the good ship Tioram. We have just enjoyed an special afternoon running down the Portuguese coast towards … More

A quick visit to Spain, 16th June 2009. 42:26.36N 09:10.94W

We have now sailed 500 miles and have enjoyed good winds and warm sunshine for the whole of today. The … More

Biscay sun and breeze, 15th June 2009.

45.11.84N 08.45.79W Since 0200hrs this morning (Mon15th June) Tioram has been sailing well. The wind went West and increased to 15kts … More

24 hours out from Falmouth, 14th June 2009.

48.04.13N 06.55.57W Hi everyone Tioram is headed for Spain with her intrepid crew on board. We slipped from the pontoon … More

Leaving Falmouth, 13th June 2009. 50:09.11N 05:03.70W

50:09.11N 05:03.70W Hi Guys. We have just got back to the boat after an evening in Falmouth with our new … More

Falmouth, Pendennis Marina, 7th June 2009.

50:09.11N 05:03.70W Hi everyone. We arrived safely in Salcombe after another gentle motor around the corner from Torquay. The weather … More

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight and onto Torquay 4th June 2009. 50:27.50N 03:31.67W

Hi everyone. Spent a lovely two days in Yarmouth a little more than we planned, but the sun was out, … More

Saying goodbye to Swanwick and leaving party, 31st May 2009.

50:42.53N 01:30.25W Well, Hi everyone, It’s been a fantastic weekend and this afternoon at 1.pm we finally left swan wick … More