On 10th October 2020, we reached our goal of raising £500 for the RNLI.
Back in March 2018 we were given assistance by the RNLI. We had basically left Port Patrick heading South at high...
One of the services that the RNLI do, is show you how to service your life jacket. So we decided to share with everyone some of the tips that we had picked up.
Life jacket Service
You need to...
It's a horrible day, the weather is dreadful, and Beverley and I are not only suffering from SAD, we are depressed as we have how gone sailing for a few days. Not only that more storms are on the...
When we heard about the Free RNLI life jacket check and advice onboard sessions we decided to book one, with the Community Safety Officer
We had booked an Advice Onboard session with our local ...
We had come to Belfast lough for the winter. There are some great marinas in the lough and we choose Bangor, as the town has some great facilities all within walking distance of the marina.
The...
Water was gushing into the engine compartment and filling up with diesel fumes so we declared a Pan Pan.
We had at last escaped Conwy, the weather was pleasant and we could at last feel the...
We arrived in Howth quite late, so once we had secured Salty Lass and knew that she was safe, we went down below and crashed out.
The next day, once we had filled in the paperwork at the marina,...
We had left Portpatrick in Scotland to sail to Peel in the Isle of Man. Even though the weather around the harbour had been clear, we had not got far along the coast before we hit winds gusting...