One of the Lovesail members, Indigo Blue, is lucky enough to be involved with the Marine Mammals Research Association Expedition next year. His yacht, Chance Discovery a Discovery 55, is used for the expedition trips which aim to study marine mammals, their main threats and possible ways to help protect their vulnerable world in the Mediterranean.
Guest Blog Day 15 – Charlie’s guest blog Civilization as we know it and the skipper is chilled; so this blog, my first, is from Charlie – the new boy on the block. Until I arrived in Las Palmas I had not met any of the crew – it was a leap of faith and … Read more
700nm to go 700nm to go and Roast Lamb. This has to be my favourite roast, I hope you managed to cook it without any mishaps….. Day 14 Hi everyone, We are now under 700nm to ST L. Today has been quiet with just one gybe to check gear etc. We have watched films, drunk … Read more
Home Thoughts Thoughts turn to home on Day 13 Hi Everyone Busy night last night with squalls, so everyone has had a restful day today. The full English got put back to lunch and we duly sat down to the ‘works’ at 3pm after the ARC radio net reports. This evening we had a simple supper of … Read more
Squalls on Day 11 Day 11 again, maybe this is due to crossing time zones or the squalls! Hi everyone Great day sailing with some good boat speed. Also experienced our first squalls – which I find quite intimidating as they come very quickly with big increases in wind and more challengingly wind direction. We … Read more
Gybing Day 9 – Gybing already! Hi everyone, Beautiful morning spent lazing around. This afternoon it was a bit cloudy and we took the pole down to check for wear and tear and then gybed. This evening the wind has picked up and we are up to 20 plus knots. We have participated in the … Read more
Dolphins sighted and 2118.5nm to go for Casamara but all’s well in the galley…
Julian Kimberley Sailing Today Magazine’s cookery author and joint owner of GN Espace (pictured left above) is completing in this years ARC race on board Casamara, a Discovery 55. We in the Lovesail office are very lucky to know Julian and he has agreed to send us updates from the race for our blog and about the creative cuisine he will be creating.
I am looking out of my window over the front garden, the sky is blue and the sun is peeking over the rooftops. It is time to clear up the leaves that are falling from the Hornbeam. November has also seen the delivery of a Lovesail dog, Milo a 10-week old Dalmatian puppy.
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