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Dare to Dream

After several years, Alex's latest book Dare to Dream is out. It chronicles his adventures…
Fruition

FRUITION – a new challenge around the World

We have now joined FRUITION - a Canadian built 80' Ketch. We will be leaving…
Alithia

Time to move on

After almost two years onboard Alithia and almost 20,000 miles, the time has come to…
Weather

Weather Routing for another Royal Navy Team across the Atlantic

It's that time of year again, and I have been tasked with weather routing the…
Speaking

Speaking in Monaco

A great opportunity when I was invited to speak in Monaco for Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the…
Alithia

Cape Town at last

After 20 days at sea, and some pretty good weather routing between two weather systems,…
Alithia

Pit Stop in Fernando de Noronha

After a tough 15 days slogging it out upwind from Antigua to Fernando de Noronha…
Weather

HMS Oardacious win TWAC 2023 by over 100 miles

At 13:15 on 17th January, the Royal Navy team of HMS Oardacious crossed the finish…
Alithia

Onto a new boat – Alithia – Solaris 80 hull number 1

After the Champagne Hippy project, I am now off onto another eighty footer, only this…
Champagne Hippy

Finishing the ARC

19 December 14:12 Champagne Hippy crossed the finish line in Rodney Bay, St Lucia. The…
Champagne Hippy

Getting ready for another Trans-Atlantic

Well here we go again, getting ready to fly out to St Lucia to join…
Champagne Hippy

Half way across

After a very slow and frustrating first week, we wanted to be amongst the most…