Looking back at paper charts I have owned over the last 50 years.
Tag: Sailing Round Britain
Reflections on our sails around Britain
Preparing the Boat A cruise around Britain was one of our objectives when we bought White Knight of Purbeck. She is a Contessa 32 originally commissioned in 1979 for the Royal Armoured Corps YC as “White Knight 2”. She was renamed “White Knight of Purbeck”, sold and refitted in the mid-1990s then moved to Scotland…… Continue reading Reflections on our sails around Britain
Leg 5: Scotland
The last leg of our circumnavigation of Britain, returning with White Knight to the west coast of Scotland. Allbe it with a short cut through the Caledonian Canal.
Leg 4b: Scarborough to Eyemouth
With the long leg from Suffolk to Yorkshire behind me it was time to make progress North.
Leg 4a The East Coast: Ramsgate to Scarborough
As the 2022 heatwave reached its peak I made my way up the North Sea from Kent across the Thames Estuary and the Wash to Yorkshire.
Sorting Out the Comms
Planning how to keep in touch and upgrading the laptop.
Leg 3:Aftermath of the race and getting to Ramsgate
Returning White Knight to cruising mode then setting off single-handed up channel to Dover and Ramsgate.
Tales from the support crew.
While Lou & Elin competed in the RB&I The support crew had their own adventures.
Leg 1 Caernarfon to Milford Haven and the Saga of Diesel
Setting off on the first leg of our summer adventure, setbacks and changes of plan.
Notes on Upgrading White Knight’s Navigation Systems
In which we upgrade White Knight’s aged and failing navigation systems onto a NMEA200 backbone
Chris Goes Sailing 