Circum-Sail Saga

In the early morning hours of September 25, 2010, Olydia II ran aground on an uncharted sandbar off the coast of South West France near the ...

Camaret, affectionally called the “Riviera of Brittany” by my shipmate Ros, is a sailing mecca on the western coastline of France.  Numerous...

A hop, skip, and jump from the notable Lands End in Cornwall, England lies the small commercial fishing town of Newlyn.  On the advice of a ...

The small picturesque seaside village of Kilmore Quay located in the southeastern corner of Ireland is a combination of thatched ro...

While sailing from Dublin to Waterford, gale force wind gusts of 40 knots, monstrous swells, and freezing salt water showers over the cock...

The bustling city of Dublin is home to Ireland’s oldest university, Trinity College founded in 1592, numerous museums touting free admissio...

The quaint Argyll Island of Islay, located in the mid-western section of Scotland, is best known for it’s world class distilleries.  Laphroa...