When packing up the mainsail in St Thomas we managed to rip a seam so, on arrival back in UK, we called up Crusader and agreed to drop the sail off once Ocean Rainbow was back. This we did. Not good news. Our sail was "unreliable" - in fact beyond repair. We even put another […]
Ocean Rainbow's holiday is over, we offloaded her - in the pouring rain - and she is now safely berthed at the Town Quay Marina in Southampton. Sevenstar were as efficient and friendly as ever and even though there was a small difference in the temperature between here and USVI, there was no difference in […]
How about this view for our last night in the Caribbean! Thank you Janet for your wonderful apartment. And, our plane was so heavy the pilot had to take off heading west (not to the east as is normal) so we got to see Brewers Bay from the air and wave farewell. […]
Question: What's the quickest way for a yacht to cross the Atlantic? Answer: On a cargo ship! And that's exactly what Ocean Rainbow is doing. Finally, after almost 16,000nm she gets a holiday and is letting the m/v Floretgracht take the strain! We're meeting OR in Southampton and sailing her back to Portishead where we […]