“Our destination is nearly on the chart within 2 days we will turn it over and there on the second half of the sheet will be South America, only a further week or so away…” – Sir Peter Blake Location: Approx 1500 sailing miles to Cape Horn...
“Just on dusk, when we had all finished dinner and were settling in for the evening watches, there was a “whoosh” from alongside and 15 or so Southern White-Sided dolphins, (also known as Hourglass dolphins), came in from astern and began frolicking in the bow...
“We were grateful to be on this vessel with her good manners.” – Sir Peter Blake Location: Approx 2200 sailing miles to Cape Horn Latitude: 48.025S Longitude: 126.10W Course: 100/110 deg True Wind: WSW 20 knots Sea: Rough but easing Air temp: 3 deg C...
“The wind went to 56 knots in gusts, with the surface of the sea turning white – spume blowing down the faces of the huge breaking seas. We are still running before these seas that have built up in size to be quite awe-inspiring. Probably up to 10 meters high –...
“The albatross have been with us all the time, no matter what the weather… This is their home, not ours. And they are the most graceful flyers imaginable.” – Sir Peter Blake Location: The Roaring Forties, approaching the Furious Fifties...
“The albatross landed next to us and paddled right up alongside to be fed pieces of fat and ham. This morning there are Chatham Islands albatross, Black Browed albatross, a Royal or Wanderer (not sure which) and a couple of Bullers albatross. ” – Sir...
