Monthly Archives: August 2013

Do I detect a note of sarcasm in Richards voice?

A big thanks to Roddy, Colette and Innes for the hours they spent in white overalls splattered with blue anti-fouling. Elinca is now looking pretty smart. Thanks also do Di Roberts for conducting our hull thickness survey. She’s only half … Continue reading →

A winning day … which is good because yesterday was mostly a losing day. The seized sea cocks finally gave way in the face of Bill Rayners awesome power… and some really big tools. The boot top is now squeaky … Continue reading →

After arriving into Fairlie marina at 4am on Monday we watched with baited breath as Elinca was lifted out the water. Today we started work in earnest, and it has been a long hard day so I will keep this … Continue reading →

Richard Thorpe (Clare’s dad) joined us to help with the long motor south. He made this video of his experiences.

You can imagine the nerves tingling when this beast came and parked in-front of us!

The Isle of Lewis is flat and bleak peatland with rough heather rather like the top of the Yorkshire moors or Kinder Scout (for those who know it) except not as high up.  There are hardly any trees and the houses all … Continue reading →

New neighbours tied up outside Elinca the last few days were Alan (from France) and Erin (from Norway). The couple, a scientist and a sailor, met in Svalbard and combined a love of Arctic Research with a love of spending lots of time on a boat stuck in the ice. This … Continue reading →

Well, it was a quick turn around! You can see a news bulletin about our voyage (with interviews from James and Clare) on BBC Alba news: “An Là” at 8pm tonight. Check it out on BBC iPlayer. We’re on from … Continue reading →

James talks to BBC Scotland. If you thought you’d heard enough of his soft Scottish tones on our Kukri video then think again. This reporter from BBC Scotland joined us today aboard Elinca to talk to James about what we were doing and … Continue reading →