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Nikolay the Russian captain joined us and in a flash had Northabout’s decks proper ship shaped and Bristol fashion

NorthaboutCrew(b)logNo Comments30/06/2016

Hazel Richard, crew 1st leg Finally we arrived at Lerwick….a beautiful little harbour full of interesting pathways and shops to browse. The locals are incredibly friendly and made time to stop and talk for a while. We enjoyed hot showers…

A week before I join Northabout..

NorthaboutCrew(b)log2 Comments29/06/2016

Ros Edwards, Crew 2nd Leg, written whilst still in the UK  29 June 2016 It is a week before I join Northabout in Tromso. I’m sitting on a train on the way into London for a meeting, just arriving at…

I now look like Frankie Boyle

NorthaboutCrew(b)logNo Comments27/06/2016

Dave Marshall, crew 1st leg, currently on board, when written docked in Lerwick 27 June 2016 Up at 4:30 a.m., and when have I ever intentionally seen such an hour?  Just down from my twice daily 6-10 watch, and a part…

A Chance Encounter

NorthaboutCrew(b)logNo Comments26/06/2016

Hello. Sorry about the wait, Dad didn’t get round to sending the last one until about half a hour ago. Anyway. Thankfully I didn’t throw up again yesterday and at the end of my night shift I was no longer…

Flying Cutlery

NorthaboutCrew(b)logNo Comments26/06/2016

Hello again. So, after I stopped writing to you I went to bed. I was still asleep when we weighed anchor at three o’clock and was only woken up five minutes after my watch started. For some reason John and…

The hebrides are stunning, the cove had a pub in it but it was too far to swim!

NorthaboutCrew(b)logNo Comments26/06/2016

Hazel Richards, crew 1st leg We have been travelling for over two weeks now and I declare I have well and true found my sea legs! Having crossed the Atlantic on cruise ships many times, this is the first real…

A Cold Shower

NorthaboutCrew(b)logNo Comments25/06/2016

Feeling a bit sleepy on night watch. Hi. Since I wrote to you yesterday lots of fun suff has happened, sort of. After breakfast there wasn’t much to do so I just sat a read while the guys from Sharpness…

Water in the Bilges

NorthaboutCrew(b)logNo Comments24/06/2016

Northabout in Holyhead Hi, sorry I haven’t written for a while, things were happening. Anyway, we left the Bristol Channel and everyone was fine. I was on watch first and it was all absolutely fine. Almost everyone was on deck…

In Bristol

NorthaboutCrew(b)logNo Comments17/06/2016

Hi, I’ve finally got Dad off the phone for long enough to get the laptop off him, so here’s instalment two. You know how I said yesterday was a long tiring day? Yeah, well, its got nothing on today. After…

Press Day

NorthaboutCrew(b)logNo Comments17/06/2016

Hi, with the EU referendum just days away and the US election looming, I would like to borrow a moment of your time to talk about something that has absolutely no relevance to current events. For those of you who…

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  • We are now well into the Celtic Sea, past Cork in the north, and enjoying the run home. We saw a dolphin last night, and four this morning so far. Skipper Mike is keeping us on our toes, with no relaxing – constant looking out for boats without AIS on the radar 17/10/2016
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