Cruising
The reason for doing what we do. Nothing better than visiting wonderful new places and enjoying fun new experiences all by sailboat.
Boat Projects
It's not all cocktails and sunshine, sometimes you have to get your hands dirty. We try to do as much DIY boat work as we can.
Boat Buying
Buying a boat can be a scary process if you have never done it before. We'll share our experiences and lessons learned with you.
Osbourne Bay, IOW
Our first trip to Osbourne Bay
An excellent day of firsts; first time we’ve anchored in Osborne Bay on the Isle-of-Wight, first time we’ve had to reef Anika’s main sail, first time out with all three vertical battens in the main.
21st July 2019
Our First West Country Odyssey
From the river Hamble to Fowey, Cornwall and back
This was our first opportunity to take Anika on a longer cruise. With all the Brexit stuff going on we decided to head west along the English south coast and just see how far we get before having to turn back east towards home.
19th April 2019
Project Teak Clean
Making Anika's decks look like new again
We get lots of compliments on Anika’s deck and people often ask how we did it, so here goes.
24th March 2019
New Year in Newtown Creek, IOW
That’s another Christmas done. Our family has gone back home and Son is back at Uni, ready to celebrate the New Year with his student friends.
1st January 2019
First trip to The Folly Inn, Cowes
Our very first trip on Anika was to the very famous Folly Inn on the Medina River, just up river from Cowes on the Isle of White.
7th September 2018
