Metzeler Karoo 3 review
21 March, 2023 ·
Motorcycle equipment
Metzler Karoo 3 tyre review on a KTM 890 Adventure. Is it any good? How did it last?
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My next adventure bike
13 July, 2021 · Bikes
Read MoreAfter four years sailing the globe, my feet back on the ground and my thoughts turn back to adventure motorcycling. But which of the new models is a worthy replacement for the mighty 950 Adventure.
US Coast Guard rescues sailor in the Caribbean Sea near Puerto Rico
9 June, 2021 · Sailing
Read MoreSailing 450nm against the wind and current in a Prout Snowgoose 35. What could possibly go wrong?
Solo Atlantic Crossing: Week 3
4 April, 2021 · Sailing
Read MoreEntering the third week of a solo Atlantic crossing. Am I still on course, are spirits good, and more importantly how much chocolate is left?
Solo Atlantic Crossing: Week 2
14 March, 2021 · Sailing
Read MoreEntering the second week of a solo Atlantic crossing. Still not sunk, but is all as well as it seems?
Solo Atlantic crossing: Week 1
7 September, 2020 · Sailing
Read MoreSailing across the Atlantic alone on a 42 year old boat. What could possibly go wrong?
Jade: An update
22 January, 2020 · Sailboat
Read MoreAn update on Jade covering the mods, and improvements I made whilst hauled out in Almerimar.
The foul goose: Jade’s antifoul journal
6 August, 2019 · Sailboat
Read MoreAn antifouling diary of sorts, listing the antifouling paints used on Jade and their overall effectiveness.
How to fit a large solar array on a 10m boat
18 July, 2018 · Sailboat
Read MoreHow I went about speccing and installing a solar array on Jade. A 1977 Prout Snowgoose catamaran.
Wintering in Lefkada, Greece
11 March, 2018 · Sailing
Read MoreSix months dockside in a marina isn’t anyone’s idea of fun. Here are my top tips to surviving should you decided to spend your winter in Lefkas Marina