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The sailing adventures of a grumpy, middle aged woman, her longsuffering husband and disinterested dog.

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    The Procrastinating Mariner!

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    So it appears my last blog post was almost 2 years ago. I would like to say I’ve been busy … More The Procrastinating Mariner! →

    The Procrastinating Mariner!13 July 2022 1Only one comment on The Procrastinating Mariner!
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    Canaries and quiches.

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    The day before we left Lanzarote the boat had another deep clean. The laundry was done, the oven was scrubbed, … More Canaries and quiches. →

    Canaries and quiches.9 July 2020Cooking on a boat, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Puerto Mogan, Quiche, Sailing, UK to Canary Islands 22 comments on Canaries and quiches.
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    Lanzarote 😎!

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    First things first we were met with some really friendly Marineros. They took our lines, listened to what we asked … More Lanzarote 😎! →

    Lanzarote 😎!20 June 2020
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    And we’re off!! Portugal to Lanzarote.

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    Weather is clearly a bit of a biggy when sailing, and thankfully we have the luxury of waiting out bad … More And we’re off!! Portugal to Lanzarote. →

    And we’re off!! Portugal to Lanzarote.30 May 2020Atlantic, Cascais, Dogs, Lanzarote, Sailing 44 comments on And we’re off!! Portugal to Lanzarote.
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    Cascais and beyond.

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    We arrived in Cascais, where for the first time ever the woman in the marina didn’t laugh at Franco’s passport … More Cascais and beyond. →

    Cascais and beyond.24 May 2020Cascais, Palm Trees, Portugal 22 comments on Cascais and beyond.
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    Nazaré.

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    We had another nice, brisk sail down to Nazaré arriving mid afternoon and on arrival we followed the route into … More Nazaré. →

    Nazaré.15 April 2020Canyon, Nazaré
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    Figuera de Foz, fog and food.

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    Leaving Porto we continued on our travels heading South. Being our anniversary Lee had promised me we would eat out … More Figuera de Foz, fog and food. →

    Figuera de Foz, fog and food.5 April 2020Figuera de Foz
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    When in Porto…

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    It took another 12 hours to sail from Vigo down to Porto, and despite being in pea soup fog for … More When in Porto… →

    When in Porto…29 January 2020
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    The curious case of the missing husband.

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    15/08/19. After another 7 hour, amazing, sunny sail down past some beautiful coastline and little islands we reached our destination … More The curious case of the missing husband. →

    The curious case of the missing husband.2 December 2019Anchorage, Naturist beach, Pine Forest, Praia de Barra, Vigo 1Only one comment on The curious case of the missing husband.
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    Muros and the 100 point turn

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    After another cracking 7 hour sail the wind started to pick up just as we rounded the corner to head … More Muros and the 100 point turn →

    Muros and the 100 point turn21 October 2019Fishing Village, Galicia, Muros

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    About me

    I am 53 years old and grew up between the UK in Pulborough and Emsworth and the US in upstate New York due to my Dad’s work.

    I have sailed for as long as I can remember and did some yacht deliveries as a late teen, and the love for sailing has never left me.

    I became a nursing auxiliary aged 16 and started my nurse training in Bath aged 18. After qualifying I specialised in Clinical Research and moved to Africa. On returning to the UK I joined the Royal Navy and shortly after completing basic training was drafted to Gibraltar where I met my husband Lee. I stayed in the Navy for many years and specialised in polytrauma within operating theatres, completing numerous tours of Iraq and Afghanistan. After a serious back injury caused my medical retirement from the Navy I then went on to train in nurse prescribing and aesthetics.

    We have now lived onboard full time for 7 years and still loving it. Mostly…!

    I still have my amazing Mum Val, aged 85 and who we own a house 8 doors away from. I lost my beloved Dad Jim a few years ago. I have a big brother called Phil, my sister in law Roo, nephews Sam and Jake, my amazing step son Jack AKA The Cub, and obviously there is Lee and Franco.

    About Lee

    I am 52 years old and grew up between Plymouth in Devon and South Shields in Tyneside.  Unlike Sam, I was not brought up sailing and only started about 12 years ago when we had our first boat.  I enjoyed it immediately and therefore thought it was time to swap my previous expensive hobby of fast cars for a more sedate yet equally expensive hobby.

    I retired 6 years ago after 28 years working for the UK Government and am loving the sailing life we now have.  There are also some downsides, but nowhere near enough to regret this decision. I am now a qualified Yacht Master Ocean and am working part time for the UK military sailing academy whilst not travelling around the world on our own boat.

     

     

     

    About Franco

    Franco is a 10 (ish) year old mini Belgian Malinois we adopted in Colombia after being found nearly dead in the street at a few weeks old. As I did fundraising for animal shelters there, we were asked if we could home him over the weekend, but once a dog crosses our threshold, unless he belongs to someone else they don’t leave! After many weeks being very touch and go, he pulled through and he obviously came home with us. He is not very user friendly, not bothered about cuddles, people or food. Only seems to want to charge around and play and has massive ears. Everyone loves him but he expresses disdain for everyone he meets. He sleeps on the bed (or the family basket as we call it) and our world revolves around him. As do our sailing plans! He is also known as Sausage. An incredibly well travelled little guy, he is the ultimate Boat Dog.

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