April2008
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Good Housekeeping: Pacific Edition
Posted 23rd Apr 2008 by Kate
Forget the great piratical rambustifications of Kate ‘aaarrrgghh me harties’ Andrews, this was more like Pugwash & The Stepford...
The wonder of technology
Posted 22nd Apr 2008 by Jamie
Having just published Kate's email, I wanted to show you where in the world she is, and how incredible...
Not a comedy beard in sight
Posted by Kate
I have grown my eyebrows into a new style but you wouldn’t know it to look at me, and...
Land ahoy!
Posted 21st Apr 2008 by Kate
Consider me whelmed. As we approached land I suddenly understood what everyone has been talking about, it does have...
Nearing land
Posted 18th Apr 2008 by Kate
Apart from the occasional bird and schools of flying fish we have been without wildlife. If I were am...
Crossing the equator
Posted 17th Apr 2008 by Kate
With a plastic cup of cheap champagne and a piece of cake we toasted our success and watched as...
Come on in!
Posted by Jamie
Dry your eyes, we have all sorts of treats in store. "What kind of treats?" I hear you blurt...
The Duldrums
Posted 14th Apr 2008 by Kate
Two knots of wind, an ocean without waves, no progress, and a...
Boobies (tee-hee!)
Posted 13th Apr 2008 by Kate
I don't mind the bird, says Michael, our captain, so long as it doesn't shit on the...
Contemplating a lack of power
Posted by Kate
There's only so much life evaluation you can do in a fortnight; sometimes you just want to sing along...
A lack of comedy beards
Posted 10th Apr 2008 by Kate
None of the imagination-devoid men on this yacht are utilising the opportunity of being this far from civilisation to...
How to learn about water conservation
Posted 8th Apr 2008 by Kate
We started to calculate how much water we were holding in the tanks, what instruments consume the most energy,...
Sustainable living in the middle of the sea
Posted 6th Apr 2008 by Kate
If ever there was a crash course in sustainable living this is it. Even I, who thought I was...
A week at sea
Posted 5th Apr 2008 by Kate
I wonder if I got lost in the space time vortex between me on this tiny yacht in the...
Cargo Ship Video Blog II
Posted by Kate
As well as sending back various letters/blogs, which you can read here, Kate filmed some video diaries on her...
Keeping watch… for not all that much
Posted 4th Apr 2008 by Kate
I'm getting to grips with the sailing; climbing the riggings, scrubbing the deck and all that jazz, but keeping...