Sailing | Loco2 low carbon travel

Big Bald Bob the Budgie Smuggler

Posted 15th Aug 2008 by Kate
I may be one of the only people in the history of sailing to step aboard a huge luxury...

Tattoos, Tahiti and Tonga

Posted 13th Jun 2008 by Kate
Armed with a bottle of Boric acid, and with the tune of ‘eye of the tiger’ reverberating in my...

Dry Roasted in Polynesia

Posted 16th May 2008 by Kate
In between land the sailing has been approximately the same, water in all directions and saltiness all round. Salty...

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...

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...