Author Archives: rick

No, it is not some Jehovah’s Witness click-bait, much worse I am afraid.  About a year ago Tantor Publishing bought the audio rights to Get Real, Get Gone and after a few delays brought on by that bloody virus, I am … Continue reading →

Yes, the shameless self-promotion continues tomorrow (Friday 5th March) at 8.30pm Sydney time  (7.30pm Queensland time) on BBC Earth. Australians who thought they had managed to escape my unbearable levels of self-satisfaction will be disappointed to hear that if they … Continue reading →

Yes, it is finally time to stop goofing off, pull up the anchor and get moving again.  On Monday I will be off to Australia (weather permitting).  The voyage should take about 12 days, so I will see you all … Continue reading →

I was hoping to get through my life without ever being in that ghastly rag, but ‘never say never’.  I suppose.   For non-UK readers, the Daily Mail is a sensationalist, right wing tabloid newspaper popular with xenophobes and extreme conservatives.  … Continue reading →

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, the Calypso story forges ahead with another episode on British TV tonight (New Lives in the Wild Revisited, channel 5, 9.00pm) More than five years after his first visit, … Continue reading →

In these troubling times,  many people have learned that being cooped up at home is not very much fun.  That is, of course, unless your home is a yacht. We nautical nomads have generally suffered  less from the Covid 19 … Continue reading →

According to Cruising World,  the Island Packet 38 is the ninth best cruising boat in the world.  Not a bad position!  Not bad at all when you consider that the study also included  lightly built coastal cruisers.  I have been so impressed … Continue reading →

It has been my great pleasure this week to welcome back Ben Fogle and the team for another visit.   Back in 2015, Ben Fogle and the team spent a couple of weeks on board Calypso to get a taste of the … Continue reading →

Anyone fancy joining me and one other for the trip from Fiji to Fortuna and back? Leaving the end of the month/early June and should take about 3 weeks or so and be quite good fun.  Leaving Fiji at the … Continue reading →

Actually, she was sold over 18 months ago but the new owner kept me waiting for a while, eventually taking over back in September.  Sorry to be so tardy in posting, but the sale of the boat was all wrapped … Continue reading →