Yachting Monthly
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biscuits.
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| Tarquilla moored in Plymouth, Devon |
What makes us so special that we feel we have something to
say? Well nothing actually. We just realised that life was becoming far too
much work and not enough play and decided to do something about it. I won’t
pretend it was easy or that hard decisions didn’t need to be made but, for us,
it was worth it.
Starting out we did lots of research and planning. The
skipper won a competition with a prize of an RYA ‘Introduction to sailing’
course with Cornish Cruising. The instructor was fantastic, the weather
variable and the experience memorable. We started with a peaceful morning on
the Fal watching a seal and finished with roaring into the harbour in a
hailstorm and force 6+ winds, we were hooked.
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| First time at the helm, exhilarating - note the big grin |
We set off on Tarquilla in the summer of 2011 with three boys, a dog and
a very big sack of Lego. The plan was to travel for 2-3 years to see how far we
got. The article talks about our trip along Southern Britain, across the
channel through Brittany and the Vendee region
to Spain Northern
Spain , the Basque country then back up through Atlantic France and
Brittany (This is where we went)
We loved our time cruising and intend to carry on sailing
more locally once work on the boat is completed whilst the boys are at secondary school. We met generosity and kindness on the way
from so many people and saw the sun rise after a long night, dolphins swimming
around the boat, a sky full of stars on an inky background and lizards basking
on hot walls.
You can also follow Tarquilla on facebook to see lots of photos from our trip
and what we are doing now.
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| New adventures in new places |
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