Skippers log 1: Stynoe towards Camarinas Spain. After such a long preparation time for our circumnavigation which accelerated to a frenzied tempo for about the last 6 months, our departure on the 20th of June 2010 was a welcome relief.

Skippers log 2: Camariñas, Spain – Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands After 4 days in Camariñas the cafes had been frequented and the small jobs done, freshly provisioned we set sail with view to 3-4 days cruising on the

Skippers log 3: Santa Cruz – Barbados Light blue – light grey that’s the question while acquainting myself with the discount paint section of the Jotun dealer at Santa Cruz I discovered a 20 liter drum of premixed topcoat for

Skippers log 4: Barbados – Grenada Yukon arrived safe and sound at the fair island of Barbados early on the morning of October the 28th after 22 days at sea. It’s always a bit surprising at how incapable one is

Skippers log 5: Balboa – Panama After celebrating Christmas in Man ‘O War bay on Tobago It was time to get back to work. We had the pleasure of our Good friends Martin and Mette and her three children Rasmus,

Skippers Log 6: Panama towards Galapagos Islands Yukon was loaded to the gunwales with provisioning for 40 days, full diesel tanks and 6 new voyage crew. They had already had a few days onboard, to help with provisioning and stowing

Skippers log 7: Galapagos towards Marquises Survival of the fittest, wrote Darwin in his work: “Origin of the species”, evolution through natural selection. These theories were confirmed by many of his findings in the Galapagos Islands. Undoubtedly one of the

Skippers log 8: Marquesas towards Tahiti The first couple of days at anchor at Hiva Oa, we basically used to rest and recreate. The clearance formalities took a little longer than usual due to the old fashioned rule of yours

Skippers log 9: Tahiti towards Tonga Tahiti with all her charms never fails to entice and yet elude, looking for culture can be a task in itself. The seemingly millions of motorcars which constantly encircle the double island create an

Skippers log 10: Tonga – Tasmania. Tonga has been kind with not only her friendly open people, but the island kingdom also gave us a chance to lay at anchor for many peaceful days enjoying the small island of Paingamota