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Category: 2023

Goodbye Atlantic.
0 Comment on One ocean to another.
Posted in 2023 Westerly 41 Panama

One ocean to another.

Iain & Fiona Lewis December 24, 2023
Shipping gets close.
0 Comment on Last days.
Posted in 2023 Westerly 41 Panama

Last days.

Iain & Fiona Lewis December 21, 2023
Dry fit.
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Posted in 2023 Westerly 41 Panama

Peter the Pilot.

Iain & Fiona Lewis December 14, 2023
The chain view.
0 Comment on New plans, new countries.
Posted in 2023 Westerly 41 Panama

New plans, new countries.

Iain & Fiona Lewis December 9, 2023
Traffic jams, island style.
1 Comment on The new normal.
Posted in 2023 Colombia Westerly 41

The new normal.

Iain & Fiona Lewis November 29, 2023
Non involute gears are not good at meshing.
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Posted in Westerly 41 Colombia 2023

Shakedown. Breakdown.

Iain & Fiona Lewis November 21, 2023

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New blog! Our first taste of the South Pacific 6th New blog! Our first taste of the South Pacific 6th April 2024 "Fixing the boat. Getting off the boat." To read the blog and see lots of pictures from our first adventures ashore follow the link in our bio
New blog catch up! The last episode from our Pacif New blog catch up! The last episode from our Pacific Crossing "Baited Breath" 1st April 2024 Has now been published. To see more photos and to read the blog, follow the link in our bio.
Fourth instalment (of 5) of our Pacific Odyssey. Fourth instalment (of 5) of our Pacific Odyssey. Iain says: "It's not often that I get scared on a boat, but in the middle of the Pacific, 1000's of miles from land, I wasn't scared; I was petrified. " The Pacific is a pretty big empty ocean, and as we found that our rigging was failing, it felt much bigger and much emptier. To read the blog and see more photos, follow the link in our bio @sy_ruffian
Bye bye Tahuata. Bye bye Tahuata.
The same three manta rays came unto the anchorage The same three manta rays came unto the anchorage again today. This photo shows just how close they come to us, and give some perspective as to how big they are.
Pre breakfast swim with not one, not two, but thre Pre breakfast swim with not one, not two, but three manta rays! No zoom, no cropping, just a filter to adjust the colour. These huge guys kept coming so close it was difficult not to flinch.
Part 4 of our Pacific Odyssey is now online. We Part 4 of our Pacific Odyssey is now online. We carry on pushing our way across the Pacific. Crikey its a big ocean. To read more, and see lots more photos, follow the link in our bio @sy_ruffian
Part two of our Pacific Odyssey is now online. T Part two of our Pacific Odyssey is now online. To read the blog and see more photos, please follow the link in our bio.
Friendships are.... Sailing friendships are somet Friendships are.... Sailing friendships are something special. Mention to someone that you are not relishing handwashing many weeks of bed linen, and they instantly offer to not only collect the necessary rain water, and wash all your bed linen in their big washing machine, but they dry and fold it too! Thank you @sailingblownaway
The first (of 4) instalments about our epic Pacifi The first (of 4) instalments about our epic Pacific Crossing. To read all about it and to see more photos, please follow the link in our bio. #pacificcrossing #longdistancecruising #crossingtheequator #saddlebacks
Another monster blog update with lots of photos, l Another monster blog update with lots of photos, lots of bullet points, and not much prose. https://ruffian.uk/2024/02/finally/ https://ruffian.uk/2024/02/ruffian-rally-rescue-rendezvous/ https://ruffian.uk/2024/01/escaping-the-inferno/ https://ruffian.uk/2024/01/dr-who-and-his-protective-tardis/ Sorry that Insta doesn't work well with hyperlinks, but you can find all our blogs by following the link from our bio.
Super cool pre-breakfast swim. #mantaray #french Super cool pre-breakfast swim. #mantaray #frenchpolynesia #sailingfrenchpolynesia
Another blog catchup day. When we left the UK to Another blog catchup day. When we left the UK to go sailing some people thought that we were sailing off the end of the world. In the Darian River, which creates the drug and murder filled Darian Gap, we literally fall off the edge of the map. https://ruffian.uk/2024/01/filling-in-voids/ https://ruffian.uk/2024/01/pearls-in-the-perlas/ https://ruffian.uk/2024/01/transport/ To see more pictures, and read all our blogs, use the link in our bio.
Bit of a blog update blast today. We made a deci Bit of a blog update blast today. We made a decision as to where to head, we work on Ruffian and cross into a new ocean. All very exciting. https://ruffian.uk/2023/12/one-ocean-to-another/ https://ruffian.uk/2023/12/peter-the-pilot/ https://ruffian.uk/2023/11/the-new-normal/ Hyperlinks don't work great in insta but you can follow the link in our bio and catch up on our blogs from there.
Jungle adventure with @sailingblownaway to seek ou Jungle adventure with @sailingblownaway to seek out the Polynesian petroglyphs. Great to stretch our legs, and rebalance ourselves after so long at sea. The variety of flowers and fruits was astonishing. The petroglyphs themselves were unique, some completely unrecognisable, others... could it be a turtle, an octopus, a bird.... Whatever, we had a blast.
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