An episode after every big preparation weekend, every training camp, every race. What it costs, what it teaches, what breaks and what moves forward.
The entire cockpit hardware stripped, inspected, re-greased, and three blocks replaced before they could fail at sea. The kind of invisible weekend that makes for calm transats — full story and checklist of every part reviewed.
Read the episode →Nine days alone between Biscay and southern Ireland to complete the Transat qualification passage. Fog, two gales, a temperamental autopilot — and one certainty on returning: the boat and I are ready for what comes next.
Read the episode →First Fastnet double-handed with Awen: a botched start, a strong comeback in the breeze, and an unsparing debrief on sail choices. The action points were on the bench the very next weekend.
Read the episode →Both rudders fully dismantled after a suspicious vibration: bearings replaced, stocks inspected, helm tuning redone. The real cost of the job, the suppliers, and what it changed at the helm — it's all in the episode.
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