Day 27 10pm. Another day in paradise draws to a close. The clock is ticking as we now have only 159 miles to run to Tazacorte – that’s a little over 24 hours which is slightly problematic as I refuse to go within 10 miles of the coast in the dark, and actually would prefer to be 30 miles off. … Read More
Atlantic Odyssey day 26
Day 26 And more tales from the night watch! What a glorious day, even though we motored all day long. Blue sky, warm sunshine, not wearing thermals! We must be heading south. The engine purred at 1600 revs and even ran a little cooler over time pushing us forward over a flat calm sea at 6 knots without a murmur. … Read More
Atlantic Odyssey day 23 – 25
Day 23 After a night on the tiles, much pummelling and cajoling of possessions into their respective holdalls, the bleary eyed Crew have left for the airport. They leave a real hole having been such good company; good for each other and good for us, able and willing to jump to whatever the ask or the need. Still a few … Read More
Atlantic Odyssey 2 – Crew signing out
Day 22 – The Crew – Part 5 – Signing off! Avast me hearties! Here we are, another 4 days on. Docked in the Azores and time for the ships company to disband as we The Crew hop off leaving Sukama with Malcolm and Sue to continue her quest South! While honoured to be labelled as the A-team when it … Read More
Atlantic Odyssey 2 day 20
Day 20 Difficult to believe, we’ll have been at sea for three weeks by the time we make landfall in the Azores tomorrow (Thursday). Even more strange given that we were heading to the Canaries, but weather said no. Our whole lives have been controlled by the ocean and the sea state, the currents, the wind and weather systems, the … Read More
Atlantic Odyssey 2 day 19
Day 19 It’s 5.10pm and 3 out of 4 of us are horizontal! It’s been one of those days! Winds up, swell is causing 3-4 metre seas coming from various points behind the beam, so confused seas and the occasional pasting on the hull cresting the coach roof and making us quietly smile in a deja vue sort of way! … Read More
Atlantic Odyssey 2 day 18
Day 18 We’re back! The fourth Crew edition of our swashbuckling adventure across the pond. So what’s been happening! Well, it seems we managed to extract an entry out of Malcolm! Maybe this Crew intervention thing is catching! It at least appears to have made a positive impact aboard! The more observant among you however, will have realised, it is … Read More
Atlantic Odyssey 2 day 17
18 May 2026 at 10:12:52 BST Day 17 It’s been an awesome day by any standards. We’re rolling down the trades with much rolling side to side still with minimal winds demanding careful movement around Sukama whilst engaged in frenetic activity whether interrogating the photos of the day, working on a laptop, playing suduko or enjoying a convivial beer at … Read More
Atlantic Odyssey 2 day 15 – 16
16 May 2026 at 12:56:52 BST Day 15 8pm Sukama time – GMT -4 having marked another Friday in the traditional Blackwell manner with the close harmonies, floating trebles and reverberating bass notes of Lucid enhanced by the saloon speakers. Cheers all! Trust you enjoyed the trusty crew’s blog. They’re having a blast creating it, and are careful to never … Read More
Atlantic Odyssey 2 day 14
Day 14 – The Crew – Part 3 – The Takeover. Welcome all landlubbers to another interruption in your normal Sukama broadcast, brought to you by, The Crew! In today’s edition we have changing plans and The Crew takeover. For those readings Sue’s normal reports some of this you will already know but maybe with a different perspective! We have … Read More