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
Atlantic Odyssey 2 days 11 – 13
12 May 2026 at 10:59:58 BST Day 11 The good ship Sukama sallies ever eastwards into the gloom at the end of the day in spite of the bedraggled scallywags who came along for the ride. Mostly they are controllable but once in a while they break out of their box and get up to mischief. I accept that we … Read More
Atlantic Odyssey 2 day 10
11 May 2026 at 11:16:14 BST Day 10 – The Crew. Part 2 Ahoy ye! Another 4 days on and high time for another takeover by the wee scallywags… The Crew. I’m sure you are all curious to hear what tales of the high seas have filled the last few days…. The odd insight to sailing and amusement that may … Read More
Atlantic Odyssey 2 day 7-9
8 May 2026 16:50 GMT Day 7 Trust you enjoyed the interlude from the subversive imposters otherwise known as the The Crew. They do most certainly earn their keep in many and varied ways keeping us on our toes, asking questions such as ‘which line’ when asked to tension the kicker with nothing by that name – ‘so that’ll be … Read More
Atlantic Odyssey 2 day 6
7 May 2026 at 09:57:35 BST Day 6 – brought to you by… the crew It’s Sue’s day off so thought it would be fitting for today’s episode to be brought to you by the rest of us great unwashed, the rabble that lies beneath yes, that is us… The Crew…. For those used to Sue’s writing tones this might … Read More