Mediterranean

Like all young Shetland lads and lassies Andrew felt a close affinity for the sea. Inevitably boat ownership followed but Andrew’s visions where well over the horizon and a more suitable boat for ocean cruising was required. Resources being limited, he built one - of steel. That began a long association with the Elsie Arrub in which he and his brother made a circumnavigation. That not being enough some years later the boat was fitted out for a single handed circumnavigation. A medical emergency ended that attempt and remarkably Elsi was recovered.

Having bought his boat in Marmaris and sailed much of the Mediterranean The time came for Martin to put himself to the test. "Was I a real sailor?" . To answer this question which many of us have asked ourselves, he embarked on a cruise from Portugal to Madeira and then single-handed to the Azores and back to the Atlantic coast of Portugal. Martin will talk about his experience of single-handed sailing and the psychological pressures of setting off alone across an ocean.

Join us for an incredible evening with Carla and Simon from the popular YouTube channel, Sailing Ocean Fox! They will share their exhilarating three-year adventure with a captivating talk titled "Sailing the Atlantic and the Caribbean.

Carla and Simon having left the Mediterranean will take you on a visual journey with stunning images and videos from their epic voyage. They'll pull back the curtain and share their invaluable inside knowledge on successfully navigating your first Atlantic crossing and reveal hidden gems and off-the-beaten-track destinations across the Caribbean.

We take a tour off the beaten track, with an eye to shoestring cruising and touching on the culture, food and history of the places that bring us back time after time. From Italy to Turkey, via the Peloponnese and Northern Greece.

This talk is being broadcast via Zoom, and is open to all, free for members including Crewing members, £5 for non-members.

Please note: lectures can be watched live online but we do not generally make recordings available after the event, for a number of reasons relating to time and copyright issues.