Under normal circumstances, this month Bessie Ellen would be sailing her last week of the year, enjoying the camaraderie of the Danish heritage fleet whilst collecting and carrying the apple…
Ship’s Log
Keep up to date with the latest news and views from the crew onboard Bessie Ellen.
Meet Bracken, New Crew for 2020
We are delighted to announce that Bessie Ellen has a new crew member joining us for 2020 and we would like to introduce you before you climb aboard. His…
Sail, Sea & Gastronomy on board Bessie Ellen
with thanks to Emma from Edinburgh Epicure “Dolphins!” came the shout from Skipper Nikki Alford at the bow of Bessie Ellen. We were whipping along at a nifty 7.6 knots –…
Bessie Ellen sets Rathlees Rum A’Rockin!
When Bessie Ellen departed Cornwall she took with her a barrel of Cornish distilled Rathlees Rum in her cargo hold where it will remain for the duration of her sailing…
Bessie’s Adventures from Cornwall to Scotland
Sailing the Celtic Seas The first major voyage of the summer started in Fowey, finishing up in Oban 520nm North. Leaving Cornwall’s warm spring sunshine we headed off at the…
How John Chichester bought Bessie Ellen
Across the water from Plymouth lies the small village of Turnchapel, with the small peninsular of Mount Batten leading off it. It was here, in Clovelly bay that William Samuel…
Discover the Treshnish
Scotland is one of my favourite places in the world and I would like to introduce you to some of my top locations. This month the focus will be on…
The Day We Met Ross Edgley
This autumn’s massive achievement award has to go to the phenomenal Ross Edgley. Yes, you may have heard of him as he just completed the Great British Swim, a 5-month…
Cargo Under Sail 2018
Its been over 8 years since Bessie Ellen ventured forth to carry cargo under sail, but this year the opportunity came up to sail down to Porto from Cornwall at…
Farewell Highlands – Home to Cornwall
A quick round up on our last days in Scotland, and Autumn/Winter plans – stay tuned for another blog post detailing our seasonal highlights. Yesterday it rained all day, that…