Martha and Sarah recount their recent voyage with Bessie Ellen Within half an hour of boarding Bessie Ellen, we found ourselves peeling the potatoes for dinner over the side of…
Ship’s Log
Keep up to date with the latest news and views from the crew onboard Bessie Ellen.
Volcanoes on the edge of the Atlantic
A voyage in the Canaries aboard Bessie Ellen is so far away from the usual winter sun packages. You will be amazed at just how much diversity there is here…
Sailing and the Single Traveller
I have spent some time over the last few weeks, taking a closer look at the demographic of our customer base, noticing that many of you are single travellers. For…
Gourmet Galley | Moules Marinière
We love to forage for free food, and mussels are bountiful and easy to find in Scotland – but make sure you watch out for the friendly seals! Wherever you…
Bessie Ellen Winter 1910 Sail Cargo
As most of us are preparing for the mad Christmas mayhem during the months of December, I took the opportunity to look back through Bessie Ellen’s old log books to…
Winter Volunteers Needed!
After 18 months at sea and 20,000 NM, from N57 55’ to N27 42’ and back again, Bessie Ellen will be laying up in Denmark for a well earned rest at…
Goodbye Caledonia
Photo: G Sunter Today, Bessie Ellen safely arrived to her old home here in Logstor, Vesthimmerland, after a voyage of many parts. Our last voyage crew of the season joined…
All at sea | Sailing in the Hebrides
Hazel Southam, freelance journalist, recently voyaged around the Hebrides with us. Read her article in The Observer to discover how she fared as a first time sailor…
Love Our Islands Campaign
The National Trust for Scotland has just ended its ‘Love Our Islands’ campaign, which they ran to highlight the importance of the culturally and environmentally protected St. Kilda archipelago, amongst others,…
Microbeads | Playing our part
A few years ago, while accompanying the sail cargo ship Tres Hombres into Falmouth with her cargo of rum, I was lucky enough to meet Emily Penn and hear about her…