Well, it’s certainly different to last year weather-wise and apart from a few low pressure systems tracking through we have been blessed with warm sunshine and light winds. I loved…
Ship’s Log
Bessie’s New Venture
Over the last few years the success and popularity of my little ketch, Bessie Ellen, has grown at a fantastic rate, and a number of other vessel owners have approached me…
Homeward Bound
Throughout March, Bessie Ellen & her voyage crew, journeyed 1300 NM from Tenerife to Fowey and Nikki offers a brief insight into the voyage. Departing from the main city of…
Sail Training from Tenerife to Portugal
Ship Ahoy! It’s the end of the winter season, and our ship Bessie Ellen is preparing to get underway back to her home waters of Cornwall. There is excitement for…
Hebridean Sailing – A Guest Log
Fliss joined us in the summer of 2017, and has written a summary of her time on board Bessie Ellen. Take a look and discover what could be in store…
Christmas in the Canaries
I see you are all having a pretty cold winter in Northern Europe! Here in the south of Tenerife, the sun continues to shine daily and temperatures rarely drop below…
Biscay – Sailing South to Cascais
I came up on watch this morning just as we rounded Cape Finisterre in Galicia, breathed a sigh of relief that the corner had been turned and a new…
Summer 2017 Round Up
Well, here we are on our way south to the Canaries after being back in Fowey for a fortnight. We’ve had quite a season in Scotland – a longer one…
Gourmet Galley | Fish Stew
So many of you have asked us to share our recipes with you, and this one was a favourite dish this year. Nikki made it up, but it is essentially…
Retracing Brendan’s Footsteps
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…