http://www.followtheboat.com Tales (not just) from the high seas Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:30:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.followtheboat.com/2007/07/06/returning-to-bodrum-area/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2007/07/06/returning-to-bodrum-area/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2007 13:33:43 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=3153 We completed a few tacks and successfully overtook another yacht attempting the same thing (10 points) but, after three or more hours we decided to whack the engine on and just get round that damn corner! Shame, as we were having a lot of fun tacking, something that Liz and I have got licked pretty well now (bear in mind we tack with up to four sails out).]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2007/07/06/returning-to-bodrum-area/feed/ 0 http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/10/14/star-gazing/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/10/14/star-gazing/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:47:13 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=2581 Just as I had planned we approached Datcha as the sun was coming up and dropped anchor just outside the town. We celebrated with a beer and a cigar, and then spent the next 20 minutes taking about five thousand photographs of the rising sun, because it was absolutely incredible! Check the gallery out for the new pictures!]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/10/14/star-gazing/feed/ 0 http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/08/03/what-do-you-mean-its-3am-the-anchors-dragging/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/08/03/what-do-you-mean-its-3am-the-anchors-dragging/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2005 13:20:16 +0000 Liz http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=1940 I mean black because it was pitch black when we began sailing: at 3am, after a restless and fitful sleep worrying about the anchor, Jamie's worst nightmare came true as he realized we were drifting towards the rocks...]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/08/03/what-do-you-mean-its-3am-the-anchors-dragging/feed/ 0 http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/07/20/meeting-gurktan/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/07/20/meeting-gurktan/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:12:34 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=1855 The complete lack of wind today was made up for by being introduced to a very nice couple, Peter and Gilly. Turns out my Day Skipper course would include a motor over to Catal Ada with Peter and Gilly on board to check it out as a possible wedding location!]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2005/07/20/meeting-gurktan/feed/ 0