What We Are Doing
Well here we are, planning a trip around the UK coast, we leave on the 12th of June for the 2 and a half month trip, in a boat about the length of a modern estate car. Crazy? Foolhardy?

Well we like to think so.

The aim of this sponsored sail is to raise money for the Fellowship Afloat's bursary fund, which provides oppurtunities for people to enjoy outdoor activities who might otherwise not be able to afford it.

One of Fellowship Afloat's big goals is to allow as many people as possible the oppurtunity to enjoy the activities that the centre provides. Over the years this has meant subsidising the costs for many individuals and groups.

The fund setup to provide for these groups and individuals has been supported over the years by generous legacy's and donations, but this has over the last three years been depleted as Fellowship Afloat has sought to offer itself to more.

We plan with this trip to replenish the bursary fund, our goal £10,000 is the amount that Fellowhsip Afloat spent last year from this fund, and if we can raise it will guarantee another years worth of support.

Please keep checking this page as we update it with our location and the tales of our travels around the UK. If you would like to donate money to the bursary fund Click on the link at the top of the page.
Jelly Fish Clothing
Do you want to help raise awareness of our trip, or perhaps just need a few more T-shirts to get you through the summer?

Have a look at the range of clothes you can buy with our logo here. 15% of all sales goes to Fellowship Afloat Bursury Fund.
Picture update
We are sorry that we have not put any photos up here for a while.  Here are a few to keep you going, and I'm sure more will follow.

This was the view entering into St Ives.  Just after this was taken, we saw a seal (not unusual), but he was so close and the water so clear (meaning we could see his whole body swimming) that we were quite amazed!

Sailing around Land's End, having left at 3am.  The sea was so calm, that we occupied ourselves by using our 'buffs' in as many ways as we could think of.  This was the 'desert storm' look.  Keep an eye open for the 'granny style' in other photos!

The morning sailing around Land's End was very beautiful.  The rocks in the background are 'Longships' and because it was so calm, we were able to sail between them and the mainland.  As Mary said 'this would have been a great photo if it wasn't for you being in it'- I know what she means!

We stopped for the night on the River Yealm, which, despite having a fairly tricky entrance, turned out to be a hidden beauty- definitely worth a visit either by boat or land.

Unfortunately, this is another photo of Becky- this time enjoying a roast dinner, expertly prepared on our two hobs!  Roast chicken, potatoes, parsnips, stuffing and gravy- a veritable feast.

In keeping with the food theme (and to balance out the bad photos), here is Mary preparing one of the 6 mackerel we caught just east of Portland Bill. We have now enjoyed 'self-caught' fish fried for breakfast, and in a pasta bake.

Finally, this was the view as we left Portsmouth at 5am.  The sunrise was spectacular, but as usual; 'red sky at night, sailors delight; red sky in the morning, sailors warning'.  It took a long time for the sun to break through the clouds!

4 comments:

Andy Osborne said...

Fabulous photos! As a proud "buff" owner and wearer myself (when hill walking, not sailing) I would love to see you posing with the buffs in pirate style, surely a more fitting way to wear them in the circumstances?!!
Love, Andy

Unknown said...

Awesome photos - even the ones with you guys in them! Thinking of you on the 'home run', it must feel so near and yet so far! Love Ruth x

Anonymous said...

Like Mary's Halo, unusual colour, should it be in orange?
G&K

corribee@tiscali.co.uk said...

Great pics looking very well and chilled out. Nicky.

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About the Boat
The boat, Jellyfish, is a 21ft Mark II Corribee built in 1980. She is a bilge keel (two short fins on either of side), which makes her ideal for the East Coast where she is moored.

Although easliy controlled by one person we have decided to do this together because 10 weeks on your own sounds like a long time to us, and the challenge of coping with each other for that long will undoubtedly create some intersting posts!
Corribees are well known for their sea worthiness. Dame Ellen MacArthur sailed around Britain in Iduna, her own Corribee, when she was 18 years old. Since then several have crossed the Atlantic, although we don't plan on going that far yet.

For more information on the boat you can go to the Corribee Class Association website, for more information about our trip have a look at our Big Plan