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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.
The Week in Pictures
We have finally found some internet access and can upload our pictures.  We have almost been sailing a week, and are still shocked that we are in Yorkshire!  Here are our best pictures.


Dried out in Blakeney Harbour after our 96 mile sail from Walton Backwaters









Picture courtesy of Norfolketc.  Leaving Blakeney harbour between some vicious sand banks.  Thanks to Norfolketc for a Rib trip to preview the conditions just before we left.

Lovely sunset over Tetney anchorage.  Only just managed to locate the small unlit water cans that constituted the buoyage across the sand banks before the sun set.


Tied up in Bridlington Harbour with lots of fishing boats.  Very odd feeling being on land again.  Had a McFlurry in MacDonalds just so that we could use the loo.  However sitting still to eat the Ice-cream was too taxing and we had to get up and start moving, lest we felt too land sick!  Back on Jelly Fish we regained our balance.


So far unsuccessful at finding showers so we have done it Jelly Fish style!  Unfortunately while I was head down (thankfully Hair not full of bubbles!) the Harbour Master passed on his Tractor asking us to fill in some forms!!


A day off in Bridlington enabled us to find a petrol station and fill up with fuel.  However we forgot one piece of equipment, a funnel.  Half an hour later, our fuel was nicely flowing from one can to the other through a small pipe, and I was feeling slightly 'high' on petrol fumes.  At least we have the method sorted now!
Posted by Jellyfish at Friday, June 18, 2010

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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