Posted in: September 2015
By Doina Cornell on 22.09.2015
With Joyful the last boat to arrive in Australia this week, the Blue Planet Odyssey yachts have completed their transit of the Pacific Ocean. In the 9 months since the boats …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 21.09.2015
After the quick turnaround at Falmouth, we made a relatively fast passage to the Thames Estuary where we caught the favourable tide for the remaining 40 miles to London.
Shortly after we had passed …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 18.09.2015
Before this voyage comes to a happy and successful end I wish to use this opportunity to give my grateful thanks to all those who have made this ambitious project possible, and who continued to …
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By Cornell Sailing on 17.09.2015
Barbados has announced a welcome expansion in its facilities for cruising yachts, which is positive news for the Odyssey rallies which will be making this Caribbean island their first stopover after crossing the Atlantic.
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By Jimmy Cornell on 16.09.2015
We made landfall at Falmouth, in SW England, early on Tuesday morning after a 20-days long, frustrating and stormy but also challenging and memorable 1950 miles passage.
By memorable I mean: not easily forgotten. …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 07.09.2015
I always wondered why the southernmost point of Greenland has attracted this attractive name. After nine days of struggling to get out of its grip, I know. Whoever named it, never wanted to see it …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 03.09.2015
For the last five days, since we left the Greenland coast, we have been fighting strong southeasterly winds that made it impossible for us to sail our desired course to the Azores.
The main culprit …
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By Doina Cornell on 02.09.2015
A stroke of convenient timing meant that the Blue Planet Odyssey cruise through Vanuatu was able to include a visit to Ambrym, and a chance to experience the 3 day Back to My Roots …
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