This year’s prize was awarded to Jimmy Cornell in recognition of his long-standing contribution to sailing and navigation by his books, rallies and own voyages over the last five decades. The awards ceremony …
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The coronavirus pandemic has inspired countless altruistic projects initiated by individual people all over the world. They show that even in the midst of such a global tragedy what human beings need above all is …
An angry looking sky at sunset predicts bad weather for the coming night as we were passing the Balearics In the three months since I returned with Aventura Zero to the Outremer boatyard at …
Last week I posted a number of questions sent from students at Kurtzebarri Secondary School in Aretxabaleta, in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa. Here are the answers to some more questions. What do you do …
I never lose: either I win, or I learn. Nelson Mandela’s words have been haunting me ever since I took the decision to turn around at Tenerife and put my project on hold. One of …
The arrival of a new year is a usually good opportunity to turn your back on the old one and look ahead with renewed hope for a better future. Alas, these are not usual times. …
“Marinheiros da Esperança” ISBN 978-989-8159-97-7 London, 20 December 2020 Aventura Zero is having a rest on the Outremer pontoon La Grande Motte, while I have returned to London to get my Covid vaccination and …
Journal 8 La Grande Motte 12 December 2020 Our first Mediterranean dawn The Straits of Gibraltar marked the halfway point of our winter passage from the Canaries to Southern France. The winds continued to …
Strait of Gibraltar 5 December 2020 The decision to turn around was quickly implemented and within hours we were on our way north with a favourable SW wind whisking us along. As I turned …
My decision to abandon the Elcano Challenge has taken by surprise many of those who have been following my voyage, and I want to apologise to all of you for the disappointment this may …
On the passage from Sevilla to Tenerife we had a technical problem which we were hoping to solve on arrival. Unfortunately it turned out to be much more serious than we had expected and rather …
Aventura Zero Journal 5 28 November 2020 Landfall! As we sighted the massive bulk of Tenerife from 37 miles distance we realised that our slow eight-day passage from Seville was getting close to its …
Aventura Zero Journal 4 19 November 2020 Sailing down the Guadalquivir We are off! Two weeks after our arrival in Seville our planned voyage along the route of the first circumnavigation has started and …
In the few days since our arrival in Seville I have been able to look back on Aventura Zero’s maiden voyage and the overall conclusion is that it has been a very useful and …
Aventura Zero journal 2 – 5 November
The timing of our departure from Ceuta had to be very precise so as to catch the favourable west-setting current through the Straits of …
Aventura Zero journal 24 October – 2 November After two months of preparations, on Saturday 24 October Aventura Zero left La Grande Motte, seat of the Outremer boatyard, bound for Seville and …
My collaboration with Brookes & Gatehouse has a long history and goes back 34 years to the start of the first ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers) in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 1986. …
Aventura Zero left La Grand Motte this morning bound for Seville. Jimmy Cornell is finally on his way – looking pretty happy! You can follow Aventura Zero’s progress live on the Aventura Zero …
Last week I travelled down to France with my mother Gwenda and brother Ivan to say goodbye to my father Jimmy before he set off on his voyage around the world. I was intrigued to …
We couldn’t have picked a more miserable day to go out for our first sail on Aventura Zero. As we left the marina, low grey skies hung over the bay of La Grande Motte …
My new Aventura has been moved into a marina and while work continues on board she is now starting to look like a finished boat. The long wait came to an end this afternoon …
Despite the disturbances caused by the Covid crisis, the Outremer boatyard managed to maintain its production schedule and launched the latest Aventura with only a slight delay. Towed by a large truck, Aventura Zero …
Work on Aventura EL.CA.NO. is progressing well, as can be seen from these photographs taken on Friday 5 June. The Outremer boatyard is now working at full capacity and it has been …
In spite of the restrictions imposed in France to deal with the current pandemic the Outremer boatyard in La Grande Motte, in the south of France, has managed to function at 70% capacity throughout …
Old Seville Quarter of a century after the successful voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World, Seville was on its way to becoming the busiest port in the world as ships started arriving …
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