King Neptunes Ceremony.

King Neptune’s CROSSING THE LINE ceremony at the equator is an initiation ceremony to test that all shipmates are hardy, resourceful, brave and capable of handling long rough times at sea from one …

Tippy SQUID Invasion.

Just over the Equator we awoke to find visitors had been on the boat!

The first squid was on the galley floor, as I got out of bed I stood on …

Crossing the equator at night was a great event for the Tippys!

Miss Tippy crossed the equator in the middle a warm March night.

The boat was heavily heeled over to starboard, wind blowing …

Join us as we sail for a 1,000 miles from Puerto Rico to the San Blas islands. Huge seas and winds of 40-65 knots were encountered and some of the fleet suffered knock-downs. We coped well but were very pleased indeed to arrive intact in Porvenir after a rapid 5 day passage.

Follow the shocking story when our 20ft long spinnaker pole fell from the mast knocking the skipper unconscious. Sheila and the children took it in their stride, contacting the US Coast Guard and sailing Miss Tippy for 8 hours to a safe harbour in Puerto Rico where Brian could be taken to hospital for treatment of his head injuries!

Feb 2010. Galapagos Islands, Pacific Ocean.
The Galapagos archipelago is a group of volcanic islands on the equator 600 miles west of Equador.

It’s an amazing place and within minutes of arriving on each island we were …

After taking care of us so well on our journey around the world MISS TIPPY arrives in Panama and deserves some special treatment to keep her sweet (just like any girl)!

Miss Tippy waiting to transit the Panama Canal at sunset.

3 million years ago the Atlantic and Pacific oceans were still joined together until a land bridge formed between North and South America in the Panama …