he last two months have been extremely busy so please excuse the lack of updates on the site. The end of March and start of April were spent continuing to learn how to sail the boat. Over the Easter long weekend I took Rafiki out for my first serious solo spin – a 250 mile…

Sails aren’t the only thing that will be going up and down during this campaign. Knowing sailing, I can bet that morale is destined to be similarly up and down. Much of this campaign depends on gaining entry to as many races as possible to cram as many miles of racing under my belt as…

It’s more than a little cliched but this was the moment we’d been waiting for. Of course as usual there were a bunch jobs to be sorted before we could cast off. Adrian from Insight Marine was down to help out with the electrics and instruments. Alex and I also needed to attach the bracket…

I’ve just spent a weekend on my hands and knees…and my knees are constantly reminding me about it. It hasn’t taken long to realise that there isn’t much room down below in these boat – especially if you have a canting keel and keel box to fit in there. I’m hoping that once I get…

A Mini campaign is certainly not all about sailing. Much of it about onshore organization and administration. And for that side of things there is no bigger day than February 15th. This is the day that entries open for the 2006 calendar of races. That means running around finding entry forms on websites, e-mailing race…

It’s safe to say we were hoping for the most uneventful weekend possible. And thankfully that’s what was delivered.You can check out some more photos of the trip.

Welcome to my Mini Transat campaign website. This website is dedicated to bringing you the latest information on one of the most exciting and difficult sports in the world. Here you will find information on my latest activities and full campaign information both past and present. My current goal is to qualify and race in…