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Travel logs of Suckin' Diesel over recent years
Summer 2003: photos of the trip
around Ireland
as well as the Firth of Clyde
Summer 2004: the trip south to Spain via the Scillies, UK, and France
Pre departure
perparations and fun
From
Arklow down to the Scillies
and the UK south coast
Crossing the
English Channel
and the Channel Islands
Travelling the
North Brittany
coast, mozzies, swell and storms
South Brittany
form Concarneau to La Rochelle
The long slog from
Larochelle to Bilbao
Summer 2005: the North Coast of Spain
Setting off:
Bilbao to Gijon
Downwind rockin' n' rolling:
Gijon to A Coruña
The
Costa de Muerte
(coast of Death) south of A Coruña
Back to
A Coruña
: toilets, swell n´socialising
Retracing my steps back to
Gijon
Returning to
Bilbao
, stopping off in Santander
Final
review
of the summer: lessons learnt
Photos
of 2005
Summer 2006: back from Spain to Dublin
Delivering the boat from
Bilbao to La Rochelle
From La Rochelle heading up the coast
towards the Vilaine
and Southern Brittany
Meandering south Brittany to
Lorient
From Lorient up to
Brest
Crossing the Channel again:
Brest to Bristol
Back to the old sod: crossing the
Irish sea and on to Malahide
Summer 2007: the Scottish Islands
The trip without the boat to
Andalucia
Easter Roundup:
Belfast to Donegal to Dublin City Centre
Going north
to Islay
Oban to
Fort William
and back
Summer 2008: Round Ireland again
South from Dublin to
Castletownbere
Sailing
Kerry
Fenit to
Clifden
From Clifden to the
Islands
and on to North Mayo
On to the kingdom of
Donegal
Donegal to
the Scottish Islands
Home
from Scotland
Summer 2009: Brittany and South West England
Heading for the sun: Malahide to
South Brittany
Motoring far too much:
La Rochelle to Brest
Chilling out:
Wandering around Brest
North from Brest to
Cornwall
Cornwall to South Wales including
Lundy Island
Milford Haven back to
Malahide
Summer 2010: Ireland, Spain, Scotland, etc
Heading North: Malahide to
Scotland
and on to Derry
Homeward
bound: winds and woopsies
Messing around on other
boats
Summer 2011: France, the Scillies and West Cork
Dublin to
Brest
East from Brest to
Lezardrieux
The
Channel Crossing
via the Channel Islands
Falmouth to
Castletownbere
Home to
Malahide
Summer 2012: The Outer Hebridies and the Irish Sea
North to Oban
Wandering up to
Skye
Back to Oban via
Iona and Staffa
Heading back
South
Home
again
2 weeks in North Wales
Summer 2013 messing around the Irish Sea
The Isle of Man and the Picos De Europa
South Wales
Summer 2014
Madeira
Madeira to the Azores
The Azores
Photos of the Madeira to Azores trip
Isle of Man, Donegal and Northern Ireland
Summer 2015
Dublin to West Cork (not the Scillies !!)
West Cork home in downwind conditions
Messing in the Irish Sea
Summer 2016: the Bilbao trip
Dublin to South Brittany
South Brittany to Bilbao
Bilbao to Lorient
Lorient to Dublin
Youtube link to Sailing to Bilbao 2016
The return trip
Summer 2017: messing in the Irish Sea
The Isle of Man and Strangford
Belfast and back
A short video of summer 2017 sailing
Summer 2018
Dublin to Derry via Islay
Home from Derry singlehanded
Three Countries in a Week
Summer 2019
Sailing on a Tall Ship
Sailing a Catamaran in Croatia