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

Summer 2023

• Getting back in action post pandemic