April Boyes
Atlantic Crossing
Crossing the Atlantic on an Oyster 885 from Antigua to Palma. In the last two years I had been thinking more and more about crossing the...
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April Boyes
- May 26
- 3 min
Orca, (Killer Whale) attack on sailing yacht in Gibraltar - My first hand account.
This is my first hand account of the incident that occurred with orcas sailing through the strait of Gibtaltar from the Azores. The media...
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April Boyes
- Mar 5
- 5 min
RORC Caribbean 600 Race Blog 2023
Squalls, sleep deprivation, damaged sails and clumps of weed are a few of the challenges we faced on Pata Negra in IRC at the Caribbean...
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April Boyes
- Feb 15
- 5 min
Scramble Scafell Pike
It's 19:39 and I'm writing this blog whilst sitting on the bus from Manchester - London Victoria before catching a train to Gatwick a...
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April Boyes
- Jan 29
- 3 min
Chasing Waterfalls
It's Saturday morning and after a hot breakfast...(everyone loves a hash brown) and much needed coffee, it was time for a Saturday hike...
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April Boyes
- Jan 19
- 4 min
What happened when my boat capsized in 35 knot gusts .....
It's Saturday morning, coffee has been made and I'm looking forward to a day of sailing albeit a cold day. I make my way to the boat yard...
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April Boyes
- Jan 9
- 7 min
Is Ice cold water therapy, wild camping and having a rave in a cave the next big thing or am I crazy
You may think the title of this blog sounds a bit farfetched but this is how I spent New Years day! Now let me take you to where this...
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April Boyes
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
The best waterproof case on planet earth
Now firstly I have to confess I'm not the best with phones. I have lost a few in my time, I bet you already have a good idea of where...
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April Boyes
- Jul 27, 2022
- 5 min
End of Volvo Cork week - Weymouth delivery
delivery on Pata Negra Lombard 46 racing yacht I arrived late on Friday evening after work to be ready for an early start to deliver Pata...
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April Boyes
- Jun 21, 2022
- 5 min
ISORA - Dunlaoghaire -M2 - Dunany - Rockabill - Howth
Part of the Irish offshore racing association completed on JackKnife J125 Skippered by Andrew Hall Now this is a race I was looking...
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April Boyes
- Jun 14, 2022
- 4 min
The Myth of Malham RORC Race on Telefonica Black
So the Jubilee bank holiday came at the perfect time, It was just around the RORC Myth of Malham race which meant there was only one...
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April Boyes
- May 30, 2022
- 7 min
Antigua Sailing Week
After only ever UK sailing and racing in the bitter cold at times, I thought to myself...you know what I would absolutely love, doing all...
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