Author Archives: Capt'n Nick

“Random shots from Antigua, St Barts, St Martin, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Jamaica and Columbia.” From Antigua to Columbia. Posted by Nick Black on 3/01/2013 (104 items) The shack after Customs in the Domican Republic Yeeeeww Cuba! Daily Gym … Continue reading →

Video Blog update from Charm Offensive Cheers, Nick

On the 13th January Nick Cowdrill joined Charm Offensive, he will continue on the sail back to Australia with me over the next 5/6 month. It was great to have him jump on board and see a familiar face from … Continue reading →

Quick facts of the trip and then a blog update: Passage = Las Palmas De Gran Canaria to St Lucia Total Distance travelled = 2864nm Time taken = 15 days and 8 hrs or 368hrs Average Speed = 7.8kts Top … Continue reading →

After 13 days at sea we can almost smell the Rum of St Lucia, we are currently 400 miles out and assuming nothing goes wrong we should arrive in St Lucia in the next few days. Since the last blog … Continue reading →

Life aboard Charm Offensive a Hanse 445, crossing the Atlantic with the ARC: Crew Onboard: Nick Black – Skipper John Black – First mate A.K.A Cabin Boy (Nick’s father) Peter Smith – Navigator Javier Perez – Chef Extraordinaire, Helmsman   … Continue reading →

Charm Offensive and her crew are doing the last minute tweaks and final checks before we depart to cross the Atlantic. Some of the tweaks and statistics include: * 700 litres of water * 280 litres of Diesel * 60 … Continue reading →

We had an interesting time in Rabat Morocco. I was the sickest I have been in years. I learnt that eating food from street stalls and salad washed with local water is a definite no go in Morocco. Adam, my … Continue reading →