Author Archives: Capt'n Nick

Since the last time the blog was updated we have: Helped out as a safety yacht at the mini 650’s round the island race in Valencia Had numerous crew changes Sailed to Ibiza and Formentera a few times Had it … Continue reading →

Josh Thomas, one of my former crew members made a video blog while he was aboard. Cheers, Nick

A lot has happened since the last blog update. We sailed to Mallorca, we meet some nice French girls, we went aground in Magaluf, we sailed to Cabrera, we used a military parachute to sail downwind back to Ibiza. I … Continue reading →

We left Ibiza with a nice 12 kts of wind from behind, averaged at least 8kts over the ground up the east side of Ibiza and set sail for Palma, our first night was spent in a beautiful bay with … Continue reading →

Our next leg was from Malaga to Ibizia. We welcomed our two new crew members, Josh and Alice . Josh’s main concern was our red wine supply. I resisted his pressure to pull into every port to replenish. Our twenty … Continue reading →

We picked up Nikki and Geoff in Lisbon. We were sad to see Daniel go but at the same time it always exciting to get new crew. Geoff is a seasoned ocean racer and owns half of Calibre a Sydney … Continue reading →

Since the last update we had just left Antwerp on route to Brighton, we are now in Portugal and had an absolutely amazing sail from London to Lisbon but that blog will have to wait. Sorry for being slack but … Continue reading →

After a 30hr sail from Germany in what felt like sub zero temperatures we arrived at a nice place in Holland called Ijmuiden. I had been wearing thermals, ski gloves and a beanie on the way from Germany and it … Continue reading →

Charm Offensive has been sponsored by Aussiemite a delicous savory spread. Aussiemite is: * GM & Gluten free * Rich source of Vitamin B * 100% Australian made & owned * Sourced from responsible farming practices in Australia * Free … Continue reading →

Thanks to Windcraft and Hanse I have purchased and thus been able to sail from Griefswald Germany to Sydney Australia on a brand new Hanse 445. I wil be naming the boat Charm Offensive as I feel that will give … Continue reading →