Prelude: It has been quite some time since I crossed over from Ireland to Spain and it had taken me some time to write this, mainly because I’ve had issues getting pictures out of my phone. Unfortunately that came to an end as I left Vigo last night, […]

I just wanted to post a quick note before I loose contact with the outer world. Thank you all that has been helping me get the boat and myself ready for this journey! I am now outside the coast of Ireland, heading for Fisterra, Spain, and will hopefully […]

This week has really passed by in a blink! Mostly I’ve been trying to finish off the necessary jobs I have to have in place before I leave for Spain. I’ve bought a 33 kg Rocna anchor, even if they said that it would be hard to get […]

Hi! Yes, I’m still here. I’ve just been busy sailing, as the people following Sailing SV Away on Instagram already know (you should too!). I was invited by SV Zora to tag along for an overnight sail to a nearby anchorage and it sounded great, so I was […]

Yesterday was as beautiful as it was promised here in Kinsale. Sunny, warm and a wind hovering around 10-20 knots. I was in luck, because this was the day where I was to take Away out sailing again, and I couldn’t have asked for more. This time I […]

Since Friday I’ve been busy trying to get Away ready for a short test sail as well as waiting for the weather to be more reasonable. What that means in practice is that I’ve been trying to get all the electrical systems to talk to each other, which […]