Almost ready
With high winds over the Falklands our flight was delayed by a day in Punta Arenas and although it gave me a chance to reacquaint myself...
Preparing for South Georgia
I am not sure what Ernest Shakleton or the old Whalers would have made of the regulations that now govern access to South Georgia but it...
70 Degrees North
With Novara safely tucked up for the southern winter in Port Stanley we have taken the opportunity to come to the Lyngen Alps in Arctic...
Safe for the Winter
Novara is now safely tucked up in Camber Dock, Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands for the southern winter. Secure behind 5m high stone...
Southern Cross - Update
We had met with Howard as we both sailed south through Canal Magdalena on the 9th February, with friends and his shore side support team...
Anchorages
There are hundreds if not thousands of anchorages hidden in the Canales and Seno’s that protect the mainland coast of Patagonia. Some are...
Shipwrecks
Although Ferdinand Magellan first discovered the passage between the Atlantic and Pacific in 1520 that now bears his name, and the...
A day in the life of Novara
With rare easterlies forecast we had to find an anchorage that would give us shelter from these winds and the williwaws it would bring...
And people say I am crazy!!
On our way through the North West Passage in 2014 we passed a Frenchman called Charles Heydrich who was rowing a small boat through the...
Progress Update
We have continued to work our way south and I have a lot of catching up to do to bring Novara’s travels up to date but this will have to...
