Sailing Ægle

Rach and Rob’s adventures on Ægle

ADVENTURES AWAIT …

This is a record of the adventures of Rach and Rob as they sail the world on their Bestevaer 53, sailing yacht Ægle.

Rach and Rob are both ex-Big 4 partners (Consulting and M&A respectively). Having decided that it was time to follow their dream of sailing around the world, this is the record of their travels, the adventures, the inevitable boat maintenance challenges (!), the people who join them along the way and (most importantly!) the fun they are having. Enjoy!

“Twenty years from now you’ll be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover” – Mark Twain

LATEST STORIES

  • We are off, adventures await …

    September to December 2023 So now it’s time for the next phase … get to Las Palmas for the end of October ready for the start of the ARC+ crossing to Grenada via Cape Verde in early November We had a crew lined up for the ARC+ … Mills, Dave and Simon were confirmed and

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  • This is the year we will sail away!

    The first half of 2023 … in fact almost (but not quite) three quarters … Well this year (2023) started with a decision that it was time to make a change … so (somewhat to the surprise of our colleagues) Rob and I handed in our notices at work at the beginning of January, booked

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  • Is this a return to normality? Tucking some miles under our belt

    2022 adventures from the Solent to Scotland via Wales … returning via Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland So 2022 started slowly as work to fix our cracked weld ground on and on! We also replaced the rudder bearings, antifouled, installed a new loo (RIP Trevor!), replaced the washing machine (which had started smoking!

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  • The world remains a strange place but travel is getting easier …

    And so to 2021 … 2021 dawns bright and sunny … and yes, we are still locked down … was it tier 4? I know the Isle of Wight went from the loosest of restrictions to the tightest almost overnight … but it’s all starting to blur! Mid January we re-located Ægle from the outside

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  • Navigating* a new boat in lockdown!

    (*see what I did there?!) A summary of 2020’s adventures Hello! And welcome to our blog – we will be using this to record our adventures over the coming years on the good ship Ægle So, a bit of history to start with … Rob and I bought our first boat together (with Shay) back

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