Why this chronicle?

Throughout my ocean racing career I always felt the urge to slow down and explore. It was something that I could perhaps return to once I had hung up my racing boots. It was always a bit of a dream for Tracey my wife wasn’t really into sailing. As it turned out the original plan was for me to single hand the oceans and for Tracey to join me at the destinations to explore. On a training trip to Southern Brittany in our original 34ft yacht Tracey fell in love with live aboard cruising. We subsequently upped our game, bought ‘Pearl of Penzance’ a Garcia Exploration 45 and set off for what turned out to be a wonderfully life affirming adventure of two and half years. Through the articles that follow we would like to share our journey and the lessons that we learnt in the hope that it will help anyone who is contemplating their own voyage of discovery.

Pete Goss