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A bumpy ride to the Isles of Scilly

They say ‘do something that scares you a little bit every day’, and while we weren’t looking for fear, we did seek new challenges. Late to the sailing life, we learned the ropes on dinghies and completed our Day Skipper courses before buying Kimara, our Beneteau 323. And with it, our perspectives began to shift.

Our first ‘passage’ to Yarmouth was abandoned after just three uncomfortable hours. We knew we could do better so the Isles of Scilly became our season’s objective. Definitely no certainty, as plenty

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