Anti-clockwise round the deck. Shot with an Insta360 One X.
A Pleasant Afternoon
Getting to know Mistral. Sailing with some friends in the Valencia area. Video put together with GoPro’s Quik app.
Sunset in Valencia
Valencia
A little tourism in Valencia this afternoon before some local shopping.
Very modern architecture.
First Sail
Well, we’ve sailed Mistral of Portsmouth for the first time! Just a short sail – two hours – enough to get a feel for her handling and to work out how some of the lines work.
Boat Owners
As of September 2019 we are boat owners. We are the proud owners of a 2001 Oyster 56, soon to be named Mistral of Portsmouth. We are grateful to the previous owners for keeping her in such fine condition, and we will be sailing her for the first time in October.
Test by Email
Testing the ability to post to this blog by email. Might be important at sea. These pictures were taken in April 2018 while sailing in Croatia, and in Australia in 2015.
Kornati Islands – Zug 
Kornati Islands 
Whitsundays
Welcome!
Welcome to Chris and Karen’s sailing blog. We completed the ARC+ 2022 and are now taking part in the World ARC 2023-24. Our boat, Mistral of Portsmouth, is a 2001 Oyster 56.
The ARC+ 2022 route can be found in this post.
Our current position:
World ARC 2023 Route: