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Captain's Log Greece

Preveza to the Cyclades, and everything in between

It’s been 50 days since we launched Bon Bini and cast off our lines in Preveza. It feels much longer, and like it was a lifetime ago that we were full of anticipation and packing our bags to fly to Greece...

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Captain's Log Greece

3 storms in one day; 24 hours in Paros we’ll never forget

We’ve just endured one of the hardest 24 hours we’ve had on board Bon Bini, probably ever. The weather has been particularly unsettled this year. There’s been a procession of low-pressure systems...

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Captain's Log Sailing

The most manic start to a sailing season so far

Wow, okay. You know how sailing, especially cruising, is meant to be about taking it slow, drifting along with the wind and sea while sipping on a rum and coke? Well, that’s almost how our 2025 season started… but not...

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Boat Jobs Captain's Log Greece

Season 4, already back on dry land

My mother-in-law said to us recently, “You’re having a bit of a bumpy start to the season aren’t you”. She’s not wrong, and this week it got even more interesting. Last Friday we finally collected the boxes from...

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Captain's Log Spain

Two weeks in Ibiza

Greetings from Ibiza where the weather is glorious! Actually, it’s not. I think London and Leipzig have seen more sun in the last few weeks than we have in Spain! The latest downpour has just let up leaving behind a...

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Captain's Log Spain

The long awaited season 3!

Its been about three years since the picture below was taken. We were looking sad in the photo because it was going to be another 6 months before Bini was supposed to go back in the water. Instead it turned out to be...

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Captain's Log Transatlantic

Transatlantic sail from Iceland to Canada on an 82ft Grand Mistral

In September 2022 we sailed 2,000NM from Reykjavík in Iceland to St John’s in Newfoundland, Canada on an 82ft Grand Mistral owned by Spartan Ocean Racing. We knew crossing the North Atlantic on an enormous race...

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Captain's Log

And then COVID happened

Can’t believe it’s been almost 2 years since we last posted an update here on our blog, and what an utterly bizarre and unpredictable 2 years it’s been. Let’s go back a bit. On the 14th October...

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