Sailing with friends - Eastbourne to Brighton
We love sailing to Brighton, and have sailed there a few times. Now, our home port is 20nm along the coast, we decided to sail with our...
Welcome to 'Sam and Steve Go Sailing', a blog about our sailing adventures and family life onboard our Beneteau Cyclades, Ruby May...
Sam and Steve (Hodge) are both experienced sailors, with an absolute love of the water. They sail regularly around the UK and French coasts. With a zest for adventure, they are both commercially endorsed offshore Yachtmasters and RYA Cruising Instructors. Here they blog about their experiences and exciting adventures. For commercial enquiries please visit www.tothehorizon.co.uk.
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Family of 7 Channel Crossing to Dieppe!
Onboard: Sam, Steve, the 3 children AND Hodge's son, Jack and partner Courtney, who moved from Canada to the UK last week. A full boat! ...
A foggy family weekend sail to Dieppe & Brighton
Onboard: Sam, Steve and the 3 children Nautical Miles: 155 Days at sea: 5 Night hours: 6 Conditions: Dense fog patches on the outbound...
A weekend channel dash to Boulogne, France
Onboard: Sam and Steve Nautical Miles: 121 Days at sea: 2 Night hours: 12 Conditions: clear skies, wind on the nose for most of the...
Sailing holiday to Salcombe and the West Country
Days at sea: 10 Nautical Miles: 668 Crew: Sam, Steve and the kids Night hours: 30 Longest passage: 172nm (Salcombe to Brighton)...
A day sail around the Montgomery wreck
Days at sea: 1 Crew: the family, plus Grandparents Conditions: it started off light and built to a near gale - F6/7 Best bits: spending...
Starfish!
After a night onboard, upon pulling up our anchor we welcomed hundreds of Starfish on deck!
Sailing from Milford Haven to Chatham
We finally got to bring our new boat (Ruby May) home, after waiting month's for lockdown rules to ease. Days at sea: 7 Nautical Miles:...
Family Holiday - Sailing to Honfleur and the North Coast of France
Days at sea: 9 Nautical Miles: 431 Crew: Sam, Steve and the kids Night hours: 22 Conditions: We had it all, no wind through to a F6....
The pubs are open! Sailing to Woolvestone
Days at sea: 3 Nautical Miles: 131 Crew: Sam, Steve and the kids Night hours: 2 Conditions: A speedy sail up, and then a brutal F7 on the...
Burnham blast in the sunshine
Onboard: Sam, Steve, and the kids Days at sea: 2 Nautical miles: 94 Conditions: F3 - 5. Absolutely beautiful beam reach sailing in the...
We Passed! Ocean Yachtmaster Theory & a sail to Bradwell
Onboard: Sam and Steve Days at sea: 2 Nautical miles: 96 Conditions: Beautiful F4, warm sunshine and clear skies What, where and when?:...
Post lockdown getaway!
Onboard: Sam, Steve, and the kids. Days at sea: 2 Nautical miles: 61 Conditions: Beautiful F3, warm sunshine What, where and when?: We've...
A birthday onboard!
Onboard: Sam, Steve, and the kids Conditions: Clear skies, 20kts of breeze What, where and when?: The world seems to be shutting down...
Cruising Instructor - We Passed!
Onboard: Sam, Steve, 2 other students and the examiner Conditions: Mixed - Cold, windy (45-50kts at times), overcast... fun! What, where...
Family sail to Burnham-on-Crouch
Onboard: Sam, Steve and the kids Nautical Miles: 101 Days at sea: 3 Night hours: 6 Conditions: F4, overcast and chilly as you would...