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A Merciless Lashing
As I was wrestling my soggy trousers off in the darkness, there was a loud slam and I was thrown across the cabin, tensing every muscle...

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Mar 163 min read


Christmas on Sarabi
When the daylight was gone and I was getting sorted for my night shifts, I called home. My mum read me a quote from my favourite book...

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Dec 28, 20243 min read


Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day / ɡraʊnd.hɑːɡ ˌdeɪ / noun ~ ‘A situation in which events that have happened before happen again, in what seems to be...

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Dec 3, 20242 min read


Seasick, in bold and caps
We were off. This was it. Everything we’d spent the last 18 months working our socks off for. La Gomera disappeared fast into the mist...

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Oct 19, 20244 min read


Morocco - Mount Toubkal
“The greatest gift of life on the mountain is time. Time to think or not think, read or not read, scribble or not scribble."

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May 28, 20246 min read


A winter ride of the Badger Divide
“Naïve enough to start and stubborn enough to finish” sums it up! A wild and wintery two-wheeled trip through the Scottish Highlands.

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Apr 19, 20248 min read


Ocean glitter
Snippet from my journal on 18th December - night 4. It's 4:51am. Wind 18-20knots from the east, gusting 25. The strongest winds we've...

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Mar 1, 20242 min read


A poem for the fleet family
~ an ode to the 2023 fleet ~ Now the last boat is in, Ian's lit his last flare A sight we all love to see It's brought to a close the...

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Feb 26, 20242 min read


Hopes of the Ocean
It's been a hot minute since I wrote anything here. I've been keeping up the journal but I have not had an ounce of time to write as much...

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Dec 12, 20232 min read


Isle of Wight
After countless hours of planning: checking tides, studying charts, watching windspeeds and calculating waypoints for a loop around the...

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Jul 22, 20235 min read


24hrs on Sarabi
Wondering what it is really like to spend 24 hours on the boat? Read on... I took this from my journal from an overnight weekend row we...

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Jul 13, 20233 min read


Cycling in Ibiza
I was desperately in need of a break and some time with the gals, but none of us had a lot of time or money. I did a quick google… I...

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Apr 3, 20235 min read


A Newbie's Guide to Bikepacking
Bikepacking is ultimate freedom. You are self-supported, choosing your route, pedalling for as little or long as you like, exploring all...

elliereynolds
Mar 30, 202311 min read


A week at sea school
A major step in making this adventure feel a bit more real was completing a week at sea school. We went down to SeaSports Southwest in...

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Mar 24, 20235 min read


Waving off the TWAC22 fleet!
Team TSR went to La Gomera to see the start of the TWAC 2022. Summarised in 3 words: all the feels. Here’s the full low-down on the...

elliereynolds
Dec 17, 20224 min read


Kona gallery
My race recap and reflections are up on two other posts but I couldn't fit all the pictures in - here's the Hawaii trip told through a...

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Dec 4, 20221 min read


There She Rows: meet the team
I feel so SO lucky to be sharing the whole journey with these three! Meet the team: four women united by the same love of adventure and...

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Dec 3, 20221 min read


Facing my fears
I’ve written myself a list of everything to do with this ocean rowing challenge that scare me. It’s quite long 🧐 I hope that in a years’...

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Dec 3, 20224 min read


10Ironwomen: breaking down barriers
10Ironwomen: breaking down barriers in long distance triathlon Triathlon is diversifying, but it remains a sport dominated by the white...

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Dec 1, 20224 min read


Reflections from the Big Island
Kona: the race that ate into my soul but a week I'd relive over and over again ❤️ When people ask me “how was Kona”, I often find myself...

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Dec 1, 20223 min read
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