Voyages aboard a Sadler 32
South Coast waters.
Atlantic horizons.
The sailing log, history and ongoing refit of Samphire—a capable British cruising yacht preparing for longer passages and an Atlantic adventure.
The journal
Adventures under sail
Passages, landfalls and life aboard
The sailing log is the heart of this site: routes and weather, decisions made underway, places reached, people aboard and what each voyage taught us.
01 — THE BOAT
Samphire’s story
From Samingo II to Samphire: the history, character and systems of a Sadler 32 with ambitions larger than her dimensions.
02 — REFIT & UPGRADES
Preparing for bigger water
Practical, searchable accounts of the work: what was chosen, how it was fitted, what it cost and whether it proved worthwhile.
ATLANTIC 2027–28
A small yacht.
A much bigger voyage.
The plan is to sail from the UK to the Caribbean and home again via the Azores. The preparation—and eventually the voyage—will be documented here.
The Samphire Journals
Three connected journals
Sailing, personal essays and medicine at sea—distinct routes through the same changing life.
Occasional updates from aboard
New passage stories, useful refit notes and significant steps towards the Atlantic—sent when there is something worth sharing.