Voyage overview
- Year: 2001
- Destination: English Channel (crossing)
- Boat: Prince Hameed
- Vessel type: Vancouver 36
- Distance sailed: 170 nautical miles
- Skipper: Mark Daniel
- Crew: Chris Robson, Mark Wells, Andrew Wagstaff, Tim Hughes
Logbook notes
A proving ground for Mark’s seamanship and the group’s appetite for challenge.
They crossed tidal streams and traffic lanes, learned to sleep with one eye open, and discovered the art of balancing navigation with nonsense.
No one called them “Phat Buoys” yet — but the spark and smell of diesel was there.