Click each voyage below to open its story, boat, crew, and photo gallery — the digital pages of our shared logbook.
Together they form a living archive of adventure, challenge, and laughter on the water.
The sea has been our classroom, our stage, and our meeting place —
a map not of places, but of friendships.”
2000–2005: Early Era (pre-Phat, forming years)
- 2000 – Southern England
- 2001 – English Channel
- 2002 – West Scotland
- 2003 – Croatia
- 2004 – Newfoundland
- 2005 – Southern Ireland
2006–2025: The Expansion Years
- 2006 Maine
- 2007 British Columbia
- 2008 Orkney Islands
- 2009 NW France & Channel Islands
- 2010 Sweden, Denmark, Norway
- 2011 Iceland
- 2012 Sardinia & Corsica
- 2013 Cyclades
- 2014 Lake Huron
- 2015 Turkey
- 2016 Portugal
- 2017 Brittany
- 2018 The Azores
- 2019 Lake Champlain
- 2020 & 2021 The Covid Years!
- 2022 Inner Hebrides
- 2023 Mallorca
- 2024 Shetland Islands
- 2025 Lake Ontario
A Chronicle of Seas and Friendship
Every year since 2000, the Phat Buoys have set sail — exploring new coasts, new tides, and new tales of friendship.
Across 24 voyages and 5,097 nautical miles, our logbook records more than just routes and weather. It captures the laughter, challenges, and stories that define a quarter-century of adventures shared by a crew bound by trust, humour, and the sea itself.
Some trips were calm and sunlit, others cold, wet and wild — all unforgettable. Together they form a story of friendship that has outlasted boats, storms, and borders.
From First Wake to the Far Horizons
What began with a modest coastal sail in southern England has grown into a global tradition — tracing the map from Newfoundland to the Aegean, Iceland to Mallorca, the Azores to Lake Ontario.
Each year’s voyage has its own rhythm — a blend of seamanship and storytelling, of adventures, expeditions and laughter ashore and concentration at sea.
Some years brought sleek modern yachts, others humble or hardy vessels that tested the crew and deepened the bond. Every course logged here carries memories that remain vivid decades later.
The Crew Records
Over the years, each crewman has charted his share of the Phat Buoy miles — the collective wake now stretching more than five thousand nautical miles.
| Crew | Nautical Miles Sailed |
|---|---|
| Warren Creates | 4,884 |
| Chris Robson | 4,212 |
| Simon Tyler | 4,183 |
| Boris Ulehla | 4,035 |
| Chris Robson | 4,212 |
| Andrew Wagstaff | 3,813 |
| Mark Daniel | 3,453 |
| David Ashfield | 3,450 |
| Mark Wells | 3,069 |
| Mike Scrivens | 2,069 |
Total distance sailed: 5,097 nautical miles across 24 voyages
Longest unbroken streak: Warboy Creates — 22 consecutive voyages
(Perhaps best appreciated with a dram of something peaty in hand.)