The last few days have been extraordinarily calm with flat seas, bright sunshine and stunning sunsets, but sadly no wind, so we’ve been...

After a stonking few days of sailing, the wind finally died and the engines went on. In a blink, the sea state turned from wavy into a...

As we reach the halfway mark – 750 miles sailed so far - the big topic of conversation on board is our mandatory 14 days’ hotel...

The sea has settled down, the wind is holding steady and we’re busting a grove doing an average of 7 knots. It’s great sailing at its...

As we raised a final glass of fizz to our epic time in Fiji, I don’t think either of us was prepared for how emotional we would feel...

I’m trying not to get too concerned that cyclone season in the South Pacific starts next month and we’re sailing in Fiji, which is slap...

Our last day’s sail was perfect. The sea was flat, the wind in just the right place and as we sailed comfortably through one of the safe...

Today we reached the “Are We Nearly There Yet?” stage as we struggle with tiredness having spent the last couple of days battling strong...

On our last long passage from Panama to French Polynesia, we crossed the equator, which was a huge tick off the bucket list. Today, we...

After Wednesday’s weather turmoil, the next day dawned with a beautiful sunrise, the sea settled down and became quite flat with just a...

This morning, I got up earlier for my 5am shift, in order to get a sneak preview of the meteor shower that’s due to take centre stage...

As a new day dawns, we’re finding that no one day is alike on board on this trip, and that goes for the weather and sea conditions too. ...

A few days in; all is good on board Two Drifters and we’re really getting into the swing of things now. Despite the swell, we quickly got...

Mixed emotions are we leave French Polynesia – for the second time! It’s been such a kind country to us during extraordinary times;...

Nev here – welcoming all our sofa sailors back on board Two Drifters for our next adventure 🙂 It’s been a very long and stressful two...

Just after 1pm on Tuesday, with some excitement - and a little trepidation - we lifted the anchor, ready to leave Tahiti for a new...

The Prelude: Departing Tahiti – Tuesday 1 June 2021 Nev here…with a very warm “welcome aboard” to all our sofa sailors as we set off on...

While the weather was changeable; we hadn’t bargained on so many thunderstorms during our stay on the uninhabited atoll of Tahanea. One...

We’ve been lucky enough to visit many deserted islands on our travels, but have never really been that far from civilisation or...

There was something so incredibly special – if not a tiny bit terrifying – about being in the open ocean, just feet away from two large...