The Voyage #3: Panama to the Isle of Man covers what happened when I decided on a whim that I wanted to see the Isle of Man TT – The Most Dangerous Race in the World, as it’s called: Madmen on motorcycles racing round the island’s public roads at speeds of up to 190 miles an hour.
The only trouble was that I was in Panama when I decided this, which meant sailing 5,101 miles in 50 days to get there for the start – I managed it in 47.
Highlights included hitting 11 ½ knots in the Gulf Stream – but then I managed to break the self-steering off the Grand Banks. There was also the awkwardness of the forestay jumping over the side in the middle of the traffic separation scheme off Northern Ireland with a cruise ship right behind me.
And, for some reason, several dreams featuring Meryl Streep…
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Could think of worse dreams John! ‘Whatever rows your boat’ as they say but in your case ‘sails your boat’. Keep pursuing these exciting adventures!
Wow. That’s a lot of adventure since we shared a beer in the San Blas Islands. Looking forward to reading the book.
Madness doesn’t even start to describe it !! Well done John. Looking forward to the read.