Circumnavigation · in progress

Around the world, one logbook at a time.

Daily entries from life aboard the catamaran SV Astrum — passages, ports, weather and the small disasters in between — plus technical notes on the boat and the craft of sailing her.

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The voyage · GLYWO Rally

CircumnavigationSep 2025 → Jun 2028

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Today · 17 Sept 2026

Day 382 of 1034 · 37%2 entries on the line — hover a dot for the entry

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Svastrum heeling hard to a squall line in the Balearic Channel, wind whipping the leeward shrouds

Feb 3, 2026 · The Balearic Channel

The Levante Test

30 knots of southeasterly, a gusty front and a very loud companionway — how Svastrum took a beating in the Balearic Channel, and what to do differently.

#circumnavigation #weather #passage #balearics

Svastrum sliding away from the Barcelona dock at first light, rigging catching the orange dawn

Jan 15, 2026 · Port Vell, Barcelona

Set Sail

Three months of provisioning, two blown fuses and one very nervous cat later, SV Astrum slips her moorings for leg one of the circumnavigation.

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Crossing a Channel in a Catamaran: Notes from 30+ Knots

Rig configuration, watch routines and the small decisions that keep a cruising catamaran safe and quiet through a serious offshore blow.

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