TSPS member Per Knudsen began a journey from England to Gibraltar on May 25th aboard his sailing vessel Bifrost II. Crewing the Sun Odyssey 50DS are past members Ian Wilson, his son Jack Wilson and Randy Erskine, Patrick Milne, and Per. They departed Lymington at 0900 UK time for the first leg of the journey and are currently making swift progress down the English Channel on their way to Falmouth, where they will spend a couple of days checking and re-checking boat systems prior to departing for France… and beyond.

Their tentative itinerary is:

May 25: Depart Lymington for Falmouth

May 28: Depart Falmouth for Camaret or Audierne, France,

Take aboard TSPS member Claus Eilersen in France

May 30: Depart Camaret/Audierne for Gijon or A Coruna, Spain

June 4: Departure Gijon/A Coruna for Gib, w/ stops along the way

June 10-12: Arrive Gibraltar

Per is operating an AIS (automatic identification system) aboard Bifrost II so you can follow the voyage at marinetraffic.com. Do a search for ‘Bifrost’ and select the result “Bifrost GB” The site will then show you the position of the boat, as well as speed and direction.

Everyone at TSPS wishes Per and crew a very enjoyable and safe voyage.