Day 18 - We think it's all over

 No sailing today with well over 20 knots blowing outside. Looking ahead it seems we will be getting more light winds after tomorrow and all from the north making it difficult to know quite where we would end up. Isle of Man seems too far away dead upwind and also has covid travel restrictions, so it was either going to have to be the English North West or the coast of Ireland.

None of these options looked good ... Either considering the risk of being stranded a long way from home or of awkward sails through busy shipping channels in inadequate breezes.

The long and the short is that, having covered 500 miles, we are pulling the plug on the trip and putting the circumnavigation firmly on the 'unfinished business' list.

A soft bed and a hearty breakfast later, we are on the train home to pick up the boat trailer, then back up to Anglesey to get Double Sovereign dismantled and strapped down for the road trip back south.

We both feel really positive about the trip and although we didn't get round we are happy with what we did achieve in the conditions handed to us.

There is more to come on the blog though.... We have a fair bit of video to upload which will happen as soon as we get near a decent computer and internet connection and we wanted to record some thoughts on our equipment choices just in case anyone else is thinking of doing something similar in the future. I can say a fair number of lessons have been learned!

More to follow!