our guests say ...

Simon Walker

(Antarctica 2007)

"It's been an amazing time, and totally exceeded my expectations on so many levels. I must thank Hamish, Kate, Helen and Anna for sharing their beautiful home 'Seal' with us for 5 weeks and for being such great guides, hosts and friends. Also Kiki, Stu and KO for being fabulous crew mates - we will have memories and stories to share together for many years to come."

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Mark Holbrook
(Cape Horn/Beagle Channel 2007)
"I have dreamt of this place for a long time and am now very grateful that Hamish, Kate, S/V "Seal" and her crew have let me open my eyes in one of those dreams. The company, the food, the boat and the surroundings were perfect. Thank you."

Steve Colgate
(Cape Horn / Beagle Channel 2007)
"I have no hesitation recommending SEAL cruises to any of our Offshore Sailing School graduates, based on my wonderful experience cruising around Cape Horn and along the Beagle Channel in January, 2007. I know a well built boat when I see one and would feel safe in SEAL in any conditions anywhere in the world. Having sailed my own boat in the infamous 1979 Fastnet Race storm when 15 sailors lost their lives, I feel myself qualified to make that statement. Plus, I found that Hamish and I share the same commonsense approach to sailing seamanship (like the lack of value of storm trysails). Hamish and Kate have found a way to make a potentially dangerous sailing experience both safe and fun. Go for it."
Steve and Doris Colgate's Offshore Sailing School
Log of the trip to Cape Horn

Maggy Rhinelander
(Greenland to Scotland, August-September 2005)
This is just a quick note (words being inadequate anyway, in this case) to say thanks for the wonderful trip, and thanks even more for being so monumentally patient and forbearing ... You were all just great.
I have downloaded all 657 pictures that I took- not edited yet... but they make a good visual journal. The pictures that Jason took from the spreaders are some of the best.
Thanks again, for everything.

Aura Linnapuomi
(Greenland, July-August 2005)
I also enjoyed our trip and the great crew so much. I was in tears in the bus all the way from Narsarsuaq harbour to the hotel. It is always hard to leave a crew behind, but you made it specificly hard...
[Enjoy the] time to breath in the Greenlandic air, smell the flowers and the plants, feel the softness of the ground and hardness of the rocks under the feet...All those memories I cherish now when Im back in [Helsinki]

William Alder
(Maine to Newfoundland, June 2005)
The experience aboard Seal was incredible. Kate and Hamish immediately made me feel like a part of the family despite the fact that I was new to ocean sailing.... I have a newfound respect for what a sailboat can be. Seal is undoubtedly in an elite class of expedtion boats. I was amazed by the way the crew's decades of combined Antarctic experience is reflected in the meticulous layout and function of every detail of the boat. There is an incredible art and science to how all of the elements work together to glide across the oceans and into the many beautiful inlets and coves that we visited in route.

Phil Streat
(South Carolina to the Bahamas, January 2005)
Many thanks for a great trip; I got a lot out of it. I do want to say a special thank you to Kate for providing all those great meals. And thanks to you both for sharing some of what it takes to put together a boat like Seal.

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