129 | The Mariner Returns

Join me today on deck, onboard Osprey, my 85ft Maxi, as I complete my 33rd Transat, headed to England, to join the Centenary Fastnet Race and everything that lies beyond.

You are not going to want to miss this one. The Mariner is BACK!

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Tenacity in Pursuit

What if a piece of torn sailcloth could remind you what commitment looks like?

This mainsail is on its final run across the Atlantic, flying torn and tired but still holding Osprey steady at 15 knots. It’s not a perfect fit—it’s 15 feet too short for the rig. But like me, it keeps going anyway.

It’s done over 100,000 miles. It carried Dominique Wavre to a 5th and then a 4th place in the Vendée Globe. It saved my solo crossing in 2018 when my “new” mainsail exploded off Land’s End. You can watch that whole mess unfold on YouTube. In 2024, it stepped in again after Osprey’s big sail blew out just before Newport–Bermuda.

Now, once it finishes this delivery and we hit the Fastnet start, I’ll retire it. I’ll cut it into signed 8-by-10 pieces, scars and all, and stick on a label with the story of every mile it gave. A daily reminder that things don’t have to be perfect to be powerful—they just have to keep going.

If you want one, join the $100 tier on Patreon for a single month & I’ll send it anywhere in the world.

Let this scrap of sailcloth remind you what perseverance feels like.

Contact me through the website at https//:www.csmthemariner.com

If you want to sail on Osprey

The open events for sponsors to join are:

The Middle Sea Race in October 2025, then the Caribbean 600 in February 2026, and the Newport Bermuda Race in June 2026.

Sponsorship to join an event : $3000USD