UPDATE: The Race is on. Ellen MacArthur and the 2005/6 Volvo Race have joined the Campaign

The Voyage Story by John Ridgway

• Introduction and Entry page to the John Ridgway Save the Albatross Voyage 2003-4.
• Voyage Route 2003-4 World map and details of each sailing Leg.
• Getting to the Start Line
• Cape Town to Melbourne
• 25 October to 7 November 2003
• 8 - 21 November 2003
• 22 November to 5 December 2003
• 6 - 14 December 2003

Background to the Voyage

• Wing and a Prayer: Why I did this. By John Ridgway.
• Extinction Looms for the Albatross A Summary and Links to learn more.
• Selecting the Crew by John Ridgway.
• Crewmember Backgrounds:
• John Ridgway (Skipper, Whole Voyage)
• Marie Christine Ridgway (Logistics, Whole Voyage)
• Nick Grainger (Communications, Whole Voyage)
• Scott Simpson (1st Leg, Ardmore to Tenerife)
• Marie-Louise Rogers (2nd Leg, Tenerife to Cape Town)
• Trevor Fishlock (3rd Leg, Cape Town to Melbourne)
• Igor Asheshov (Cape Town to Ardmore)
• Peter Lewis (Melbourne, Australia to Wellington, NZ)
• Francois Nouailhas (Wellington, NZ to Stanley, Falkland Islands)
• Richard Morris Adams (Azores to Honfleur, France)
• Bob Duncan (London to Ardmore)
• Ward Irwin (London to Ardmore)
• Sanel Irwin (London to Ardmore)
• Birdlife International Volunteers Guidelines
• Quentin Hanich (Cape Town to Melbourne)
• Carol Knutson (Melbourne to Wellington)
• Brent Stephenson (Wellington to Falklands)
• Tim Reid (Falklands to Azores)
• And of course, The Ancient Mariner
• English Rose VI: Information about the Save the Albatross voyage yacht.
• Preparation of English Rose VI for the voyage
• Provisioning the yacht English Rose VI
• Communication to and from the yacht
• Take a look at The Press.
• Look at the Press Releases by RSPB and BirdLife International.
• Dr Euan Dunn (RSPB) Answers Your Questions.
• Transcript of TODAY radio interview with John Ridgway at Tower Bridge on 17 June 2004

Daily Logs written by John Ridgway and sent from the yacht

• Leg 1: Ardmore, Scotland to Tenerife, Canary Islands:
• 27 July 2003 to 12 August 2003
• Leg 2: Tenerife to Cape Town, South Africa
• 14 August to 27 August 2003
• 28 August to 10 September 2003
• 11 September to 24 September 2003
• 25 September to 5 October 2003
• Cape Town Stopover
• 6-19 October 2003
• 20-24 October 2003
• Leg 3: Cape Town to Melbourne, Australia
• 25 October to 7 November 2003
• 8-21 November 2003 (Incl Kerguelen visit)
• 22 November to 5 December 2003
• 6-14 December 2003
• Melbourne Stopover
• 15-27 December 2003
• Leg 4: Melbourne to Wellington, NZ - Across the Tasman
• 28 December 2003 to 10 January 2004
• Wellington Stopover
• 11-23 January 2004
• Leg 5: Wellington, NZ to the Falklands via Cape Horn
• 24 January to 6 February 2004
• 7-20 February 2004
• 21 February to 3 March 2004 (Cape Horn)
• Falklands Stopover
• 4-12 March 2004
• Leg 6: Falklands to the Azores
• 13 March to 27 March 2004
• 28 March to 10 April 2004
• 11 April to 24 April 2004
• 25 April to 8 May 2004
• 9 May to 12 May 2004
• Horta, Azores, Stopover
• 13-21 May 2004
• Leg 7: Azores to Tower Bridge, London
• 22 May to 4 June 2004 (Horta to Honfleur, France)
• 5-9 June 2004 (In Honfleur, France)
  
• 10-15 June 2004 (Honfleur, France to Tower Bridge, via Calais)
  
• Tower Bridge, London, Stopover
• 16-24 June 2004
• Leg 8: Tower Bridge, London to Ardmore, NW Scotland
• 25-30 June 2004
• Back at Ardmore, NW Scotland
• 1-3 July 2004

Photos and Video

• Visit The Photo Album.
• Watch a 15-second film clip of the start of the voyage.

About the Ridgways

• The John Ridgway School of Adventure: The school in NW Scotland which has been the life-work of John and Marie Christine Ridgway.
• Publications by the Ridgway's of Ardmore: The books (all out of print now) that tell the stories of all those off-season expeditions by the Ridgways and friends.