Solo sailing voyage around the world in Fathom, a Vancouver 28 pocket cruiser. May 2016 to August 2020 For films of the voyage check out Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zw7YBH-Tg8 Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h9tM_4ntdE

From 2016 to 2020 I sailed single-handed around the world on 'Fathom', a Vancouver 28 pocket cruising boat after leaving my job, career and land life in my wake. My voyage was the adventure of a lifetime and I returned home to the UK 4 years and 3 months later. 37,200 nautical miles had passed under the keel in a solo circumnavigation via the Panama Canal and South Africa. This is my attempt at piecing together a 2-part film about my adventures in the Voyage of Fathom. ​I hope you enjoy watching. Part 2: In this 2nd and final episode, I arrive in Cape Town at the end of 2018 before sailing up the South Atlantic to the Caribbean via stops at Saint Helena and Fernando da Noronha. On approach to Grenada in April 2019, I cross my ground track from two years earlier to complete a loop of the world. After a few months break from the boat, I return to the Caribbean in October 2019 before sailing back across the Atlantic to the UK via a stop in the Azores. On August 8th, 2020, 4 years and 3 months after sailing away, I arrive back to the Solent and am escorted back to Yarmouth Harbour by friends and family. Here are some of the highlights and most memorable moments including swimming with whale sharks, Caribbean island hopping, Coronavirus lockdown in Antigua, being stuck onboard at anchor for 3 weeks in the Azores whilst the Border remained closed, and of course returning home after so long away. My boat is called 'Fathom', an 8.5m Vancouver 28 built by Northshore in 1991. Long keeled, cutter rigged and with plenty of storage, she is the perfect pocket ocean cruiser. Check out the 1st part of my circumnavigation film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zw7YBH-Tg8 My Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thomdarcy My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/yachtfathom My website: http://www.thomdarcy.com #sailing #sailingaroundtheworld #solosailing #solosailor #singlehandedsailing #circumnavigation

From 2016 to 2020 I sailed single-handed around the world on 'Fathom', a Vancouver 28 pocket cruising boat after leaving my job, career and land life in my wake. My voyage was the adventure of a lifetime and I returned home to the UK 4 years and 3 months later. 37,200 nautical miles had passed under the keel in a solo circumnavigation via the Panama Canal and South Africa. This is my attempt at piecing together a 2-part film about my adventures in the Voyage of Fathom. ​I hope you enjoy watching. Part 1: In this first episode, I depart the Isle of Wight, UK, in May 2016 and sail south to the Cape Verde Islands before crossing the Atlantic to the Caribbean. After transiting the Panama Canal I cross the Pacific Ocean in 2017 and the Indian Ocean the following year before arriving in South Africa in late 2018. My boat is called 'Fathom', an 8.5m Vancouver 28 built by Northshore in 1991. Long keeled, cutter rigged and with plenty of storage, she is the perfect pocket ocean cruiser. From swimming alongside dolphins and sharks to humpback whales and manta rays, perfect tradewind sailing to storms and breaking waves, trips on dugout canoes in the San Blas to Pirogues in Madagascar, there were plenty of unforgettable experiences. Part 2 link is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h9tM_4ntdE My Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thomdarcy My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/yachtfathom My website: http://www.thomdarcy.com #sailing #sailingaroundtheworld #solosailing #solosailor #singlehandedsailing #circumnavigation

Some highlights from my solo sail from the Azores to the UK in July 2020. Talking to a pigeon was probably a sign it was time to stop solo sailing.This passage was the final ocean leg of my single-handed sailing circumnavigation in Fathom, My Vancouver 28. Check out my 2 part film: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-TVP7dP56ezfWlLJSTVKhL0GkKdKIvLd My Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thomdarcy My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/yachtfathom My website: http://www.thomdarcy.com #sailing #sailingaroundtheworld #solosailing #solosailor #singlehandedsailing #circumnavigation

Waiting to board the small ferry back to the anchorage March 2019. Check out my single-handed sailing circumnavigation 2 part film https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-TVP7dP56ezfWlLJSTVKhL0GkKdKIvLd My Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thomdarcy My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/yachtfathom My website: http://www.thomdarcy.com

Incredible experience being in the water with whale sharks. Swimming alongside these curious and gentle creatures was an unforgettable experience. March 2019. Check out my single-handed sailing circumnavigation 2 part film: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-TVP7dP56ezfWlLJSTVKhL0GkKdKIvLd My Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thomdarcy My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/yachtfathom My website: http://www.thomdarcy.com #whaleshark #swimwhalesharks #sealife #sainthelena #circumnavigation #sailingadventure

While sheltering from bad weather in the anchorage we were invited ashore by the locals to have a warm beer at their shack on the beach. Everyone so friendly and welcoming. My round the world film: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-TVP7dP56ezfWlLJSTVKhL0GkKdKIvLd My Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thomdarcy My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/yachtfathom My website: http://www.thomdarcy.com

Nesta and his mate offered to sail me in their canoe to a nearby island in the San Blas where I could buy a local SIM card. I kept them well supplied with cold beer. A great experience. My round the world film: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-TVP7dP56ezfWlLJSTVKhL0GkKdKIvLd My Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thomdarcy My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/yachtfathom My website: http://www.thomdarcy.com #sailing #sanblas #sanblasislands #kunaindian #dugoutcanoe #sailingadventure

My round the world film: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-TVP7dP56ezfWlLJSTVKhL0GkKdKIvLd My Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thomdarcy My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/yachtfathom My website: http://www.thomdarcy.com #reefshark #stingray #swimmingwithsharks #sealife #circumnavigation #sailife #sailingadventure