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drone in flight

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We have had a drone for a while now but haven’t had such a good opportunity to use it as this. It was a very nerve racking flight at first, because it was the first time I have flown over water and with innocent bystanders in close range. The location was perfect and there was no wind, and I soon gained loads of confidence. Here is a couple of quick shots from our new perspective. The edit is basic and with no post production but it is a great start.

Cecienne is Johns new boat which we were bringing back to the UK from Mallorca. This is Zumaia on the North Coast of Spain and it was the first real chance on the trip when there wasn’t too much wind and the sun was shining.

Fionn and drone in Zumaia Fionn, Cecienne and drone Cecienne and drone

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Blood Ransom is out today and available to buy online from WHSmith and Amazon as well as all good bookshops, train stations and airports. If you would like a Kindle version Amazon are taking pre-orders for automatic delivery on the 14th May. Kindle Version

John Boyle aboard Seychelles Coastguard anti-piracy patrol7 pirate boats, Mother and Skiffs

It has also been getting great reviews:

“Filmmaker Boyle attempts to unravel the complicated circumstances surrounding the sea-going scourge of Somali piracy in this intriguing study…[its] thorough analysis is enlightening.”

Read full review from Kirkus Reviews

“An eye-opening look at what would seem a localized phenomenon but that has implications for developed-developing world encounters generally.”

Read full review from Publishers Weekly

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Cecienne joy ride

In the last ten days we’ve voyaged from Gibraltar to mid France.

The pictures tell their own story – amazing ports and harbours, with some long days at sea, and Fionn got the drone flying at last! We also had an interesting midnight encounter when we were boarded by Spanish customs.

Until now there was only one day we couldn’t make some progress, when 3 metre waves sent us scuttling back to harbour, but our luck seems to have run out. We are now storm-bound in Royan, and the next few days forecast is looking grim.

This is just a small selection of images from the latest stage of the trip…

01 Cecienne away02 Portugalbusy working onboard CecienneCecienne entering ZumaiaCecienne joy rideCecienne Zumaia 1Cecienne Zumaia 2Container shipDinner onboarddrone and fionndrone and Cecienneeveryone snoozing 1everyone snoozing 2John passing lighthouselunch onboard 1lunch onboard 2MarinaMark shaving while on the movespanish fisherman 1spanish fisherman 2the boys arrive in France

John Boyle, Mark Finch, Santiago Cabral

We’ve been at sea a week now after leaving Palma, and already had many adventures, encountering fickle Mediterranean weather including the thickest of fog. We also had an amazing encounter with a pod of pilot whales in the Straits of Gibraltar.

01 Dinner in Palma_DSC011106 Santiago in Almerimar_DSC003205 Fog bound in Almerimar_DSC000908 Pilot whales near the Gibraltar Straits_DSC009609 Gibraltar straits text09 Gibraltar straits text11 Europa Point_DSC0120

There are only two things to do when passing through Gibraltar. Go up the rock to meet the apes – and head across to Morocco!13 Barbary Ape on The Rock of Gibraltar_DSC017116 The Rock of Gibraltar_DSC019617 Barbary Ape on The Rock of Gibraltar_DSC020212 Santiago The Rock of Gibraltar_DSC0145

Had to be able to say we’d taken the boat to Africa! Only problem was that Santiago has a Uruguayan passport and needed a visa so he wasn’t allowed off the boat…23 Santiago on Camel Taxi, Smir, Morocco_DSC025924 Taxi on the quayside in Marina Smir Morocco_DSC0315

With Fionn flying back to UK for a few days it was a skeleton crew of John, Mark and Santiago heading out into the Atlantic tomorrow to tackle the Portuguese coast.John Boyle, Mark Finch, Santiago Cabral

 

 

Mark Finch, Santiago Cabral, John Boyle

We have arrived in the Balearic Islands to pick up John’s new boat Cecienne. There is a full crew with Fionn, Rosie, Mark and Santiago. The plan is to bring it back to Cornwall by sea, heading through the Mediterranean, Straits of Gibraltar, and then along the Atlantic coast of Portugal, Spain and France.

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Mark Finch, Santiago Cabral, John BoyleFionn filming Cecienne

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In the latest instalment we end up on the Isle of Man whilst the TT was on. I have never really been interested in motor sport but that was bloody mental!

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