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Nikki Henderson
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Portsmouth, UK

Please enjoy my new project. Weekly saltings via Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/saltedlife?r=3jgzvq&utm_medium=ios I feel a connection with the sea deep in my soul. It’s a place I find love, acceptance, and fulfilment. It’s beautiful, mystical and helps me see life from a different perspective. Onboard, I am 100% present. I’m a Leo 🦁 and a rooster 🐓 - I can be … a lot. So, if you wonder where I’ve gone, and I’m not on the water - I’m probably hiding 😶‍🌫️, recovering 🧘‍♀️ on firm ground. ☘️ And as for sailing ⛵️- I can cruise 😎 and I can race 🏃‍♀️ . But, not at the same time. If you would like to learn from me, enjoy reading my writing or just want to support me - sign up to my Substack. https://open.substack.com/pub/saltedlife?r=3jgzvq&utm_medium=ios I dream of cruising and living aboard with a family. So, anyone doing that inspires me. Expect enthusiastic questioning 😋

Nikki Henderson
Antigua and Barbuda • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

129.7nm

Avg. speed

7.7kts

Duration

16h 45m

Finishing the RORC Caribbean 600!
We came 3rd! Epic sailing.
Nikki Henderson
Deshaies, Guadeloupe • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

94.7nm

Avg. speed

6.3kts

Duration

15h

RORC Caribbean 600 - the beat
Punishment on deck and down below. This beat was brutal. And you can’t see the barge being towed that we had to keep avoiding.
Nikki Henderson
Saint Barthélemy • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

62.3nm

Avg. speed

7.2kts

Duration

8h 36m

RORC Caribbean 600 around Saint Martin
Two tack lines blew, we nearly overshot Saint Martin - but thankfully we held our own!
Nikki Henderson
Saba, Caribbean Netherlands • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

146.4nm

Avg. speed

8.9kts

Duration

16h 23m

RORC Caribbean 600 legs 1,2 and 3
Fast and furious! We blew a tackline, wrapped a kite twice around the forestay, reached in 25 knots at a TWA of 100 with an A4 up … it was a lot.
Nikki Henderson
Antigua and Barbuda • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

5.6nm

Avg. speed

5.6kts

Duration

1h

Starting the Caribbean 600
If you zoom in closely, you will see our MOB recovery. Up close and personal with a rock. No one injured.
Nikki Henderson
North Sea • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

118.1nm

Avg. speed

6.7kts

Duration

17h 41m

Bergen to Amsterdam - North Sea
Once someone puked on their crewmate, I gave up tracking.
Nikki Henderson
North Sea • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

50.9nm

Avg. speed

6.4kts

Duration

7h 55m

59N Bergen to Amsterdam Day 2
Leaving Bergen we had 35 knots on the nose. The track looks so smooth! The sea wasn’t. 7 of 8 crew were vomiting. It was like a scene from Triangle of Sadness.
Nikki Henderson
Hjellestad, Bergen, Vestland, Norway • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

23.8nm

Avg. speed

4.6kts

Duration

5h 13m

59N Bergen to Amsterdam day 1
With a crew of only women we set out to sail from Bergen to Amsterdam. This day we navigated the fjords and some tight bridge passages …
Nikki Henderson
La Désirade, Guadeloupe • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

154.2nm

Avg. speed

4.8kts

Duration

1d 8h 15m

Retiring from the RORC Caribbean 600 2024
As we approached the south of Guadeloupe we saw the mast track was peeling off the rig. We flew the trisail all the way to Désirade before retiring.
Nikki Henderson
Réserve Naturelle Nationale de Saint-Martin, Saint Martin • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

223.4nm

Avg. speed

8.2kts

Duration

1d 3h 7m

RORC Caribbean 600 2024 - The first 3rd
With an amateur crew we raced the first six legs on the Caribbean 600. What a course! We were sailing an XP50, and it was … eventful.
Nikki Henderson
Falmouth Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

112.8nm

Avg. speed

7.2kts

Duration

15h 35m

RORC Caribbean 2024 Race Training
The Caribbean 600 is 50% dark. So, I took my amateur crew on an overnight sail around Redonda. It was a windward - leeward. We gybed and dropped the kite in the dark. Rounded the rock. Sailed upwind. It got windy. Peeled the jib down from the J2 to the J3. Got very wet. Faced some fear. And arrived home to a sunrise and a swim.
Nikki Henderson
Krossvík, Iceland • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

202.3nm

Avg. speed

5.3kts

Duration

1d 14h 28m

Overnight to Reykjavik
The end of a trip I skippered with 59 North in 2023, taking a courageous group of women on a voyage around the west coast of Iceland. I’ve never laughed so much in a week. We sailed overnight downwind to our destination.
Nikki Henderson
Dýrafjörður, Iceland • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

57.3nm

Avg. speed

6.7kts

Duration

8h 30m

Icelandic Fjord, 50 knots, 11 women + anchor
Day 3 of a trip I skippered with 59 North in 2023, taking a courageous group of women on a voyage around the west coast of Iceland. I’ve never laughed so much in a week. This day we anchored in 50 knots.
Nikki Henderson
Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, Iceland • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

38.2nm

Avg. speed

5kts

Duration

7h 37m

An anchorage of dreams in NW Iceland
The start of a trip I skippered with 59 North in 2023, taking a courageous group of women on a voyage around the west coast of Iceland. I’ve never laughed so much in a week.
Nikki Henderson
Whale Park, Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK, USA • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

342.7nm

Avg. speed

5.6kts

Duration

2d 13h 35m

Winning R2AK 2023 - death by 100 tacks
Nikki Henderson
Seaforth Channel, Central Coast, BC, Canada • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

31.9nm

Avg. speed

5.8kts

Duration

5h 31m

R2AK 2023 - Slicing into Bella Bella
Nikki Henderson
North Pacific Ocean, Mount Waddington, BC, Canada • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

334.1nm

Avg. speed

5.5kts

Duration

2d 12h 31m

R2AK 2023 - The Inside Passage
Nikki Henderson
Victoria Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Victoria, Capital, BC, Canada • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

35.3nm

Avg. speed

5.6kts

Duration

6h 17m

R2AK 2023 - The Proving Ground
Nikki Henderson
Tagus River, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

31.5nm

Avg. speed

4.9kts

Duration

6h 25m

Sailing into Lisbon with Greta and La Vagabonde
A life changing trip. And that was just the sailing.
Nikki Henderson
Dixon Entrance, Cascadia, USA • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

72.4nm

Avg. speed

8.3kts

Duration

8h 41m

Team Sail Like a Girl R2AK - rig breaks!
Our spreader bent - so we had to slow down gears. Before that though … it was epic.
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