Andrew Bristow
@andrewbristow.bsky.social
Sometime geologist, petroleum engineer, speleologist, scuba diving instructor, Ocean Yachtmaster, circumnavigator, MTB tandemist, film extra, biathlon fan. Previous owner of a Van De Stadt blue-water sloop. Retired.
Strolling through the organised chaos of the Biograd Boat Show, one of the biggest boat shows in Europe. Hard to believe that it started 27 years ago with just one boat on show.
October 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Strolling through the organised chaos of the Biograd Boat Show, one of the biggest boat shows in Europe. Hard to believe that it started 27 years ago with just one boat on show.
Another long-lost photo; film-extra-ing in Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. The film was An Ungentlemanly Act - worth watching, if you can find it. (The wardrobe department seemed a bit sex-obsessed - zoom in on the notices.)
October 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Another long-lost photo; film-extra-ing in Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. The film was An Ungentlemanly Act - worth watching, if you can find it. (The wardrobe department seemed a bit sex-obsessed - zoom in on the notices.)
Just found this photo again after years of it being missing. Me and some of the crew at Cabo De Hornos, 1992.
October 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Just found this photo again after years of it being missing. Me and some of the crew at Cabo De Hornos, 1992.
Storm approaching my house. This one was fierce.
August 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Storm approaching my house. This one was fierce.
The leaders are almost 3/4 of the way to St. Lucia. Charisma continues to slowly gain places through the field but is still towards the rear.
December 3, 2024 at 7:12 AM
The leaders are almost 3/4 of the way to St. Lucia. Charisma continues to slowly gain places through the field but is still towards the rear.
And, they're off. ARC 2024 is under way. Charisma of Hamburg is being skippered by a family friend.
November 24, 2024 at 1:34 PM
And, they're off. ARC 2024 is under way. Charisma of Hamburg is being skippered by a family friend.
First one I owned: Apricot running MS-DOS 2.11, 1986. It didn't have enough RAM to run the OS without swapping 4 floppy disks in and out of one of the drives.
November 19, 2024 at 4:04 PM
First one I owned: Apricot running MS-DOS 2.11, 1986. It didn't have enough RAM to run the OS without swapping 4 floppy disks in and out of one of the drives.