Log from the Voyage of El Vigo

THE ARTS JOURNAL is delighted to be working with Lewis poet and visual artist IAN STEPHEN on an exciting project to host a daily Log from his latest artistic voyage on his yacht, the El Vigo.

IAN STEPHEN has completed a number of projects in which his dual passions for sailing and art have been inextricably combined. Next week, he and a crew of three will launch on the latest such venture, a project which is part of the Stanza Poetry Festival in St Andrews.
 

Ian will sail from Lewis to St Andrews, stopping off en route as they navigate around the top of Scotland and down the east coast to a rendezvous at the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther, and on to St Andrews for the festival itself.
 

Ian will be sending material to the Arts Journal on a daily basis throughout the voyage. These ‘Logs’ will take the form of text (including new work created on the boat), visual images and audio files from the boat. As with all marine voyages, many factors will come into play in determining the exact nature of both the voyage and the material.
 

This is a tremendously exciting project for the Arts Journal, and we are delighted that Ian has chosen to involve us in it. We wish the mariners the heartiest bon voyage as they prepare to set sail early next week (Monday 9 March or Tuesday 10 March seems the likely starting point at this stage). Visit this page regularly to monitor progress and link to the daily Logs.

LOG ENTRIES:

• Pre-departure (Posted 4/3/04)
• Day One - Ready to Sail (Posted 8/3/04)
• Day Two - To Orkney (Posted 9/3/04)
• Day Three - Stromness (Posted 10/3/04)
• Day Four - Stromness (Posted 11/3/04)
• Day Five - Stromness (Posted 12/3/04)
• Day Six - To Hoy and beyond... (Posted 13/3/04)
• Journey's End (Posted 17/3/04)
• Homecoming Part 1 (Posted 6/4/04)
• Homecoming Part 2 (Posted 7/4/04)