He seems to have changed his mind somewhat since 2001:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/1503308.stm
relevant section below-
(He added that he thought he had done well to get as far as the Shetlands.
He said: "Having sailed from Southwold in Suffolk to the
northernmost point of Great Britain in one go is an achievement that not many yachtsmen have done. "And when you consider I have done it in a 15ft boat, I think Captain Calamity did rather well.")
