Anastasia

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Owner / Skipper:
Phil May and Andrea Twigg

Nationality:
British

Make / Model:
Catana 522

LOA (feet):
52

One Line "Mission Statement":
Circumnavigation

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Previous Diary Entries

Date			Subject	Position
2012
	May 2012
		Tue 15 May 22:40	Hang your bananas on the right side of the boat	14:44.20S 156:05.80W
		Tue 15 May 02:39	Motu One	15:41.30S 154:28.50W
		Tue 15 May 02:05	Bora Bora
		Sun 13 May 20:56	The Pareosailor	16:29.90S 151:45.50W
		Thu 10 May 06:19	Tahaa	16:36.40S 151:33.50W
		Thu 10 May 05:07	Raiatea	16:43.40S 151:26.70W
		Mon 07 May 08:58	Huahine island tour
		Sun 06 May 19:51	Huahine	16:42.80S 151:02.40W
		Thu 03 May 08:30	Encounters in Moorea	17:29.40S 149:51.10W
	Apr 2012
		Sun 29 Apr 08:42	Tahiti island tour
		Sun 29 Apr 08:15	The ARC get-together
		Wed 25 Apr 20:51	Papeete yacht quay
		Tue 24 Apr 08:26	Getting some chores done
		Sun 22 Apr 08:47	We are now in Tahiti	17:35.20S 149:37.00W
		Fri 20 Apr 09:34	Rangiroa	14:58.00S 147:38.30W
		Sun 15 Apr 07:46	Tonight's dinner was industrial waste
		Sun 15 Apr 06:24	The pearl farm at Manihi	14:27.80S 146:02.20W
		Fri 13 Apr 03:14	Slower and slower we go	13:26.30S 145:06.40W
		Thu 12 Apr 03:04	Half way to the Tuamotu	11:26.40S 143:03.20W
		Wed 11 Apr 05:10	En route to the Tuamotu	9:31.50S 141:06.50W
		Tue 10 Apr 06:48	Swimming with the Mantas
		Tue 10 Apr 06:18	The bay at Anaho, Nuku Hiva
		Tue 10 Apr 05:27	Sailing from Hakatea to Anaho	8:49.20S 140:03.90W
		Sun 08 Apr 02:04	Hakaui waterfall
		Sun 08 Apr 01:51	The walk to the waterfall at Hakaui
		Sat 07 Apr 06:12	Cocktail hour on the foredeck
		Sat 07 Apr 06:07	Daniel's bay	8:56.60S 140:09.80W
		Sat 07 Apr 06:03	Leaving Taiohae
		Fri 06 Apr 01:50	Anastasia's snowdome	8:54.90S 140:05.90W
		Fri 06 Apr 01:40	Leaving Ua Pou
		Thu 05 Apr 22:56	The beach at Oa Pou
		Thu 05 Apr 22:48	Galapagos crabs in residence
		Tue 03 Apr 19:49	Serendipity photograph the critically endangered Marquesan Kingfisher
		Tue 03 Apr 18:52	Scary giant
		Tue 03 Apr 05:22	Anchored in Ua Pou (pronounced wapoo)	9:21.50S 140:02.80W
	Mar 2012
		Sat 31 Mar 09:05	Peat Smoke have arrived
		Wed 28 Mar 22:56	Tahuata
		Wed 28 Mar 22:56	The Hiva Oa welcome ceremony
		Wed 28 Mar 22:34	Hiva Oa
		Wed 28 Mar 22:32	Safari to the Tiki site in Puamau
		Wed 21 Mar 17:15	Land Ho!	9:50.60S 138:35.80W
		Wed 21 Mar 03:48	Jezebel strikes again	9:45.70S 137:03.10W
		Tue 20 Mar 04:54	Just one more day	9:03.80S 134:21.70W
		Sun 18 Mar 05:52	Happy St Patrick's Day	9:47.70S 129:03.40W
		Sat 17 Mar 04:49	Another starry night	10:15.70S 127:00.20W
		Fri 16 Mar 03:53	Need more sail	10:30.30S 124:42.50W
		Thu 15 Mar 02:33	And another one bites the lure
		Thu 15 Mar 01:59	Two thirds of the way there	9:58.10S 121:24.60W
		Wed 14 Mar 02:01	Where is the wind?	9:45.60S 118:49.50W
		Mon 12 Mar 23:46	Half way there	9:13.10S 115:58.50W
		Sun 11 Mar 04:10	A beautiful night	8:39.10S 110:04.60W
		Sat 10 Mar 06:42	Good winds but confused seas	8:11.10S 106:30.50W
		Thu 08 Mar 22:55	The wrong way round the M25	8:05.40S 101:27.50W
		Wed 07 Mar 13:04	Do flying fish count?	5:50.80S 96:45.70W
		Wed 07 Mar 00:17	Sushi for lunch	5:02.60S 94:53.60W
		Mon 05 Mar 20:53	Stowaway!
		Mon 05 Mar 20:40	Goodbye Galapagos	2:47.60S 91:49.20W
		Mon 05 Mar 20:00	An inland tour of Santa Cruz
		Mon 05 Mar 19:34	Lonesome George
		Thu 01 Mar 19:09	The fish market in Santa Cruz
		Thu 01 Mar 19:07	Santa Cruz	0:44.86S 90:18.33W
	Feb 2012
		Mon 27 Feb 21:45	Wildlife in Isabela
		Mon 27 Feb 21:30	Volcanoes of the world #6 - Volcan Chico
		Mon 27 Feb 21:18	Volcanoes of the world #5 - Sierra Negra
		Mon 27 Feb 20:44	Volcanoes of the world #4
		Thu 23 Feb 04:11	Isabela	0:57.80S 90:57.70W
		Thu 23 Feb 04:11	Floreana	1:14.50S 90:32.00W
		Thu 23 Feb 04:11	Bertie's birthday
		Sun 19 Feb 06:42	Fuel Fiasco and Firework Fiesta
		Fri 17 Feb 17:20	The trouble with sealions
		Fri 17 Feb 17:15	San Cristobal	0:53.70S 89:36.74W
		Wed 15 Feb 04:26	South Pacific dolphins	0:12.00S 88:55.10W
		Wed 15 Feb 03:44	Crossing the equator	0:00.00N 88:38.20W
		Tue 14 Feb 13:41	Squalls and preparations	0:51.50N 87:20.70W
		Tue 14 Feb 05:43	Squalls and preparations	0:51.50N 87:20.70W
		Mon 13 Feb 06:01	A slow day	1:57.00N 85:28.00W
		Sun 12 Feb 04:53	In the Doldrums	3:35.30N 83:22.70W
		Sat 11 Feb 00:46	En route to Galapagos	5:08.20N 80:39.80W
		Sat 11 Feb 00:08	Picking up the Parasailor	8:37.10N 79:02.10W
		Fri 10 Feb 22:14	Photos from Islas Canas
		Fri 03 Feb 20:13	Isla Del Rey/Isla Canas	8:21.95N 78:49.18W
		Thu 02 Feb 23:12	Isla San Jose	8:15.30N 79:05.50W
		Thu 02 Feb 10:00	Isla Bayoneta
		Thu 02 Feb 00:54	Finally in the Las Perlas islands	8:29.50N 79:02.97W
	Jan 2012
		Sun 29 Jan 03:02	Out at anchor
		Thu 26 Jan 03:36	The Embera indian village	8:54.77N 79:31.68W
		Thu 26 Jan 03:20	Down to the Pacific	8:54.77N 79:31.68W
		Thu 26 Jan 03:05	Sunrise on Gatun lake
		Tue 24 Jan 03:49	Anchored in Gatun lake	9:15.60N 79:54.70W
		Mon 23 Jan 03:42	The Panama rain forest
		Mon 23 Jan 03:21	The Panama canal locks
		Sat 21 Jan 00:57	The entrance to the Panama canal	9:22.13N 79:57.02W
		Fri 20 Jan 16:16	The challenges of anchoring
		Fri 20 Jan 03:40	En route to Panama	9:33.50N 79:39.90W
		Fri 20 Jan 03:11	The bare necessities
		Thu 19 Jan 03:07	Check-in at Porvenir and the ARC get-together
		Mon 16 Jan 23:56	You can't have too much lobster? (not for reading by Estella's mum)
		Mon 16 Jan 23:21	Andrea has new shoes
		Sat 14 Jan 17:16	Anchored in San Blas	9:35.77N 78:46.55W
		Fri 13 Jan 23:06	Nearly at the San Blas Islands	10:07.90N 77:49.90W
		Fri 13 Jan 00:14	Poor Parasailor	11:52.80N 75:16.10W
		Thu 12 Jan 00:39	Nighttime visitors	13:02.50N 71:56.80W
		Tue 10 Jan 17:23	Serendipity is still with us	13:38.80N 67:34.50W
		Tue 10 Jan 00:26	I like the moon	13:48.80N 65:23.40W
		Mon 09 Jan 01:01	We are on our way	13:57.20N 62:05.00W
		Sun 08 Jan 04:41	St Lucia tourist board party
		Sun 08 Jan 04:36	No more days to go
		Sat 07 Jan 03:00	One day to go
		Thu 05 Jan 22:03	Two days to go
		Wed 04 Jan 22:49	Three days to go
		Mon 02 Jan 13:55	Happy New Year
2011
	Dec 2011
		Sat 31 Dec 14:21	And back to St Lucia	14:05.34N 60:57.64W
		Fri 30 Dec 13:08	A short visit to Martinique	14:30.34N 61:05.31W
		Mon 26 Dec 21:21	Happy Christmas	13:58.03N 61:01.71W
		Fri 23 Dec 17:00	Volcanoes of the world #3
		Fri 23 Dec 10:00	The bat cave moorings	13:51.38N 61:04.02W
		Thu 22 Dec 23:35	Back in Soufriere bay	13:51.43N 61:03.75W
		Thu 22 Dec 16:30	Collecting Daniel from the airport	13:43.42N 60:57.41W
		Wed 21 Dec 21:24	Anchored in Soufriere bay	13:50.53N 61:03.84W
		Tue 20 Dec 19:15	Sailing tomorrow
		Mon 19 Dec 01:51	The results are in
		Wed 14 Dec 23:08	The Manager's Cocktail Party
		Thu 08 Dec 03:59	ARC welcome party
		Wed 07 Dec 16:22	We have arrived	14:04.45N 60:56.98W
		Tue 06 Dec 09:47	To motor or not?	14:19.30N 60:31.50W
		Sat 03 Dec 14:02	Water water everywhere...	15:43.10N 53:58.90W
		Thu 01 Dec 23:11	Mid-Atlantic Marmite Mayhem	16:21.20N 48:07.60W
	Nov 2011
		Tue 29 Nov 23:00	Happy Birthday Estella	15:58.20N 41:10.10W
		Mon 28 Nov 19:43	Half way there	16:44.90N 37:26.90W
		Sun 27 Nov 22:28	Doctor at Sea	17:52.50N 34:42.30W
		Sat 26 Nov 21:41	Dinner time	18:28.10N 31:46.40W
		Sat 26 Nov 15:23	Bertie caught a fish!	18:28.10N 31:03.90W
		Sat 26 Nov 01:48	Friday night is curry night	18:40.60N 29:21.80W
		Thu 24 Nov 18:09	Flying fish	20:43.10N 25:51.50W
		Wed 23 Nov 18:30	Some pictures from the start	22:22.60N 23:14.90W
		Wed 23 Nov 12:30	An uneventful night	22:47.10N 22:29.10W
		Tue 22 Nov 19:30	Day 2 - Dolphins at dusk	23:43.10N 20:05.40W
		Mon 21 Nov 11:56	One ring to bind them	25:59.80N 16:14.80W
		Sun 20 Nov 08:58	Start day
		Thu 17 Nov 23:45	Ups and downs
		Thu 17 Nov 00:51	Wind instruments...
		Sun 13 Nov 19:51	The XXXth great dinghy race
		Sun 13 Nov 01:43	Andrea cooks	28:07.33N 15:25.44W
		Fri 11 Nov 17:40	Tree planting at 11:11:11 on 11/11/11
		Thu 10 Nov 08:19	Repel boarders
		Wed 09 Nov 23:30	Dressing the boat
		Wed 09 Nov 08:52	We can get on and off the boat
		Tue 08 Nov 00:52	Mind the gap
		Sat 05 Nov 19:38	It's official
		Sat 05 Nov 00:04	Back to Las Palmas	28:07.65N 15:25.50W
		Thu 03 Nov 22:54	Volcanoes of the world #2
		Wed 02 Nov 23:48	Sailing to Tenerife	28:28.02N 16:14.66W
		Tue 01 Nov 22:51	LED lights and visitors
	Oct 2011
		Sun 30 Oct 23:55	Bertie goes up the mast
		Sat 29 Oct 22:55	Fixing the hydraulics
		Fri 28 Oct 21:48	Sailing without sails	28:07.75N 15:25.51W
		Fri 28 Oct 03:53	Running down to Las Palmas	28:19.40N 15:03.90W
		Wed 26 Oct 22:21	Lanzarote's famous artist, Manrique
		Wed 26 Oct 22:09	The beach at El Golfo
		Wed 26 Oct 22:00	Volcanoes of the world #1
		Wed 26 Oct 21:50	Apologies to whales
		Tue 25 Oct 22:53	Lanzarote	28:54.94N 13:42.34W
		Tue 25 Oct 03:29	Bad wind	29:53.00N 12:31.80W
		Sun 23 Oct 01:23	Massive collection of dolphins	32:48.80N 9:29.30W
		Fri 21 Oct 23:45	Dodging through fishing fleets	35:08.90N 6:52.20W
		Thu 20 Oct 22:39	We should be leaving Gibraltar in the morning
		Tue 18 Oct 23:04	Ian and Denise arrive
		Mon 17 Oct 13:09	Arrived in Gibraltar	36:08.04N 5:21.35W
		Sun 16 Oct 16:50	One for the quiz night	35:56.02N 3:02.15W
		Sat 15 Oct 10:52	Dolphin show	36:46.40N 0:27.10W
		Thu 13 Oct 23:20	Anchored in a bay near Ibiza town	38:54.75N 1:27.43E
		Thu 13 Oct 09:34	Approaching Ibiza now	38:57.96N 2:00.39E
		Wed 12 Oct 15:46	We are just passing Menorca now	39:55.00N 3:43.35E
		Wed 12 Oct 02:41	Away at last	41:11.50N 4:25.73E
		Mon 10 Oct 22:37	Why did we bring these mugs?
		Sun 09 Oct 22:47	WD40 to the rescue
		Wed 05 Oct 22:11	Alternators are like kidneys
		Tue 04 Oct 23:24	Nearly away
	Sep 2011
		Sat 24 Sep 17:25	Rikku's long visit
		Fri 23 Sep 16:58	However much planning you do...
		Wed 21 Sep 23:20	11 days until departure
		Wed 21 Sep 11:17	The beginning	42:42.30N 3:02.05E