Wallace's Sailing Adventure on "Arbella" - Position update....Little Jost

Position update....Little Jost

Wallace's Sailing Adventure on "Arbella"

Mike and Vicki Wallace

Sat 23 Mar 2013 17:04

18:27.060N 64:43.424W Position update to show Little Jost Van Dyke on chart.

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2021

Jun 2021

Mon 28 Jun 00:25
- Whales, Dolphins and Turtles Oh My!! ABP
Sun 27 Jun 01:05
- We are Cruising on the Atlantic Ocean! Almost to the Gulf Stream!
Sat 26 Jun 00:49
- Day 2 at sail on Arbella (ABP)
Fri 25 Jun 19:01
- We're off! Arbella leaves St. Georges!
Thu 24 Jun 20:10
- End of EAST-bound and Start of WEST-bound "ABP"
Sun 20 Jun 16:43
- June 19th We've Arrived!!
Fri 18 Jun 15:21
- June 18th 11:15A ET Under Sail!!
Thu 17 Jun 15:03
- June 17 10:00AM Water Spout!
- June 17 8:30P ET Going to be Rough
Wed 16 Jun 14:00
- Wed June 16th Gulf Stream!
Tue 15 Jun 15:56
Fri 11 Jun 12:23
- test

2017

Jun 2017

Sun 4 Jun 22:41
- Fwd: "Heading North" ... Tortola to Annapolis .. the "New Arbella"

May 2017

Wed 31 May 16:15
- "hunkering down" .... we are in for a "ride"....entering Bay late today
Mon 29 May 23:25
- Sailin' .... and making way!
Sun 28 May 14:20
- Wahoo!!!....."ocean to table"....in 3 hours!
Sat 27 May 13:17
- Underway for 48 hours....."fish on" -- twice!
Fri 26 May 17:23
- "Heading North" ... Tortola to Annapolis .. the "New Arbella"
- "Heading North" ... Tortola to Annapolis .. the "New Arbella"

2015

Jun 2015

Wed 3 Jun 17:09
- A "slog" up the Bay...with "Canon Salute" on arrival
Tue 2 Jun 22:05
- Full moon...prepare for heavy weather...end Day 7
Mon 1 Jun 19:20
- Encounters with marine mammals as we approach the Gulf Stream

May 2015

Sun 31 May 17:37
- "Running for the barn"...or home dock...end Day 5!
Sat 30 May 18:03
- Rainbows…dolphins...half way home...end Day 4
Fri 29 May 19:14
- Wind and fuel and calculations!....end Day 3!
Thu 28 May 18:55
- Sunrise…new day…Day 2
Wed 27 May 20:46
- End of Day 1!
Tue 26 May 19:15
- BVI to Annapolis...passage underway.. "Intrepid Crew"

Mar 2015

Sat 28 Mar 22:11
- CSA '15 .. Last Evening on "Arbella" Qualifications of all CREW Recognized!
- CSA '15 .. DAY 7 .. Preparing to leave BEYC .. refueling .. plotting course
Fri 27 Mar 20:06
- CSA '15 .. Day 6 .. "Pay Back"and a "BIG DIVING DAY"
Thu 26 Mar 20:45
- CSA '15 .. Day 5 .. "The Baths".."Arbella Small Boat Regatta"and the pool
Wed 25 Mar 21:28
Tue 24 Mar 18:53
- CSA '15 .. Day 3 .. "Beer Boat Regatta"
Mon 23 Mar 16:36
- CSA '15 .. Day 2 .. "Bitter End"
Sun 22 Mar 16:16
- CSA '15 .. Day 1 .. "Cooper Island" and hit the "boards"
- CSA '15 .. Day 1 .. "Setting Sail"
Sat 21 Mar 15:09
- Caribbean Sailing Adventure 2015 -- The Wallace Family

2014

Nov 2014

Mon 10 Nov 23:01
Sun 9 Nov 14:46
- "FISH ON" -- AGAIN!!
- "Original Portraits" -- every day!!
Fri 7 Nov 20:00
- A "Thanksgiving" tradition? -- every passage!!
Thu 6 Nov 19:10
- A Day on "Arbella". (continued)
- A day on "Arbella".Hello Lake Magdalene!
Wed 5 Nov 20:31
- "FISH ON!!! (continued)
- "FISH ON"!!!!
Tue 4 Nov 21:00
- Fair winds and following seas!
Mon 3 Nov 19:10
- Cast off all lines?.we are Underway!
- Leaving the Chesapeake Bay
Sun 2 Nov 10:10
- IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WEATHER!!!!

Oct 2014

Thu 30 Oct 20:00
- Passage .. Annapolis to BVI .. getting set!!

2013

Nov 2013

Fri 8 Nov 20:27
- "On the beach" in 5 hours .. arrival imminent
- How will the Passage End....
Thu 7 Nov 15:31
- This can't be....even King Neptune is against us!
- Thanksgiving! ... and Captain Ron
Wed 6 Nov 04:49
- Motor, Sail, Motor-Sail...doing it all
Tue 5 Nov 09:35
- Sail or motor....what would you do?
Mon 4 Nov 05:01
- Lookin for the wind shift
Sun 3 Nov 10:03
- Passing Bermuda
Sat 2 Nov 17:27
- Clear skies and a good forecast...but no Bermuda stop
Fri 1 Nov 09:19
- A bit rough...but crew carries on

Oct 2013

Thu 31 Oct 06:00
- End of Day 1...entering the Gulf Stream
Wed 30 Oct 17:01
- Change 3....'Touch and Go'...we leave the Bay....'Dive, dive'!!
- Whoa! It is looking bad out there!
Tue 29 Oct 22:00
- Passage to BVI's begins!

Jul 2013

Sat 6 Jul 12:02

Jun 2013

Fri 7 Jun 15:00
Thu 6 Jun 22:59
Wed 5 Jun 16:04
- Day 6....perfect sailing!
Tue 4 Jun 16:00
- End Day 5...swabbing the deck?
Mon 3 Jun 14:29
- End of Day 4....Flying the Kite
- Day 4...sunrise and fishing!
Sun 2 Jun 20:00
- End Day 3...another 200+ mile day....but...
Sat 1 Jun 19:18
- End Day 2...201 miles!
- Seas flatten...the captain is back....catch up entry...new position!

May 2013

Fri 31 May 14:06
- Day 1....231miles...smokin'
Thu 30 May 14:00
- Passage started....BVI to Annapolis

Mar 2013

Thu 28 Mar 13:31
- "Arbella's" Honorary Crew.... 3rd Grade at Lake Magdalene in Tampa
Sun 24 Mar 17:11
- Return to Nanny Cay...depart 24 March
Sat 23 Mar 17:04
- Position update....Little Jost
Thu 21 Mar 09:48
- St. John...Sunsets and clear water....Little Jost Van Dyke
Sat 16 Mar 16:16
- Joni's aboard...9 Mar to 16 Mar

Feb 2013

Thu 21 Feb 09:00
- Trellis Bay...and Bitter End...then bitter cold!
Tue 12 Feb 17:52
- Peter Island
Wed 6 Feb 21:51
- We're back....on "Arbella" in the BVI's

2012

Dec 2012

Sat 15 Dec 07:30
- BVI's...Home for the season! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Fri 14 Dec 18:33
- "Are we there yet"!!
Thu 13 Dec 14:41
- Enroute to BVI's!
Wed 12 Dec 20:39
- Day 14 1/2....The Finish!!
Tue 11 Dec 16:13
- Day 14....the end greeted with Rainbow and Dolphins!!
Mon 10 Dec 19:39
- Day 13....Facetime with the kids!!
Sun 9 Dec 18:19
- Day 12....rockin'the night away!
Sat 8 Dec 16:34
- Day 11....Fantastic sunset...starry sky...and sunrise....wing-on-wing...running
Fri 7 Dec 18:14
- Day 10...Spinnaker and Generator...followed by filet dinner!
Thu 6 Dec 17:35
- Day 9...GPS's to the microwave...we've got fireworks
Wed 5 Dec 15:49
- Day 8...the sleigh ride continues
Tue 4 Dec 16:28
- Day 7...Middle of Atlantic
Mon 3 Dec 13:54
- Day 6...Deck's Awash!!
Sun 2 Dec 15:55
- Day 5...We're movin'....Provisioning!
Sat 1 Dec 13:50
- Day 4 -- Jibe ho!

Nov 2012

Fri 30 Nov 12:15
- Day 3/4 Sunset and Sunrise
Thu 29 Nov 13:29
- Day 2
Wed 28 Nov 14:02
- Day 1...a great start!
Tue 27 Nov 20:15
Sun 25 Nov 23:07
- The "First" ARC Start
Sat 24 Nov 16:24
- It unanimous!!
- Day before start..."Skipper's Briefing"
Fri 23 Nov 22:48
- ARC Farewell Party
- Sea Trials! Itching to go!
Thu 22 Nov 23:05
- Safety Demo...Oyster reception
Wed 21 Nov 21:14
- First dinner aboard!
Tue 20 Nov 22:45
- The full "Intrepid Crew" of Arbella is aboard!
Mon 19 Nov 17:46
- It's not all work!
Sun 18 Nov 21:18
- Them Oyster Boys!
- ARC 2012 Opening Ceremony
Sat 17 Nov 22:02
- The crew is here!
Wed 14 Nov 20:00
- Arbella is on "Arbella"
Mon 12 Nov 19:00
- The Oyster team arrives....already!
Sun 11 Nov 15:00
- Mike Arrives in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

Oct 2012

Thu 25 Oct 17:01
- Arrival...Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
Mon 15 Oct 19:57
- Stopover in Lagos, Spain
- Position update
Sat 13 Oct 11:54
- Rounding Lisbon
Sun 7 Oct 16:26
- An update from Bayona

Sep 2012

Thu 20 Sep 09:00
- Arrived Bayona, Spain
Wed 19 Sep 22:20
- Rounding NW corner Spain
Tue 18 Sep 22:30
- Leaving UK -- Rounding Brest, France
Mon 10 Sep 16:28
- A Pit Stop in Plymouth
- Leaving Ireland -- Passing Isles of Scilly

Aug 2012

Fri 17 Aug 19:12
- Last day in Ireland!
Thu 16 Aug 17:01
Wed 15 Aug 17:40
- It just keeps getting better!
Tue 14 Aug 21:32
- Vicki's Birthday and Cape Clear Island -- Part 2
- Vicki's Birthday and Cape Clear island .. Part I
Mon 13 Aug 18:58
- Amy aboard for sail to "Long Island Bay"
- Fastnet Rock...Famous Sailing Mark
Sun 12 Aug 16:31
- A visit on Sunday in Kinsale
- Land trip -- "The Glin Festival" -- and Wallace's
Thu 9 Aug 17:27
- Returning to Kinsale...
Mon 6 Aug 17:24
- Baltimore, Ireland...and the Pirate Museum
Sun 5 Aug 17:11
- Sailing from Kinsale with Joni
Fri 3 Aug 17:08
- Blarney Castle and Gardens...land tour continues
Thu 2 Aug 17:04
- Ring of Bera, Lakes of Kilarney, and Kenmare
Wed 1 Aug 13:30
- Ireland -- Land & Sea With Joanne

Jul 2012

Sat 14 Jul 18:12
- Kinsale....it all comes together here!!
Wed 11 Jul 17:31
- Baltimore...Ireland, that is
Tue 10 Jul 12:10
- Crookhaven ... population 11
Sun 8 Jul 15:30
- Castletownshend
Sat 7 Jul 19:00
- Irish Family Gathering
Wed 4 Jul 09:59
- Touring in Ireland

Jun 2012

Thu 28 Jun 19:45
Wed 27 Jun 09:11
- Guernsey to Kinsale
Sat 9 Jun 09:00
- Our "broad itinerary" becoming clear!

May 2012

Mon 28 May 09:00
- Back at Guernsey
Sun 27 May 18:30
- From the Distaff Side-Vicki Here
Fri 25 May 18:20
- St. Malo..Brittany.. with Celtic and Pirate connections!
Wed 23 May 10:42
- Passage to St. Malo, France
Mon 21 May 21:55
- Returned to Guernsey
Tue 8 May 17:10
- Wearing their "watch caps"!
- The Wallace Crew grows!

Apr 2012

Sun 29 Apr 21:00
- Guernsey challenges...and beauty!
Sun 22 Apr 13:30
- Passage ended at Guernsey!
- What a passage
Sat 21 Apr 08:31
- Heading to Alderney
Fri 20 Apr 18:37
- Brighton UK diversion
- Crossing Prime Meridian
Thu 19 Apr 22:00