Previous Diary Entries
2017
2015
Aug 2015
2014
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Tuesday 11th August 2015 – Facing the Music
Tue 11 Aug 14:32
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Thursday 16th July 2015 – Game Over
Thu 16 Jul 03:01 -
Thursday 9th July 2015 – Just One Small Snag
Thu 9 Jul 02:03 -
Monday 6th July 2015 - Back in the Starting Box
Mon 6 Jul 09:13
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Saturday 6 June 2015 – Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Sun 7 Jun 23:08
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Tuesday 24th March 2015 - Part 1 - Only the Seriously Deranged Believe in Plans.
Tue 24 Mar 01:31 -
Tuesday 24th March 2015 – Part 2 - Dunedin to Papatowai; Pipe Bands, Railway Stations, Guns and Albatrosses
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Tuesday 24th March 2015 – Part 3 - Curio Bay and the Yellow Eyed Penguins
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Tuesday 24th March 2015 – Part 4 - Curio Bay to Cape Farewell – Bikes, Nags, Canoes and Mazes
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Tuesday 24th March 2015 – Part 5 – Balloon Party at Carterton and Back to Opua to Meet a Baby Austin
Tue 24 Mar 01:19
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Saturday 7th February 2015 – Hello Again, Opua
Sat 7 Feb 09:51
Sep 2014
2013
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Friday 12th September. And, Relax . . . Change of Plan
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Sunday 7th September. Houston, We've Had a Problem Here
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Monday 1st September. Enough Already - We're Gone, We Hope
Mon 1 Sep 07:58
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Saturday 30th August 2014 - A Wet and Windy Wait
Sat 30 Aug 07:06 -
Sunday 24th August 2014 - The Best Laid Schemes o' Mice an ' Men Gang Aft Agley
Sun 24 Aug 08:44 -
Sunday 24th August 2014 - Phase 1 of the Breakout Complete
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Friday 15th August - Champing at the Bit
Fri 15 Aug 08:21 -
Saturday 2nd August - Final Metamorphosis From Ugly Duckling to Swan
Sat 2 Aug 10:41
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Friday 13th June – Storm Force W inds and a Power Failure
Fri 13 Jun 06:40 -
Friday 13th June – A Grand Day O ut
Fri 13 Jun 06:36
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Sunday 23rd March – Shoulders, Toe Rails and the Escape Committee’s Plans
Sun 23 Mar 06:31 -
Friday 14th March – Knees and Dicks
Fri 14 Mar 06:38
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Saturday 22nd February – Life in the Shid
Fri 21 Feb 11:49 -
Friday 14th February – Breaking Radio Silence in New Zealand
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Sunday 26th January -Bon Accord Bay, Kawau Island - Position Report;
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Saturday 25th January - Kaikoura Bay, Port Fitzroy, Great Barrier Island - Position Report
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Monday 16th December- Whangarei - Position Report
Dec 2013
Nov 2013
2012
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Saturday 30th November - Thoughts of the Stick wi' the 'or ses 'ead 'andle
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Friday 29th November Truckin' on Down South
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Thursday 28th November Twixt Fiji and NZ
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On our Way South
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Sunday 24th November 2013 - Any Old Iron?
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Monday 11th November 2013 - Matasawalvu and Naigoro Bay
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Friday 8th November 2013 - Ono, It Is!
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Wednesday 6th November 2013 - Inside the Great Astrolabe Reef
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Thursday 10th October 2013 - The Other Vanua Levu
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Monday 7th October 2013 - Drawaqa Island; Manta Ray Territory - or not
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Thursday 3rd October 2013 – Naboro, Wayasewa Island
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Friday 27th September 2013 - New Plans
Fri 27 Sep 09:05 -
Friday 27th September 2013 - A Girly Day Out
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Sunday 21st September 2013 - OK, We Fibbed!
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Monday 9th September - In Musket Cove
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Saturday 7th September 2013 - Done and Dusted in Denarau
Sat 7 Sep 07:49
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Sunday 25th August 2013 - Dithering in Denarau
Sun 25 Aug 03:41 -
Saturday 17th August 2013 - Hassle Across the Anti-meridian - Part I
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Saturday 17th August 2013 - Hassle Across the Anti-meridian - Part 2
Sat 17 Aug 07:37 -
Monday, 12th August - Fulanga, Southern Lau Islands - Position Report
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11th August - On our way
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4th August - Savusavu Sitrep
Sun 4 Aug 03:28
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23rd June 2013 - Sweltering in Savusavu
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15th June 2013 - New Physics in Fiji
Sat 15 Jun 10:22 -
13th June 2013 - Back in Savusavu
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12th June 2013 - Flying into Savusavu
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11th June 2013 - Back to the Tropics
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10th June 2013 - Frying Tonight
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9th June 2013 - Dodgy Decimal Points and Dodgier Electroni cs
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8th June 2013 - The Great Escape
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1 June 2013 – Itching to be Gone but Stuff Keeps Happening
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Cook's Strait and Cook's Tour Part Two
Sat 18 May 10:03 -
Tuesday 7th May - Starting our Cook's Tour of New Zealand
Mon 6 May 21:17
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Tuesday 26th February – Arabian Nights and Days
Wed 27 Feb 19:44
Dec 2012
Nov 2012
2011
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Thursday 29th November - Early Days in NZ
Thu 29 Nov 01:44 -
Friday 23rd November – Definitely Down Under
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Wednesday 21st November - Becalmed with Engine Hassles
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Tuesday 20th November - Truckin' on to NZ
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Sunday 18th November 2012 - En Route for NZ
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Friday 16th November - Final Fortnight in Fiji
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Friday 2nd November 2012 - Savusavu and Eastward with Dodgy Charts to a Beautiful Anchorage - Part 1
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Friday 2nd November 2012 - Savusavu and Eastward with Dodgy Charts to a Beautiful Anchorage - Part 2
Fri 2 Nov 05:13
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Sunday 21st October - Fleas, Fakaleiti, Feasts (not) and then Fiji
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Friday 5th October - Time off in Tonga - the first ten days
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Sunday 16th September - Reflections on "The Rock"
Mon 17 Sep 00:50 -
Sunday 9th September - Palmerston - Now for Something a Little Different
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Monday 3rd September - Palmerston Island
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Sunday 2nd September - En Route for Palmerston Island
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Saturday 1st September - En Route for Palmerston Island
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Monday 27th August - Still in Bora Bora
Wed 29 Aug 04:52 -
Monday 20th August - Bora Bora
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Tuesday 14th August - Raiatea
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Saturday 11th August - Moorea
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Saturday 11th August - Tales from the Deep by our Special Correspondents (Revised Formatting)
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Thursday 9th August - Tahiti
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Friday 3rd August - R & R in Rangiroa and Very Good News
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Monday 30th July - Apataki Atoll
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Saturday 28th July - No through road to Toau
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Wednesday 25th July - Fascinating Fakarava
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Sunday 22nd July - Au Revoir Kauehi, Bonjour Fakarava
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Wednesday 18th July - French Polynesian Charting; the Good News
Thu 19 Jul 05:38 -
Wednesday 18th July - Anchored in Kauehi
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Tuesday 17th July - Approaching the Dangerous Archipelago
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Friday 13th July - Hiking in Hakaui
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Sunday 8th July- Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva and Goodbye to Chris
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Tuesday 3rd July - Coffee now smelt!
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Sunday 1st July - Approaching the End of the Road
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Friday 29th June - A Different Sort of Day
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Thursday 28th June - South Pacific Two Ton Run
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Wednesday 27th June - More Time-travelling Required
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Sunday 24th June - Erratum
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Tuesday 19th June - Staggin' on through the South Pacific
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Tuesday 19th June - Early Days Yet
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Sunday 17th June - Early Thoughts Pushing West
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Friday 15th June - A Gallop through the Galapagos
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Thursday 7th June - Pollywogs no more.
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Wednesday 6th June - Galoshes before Galapagos
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Monday 28th May, Adios Atlantico, Hola Pacifico
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Wednesday 9th May - Calm before Colon
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Tuesday 8th May - Position Report - Green Turtle Bay, Panama
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Tuesday 1st May - Reflections on Cartagena and onward to the San Blas Islands
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Friday 20th April - In Columbus's Wake
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Tuesday 17th April - Bye Bye Bonaire
Sun 22 Apr 15:19 -
Saturday 14th April - Westward to Bonaire
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Monday, 9th April - Goodbye Grenada!
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Tuesday, 27th March - In search of Jack Sparrow and a walk to the clouds
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Saturday 24th March - Bewitching Bequia
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Tuesday 20th March - Union Island & Tobago Cays
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Friday 16th March - The Other Two Grenadian Islands
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Wednesday 14th March - Pausing in South Grenada
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Monday 27th Feb - Grenada at last
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Wednesday 22nd February 2012 - Challenges, Chums and Cheerio to Rodney Bay
Thu 23 Feb 03:58 -
Monday 20th February 2012 - Southbound from Saba
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Position Report - Charlestown, Nevis
Dec 2011
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Tuesday 20th December - Au Revoir, St Lucia; Bonjour Martinique
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Where are we in the Rankings?
Fri 9 Dec 23:35 -
Mrs D Wishin' her Life Away
Wed 7 Dec 21:16 -
Wednesday 7th December - Safe & Sound in St Lucia
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A Few Ups and Downs
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Another 200 Mile Day And We Turn For St Lucia With 450 NM To Go
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Ol' Rockers 'n' Rollers Crack the 200NM Barrier
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Thursday 1st December - Barrelling Downwind and 1,000 NM to go
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Sunday 27th November - Head for St Lucia
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24th November - 600NM Down the Track
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24th November - Las Palmas and Foour Days into the Atlantic
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Porto Santo to Las Palmas
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Las Palmas at Last
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Landfall in Lanzarote
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Lagos to Porto Santo
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Made it to Madeira (or rather the Madeiran Archipelago)
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Thursday 13th October 2011 - Lagos at Last
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Wednesday 12th October 2011 - Berthed in Lagos (Algarve) - Story to Follow
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Berthed at Sines - Sunday 9 October 2011
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Rockin'n'Rollin' Downwind Then Cuttin' up a Bit Rough
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Hills & Heat in Porto
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Viana to Leixoes
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Hello Portugal - We Like You Already!
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Farewell to Vigo
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Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay, Watchin' the Tide Roll A way
Mon 26 Sep 23:25 -
Rats' Tales
Thu 22 Sep 20:13 -
Coruna to Vigo - A Challenge or Two
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Baiona - Position Report
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Portosin - Position Report
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Stirred But Not Shaken
Fri 16 Sep 02:51 -
Biscay Didn't Beat Us
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WE'RE OUTTA HERE