Gudrun V - Through the pass

Through the pass

Gudrun V

Axel Busch

Mon 1 Oct 2012 20:25

Tuesday, 08:00 UTC+12

Sailed through the pass and who do I see coming my way? Corinna and Manfred
on S/V Moin! And they're taking photos. The first photos of my boat with
sails up. Unbelievable that I have to sail around half the world just to get
some photos of my boat ;-)

Blog Entries

2013

Nov 2013

Sat 23 Nov 04:36
- Arrived in Opua
Fri 22 Nov 22:42
- Fiji to NZ (7) - Land in sight
- Weather update and arrival plans
Thu 21 Nov 23:09
- Fiji to NZ (6)
- Midnight report
Wed 20 Nov 22:56
- Fiji to NZ (5) - bye bye Parasailor
Tue 19 Nov 22:59
- Fiji to Nz (4) - half way
Mon 18 Nov 22:32
- Fiji to NZ (3)
Sun 17 Nov 22:37
- Fiji to NZ (2)
- Fiji to NZ - First day at sea

2012

Oct 2012

Fri 5 Oct 06:36
- Gudrun in the cyclone pit
Wed 3 Oct 20:51
- Vuda Point Marina
Mon 1 Oct 23:54

Sep 2012

Sun 30 Sep 22:47
- One of those rare perfect sailing days
- Calliope / date line
Sat 29 Sep 23:19
Fri 28 Sep 23:36
- almost Fiji
- rain
Thu 27 Sep 22:56
- slow and steady
- Pizza rampage
Wed 26 Sep 22:58
- Becalmed - Pizza time!
- passed Vava'u
Tue 25 Sep 22:53
- International Date Line
- audio books no good for watches
Mon 24 Sep 23:07
- Choices
- Monday
Sun 23 Sep 21:17
- On the way to Fiji
Sun 16 Sep 15:03
- Arrived in Niue (Saturday)
Sat 15 Sep 10:03
- Almost there
Fri 14 Sep 21:52
- 111nm to go
- waiting for the trough to pass
Thu 13 Sep 21:50
Wed 12 Sep 22:05
Tue 11 Sep 22:02
- autopilot woes
- Half way
Mon 10 Sep 22:10
- All sails up
- troughs and friends
Sun 9 Sep 22:21
- Half a parasailor
- Boring is good
Sat 8 Sep 22:00
- day two
- a hole in the parasailor
Fri 7 Sep 22:17
- On the way to Niue

Aug 2012

Jun 2012

Sat 23 Jun 07:21
- Arrived in Tahiti
Fri 22 Jun 21:25
- Bumpy
Thu 21 Jun 22:27
- On the way to Tahiti
Mon 18 Jun 04:54
- To Rangiroa
Sun 10 Jun 20:42
Fri 8 Jun 21:42
- cross-seas

May 2012

Fri 18 May 06:58
- Ua Pou
Tue 8 May 23:53
- At anchor
- Land in sight
Mon 7 May 17:36
- 167nm to go
Sun 6 May 17:51
- Three weeks at sea
Sat 5 May 17:56
- Under motor
Fri 4 May 17:41
- Voices
Thu 3 May 18:13
- Just sailing
Wed 2 May 18:18
- Wind!
Tue 1 May 18:09
- Same old, same old
- Same old, same old

Apr 2012

Mon 30 Apr 17:59
- Sail up, sail down, sail up, sail down
Sun 29 Apr 18:13
- Calm, so calm.
Sat 28 Apr 18:28
- Becalmed
Thu 26 Apr 17:46
- Better weather
Wed 25 Apr 18:27
- Treasure
Tue 24 Apr 17:58
- Battle of the squalls
Mon 23 Apr 18:08
- On the right course
Sun 22 Apr 18:03
- One week - one third
Sat 21 Apr 17:10
- No damages!
Fri 20 Apr 18:17
- Big seas
Thu 19 Apr 18:04
- Yummy
Wed 18 Apr 18:04
- Laundry
Tue 17 Apr 16:43
- More squalls
Mon 16 Apr 18:11
- wind and rain
Sun 15 Apr 16:52
- On the way to the Marquesas

Mar 2012

Fri 23 Mar 19:14
- Arrived in Puerto Ayora, Academy Bay, Isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Thu 22 Mar 16:54
- Are we there yet?
Wed 21 Mar 16:28
- The perfect calm
Tue 20 Mar 17:37
- Hot!
Mon 19 Mar 23:14
- Engine trouble resolved
- A real doldrum experience and engine fun
Sun 18 Mar 17:06
- Doldrums
Sat 17 Mar 17:10
- Hi coast guard
Fri 16 Mar 17:38
- NW of Isla Malpelo
Thu 15 Mar 16:47
- Animal brain

Feb 2012

Fri 24 Feb 23:54
- In the Pacific

Jan 2012

Mon 30 Jan 11:01
- Panama
Sat 21 Jan 12:29
- Another palm-tree studded island
Mon 16 Jan 09:40
- San Blas islands
Sat 14 Jan 17:20
- Ankerbier
Fri 13 Jan 17:05
- To Green Island

2011

Dec 2011

Sat 31 Dec 00:16
- 2011 in Review

Jun 2011

Thu 9 Jun 22:21
- Arrived in Santa Marta, Colombia
- So close and yet so far
Wed 8 Jun 16:43
- The race
Tue 7 Jun 16:12
- Living among the fishes
Mon 6 Jun 16:01
- Patience
Sun 5 Jun 17:23
- Becalmed
Sat 4 Jun 16:05
- Happy together
Fri 3 Jun 15:59
- Half-way
Thu 2 Jun 15:58
- Waiting
Wed 1 Jun 15:51
- Heading SW

May 2011

Tue 31 May 12:36
- Arrived in Boqueron
Sat 28 May 11:27
- It's all about oil
Thu 26 May 11:19
- Broken oil cooler
Wed 25 May 17:32
- Sailing is so much fun
Tue 24 May 15:55
- North vs. South
Sun 22 May 16:05
- Stopover in Arecibo
Sat 21 May 16:42
- Leaving San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sun 8 May 19:14
- Arrived
- Arrrr
Sat 7 May 15:57
- First night sail
- Islands ahead
Fri 6 May 22:31
- Anchor up!
- Slow going

Mar 2011

Thu 24 Mar 16:57
- At anchor in Simpson Bay
Wed 2 Mar 14:25
- A toast to all handymen
Tue 1 Mar 03:19
- A Dinghy

Feb 2011

Mon 28 Feb 04:24
- Movie in the making
Sat 26 Feb 23:41
- In the Caribbean
- Land!
Fri 25 Feb 12:00
- UTC-4
Thu 24 Feb 12:07
- A ship!
Wed 23 Feb 11:55
- Footage
Tue 22 Feb 12:02
- Rollercoaster
Mon 21 Feb 12:03
- So slow
Sun 20 Feb 12:01
- Time
Sat 19 Feb 12:05
- Two weeks at sea
Fri 18 Feb 11:59
- Squalls
Thu 17 Feb 13:48
- Startup error
- Becalmed
Wed 16 Feb 12:06
- Lost in electronics
Tue 15 Feb 12:08
- More challenges
Mon 14 Feb 11:54
- Books rule
Sun 13 Feb 14:37
- The SPOT is dead
- Flying fish
Sat 12 Feb 12:03
- There goes the shoe
Fri 11 Feb 12:26
- bye, bye wind-vane
Thu 10 Feb 12:07
- 180nm in 24h
Wed 9 Feb 14:13
- Update to last post
- Back on track
Tue 8 Feb 11:33
- Halfway to the Cap Verde islands
Mon 7 Feb 12:26
- Quite windy
Sun 6 Feb 18:34
- Smoother going
- (no subject)
Thu 3 Feb 11:31
- Getting ready to go!

2010

Apr 2010

Tue 27 Apr 11:46
- Gibraltar

Jan 2010

Fri 8 Jan 12:44
- Ibiza

2009

Dec 2009

Sat 12 Dec 14:35
- Arrived at the Mediterranean sea

Nov 2009

Sun 8 Nov 08:00
- Start in Heidelberg

Through the pass

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