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Jun 2010
Mon 21 Jun 10:03
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2009
Jul 2009
Fri 17 Jul 21:16
16th to 17th July - Levanto to Santa Margherita to Genoa (The end of the trip)
Photo - Arrival in Genoa
Photo - Successful first attempt at docking
Photo - Less successful second attempt at docking
Thu 16 Jul 14:45
Photo - Santa Margherita
Photo - Portofino
Wed 15 Jul 22:46
14th to 15th July - Porto Venere to Levanto (exploring Cinque Terre)
Photo - Levanto
Photo - Stacy's pesto pasta for kings
Photo - Cinque Terre
Mon 13 Jul 22:18
12th-13th July - Isola Capraia to Le Grazie to Porto Venere (the Italian Riviera)
Photo - Porto Venere
Sun 12 Jul 14:25
Photo - Le Grazie
Photo - Neal and Emma
Sat 11 Jul 22:05
11th July - Portoferraio to Isola Capraia (being stalked by Mirabella V)
Photo - One of Stacy's culinary creations
Photo - Another boring white hulled boat
Photo - Odd Mooring
Fri 10 Jul 22:10
9th to 10th July Portoferraio (Greg, Rob and Ben's excellent adventure)
Photo - Greg the mechanic
Thu 9 Jul 14:43
Photo - The Stow profile
Photo - The Stow Crews meet
Wed 8 Jul 22:00
7th to 8th Anse de Cannella to Marina di Campo then on to Portoferraio (Greg makes a salad)
Photo - Portoferraio
Photo - Arrival lunch at Portoferraio
Tue 7 Jul 06:44
Photo - Marina dell Campo
Photo - Greg's Salad
Mon 6 Jul 22:46
5th to 6th July - Porto Vecchio to Anse de Cannella (and it had all been going so well.....)
Photo - Rob at work
Sat 4 Jul 21:08
1st to 4th July - The Maddalena Islands to Porto Vecchio (Rob offers male grooming tips)
Photo - Emma raises the flag
Fri 3 Jul 15:03
Photo - Shamens Drum in Bali Hai's wake
Thu 2 Jul 15:01
Photo - Cala Spalmatore
Wed 1 Jul 14:59
Photo - John prepares dinner at Isolotto Porco
Jun 2009
Tue 30 Jun 22:20
29th to 30th June - Porto Brandinchi to Cala di Volpe (in the company of Superyachts)
Photo - Mirabella V comes to check out Bali Hai
Photo - Rob remembers San Francisco
Sun 28 Jun 22:50
26th to 28th June - Dell'Ogliastra to Porto Brandinghi (then on to Rome)
Photo - Classy and chic party
Photo - Classy and chic boat
Thu 25 Jun 22:48
25th June - Villasmius to Dell'Ogliastra (sexy pasta and Rob's bottom)
Photo - The pasta
Photo - Dinner at Isola dell'Olgiastra
Photo - "Non-fishing" John
Photo - Cocktail man with his rum punch
Photo - Rob's namesake sympathises with his hangover
Photo - Rob meets his namesake
Tue 23 Jun 22:04
21st to 23rd June - Cagliari to Villasimius (the Railway Children)
Mon 22 Jun 21:10
Photo - Luxury train travel in Sardinia
Photo - John takes a new job
Photo - Lunch, the highlight of the train trip
Sun 21 Jun 22:46
19th to 21st June - Capo di Pula to Cagliari (the big fight)
Photo - John with his hands on another cheese
Photo - the Big Fight
Photo - Crew under sentence of hard labour
Photo - "Oh! So that is the pointy end"
Fri 19 Jun 22:44
19th June - Malfatano to Capo di Pula (visiting old Nora)
Photo - Bali Hai as seen by Nora
Photo - Emma and Neal in their rubberwear
Thu 18 Jun 22:42
17th to 18th June - Carloforte to Malfatano (into a war zone)
Photo - Malfatano
Photo - Ian Calzaghe
Tue 16 Jun 21:33
15th to 16th June - Buggerru to Carloforte (preparations for the big fight begin)
Mon 15 Jun 19:00
Photo - Arrival in Carloforte
Photo - Guess Who?
Photo - Carloforte
Sun 14 Jun 22:28
13th to 14th June - Alghero to Buggerru (Yes - that really is a place!)
Photo - Buggerru
Photo - Ian takes the plunge
Photo - Another good sail
Sat 13 Jun 08:58
Photo - Neal and Emma
Photo - Jackie and Ian
Photo - Jackie modelling her rubberwear
Photo - Capo Mannu
Photo - A good sail
Fri 12 Jun 22:37
11th to 12th June - Bonafacio to Alghero (a giant leap for Iankind)
Photo - Breakfast in Alghero
Photo - "Non-drinking Jackie"
Photo - Jackie assumes the position
Photo - Alghero
Wed 10 Jun 08:12
9th to 10th June - Campomoro to Bonifacio (Blog paranoia and another davit handle incident)
Tue 9 Jun 15:21
Photo - Bali Hai
Photo - Ian and Jackie thinking of buying a yacht
Photo - Bonafacio
Photo - Dinner in Bonafacio
Mon 8 Jun 22:56
7th to 8th June - Ajaccio to Campomoro (A Blonde Moment)
Sun 7 Jun 15:17
Photo - Neal with sausage
Photo - Repairwoman Emma in action
Photo - En route to Campomoro
Sat 6 Jun 16:56
3rd to 6th June - Calvi to Bonifacio (looking much like Ajaccio)
Photo -" Loved up and mushy"
Photo - The most considerate crew
Photo - Pete modelling the latest lenseless diving mask
Photo - On a packed bus tour of Ajaccio
Photo - Pete in action
Photo - Calvi
Tue 2 Jun 22:28
2nd June - Girolata to Calvi (a costly mistake?)
Photo - Romantic arrival in Calvi
Photo - Dave the repairman
Photo - Recovery of a repairman overboard
Mon 1 Jun 22:59
31st May to 1st June - Ajaccio to Girolata (the stress of a sailing holiday)
Photo - Gourmet dinner on board
Photo - Pete and Dave man the barbeque
Photo - Girolata
May 2009
Sun 31 May 08:09
Photo - Pete and Tina join the crew
Photo - Napoleon's birthplace
Sat 30 May 22:02
29th to 30th May La Ciotat to Calvi (or so we thou ght…)
Photo - New crew join in Ajaccio
Photo - Classic yacht racing in Ajaccio
Photo - First sight of Corsica
Thu 28 May 22:42
26th to 28th May - La Ciotat ("the not so Competent Crew")
Tue 26 May 11:28
Photo - Crew with saviours Tom and Carolina
Photo - La Ciotat
Mon 25 May 22:01
24th to 25th May – Barcelona to La Ciotat (“the Co mpetent Crew in action”)
Sat 23 May 06:56
23rd May 2009 - Barcelona (“the Competent Crew”)
2008
Oct 2008
Wed 8 Oct 23:57
8th Oct 2008 - End of the trip
Photo - Fleeing from the storm
Photo - Home again
Tue 7 Oct 23:27
7th Oct 2008 - Sore bum
Photo - Jolly Boys
Photo - Richard making egg mayonnaise
Photo - Bali Hai cycle team
Photo - Cala Morell
Mon 6 Oct 23:12
6th Oct 2008 - A smelly day
Photo - Ciutadella
Photo - Arrival at Ciutadella
Photo - Dancing?
Photo - Mo at the helm
Sun 5 Oct 23:06
5th Oct 2008 - A lovely anchorage and more trouser problems
Photo - The Menorcan coast
Photo - Mo barbequing with his son
Photo - Cala Macarella
Sat 4 Oct 23:52
4th Oct 2008 - Boat holed
Photo - Mo and the "Big Gun"
Photo - The Nuclear Bunny
Photo - Inside the fort
Photo - Outside the fort
Photo - If Mo was a yacht
Fri 3 Oct 23:15
3rd Oct 2008 - Damaging crew
Photo - Mahon Harbour
Thu 2 Oct 23:10
2nd Oct 2008 - Off to Menorca and another tricky docking
Photo - Mo with a small seafood snack
Photo - Everyone at dinner
Photo - Happy to be heading to Menorca
Wed 1 Oct 23:45
1st Oct 2008 - Port Colom to Cala Ratjada
Photo - Richard with two remedies for jellyfish stings
Photo - Crew being sociable on arrival at Cala Ratjada
Photo - Cala Ratjada
Sep 2008
Tue 30 Sep 23:14
30th Sept 2008 - New arrivals at the crack of dawn.
Mon 29 Sep 23:37
29th Sept 2008 - Day trip to Palma
Photo - Palma cathedral
Photo - Emma reading
Sun 28 Sep 23:42
28th Sept 2008 - Lazy day in Port Colom
Photo - View of Restautante Mestral, Port Colom
Sat 27 Sep 23:32
27th Sept 2008 - Mastervolt generators are still useless
Photo - On mooring buoy at Port Colom
Fri 26 Sep 23:37
26th Sept 2008 - The Training of Ardva
Photo - Ardva concentrating on her position
Thu 25 Sep 23:37
25th Sept 2008 - Sunny sailing at last
Photo- Puerto Pollensa
Photo- Two boys in pink
Photo - BBQ at Sunset
Photo - Cala Magraner
Photo - Enjoying sunshine at last
Wed 24 Sep 23:44
24th Sept 2008 - Day in Pollensa
Photo - Pete enjoying the cheerful weather
Photo - Calvari at Pollensa
Tue 23 Sep 23:31
23rd Sept 2008 - Man overboard
Photo - Cala Formentor
Mon 22 Sep 23:45
22nd Sept 2008 - A day of nothing but rain
Sun 21 Sep 23:17
21st Sept 2008 - Human castles and the rest of the crew
Photo - Maniac behind the wheel
Photo - Dave, Ardva, Tina and Pete
Photo - Human Castle
Sat 20 Sep 23:29
20th Sept 2008 - Crew arrive to streets of fire
Photo - Dragon breathing fire at the crowd
Photo - The Fire Run
Photo - Big Pete and his Friend from Swindon
Jul 2008
Sat 19 Jul 23:06
19th July 2008 - Sitges to Barcelona (the end of the trip)
Photo - Finally moored at Barcelona
Fri 18 Jul 23:32
18th July 2008 - Pensicola to Sitges (the motoring holiday continues at night)
Photo - Sitges
Photo - Dinner at Alfresco
Photo - Sitges beach with dangly bits
Photo - Sitges marina
Thu 17 Jul 23:40
17th July 2008 - Valencia to Pensicola (the motoring holiday continues in the rain)
Photo - Authentic paella at La Pepica
Photo - Andy fishing at Pensicola
Wed 16 Jul 23:27
16th July 2009 - Valencia (another walking tour)
Photo - Valencia old city
Photo - Steve selecting a small paella pan
Photo - Lunch with Steve's extended family
Photo - Home of the 32nd America's Cup
Tue 15 Jul 23:09
15th July 2008 - El Rinconet to Valencia (the motoring holiday continues)
Photo - Andy just before his 120lbs tuna got away
Photo - Where are the fish for the barbie?
Mon 14 Jul 18:13
14th July 2008 - Alicante to El Rinconet (Happy Birthday Nat)
Photo - El Rinconet
Photo - Yvonne with her bucket
Photo - Steve and Jane in the Mistral
Photo- A bad hair day
Photo - Provisioning the boat in Alicante
Sun 13 Jul 23:24
13th July 2008 - Alicante (a day of rest)
Photo - New crew (Neal, Yvonne, Jane, Andy and Steve)
Photo - Alicante nightlife
Photo - Paella
Photo - Alicante Marina
Sat 12 Jul 16:49
12th July 2008 - Mar Menor to Alicante (a confession)
Photo - Single handed barbequing
Photo - Tracy muddling
Fri 11 Jul 07:58
11th July 2008 - Aguilas to Mar Menor (almost a perfect Mediterranean day)
Photo - Swimming in Aguilas
Photo - Mike focused on keeping the spinnaker flying
Thu 10 Jul 13:00
10th July 2008 - San Jose to Aguilas (The Davit Handle Part II (the Anchor Snubber))
Photo - Anchored off Aguilas
Photo- Big Pete and his rescued snubber
Wed 9 Jul 17:19
9th July 2008 - Almerimar to San Jose (death of the crew)
Photo - Big Pete helming while the boys recover
Photo - Anchored off San Jose beach
Tue 8 Jul 23:41
8th July 2008 - Marina del Este to Almerimar (Rolly night and a flat night)
Photo - Dinner at Marina del Este
Photo - Anchored off the beach
Mon 7 Jul 16:16
7th July 2008 - Benalmedina to Marina del Este (A massive sperm count!)
Photo - Marina del Este
Photo - Not so gourmet lunch
Photo - Lots of dolphins
Photo - Thin Pete in comand
Photo - Mike hard at work
Sun 6 Jul 23:03
6th July 2008 - Benalmadena (Large crew change)
Photo - Shopping for food
Photo - Tracy, Big Pete, Thin Pete and Mike
Sat 5 Jul 23:49
5th July 2008 - Gibraltar to Benalmadena (No wind in the Med and the frustrations of Spanish manyana)
Photo - A tight squeeze
Photo - Benalmadena marina
Photo - Julian sailing
Photo - Europe's southern most point
Fri 4 Jul 23:55
4th July 2008 - Gibraltar (a day spent with some monkeys)
Photo - Julian continues to be sociable
Photo - A family of monkeys
Photo - Moorish Castle
Photo - Cannon in the Great Siege Tunnel
Photo - The quiet location of Gibraltar marina
Photo - Spain from Gibralter with monkey
Photo - View from the Rock
Photo - Julian being sociable
Photo - Main Street Gibraltar
Thu 3 Jul 23:01
3rd July 2008 - Cadiz to Gibralter (Looking for the French fleet)
Photo - When the carbon fibre gangplank does not fit!
Photo - Gibralter Ho!
Photo - Rounding Cape Trafalgar
Wed 2 Jul 21:28
2nd July 2008 - Cadiz (Jim morphs into the Duracell Bunny)
Photo - Typical early evening in a plaza in Cadiz
Photo - Jim back to full fitness
Tue 1 Jul 23:54
1st July 2008 - Cabo de Santa Maria to Cadiz (a long motor, a short sail and a long walk)
Photo - Julian hams it up in a tapas bar
Photo - One of Jim's sunsets
Photo - Bali Hai in Cadiz marina
Photo - Lyn takes the helm while everyone is sick
Jun 2008
Mon 30 Jun 23:15
30th June 2008 - Alvor to Cabo de Santa Maria (hole in the hull and our first fish)
Photo - Crew having a nightcap
Photo - Sunset at Cabo Santa Maria
Photo - Julian tries to lure fish with radioactive sausage
Photo - Barbeque supper
Sun 29 Jun 16:53
29th June 2008 - Lagos to Alvor (with new crew)
Photo - Julian takes the plunge at Alvor
Photo - The new crew
Wed 25 Jun 08:07
25th June 2008 - Lagos
Photo - Old Lagos is not so bad
Photo - Final lunch at Linda's beach bar with Paul and Jackie
Tue 24 Jun 05:17
24th June 2008 - The Final Day
Photo - Andrew, Rob, John and Neal at the Final Prize Giving in Lagos
Photo - A toast to the end of the Rally
Photo - Rob in bed with John
Mon 23 Jun 23:27
23rd June 2008 - Leg 7 Sines to Lagos
Photo - Blue Beyond's pontoon party on arrival in Lagos
Photo - The start of the final leg
Sun 22 Jun 20:03
22th June 2008 - I eat my words, I was completely wrong...
Photo - Andrew preparing to pounce
Photo - Marina at Sines
Sat 21 Jun 23:01
21st June 2008 - Leg 6 Oerias to Sines
Photo - Bali Hai and China Blue from Blonde Moment
Photo - Bali Hai with no pole
Photo - Bali Hai with pole
Photo - Red nose day for Blonde Moment
Photo - The fleet's usual view of Bouzouki
Photo - Serafina from Bali Hai
Photo - Bribing the Rally organisers in Sines
Fri 20 Jun 07:39
20th June 2008 - Lisbon
Photo - Lisbon Tram
Photo - Lisbon
Thu 19 Jun 01:34
19th June 2008 - Oeiras
Photo - Prize giving dinner in Oerias
Photo - Artist's impression of Rob's brain
Photo - Mummified saint
Wed 18 Jun 23:39
18th June 2008 - Leg 5 Peniche to Oerias (and Rodney's laundry adventure)
Photo - John's sausages
Photo - Pole dancing
Photo - Speedy Arwen with no spinnaker
Photo - Leaving the fleet behind
Tue 17 Jun 16:39
17th June 2008 - Do not go to Peniche....
Photo - Prize giving in a canteen
Mon 16 Jun 16:38
16th June 2008 - Leg 4 Fig da Foz to Peniche
Photo - The day after the party
Sun 15 Jun 16:38
15th June 2008 - Party
Photo - Cocktail Man in action
Photo - Party outside
Photo - Party outside
Photo - Party Inside
Photo - John with his girls at the party
Photo - Party aftermarth
Sat 14 Jun 16:38
14th June 2008 - Trip to Coimbra
Photo - Andrew lowers his trousers at sunset
Photo - University at Coimbra
Photo - Medieval fair at Coimbra
Fri 13 Jun 16:37
13th June 2006 - Leg 3 Povoa to Figueira da Foz
Photo - John catching lunch en-route to Figueira da Foz
Photo - The alternative lunch being cooked en-route to Figueira da Foz
Photo - Sardines
Photo - Sardine dinner
Thu 12 Jun 16:37
12th June 2008 - Day trip to Porto
Photo - Porto
Photo - Crew making an objective assessment of Taylor's port
Photo - Lunch in Porto with Blonde Moment, Vision and Sea Lion
Photo - John and Rob engaged in the sport of no hands flan eating
Photo - Jackie from Blonde Moment discussing tactics with a new "member" of her crew
Photo - Arwen having a civilised lunch in Porto
Wed 11 Jun 16:37
11th June 2008 - Another 4th place price
Photo - Watching Euro 2008
Tue 10 Jun 16:36
10th June 2008 - Leg 2 Bayona to Povoa de Varzim
Photo - Bali Hai under spinnaker taken from Seraphina
Photo - Leaving Blonde Moment behind
Photo - Dolphins off the port bow
Mon 9 Jun 16:36
9th June 2008 - Last day in Bayona
Photo - Erotic coffee and a sliced loaf
Sun 8 Jun 16:36
8th June 2008 - Another day in Bayona and a message for Helen Griffiths
Photo - Marina at Bayona
Photo - Prize giving in Bayona
Sat 7 Jun 16:35
7th June 2008 - Trip to Santiago de Compostela
Photo - Incense burner in Santiago de Compostela
Photo - Jackie from Blonde Moment lets John get a feel for some local produce
Photo - Seeking divine guidance in Santiago de Compostela
Fri 6 Jun 16:34
6th June 2008 - Day 2 in Bayona
Photo - Celebrating arrival in Bayona with some local produce
Photo - The skipper and his monkey
Photo - Tapas with Vision and Seraphina
Thu 5 Jun 23:31
5th June 2008 - Safely in Bayona
Photo - Safely in Bayona
Photo - Off Cape Finisterre
Photo - Andrew's photo of John's bacon butties
Photo - The warm waters off the Spanish coast
Wed 4 Jun 16:30
4th June 2008 - Somewhere near Wales
Photo - Dolphins off the starboard bow
Photo - Sunset over Biscay
Tue 3 Jun 16:29
3rd June 2008 - Somewhere else in the Bay of Biscay
Photo - John in full foul weather gear
Photo - Rob, keeping his eyes peeled on his watch
Mon 2 Jun 16:29
2nd July 2008 - Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay
Photo - Where are we?
Sun 1 Jun 23:28
1st June 2008 - Back in Plymouth
Photo - Repairs in Plymouth
Photo - Up early and ready to go for the start of the race
May 2008
Sat 31 May 16:27
25th - 31st May 2008 - Gosport to Plymouth
Photo - Yachts in Plymouth before the start