Beowulf - Guernsey

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Beowulf

Tom Fenton and Faith Ressmeyer

Mon 11 Jun 2012 23:11

49 27.300N 02 32.115W

Blog Entries

2014

Nov 2014

Tue 4 Nov 21:47
- The last leg, now the circle is complete

Oct 2014

Fri 31 Oct 19:58
- Dunkirk, or the red button on the yellow banana
Thu 30 Oct 19:46
- Schmilblick
Wed 29 Oct 18:20
- Douai
- End of the Canal du Nord
Tue 28 Oct 18:16
- Up to the 50th parallel
- Up to the 50th parallel
Mon 27 Oct 19:08
- The Canal du Nord
Sun 26 Oct 16:21
- Sunday, muddy Sunday
Sat 25 Oct 15:56
- Bourg et Comin
- Berry au Bac
Fri 24 Oct 17:21
- Reims and beyond
Thu 23 Oct 16:34
- Progress
Wed 22 Oct 17:03
- Canal Latéral à la Marne
Wed 15 Oct 15:56
- Taking a break
Tue 14 Oct 20:28
- Vitry-le-Francois
Mon 13 Oct 20:36
- Outskirts of St Diziers
Sun 12 Oct 18:31
- Joinville
Sat 11 Oct 17:45
- Froncles
Fri 10 Oct 20:20
- Today's locks, and A Woman Comes
- Chaumont
Wed 8 Oct 16:19
- Over the top
Mon 6 Oct 18:15
- And where's that soggy plain?
Sat 4 Oct 17:46
- First day single handed
- St Jean de Losne
Fri 3 Oct 17:58
- Seurre
Thu 2 Oct 09:01
- More from Verdun sur le Doubs
- Verdun
- Chalon sur Saone

Sep 2014

Mon 29 Sep 17:27
- What a difference a day makes
Sun 28 Sep 18:13
- Trevoux
Sat 27 Sep 17:54
- Lyons, and farewell to the Rhone
Fri 26 Sep 18:41
- Ecluse de Sablons
Tue 23 Sep 16:37
- All the way to Vivier
Sun 21 Sep 17:58
- L'Ardoise
Thu 18 Sep 18:38
- Avignon
Wed 17 Sep 17:10
- Arles, enough to make anyone mad
Mon 15 Sep 17:55
- Canal San Louis and the start of our way north through France
Sat 13 Sep 19:45
- The French Riviera as seen from Beowulf
Fri 12 Sep 19:40
- Selon le vent, la voile
Wed 10 Sep 19:13
- Propriano
Tue 9 Sep 18:27
- Bonifacio
Sat 6 Sep 20:43
Wed 3 Sep 07:26
- North Eastern Sardinia

Aug 2014

Sat 30 Aug 17:58
- To the Costa Smeralda, and beyond

Jun 2014

Wed 18 Jun 15:15
- At rest in Arbatax
Thu 12 Jun 17:47
- Cala Luna
Wed 11 Jun 07:46
- Santa Maria Navarrese to Cala Gonone
Sun 8 Jun 18:34
- Santa Maria Navarese
Thu 5 Jun 17:09
Wed 4 Jun 06:05
- Villasimius
Sun 1 Jun 12:54
- Cagliari

May 2014

Sat 31 May 19:30
- Capo di Pula
Thu 29 May 17:00
- Porto di Ponte Romano
Tue 27 May 14:30
- Carloforte, Isola San' Pietro, Sardinia
- Buggeru's modern ruins
Mon 26 May 20:01
Sat 24 May 07:13
- Bosa
Fri 23 May 13:32
- Bosa
Tue 20 May 14:33
- Goodbye dear Spain, hello Italy!
Sat 17 May 08:41
- Departure from Mahon
Sun 11 May 07:38
- First Sail of the Season

2013

Sep 2013

Mon 30 Sep 15:47
- Es Grau
- Addaya
Thu 26 Sep 23:15
- Mahon
Wed 25 Sep 16:32
- Cala Covas
Tue 24 Sep 15:29
- Cala Turqueta
- Cabo d'Artrutx - landfall on Menorca
Mon 23 Sep 16:24
- Leaving Mallorca, at last, with some regret
Mon 16 Sep 19:17
Sat 14 Sep 19:11
- Porto Cristo
Fri 13 Sep 19:16
- Cala Mitjana
Thu 12 Sep 22:13
- Ensanada de sa Rapita
Wed 11 Sep 22:29
- La Rapita
- Cabo Blanco
Tue 10 Sep 15:15
Mon 9 Sep 18:30
- Deia and Valdemossa
Sat 7 Sep 17:53
- Caves, grottos and majestic mountains
- Cala Tuent before the stars came out
Thu 5 Sep 18:09
- Exploring Sóller
Wed 4 Sep 20:21
- First view after Rounding Cap de Formentor, Mallorca
- Cliffs and caves and high high peaks

Aug 2013

Sat 31 Aug 19:44
- Cap de Formentor, Mallorca

Jun 2013

Thu 13 Jun 09:10
- Real Club Nautica Puerto de Pollensa
Tue 11 Jun 14:39
Mon 10 Jun 14:22
Sat 8 Jun 17:30
- Andratx
Fri 7 Jun 15:41
- Cala Xaraca
Thu 6 Jun 15:40
- In harbour at SanAntoni de Portmany
- Rounding Conejera
Wed 5 Jun 17:00
Mon 3 Jun 15:31
- Warm enough at last
- Cala Saona
Sun 2 Jun 09:22
- Correction re posidonia and website
- Isla Espelmador
Sat 1 Jun 14:53
- This is Izzie, our tender
- Been here before

May 2013

Thu 30 May 19:24
- That's the boat, the little one
- Cala Boix
Tue 28 May 06:17
- 8 am in Ibiza harbour
- Tom releasing the propeller from a snagged rope.
Mon 27 May 22:06
- Botafoch
Sat 25 May 14:46
- Cala Talamanca, Ibiza
Fri 24 May 19:18
- Portroig Cove, Ibiza
- Sailing the Clear Ocean Blue
Wed 22 May 21:50
- The Balearics!
Mon 20 May 17:21
- Villajoyosa
Sun 19 May 10:53
- Santa Pola
Sat 18 May 20:26
- About to set off again

2012

Sep 2012

Thu 27 Sep 14:26
Wed 26 Sep 16:44
- Cabo de Gata
Mon 24 Sep 20:46
- Almeria
Sun 23 Sep 21:46
- Motril, after a day in the Sierra Nevada
- Motril
Fri 21 Sep 07:39
- Fuengirola
Thu 20 Sep 18:24
- The sun's still hot and the sky is blue
Mon 17 Sep 22:48
- The Rock of Gibraltar
- Africa, from Tarifa, Strait of Gibraltar
Sun 16 Sep 21:49
- Chipiona, Cadiz and Gibraltar next
Thu 13 Sep 13:13
- Mending sails
Wed 12 Sep 23:00
- Customs officers board Beowulf at sea
- Chipiona
Tue 11 Sep 19:34
- Vila Real do Santo Antonio, River Guadiana
Mon 10 Sep 17:09
- Faro, Ilha da Culatra
Sun 9 Sep 19:35
- Albufeira
- Cape St Vincent
Fri 7 Sep 18:43
- Vasco da Gama...
- Days in Sines
Wed 5 Sep 01:45
- Sines
Tue 4 Sep 09:05
- Sesimbra
Sat 1 Sep 14:00
- Docs da Bom Sucesso, Belém, Lisbon

Aug 2012

Fri 31 Aug 15:10
- Something wrong?
Wed 29 Aug 21:11
- Lisbon
Tue 28 Aug 19:21
- Another view of I. da Berlenga
- Ilha da Berlenga
Mon 27 Aug 22:40
Sat 25 Aug 19:23
- Last of the sunset at Povoa de Varzim
- 41 22.284N 8 45.896W
Fri 24 Aug 06:50
- Baiona
Wed 22 Aug 20:58
- Portosin, in the Ria de Muros
Sun 19 Aug 20:49
Sat 18 Aug 17:03
- Laxe
- Farewell La Coruna
Fri 17 Aug 05:15
- Another day in La Coruna

Jul 2012

Fri 6 Jul 06:23
- And we've logged 1002 nautical miles from Wivenhoe
- Mañana, y mañana, y mañana...
Tue 3 Jul 17:09
- Interlude in La Coruna
Sun 1 Jul 21:57
- Some of the details
- La Coruna, Compostella, and goodbye and thank you Bill

Jun 2012

Sat 30 Jun 20:57
- La Coruna at last
- Clearing Cape Ortegal
Thu 28 Jun 17:13
- Safe in Spain. We did it.
Sat 23 Jun 16:02
- Cameret
Thu 21 Jun 21:09
- Bound for Biscay, out of Brest
Wed 20 Jun 12:39
- Brest
Mon 18 Jun 19:20
- The End of the English Channel
- L'Aber Wrac'h
Sun 17 Jun 12:49
- Bloscon (near Roscof)
Thu 14 Jun 06:21
- Treguier
- Through the night from Guernsey to Treguier
Wed 13 Jun 12:07
- Guernsey and points south
- Guernsey and points south
Mon 11 Jun 23:11
- Guernsey
- About to enter the Alderney Race
Sun 10 Jun 11:51
- Cherbourg with umbrellas
Sat 9 Jun 18:22
- Cherbourg
Thu 7 Jun 18:07
- Gales, squalls and overfalls
Wed 6 Jun 10:00
- Ouistreham
Mon 4 Jun 22:29
- Fécamp
Sun 3 Jun 16:50
- Lazy days in Dieppe
- Massive tide in a beautiful harbour
Sat 2 Jun 12:14
- A day of fog and now a birthday in Dieppe
Fri 1 Jun 23:27
- Dieppe

May 2012

Thu 31 May 17:45
- Vive la France
Wed 30 May 10:15
Tue 29 May 22:14
- Grrr
Mon 28 May 12:07
- To Dover in fog
Sun 27 May 21:54
- Across the Thames
Thu 24 May 16:20
- To Brightlingsea
Mon 21 May 20:40
- Getting ready for the cast-Off

Apr 2012

Sat 7 Apr 12:02
- Crossing the Thames Estuary October 2011
- Beowulf at Brightlingsea 2011
Fri 6 Apr 23:28
- Fitting out in Wivenhoe