Buesnel's Web Diary - On Biscay run 48:19.10N 5:15.16W

On Biscay run 48:19.10N 5:15.16W

Buesnel

Mon 4 May 2009 12:03

We have decided to go for the Biscay run. Wind currently F3 - we have the spinnaker up doing about 7 knots - fantastic. Foecast is 4-5 across Biscay with a storm in south Fitzroy (Portugal area). So we are heading south and will go east into a northern Spain town or West to the Spanishheadland depending on winds.

Hoping to see some Dolphins or Whales or both later today.

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From: Buesnel

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Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 9:51 AM

Subject: 48:31.05N 5:10.78W

A lovely mornign of L.d'Ouessant. We had F4-5 at 60degrees through the night - reefed main and full jib and we were trucking along at 9+knots for most of the night. Bright moon till 3am and the amasing clear skies - Clive and Mulch had fun spooting all the constellations and spotted a shooting star.

The wind has dropped of now to F2-3. We are looking at the weather to decide if we go straight for Biscay now or drop into southern Brittany. After a long sleep (welet her of her second middle of the night watch) is now preparing breakfast for all the crew - we are hungry! (although Lol is still asleep and may miss breakfast?)

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2009

Aug 2009

Tue 11 Aug 09:44
- A week at the Sunsail club in Vounaki Greece
Sun 2 Aug 08:40
- A great week in Greece with the Lucas Family

Jul 2009

Fri 17 Jul 21:03
- Welcome to the Lucas family
Fri 10 Jul 20:28
- Taormina and Etna
Mon 6 Jul 21:30
Wed 1 Jul 19:07
- Lipari in the Aeolin Islands

Jun 2009

Sun 28 Jun 17:37
- A week in Amalfi
- Birthday weekend
Mon 22 Jun 17:47
- Memorable Capri
- 2 days exploring Pompei and local beaches
Thu 18 Jun 08:56
- Some land exploring in the Bay of Naples and Amalfi coast
Sun 14 Jun 20:10
- Ventotene - another lovely island in the Ponrine group
Sat 13 Jun 08:01
- A great boat, toy and beach day in Ponza
Thu 11 Jun 19:36
- Anchored in a bay off Ponza island
Wed 10 Jun 20:54
- Still in Base Nautico Flavio Gioia (on the Gaeta Peninsula) - 2nd day enjoying ourselves
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Tue 9 Jun 08:17
- Arrived in Base Nautico Flavio Gioia (on the Gaeta Peninsula)
- Left Rome (eventually) arrived Netturno
Fri 5 Jun 21:12
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- A relaxing day swimming and potterring around the harbour
Tue 2 Jun 20:00
- At last - the family are here, the next stage begins...
Mon 1 Jun 21:11
- A day getting the boat in order for the next phase

May 2009

Sun 31 May 21:48
- A day out in Roma
- Dads and Lads day out on the water
Sat 30 May 07:01
- In Rome - Dads and Lads are here
- Fun stop over in Corsica, on our way to Rome
Fri 29 May 09:29
- Blog updates to come.2 hours outside Rome
Tue 26 May 18:40
- A livey pasage to Corsica - Sardinai in sight soon
Mon 25 May 18:50
- On the Way to Corsica, in style
Sun 24 May 22:01
- A relaxing day in Palma
Sat 23 May 18:56
- In Palma. a more relaxed day and our first Med swin
Fri 22 May 23:15
- Mallorca here we come (but slowly)
Thu 21 May 14:42
- I am doing the sailing, crew all reaxing!
- I am doing the sailing, crew all reaxing!
- Yipee! We have rounded our horn!
Wed 20 May 21:41
- The day we went backwards!!
Tue 19 May 18:07
- New Crew, on our way to Ibiza
Thu 14 May 13:40
- Relaxed Day after a big night
Wed 13 May 20:10
- Puerto Banus
Mon 11 May 19:25
- Gybing into Gib
- Much better day, preparing for run on the Straights
Sun 10 May 14:06
- Sleep catch-up day but onwards we must go
- Our water friends
- Photos, take 2!
- Now with photos!
- Misery night, but now heading east and on the last leg to the Med
Sat 9 May 21:12
- Position correction (did not update in previous update - sorry!)
- eXhilarating afternoon sail, motoring through the night again
- Great lunch in Portugal
Fri 8 May 18:25
- Mixed day - but still progress south
- Dolphins all around, Portugal on port beam
Thu 7 May 21:10
- Whales off Spain
- Bit slow on board today
- Preparing to head south
Wed 6 May 10:40
- Biscay - Done!
Tue 5 May 19:36
- One more night in Biscay
- Over half way across Biscay - it's a big bay!
Mon 4 May 19:14
- Cracking first day in Biscay
- On Biscay run 48:19.10N 5:15.16W
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Tue 28 Apr 18:33
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