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Position update: Back in Chag
Escape on CAPE
David, Sarah and Bryn Smith
Fri 5 Oct 2012 17:15
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Wed 11 Jun 13:24
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Thu 24 Apr 12:13
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Feb 2014
Mon 24 Feb 18:28
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Wed 19 Feb 18:14
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Wed 12 Feb 18:11
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Thu 6 Feb 18:26
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Flutingtootingbethany.com blog update: Interview with Vidya Jeremiah-Pettersson
Jan 2014
Wed 22 Jan 18:24
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Tue 21 Jan 13:59
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2013
Dec 2013
Wed 25 Dec 14:06
Merry Christmas from all on CAPE!
Fri 13 Dec 19:03
Position update: Back in Trinidad
Nov 2013
Fri 22 Nov 07:00
Position update: Grenada (Prickly Bay)
Mon 4 Nov 17:31
Blog update: Shubh Diwali!
Sep 2013
Mon 23 Sep 16:35
Blog update: The Military Museum in Chaguaramas by Bethany
Sun 15 Sep 18:31
Blog update: Caribbean Winter 2013 part 2
Aug 2013
Mon 19 Aug 22:02
Blog update: Caribbean Winter 2013 part 1
Jun 2013
Fri 21 Jun 07:08
Position update: At Coral Cove Marina, Trinidad
Tue 11 Jun 19:53
Position update: Mount Hartman Bay, Grenada
Mon 10 Jun 11:45
Blog update: Urgently required
Sun 9 Jun 11:37
Position update: Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou
Position update: Hillsborough, Carriacou
Sat 8 Jun 11:29
Position update: Bequia (St Vincent and the Grenadines)
Mon 3 Jun 20:30
Position update: Portsmouth, Dominica
Apr 2013
Wed 24 Apr 11:00
Blog update: 6 years ago today we left Aberystwyth...
Mar 2013
Fri 1 Mar 16:48
Blog update: CAPE's award-winning Atlantic crossing article is published in Caribbean Compass
Feb 2013
Wed 6 Feb 21:02
Blog update: Bryn in print
Tue 5 Feb 19:15
Position update: At anchor in St Martin (French side)
Jan 2013
Mon 21 Jan 13:51
Blog update: Wo-hoooo! We're famous!
Fri 18 Jan 14:54
Position update: At anchor in Portsmouth, Dominica
Tue 15 Jan 12:00
Position update: Anchored in St Pierre, Martinique
Wed 9 Jan 17:16
Blog update: Caribbean catch-up part 2
Blog update: Caribbean catch-up part 1
Thu 3 Jan 14:49
Position update: Grand Anse d'Arlet, Martinique
Wed 2 Jan 14:47
Position update: Anse d'Arlet, Martinique
2012
Dec 2012
Fri 21 Dec 16:07
Position update: St Anne's Bay, Martinique
Sun 16 Dec 15:30
Position update: back in Soufriere (by the Pitons)
Tue 11 Dec 21:03
Position update: at anchor in Rodney Bay, St Lucia
Tue 4 Dec 12:00
Position update: On a mooring buoy between the Pitons, St Lucia
Nov 2012
Sat 3 Nov 10:59
Position update: anchored in Mount Hartman Bay, Grenada
Oct 2012
Tue 30 Oct 17:26
Article in Caribbean Compass Nov 2012: Trinidad & Tobago
Position update: Back at anchor in Store Bay, Tobago
Thu 25 Oct 21:47
Position update: At anchor in Chaguaramas
Fri 5 Oct 17:15
Position update: Back in Chag
Sep 2012
Sat 1 Sep 17:21
Blog update: Just keep noodling, just keep noodling...
Aug 2012
Thu 30 Aug 09:30
Position update: Back at anchor in Store Bay, Tobago
Tue 21 Aug 17:35
Blog update: Bryn gets his name in print
Jul 2012
Thu 12 Jul 16:17
Blog update: A teen-eye view of Tobago by Bethany
Jun 2012
Fri 22 Jun 11:00
Position update: Chaguaramas, Trinidad
Sat 16 Jun 15:00
Position update: Clarke Court Bay, Grenada
Tue 12 Jun 15:55
Position update: Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou
Sat 9 Jun 09:55
Position update: Chatham Bay, Union
Mon 4 Jun 12:00
Position update: Clifton, Union Island
Sat 2 Jun 11:25
Position update: Tobago Cays
Fri 1 Jun 15:30
Position update: Saltwhistle Bay, Mayreau
May 2012
Sun 27 May 06:30
Position update: Bequia (St Vincent and the Grenadines)
Apr 2012
Mon 16 Apr 14:38
Position update: At anchor in Store Bay
Mar 2012
Sat 31 Mar 16:10
Our Atlantic Crossing: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Sun 25 Mar 15:20
Position update - Safe arrival in Tobago
Sat 24 Mar 18:46
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Thu 22 Mar 16:43
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Wed 21 Mar 20:02
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Tue 20 Mar 22:33
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Mon 19 Mar 21:30
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Sun 18 Mar 19:48
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Fri 16 Mar 21:02
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Thu 15 Mar 20:04
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Wed 14 Mar 15:42
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Tue 13 Mar 19:39
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Mon 12 Mar 20:27
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Sat 10 Mar 15:31
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Fri 9 Mar 14:24
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Thu 8 Mar 18:40
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Wed 7 Mar 14:49
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Tue 6 Mar 16:21
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Mon 5 Mar 14:26
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Sun 4 Mar 17:16
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Fri 2 Mar 14:28
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Feb 2012
Tue 21 Feb 03:59
Blog update: Up the River Gambia
Mon 20 Feb 21:50
Blog update: Mind-blowing Gambia
Thu 16 Feb 19:30
Blog update: Dave's Gambian bit of the blog
Jan 2012
Fri 27 Jan 10:33
Blog update: by Bryn
Mon 23 Jan 16:39
Blog update: Passage to Africa
Wed 11 Jan 12:10
At anchor at Lamin Lodge
Mon 9 Jan 18:08
Arrived at Banjul, at anchor!
Noon position
Sun 8 Jan 12:00
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Sat 7 Jan 12:00
Noon position
Fri 6 Jan 12:13
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Thu 5 Jan 12:00
Noon position
Wed 4 Jan 12:00
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Tue 3 Jan 12:00
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Mon 2 Jan 12:00
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Sun 1 Jan 12:00
Noon position
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2011
Nov 2011
Tue 8 Nov 17:27
Position update: in the anchorage in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
Wed 2 Nov 21:35
Position update: Alongside in Marina Atlantico, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
Oct 2011
Mon 31 Oct 19:01
Position update: at anchor off Playa de las Tejitas, Tenerife
Sat 29 Oct 09:48
Position update: at anchor in Valle de Gran Rey, Gomera
Wed 5 Oct 17:29
Position update: at anchor in Cement Works Bay
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Position update: abeam of Lidl
Blog update: boat jobs and BBQs (for a change)
Blog update: tearing ourselves away from Pontoon R
Aug 2011
Thu 18 Aug 14:46
Blog update: the Time Traveller returned
Mon 15 Aug 21:12
Position update: no we haven't moved, but our 'pin' had dropped off...
Jun 2011
Mon 20 Jun 19:21
Blog update: Summer 2011 Plan B
Apr 2011
Mon 11 Apr 13:08
Blog update: Carnaval and crochet
Feb 2011
Wed 23 Feb 22:05
Blog update: Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
2010
Dec 2010
Fri 31 Dec 10:12
Blog update: Portugal to the Canaries
Mon 13 Dec 12:32
Position update: Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
Fri 3 Dec 15:55
Position update: Marina Rubicon, Lanzarote
Position update: Arrived in The Canaries (La Graciosa)
Thu 2 Dec 00:04
Position update
Wed 1 Dec 23:59
Position update
Nov 2010
Sat 27 Nov 00:20
Blog update: Rio Guadiana and Portimão
Wed 24 Nov 14:08
Position update: Agadir, Morocco
Position update
Tue 23 Nov 00:02
Position update
Sun 21 Nov 23:55
Position update
Wed 17 Nov 15:30
Position update: Mohammedia, Morocco
Wed 3 Nov 16:43
Position update: Ferrogudo/Portimao
Tue 2 Nov 16:37
Position update: Ayamonte
Oct 2010
Tue 26 Oct 12:04
Blog update: Gibraltar to the Rio Guadiana
Sep 2010
Fri 24 Sep 14:29
Alongside the pontoon at Acoutim, Portugal
Thu 23 Sep 15:43
At anchor in the Rio Guadiana at Ayamonte
Wed 22 Sep 13:42
At anchor in El Rompido
Tue 21 Sep 17:10
At anchor off the entrance to El Rompido
Mon 20 Sep 20:51
Chipiona Marina
Sat 18 Sep 10:28
In Rota Marina
Fri 17 Sep 17:00
At anchor in Puerto Sherry
Mon 13 Sep 17:00
At anchor in Sancti Petri
Sat 11 Sep 13:30
In Barbate marina
Abeam of Tarifa lighthouse
Aug 2010
Fri 27 Aug 10:00
In Marina Bay, Gibraltar
Wed 25 Aug 15:21
At anchor in La Linea (next door to Gibraltar)
Tue 24 Aug 11:15
Almerimar and beyond (but going west this time)
Sat 21 Aug 17:30
Alongside the reception pontoon in Benalmadena
Fri 20 Aug 10:00
At anchor in La Herradura
Wed 18 Aug 16:37
At anchor in Adra
Sat 7 Aug 10:30
Safely installed in Almerimar Marina
Fri 6 Aug 09:02
Ibiza and Formentera
Thu 5 Aug 15:27
On passage to mainland Spain
Tue 3 Aug 13:30
At anchor in Cala Negret
Jul 2010
Mon 26 Jul 17:37
Back at anchor in Cala Biniarris
Sat 24 Jul 10:40
At anchor in Espalmador
Thu 22 Jul 14:30
On a mooring buoy off Ensenada del Cabrito, Formentera
Tue 20 Jul 14:31
At anchor in San Antonio
Mon 19 Jul 10:00
At anchor in Cala Binirras
Sat 17 Jul 18:00
At anchor in Portinatx, Ibiza
Tue 13 Jul 15:30
At anchor in Santa Ponsa
Mon 12 Jul 15:30
At anchor in Cala de la Calobra
Sun 11 Jul 21:00
More Mallorca
Mallorca
Sat 10 Jul 11:30
Back in the water
Jun 2010
Wed 30 Jun 16:00
On the hard in Alcudia
Thu 24 Jun 16:03
Arrived in Mallorca
Menorca
Wed 23 Jun 14:45
Moved to the left a bit
Wed 9 Jun 12:55
Arrived in Menorca
Sat 5 Jun 14:45
Malta to Sardinia
Fri 4 Jun 17:11
At anchor in Pula
May 2010
Thu 27 May 20:30
Arrived in Cagliari, Sardinia
Still on passage
Tue 25 May 10:05
On passage
Sat 22 May 14:45
At anchor in Birzebugia
Wed 12 May 15:21
Goodbye Greece, hello Sicily, Malta and Gozo
Apr 2010
Wed 21 Apr 13:45
Msida Marina (Malta)
Fri 16 Apr 21:52
Mgarr (Gozo)
Tue 13 Apr 15:00
Marzamemi
Sat 3 Apr 13:15
Syracusa (Sicily)
Mar 2010
Tue 30 Mar 12:25
Argostoli
Mon 29 Mar 10:32
Poros
Thu 25 Mar 18:00
Arrived in Sami
Left Messolonghi
Wed 24 Mar 16:10
Ancient Olympia, Kalavryta and Plan U
Tue 16 Mar 20:56
Athens
Sun 7 Mar 16:17
Greek snow and a temple or two
Jan 2010
Wed 27 Jan 11:59
Bumper Christmas and New Year blog
2009
Dec 2009
Mon 14 Dec 09:05
Winter in Messolonghi
Nov 2009
Fri 6 Nov 23:18
Cast your mind back to Cephalonia, late September...
Sep 2009
Thu 24 Sep 11:46
Southern Ionian Regatta 2009
Wed 16 Sep 08:06
Ricocheting around the Ionian
Aug 2009
Fri 21 Aug 13:52
Volcanoes and sea monsters
Tue 18 Aug 12:45
Messolonghi
Wed 12 Aug 14:35
38:50.102N 020:42.714E
Sun 9 Aug 18:26
37 56N 016 04.5E
Roccella Ionica
Sat 8 Aug 17:33
At anchor overnight near Galati
38 24N 015 38E
38 19N 015 26E
38 26N 15 42E
38 48N 015 14E
Fri 7 Aug 23:03
Stromboli
38 38N 015 02E
Thu 6 Aug 11:40
Isola Vulcano
Tue 4 Aug 17:50
Porto di Levante
Isola Vulcano, Porto di Ponente
Mon 3 Aug 19:00
Isola Lipari, Spiaggia di Vinci
Sun 2 Aug 19:33
38 01.214N 014 04.238E
Sat 1 Aug 16:00
38 04.883N 013 32.401E
Courgettes, column tops and catacombs
Jul 2009
Sun 26 Jul 16:15
Just when we thought we were safe to go back to sea
Wed 22 Jul 10:22
38 07.450N 013 22.322E
Tue 21 Jul 14:00
38 28.135N 013 14.195E
Sun 19 Jul 19:43
Isola Ustica
Filling in the gaps - engine repair antics in the sun
Sat 18 Jul 11:00
38 42.422N 013 11.752E
38 49.487N 012 43.839E
Fri 17 Jul 12:55
38 49.00N 010 56.58E
Wed 15 Jul 13:15
38 59.330N 009 00.931E
Sun 12 Jul 20:00
And back to Cagliari...again
Chia
Sat 11 Jul 17:00
Pula
Fri 3 Jul 07:15
News flash - Engine update
Thu 2 Jul 07:10
Stuck in Cagliari without an engine
Jun 2009
Sat 13 Jun 19:06
39 12.083N 009 07.503E
39 07N 009 30E
39 19.232N 009 36.501E
Wed 10 Jun 18:28
Spanish towers and other stories
39 56.26N 009 42.16E
Sun 7 Jun 21:16
40 55.364N 009 30.362E
Fri 5 Jun 15:00
41 23.344N 009 09.711E
Thu 4 Jun 14:18
41 04.834N 009 32.191E
May 2009
Sat 30 May 19:58
40 36.73N 009 45.22E
40 31.770N 009 50.370E
Fri 29 May 09:14
39 55.376N 009 42.460E
Mon 25 May 21:08
39 26.385N 009 38.425E
39 10.291N 009 34.325E
Fri 22 May 11:33
39 06.7N 009 31.3E
Tue 19 May 17:16
39 07.59N 009 30.24E
Sun 10 May 16:37
Still here in Cagliari
Apr 2009
Sun 12 Apr 13:38
Beth's birthday and other excuses to eat cake
Mar 2009
Wed 18 Mar 15:26
Carnivale, warships and watercolours
Feb 2009
Mon 23 Feb 22:36
Marmite bombs!!!
Jan 2009
Thu 29 Jan 12:45
A bunch of shaggers and other collective nouns
Sun 11 Jan 18:53
Carols, wine and mulled socks
2008
Dec 2008
Wed 10 Dec 22:38
Pizza, more pizza, and carrot cake
Nov 2008
Fri 14 Nov 13:32
Vampire bats and ship's rats
Oct 2008
Thu 16 Oct 23:05
Cagliari 1
Sat 11 Oct 12:08
Italy - eventually!
Sun 5 Oct 13:04
Mallorca - again!
Sep 2008
Thu 18 Sep 00:12
You asked for it!
Aug 2008
Thu 21 Aug 06:01
Menorca part 1: boat maintenance in exotic locations
Fri 15 Aug 21:45
Helena and Jennie Mallorca Tour 2008
Jul 2008
Sat 19 Jul 07:56
Almerimar and beyond
Jun 2008
Sun 29 Jun 11:41
Scratch and sniff in El Jebha
Tue 24 Jun 23:35
Morocco: Smir and Tetouan
Sun 15 Jun 19:01
Into the Med'
Wed 4 Jun 09:49
The ongoing saga of the water pump
May 2008
Tue 27 May 23:55
Technical hitches no. 542 and 543
Thu 15 May 21:44
Ayamonte and onwards
Thu 8 May 22:34
Under the bridge and up the river
Mon 5 May 14:45
37:12.620N 007:24.468W
Apr 2008
Mon 21 Apr 00:00
Wet, wet, wet
Wed 9 Apr 22:53
Letting go of Portimão
Tue 1 Apr 01:17
Birthdays, castles, corks and storks
Mar 2008
Sun 16 Mar 22:40
March 2008
Feb 2008
Fri 29 Feb 23:26
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes.
Thu 21 Feb 21:51
Yes - we are still alive!
Jan 2008
Mon 14 Jan 22:54
Hello 2008!
2007
Dec 2007
Fri 28 Dec 22:12
A tale of two dinners
Sat 22 Dec 01:08
The Great Storm
Wed 19 Dec 17:45
The CAPE Experience
Fri 14 Dec 17:38
Toilet humour and other oddities
Nov 2007
Mon 26 Nov 16:28
The tuna has landed!
Fri 16 Nov 17:16
Surf dudes and haircuts
Thu 1 Nov 01:06
Parrots, vultures, fridges and ‘ phones
Oct 2007
Thu 18 Oct 19:35
37:07.199N 008:31.676W
Tue 16 Oct 00:18
Sandbanks and salt marshes
Sun 14 Oct 20:43
37:04.631N 008:07.271W
All quiet on the Algarve
Thu 11 Oct 19:05
36:59.958N 007:50.449W
Sat 6 Oct 08:52
37:04.629N 008:07.269W
Fri 5 Oct 12:08
37:07.193N 008:31.675W
Tue 2 Oct 08:41
At anchor in Portimão
Sep 2007
Mon 24 Sep 16:10
Vasco de Gama and all that jazz
Tue 18 Sep 16:11
37:01.381N 009:00.111W
Mon 17 Sep 15:07
Windless but no longer windlass-less
Wed 5 Sep 15:17
Windlass-less in Lisbon
Sat 1 Sep 16:27
38:47.821N 009:31.885W
39:07.574N 009:29.351W
39:29.9N 009:16.1W
Aug 2007
Fri 31 Aug 10:24
Port wine and water parks
Tue 21 Aug 10:07
High-speed circumnavigation attempt reaches giddy speeds - 96 miles in 1 week
Wed 15 Aug 10:57
Heading south at high speed (81 miles in 4 days!)
Tue 7 Aug 23:10
Great Expectations
Mon 6 Aug 00:14
Cape Finisterre – our first ‘Gre at Cape’
Jul 2007
Tue 31 Jul 22:44
Position update
Sat 28 Jul 09:40
Laxe to the Ria de Camariñas
Wed 18 Jul 17:52
Does anyone know the Spanish for "My prop has fallen off and my anchor is dragging"?
Better a bit late than never - more piccies from La Coru ña
Sun 8 Jul 19:09
Cape-rs in La Coruña
Mon 2 Jul 16:51
Goodbye Ireland -- Hello Spain!
Jun 2007
Tue 12 Jun 12:05
The perils of periwinkles and BBQing your limpets
May 2007
Fri 25 May 22:30
Horror scopes and mast envy
Tue 22 May 23:24
Pirates and passage plans
Sun 20 May 15:09
Woman with Lakeland baby bucket comes to the rescue
Sun 13 May 20:11
Stuck in soggy Swansea
Babes on the bow
Sat 12 May 23:23
Photos from Neyland
Mon 7 May 10:10
Neyland to Swansea
Apr 2007
Mon 30 Apr 23:47
Hello from exotic Neyland!
Sun 8 Apr 18:38
March 2007