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Wed 24 May 10:29
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Barclays to Hurricane storage Grenada
Sat 22 Apr 21:57 -
New Grandchild - CLEMENCY KATIE FERGUSON
Sat 22 Apr 21:57
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New Grandchild - CLEMENCY KATIE FERGUSON
Sat 22 Apr 20:41
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Party and Prizegiving
Tue 11 Apr 19:05 -
The End of the Circumnavigation - ST Lucia once more
Tue 11 Apr 18:51
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Marigot Bay - St Lucia - nearly there
Mon 10 Apr 14:23 -
Bequia and Tobago Cays
Sun 9 Apr 21:52
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Northwards towards the Grenadines and St Vincent
Sun 9 Apr 21:38
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Northwards up the caribbean chain
Mon 27 Mar 12:58
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Our nearly last night sail
Sat 18 Mar 12:53
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Our nearly last night sail
Sat 18 Mar 12:52
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Progress and Pirates
Thu 16 Mar 15:54
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Devils Island penal colony - French Guiana
Wed 15 Mar 22:20
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Amazon delta - RECORD DAY
Sun 12 Mar 16:40
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Archipelago do Fernando de Noronha
Wed 8 Mar 10:53
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Brazil and Carnival
Wed 1 Mar 13:23
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Sailing
Fri 24 Feb 05:02 -
Up further North in Brazil towards the Carnivals
Thu 23 Feb 21:06
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The Bay of Salvador
Wed 22 Feb 19:15 -
The Bay of Salvador
Wed 22 Feb 19:15 -
Salvador, Brazil
Thu 16 Feb 16:55
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Salvador, Brazil
Thu 16 Feb 15:14
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Passage Making - South Atlantic
Sun 5 Feb 11:00
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More Drama - Main engine
Fri 3 Feb 06:17
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Midway - South Atlantic
Tue 31 Jan 09:14
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Thu 26 Jan 12:49 -
Mid Atlantic Sail Drama!
Thu 26 Jan 12:49 -
Napoleon Bonaparte
Thu 26 Jan 12:38 -
St Helena
Tue 24 Jan 18:53 -
St Helena
Tue 24 Jan 18:12 -
WHALE SHARK
Mon 23 Jan 14:57 -
St Helena
Sun 22 Jan 12:24
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St Helena
Sun 22 Jan 12:24
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Double Whammy
Mon 16 Jan 04:47
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Half Way to St Helena, Arthurs birthday
Sun 15 Jan 14:18 -
Luderitz in Namibia
Wed 11 Jan 14:22
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Luderitz in Namibia
Wed 11 Jan 14:22
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Luderitz in Namibia
Wed 11 Jan 14:21
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New Year and Second Birthday
Mon 9 Jan 08:14 -
Farewell Cape Town
Sun 8 Jan 16:07
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Home Visit
Sun 8 Jan 16:07 -
Cape Town
Sun 8 Jan 15:57
Dec 2016
2015
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Uncle John and Cape Town
Fri 9 Dec 13:56
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Uncle John and Cape Town
Fri 9 Dec 13:55
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Cape Aghulas - Cape of Good Hope
Wed 30 Nov 17:33
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Cape Aghulas - Cape of Good Hope
Wed 30 Nov 17:33
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Thoughts from the Cape of Good Hope
Tue 29 Nov 16:20
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Farewell to Malcolm Findlay
Tue 29 Nov 05:39
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kwa Zulu Natal
Sun 27 Nov 06:40 -
Zululand Yacht Club
Sat 26 Nov 16:00
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The Agulhas Current - South Africa
Fri 11 Nov 14:42
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Storms in the Mozambique channel
Thu 10 Nov 08:58 -
Madagascar
Mon 7 Nov 06:31 -
Madagascar
Mon 7 Nov 06:30 -
Madagascar and the Mozambique channel
Sat 5 Nov 06:50
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Île de la Reunion
Tue 1 Nov 14:27
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Mauritius 1
Thu 20 Oct 07:25 -
Mauritius
Mon 17 Oct 15:14
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Indian Notion
Thu 13 Oct 13:28
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Indian Notion
Thu 13 Oct 13:28
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Pushing on
Fri 7 Oct 03:22
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Cruising Indian Ocean
Wed 5 Oct 02:22
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Indian Ocean - start
Tue 4 Oct 02:39 -
Cocos Keeling Island
Sun 2 Oct 02:14
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Cocos Keeling Island
Tue 27 Sep 05:34
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Weather 1
Mon 26 Sep 02:17 -
Christmas Island 1
Sat 24 Sep 04:39
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Christmas Island 2
Sat 24 Sep 04:39 -
Terrorists and Storms
Tue 20 Sep 10:48 -
Terrorists and Storms
Tue 20 Sep 10:47 -
Indian Ocean
Sun 18 Sep 23:21
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Lombok I
Wed 14 Sep 09:19 -
Lombok I
Wed 14 Sep 09:18 -
Arrival Lombok
Mon 12 Sep 03:15
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Departing Darwin - Timor Sea
Sat 10 Sep 22:18
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New Crew - Boys Aloud - departing Darwin
Mon 5 Sep 22:50
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Darwin 2
Wed 31 Aug 01:02 -
Darwin
Wed 31 Aug 00:43
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Sailing
Fri 26 Aug 07:40 -
Sailing
Fri 26 Aug 07:40 -
Sailing
Fri 26 Aug 07:39 -
Gugari Rip
Tue 23 Aug 08:33 -
Aboriginal Art
Tue 23 Aug 08:24 -
Gove - Northern Territories
Tue 23 Aug 08:24 -
The Albany Gap our chosen route to Cape York
Fri 19 Aug 08:10
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Cape York - Anticipation, Expectation, Relief, Elation, Realisation
Fri 19 Aug 08:10 -
Position Report
Thu 18 Aug 05:22
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North to Cape York
Thu 18 Aug 05:19 -
Lizard Island Lizzie and Turtles
Tue 16 Aug 03:11 -
Cairns
Mon 15 Aug 22:02
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Lizard Fun
Mon 15 Aug 22:01 -
RATBAG and the passage to Lizard
Mon 15 Aug 09:51
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Sailing North
Thu 11 Aug 20:07 -
The last of the Whitsunday Islands
Wed 10 Aug 22:08 -
Whitsunday Islands and the Briggs
Tue 9 Aug 12:15 -
Free Cruising and Whitehaven Beach
Tue 9 Aug 12:15 -
Great Barrier Reef - Whales
Thu 4 Aug 09:05 -
Hamilton Island - AUS
Thu 4 Aug 07:30
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Australia and Australians and the DUCK BILLED PLATYPUS
Tue 2 Aug 03:36
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Australia
Sun 31 Jul 22:29 -
Australia
Sun 31 Jul 09:05
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Thinking of Home
Sun 24 Jul 05:17
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Moon light and Reefs
Sat 23 Jul 03:23 -
Leaving Vanuatu
Thu 21 Jul 21:57
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Vanuatu Language
Tue 19 Jul 06:30 -
Port Vila
Tue 19 Jul 06:27 -
Vanuatu 2
Tue 19 Jul 06:15 -
Crossing to Vanuatu
Wed 13 Jul 08:24 -
CHAOS
Wed 13 Jul 08:24 -
Fiji to Vanuatu
Sun 10 Jul 23:30 -
Mid way to Vanuatu
Sun 10 Jul 23:25 -
New Crew - Jeans'
Fri 8 Jul 18:55 -
Port Vuda and MUSKET COVE
Fri 8 Jul 18:41
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Port Vuda and MUSKET COVE
Fri 8 Jul 18:40
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Misery and Happiness
Tue 28 Jun 22:43 -
Fiji
Sun 26 Jun 00:11
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Sail to Fiji
Thu 23 Jun 19:35 -
Niue 3
Mon 20 Jun 23:01 -
Niue 3
Mon 20 Jun 22:52 -
nuie 2
Mon 20 Jun 22:45 -
Niue
Mon 20 Jun 22:42 -
Mid Pacific RIGGING FAILURE
Fri 17 Jun 03:04 -
Foie Gras and other occupations
Fri 17 Jun 00:54
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What we do on the Ocean
Tue 14 Jun 22:54 -
Off at last to NIUE
Sun 12 Jun 22:40 -
Crisis nearly over?
Fri 10 Jun 04:50 -
Crisis nearly over?
Fri 10 Jun 04:21 -
Engine comes out
Tue 7 Jun 23:15 -
Sharks - Sharks
Sun 5 Jun 19:36 -
Raiatea Expedition
Fri 3 Jun 05:55 -
Raiatea Expedition
Fri 3 Jun 05:52 -
Raiatea Diversions
Fri 3 Jun 05:46 -
Roller Coaster
Wed 1 Jun 04:02
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Volvo Engine disaster
Thu 19 May 19:49 -
More Society Islands and Disaster
Mon 16 May 05:04 -
Morea scene
Fri 6 May 03:34 -
Morea scene
Fri 6 May 03:31 -
More North of Tahiti
Fri 6 May 03:28
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TAHITI
Tue 3 May 20:36
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In full Sail
Wed 20 Apr 22:25
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Tomato Islands
Mon 11 Apr 03:52
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Leaving the Marquesas
Mon 4 Apr 20:15
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Leaving the Marquesas
Mon 4 Apr 20:14
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Wild Horses and Scottish highland scenery in French Polynesia
Thu 31 Mar 18:51 -
French Polynesia
Thu 31 Mar 17:57 -
The Marquisas
Thu 31 Mar 17:47 -
French polynesia - Hiva Oa
Tue 29 Mar 17:05
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Pacific Thoughts
Sat 19 Mar 21:18
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Re:
Sat 19 Mar 21:15
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DOUBLE DRAMA
Thu 17 Mar 08:16
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DOUBLE DRAMA
Thu 17 Mar 03:16
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Past Half Way Pacific
Mon 14 Mar 19:56
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Pacific Ocean
Thu 10 Mar 20:31
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Galapagos 2 - Floriana and Santa Fe
Mon 29 Feb 14:27 -
The Cruise - Espaniola
Mon 29 Feb 13:21 -
Santa Cruz Interior
Mon 22 Feb 01:10 -
Onwards to Isla Santa Cruz
Sat 20 Feb 02:07
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Onwards to Isla Santa Cruz
Sat 20 Feb 02:04
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The Magic of Galapagos
Sat 20 Feb 01:53 -
EQUATOR - and Ecudaor
Wed 17 Feb 02:16
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Approaching Galapagos
Tue 16 Feb 19:41
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Pacific Dawn
Sun 14 Feb 13:47
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Panama draws to a close
Tue 9 Feb 00:57 -
Panama Hats
Sun 7 Feb 21:38 -
Monkey and thoughts from the Canal
Sun 7 Feb 15:54 -
The Canal Photos
Sat 6 Feb 14:19 -
Panama Canal
Wed 3 Feb 15:17 -
Panama Canal
Wed 3 Feb 15:14 -
The mighty Panama Canal
Wed 3 Feb 14:40
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Last shots from Colon before entry to Canal
Wed 3 Feb 14:33 -
Embera Indian Village
Mon 1 Feb 16:58 -
Colon before Panama
Mon 1 Feb 16:34 -
Colon - gateway to The Canal
Mon 1 Feb 16:15
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Leaving San Blas
Thu 28 Jan 22:13
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Onwards in amongst the San Blas islands
Thu 28 Jan 22:13
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San Blas - Paradise Found
Thu 28 Jan 18:44
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Santa Marta - final thoughts
Thu 28 Jan 18:44
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San Blas - Paradise
Sat 23 Jan 21:05 -
Final thoughts on Columbia
Sat 23 Jan 21:05 -
San Blas - Paradise
Sat 23 Jan 21:04 -
The Charitable School Project
Sun 17 Jan 18:14 -
Liesure in Santa Marta
Sun 17 Jan 18:06 -
Fist Glance of Santa Marta
Sat 16 Jan 13:26 -
Nearly there - Columbia
Wed 13 Jan 22:50
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Mid Caribbean - Venezuela
Tue 12 Jan 15:29
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Day 2 towards Columbia
Mon 11 Jan 18:55
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Off at Last
Sun 10 Jan 15:09
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Off at Last
Sun 10 Jan 15:09
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Off at Last
Sun 10 Jan 15:08 -
Final Preparations
Sun 10 Jan 15:08 -
Off at Last
Sun 10 Jan 15:08 -
Morrises for Crew
Sun 10 Jan 14:34 -
St Lucia 'Jump up'
Fri 8 Jan 10:59 -
Art and George visit St Lucia
Fri 8 Jan 10:55
Dec 2015
2014
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Reflections on the Atlantic
Thu 24 Dec 12:33 -
Farewell to Serena and Will
Wed 23 Dec 00:24 -
Farewell to Serena and Will
Wed 23 Dec 00:24 -
Farewell to Serena and Will
Tue 22 Dec 22:05 -
Anse D'Arlet, Martinique
Tue 22 Dec 22:05
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Farewell to Serena and Will
Tue 22 Dec 21:52 -
Serena and Will to MARTINIQUE
Sun 20 Dec 01:02 -
Reflections on the Atlantic
Sun 20 Dec 01:02 -
Tropical Jungle
Wed 16 Dec 14:01 -
Finish line
Wed 16 Dec 13:51
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Last day at sea before St Lucia
Wed 9 Dec 11:15 -
Last day at sea before St Lucia
Wed 9 Dec 11:15 -
Carango Court and Social Announcements
Tue 8 Dec 13:01 -
Are we nearly there yet??????
Tue 8 Dec 12:57
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Beards
Mon 7 Dec 12:35
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Storm at Sea
Sat 5 Dec 13:13
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Caption Competition Results
Fri 4 Dec 11:52
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Sustained Damage
Thu 3 Dec 12:41
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Mid Point Atlantic
Wed 2 Dec 12:00
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Day 8 -The Tropics and Film nights CAPTION COMPETITION
Mon 30 Nov 11:07
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Day 7 - Transatlantic
Sun 29 Nov 11:41 -
Flying fish and Flying Gennaker
Sat 28 Nov 14:29
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First Clock Change
Sat 28 Nov 11:25
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DOLPINS GALORE
Sat 28 Nov 10:50
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Atlantic Squall
Fri 27 Nov 12:18
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FISH to Eat
Thu 26 Nov 16:00 -
Day 4
Thu 26 Nov 13:35
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Day 3 Atlantic
Wed 25 Nov 15:10
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Day 1 Atlantic
Tue 24 Nov 12:13 -
Gran Canaria
Mon 23 Nov 14:42
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Gran Canaria
Mon 12 Oct 10:11
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MORE TUNA!!!
Fri 2 Oct 10:33
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Atlantic to Gran Canaria
Fri 2 Oct 09:10 -
Atlantic Ocean - First Taste for CARANGO
Thu 1 Oct 16:18
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Gibraltar - the destination
Sun 27 Sep 15:39 -
GIBRALTAR
Mon 21 Sep 07:05
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MALAGA
Mon 21 Sep 06:59 -
GARRUCHA
Mon 21 Sep 06:53
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Cartagena
Thu 17 Sep 07:24
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We CROSS the Meridian
Tue 15 Sep 09:29
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Dinghy LOST
Tue 15 Sep 09:27
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Dinghy LOST
Tue 15 Sep 09:26
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FIRST FISH = South West IBIZA - Cala Badella
Fri 11 Sep 13:56
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Magaluf pole Dancing onwards to Ibiza
Wed 9 Sep 13:37
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39:27.02N 02:31.08
Wed 9 Sep 07:36
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Goodbye France - Hello Spain
Mon 24 Aug 10:01
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ENGINE OVERHAUL.
Sun 9 Aug 14:46 -
ENGINE OVERHAUL.
Sun 9 Aug 14:24 -
Barclays visit to Carngo
Sun 9 Aug 14:21
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SINGLE HANDED - to Saint Mandrier sur Mer
Thu 25 Jun 14:58
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Hyères- Amel maintenance
Thu 25 Jun 14:39
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St Tropez to Hyères
Thu 25 Jun 14:35
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St Tropez
Thu 25 Jun 14:32 -
St Trop in one Hop
Thu 25 Jun 14:26
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Propriano, CORSICA
Tue 26 May 10:42
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Corsica South
Sun 24 May 20:46 -
Plunketts and Cumming
Sat 23 May 15:21 -
Arivedici Sardegna bienvenue à Corse
Sat 23 May 15:18
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North up Sardinia
Thu 21 May 08:24
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Beautiful Alghero
Tue 19 May 16:41
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Oristano
Mon 18 May 16:35
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Isola di San Pietro - Tuna factory
Mon 18 May 16:31 -
The Salt Marshes and Flamingos of Isola di Pietro
Sat 16 May 09:33 -
Sardinia - Isola di San Pietro
Sat 16 May 09:18
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Sardinia - Isola di San Pietro
Sat 16 May 09:13
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Farewell to Cagliari - Hello Teulada
Thu 14 May 15:27
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Action at Sea
Fri 8 May 15:09 -
Sardinia
Mon 4 May 06:30
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Sardinia
Mon 4 May 06:29
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Crew Change - Palermo
Mon 4 May 06:19
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Cefalu - Sicilia
Mon 27 Apr 15:58 -
Palmero
Mon 27 Apr 14:53
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Milazzo
Mon 27 Apr 14:45
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Cefalu Norman Cathedral
Mon 27 Apr 13:50
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Cefalu - Sicilia
Sun 26 Apr 19:32 -
Whale - ahoy! Straight of Messina
Sun 26 Apr 19:21
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Whale - ahoy! Straight of Messina
Sun 26 Apr 19:19
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Riposto -
Thu 23 Apr 21:31
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22 April 2015 - en route to Riposto
Wed 22 Apr 13:56 -
Arrival in Siracusa - Sicily
Mon 20 Apr 18:26
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We are across the Start line - Phase 1
Fri 17 Apr 16:06
Aug 2014
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11th August 2014 - Carango Starts the Preparation
Mon 11 Aug 17:29
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Corfu successful arrival on schedule
Thu 26 Jun 19:23
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38:21.88N 20:44.24E
Wed 25 Jun 08:15
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38:21.88N 20:44.24E
Tue 24 Jun 08:30
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37:54.91N 23:00.68E
Wed 18 Jun 12:20
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37:40.74N 23:09.14E
Wed 18 Jun 12:20
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37:54.91N 23:00.68E
Wed 18 Jun 12:15
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37:38.40N 23:49.50E
Sun 15 Jun 09:44
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Meltemi - with vigour
Tue 3 Jun 15:59
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Symi to Kos 31st May 2014
Sun 1 Jun 11:08
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Symi to Kos 31st May 2014 36:53.88N 27:17.34E
Sat 31 May 16:53
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Symi to Kos 31st May 2014 36:53.88N 27:17.34E
Sat 31 May 16:52
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Leaving Turkey for Rhodes and Symi
Sat 31 May 07:08
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Carango diary
Sun 25 May 16:13