Chiscos - Atlantic Cruise

12 May 2005

John Simpson

Thu 12 May 2005 10:12

The gale we were waiting to pass has finally left and we are able to leave Cascais today after a very pleasant stay. Regis didn't think much to the food - but otherwise the place was great. We are now bound for Madeira - about 530 miles and should take between 4 and 5 days.

John

Blog Entries

2012

Jun 2012

Tue 26 Jun 09:13
- The Final Leg
Sat 16 Jun 12:56
- Approaching Falmouth
Fri 15 Jun 11:14
- (Another) Storm....but a big one this time!
Wed 13 Jun 15:40
- Life in the slow lane
Sun 10 Jun 13:01
- The start of the penultimate leg.....Farewell Pico et al
Tue 5 Jun 16:10
- In the Azores

May 2012

Mon 28 May 11:58
- Racing the weather!
Sat 26 May 14:15
- 555 miles to go - nearly there!
Thu 24 May 06:32
- Half way at last!
Mon 21 May 12:11
- Every cloud has a silver lining?
Sat 19 May 14:45
- Heading North
Sun 13 May 11:04
- Bermuda....eventually
Thu 10 May 06:54
- 203 to Bermuda
- 203 to Bermuda
Wed 9 May 13:28
- 66 Hours motoring!
Tue 8 May 09:29
- No wind....
Sun 6 May 09:37
- Farewell to the Caribbean
Fri 4 May 09:18
- Final Preparations
Wed 2 May 10:47
- A great week.

Apr 2012

Fri 13 Apr 11:54
- Joe, Clair and Susan sign off
Thu 12 Apr 14:19
- Joe and the Conch
- A night with Willy T
Wed 11 Apr 11:57
- Arriving in the BVI
- No raw paws pricked here!
Tue 10 Apr 21:19
- Who is ze responsible person?
Sun 8 Apr 13:07
- Duty Free Shopping
Fri 6 Apr 09:53
Sun 1 Apr 16:13
- St Kitts

Mar 2012

Sat 31 Mar 17:22
- Nobody's a stranger on Nevis
Thu 29 Mar 18:29
- Checking out
- Barbuda
Wed 28 Mar 18:50
- Crew change in Antigua
Tue 20 Mar 11:51
- A change of blogger........
Sat 10 Mar 13:16
- "Out" (Definitely not "Over and out!") Fri 9/Sat 10
Fri 9 Mar 04:34
- Positive Man! Thurs Mar 8
- Where is everyone?
Wed 7 Mar 00:10
- I'll meet you at midnight Tue Mar 6 am
- The weight of history Tue Mar 6 pm
Tue 6 Mar 00:10
- From Our Own Correspondent Mon Mar 5
Mon 5 Mar 10:54
- Incident reported live from Iles Des Saintes
Sun 4 Mar 01:41
Fri 2 Mar 13:25
- Welcome to Paradise. Thurs Mar 1
- Road to Hell Wed 29 Feb

Feb 2012

Tue 28 Feb 20:54
- Turning North
Sun 26 Feb 13:57
- Rodney Bay for the last time!
- Canouan
Thu 16 Feb 16:20
- Mayreau and more dinghy issues!
Sun 12 Feb 11:48
- Rodney Bay and the fridge
Sun 5 Feb 12:12
- Mustique
Fri 3 Feb 10:58
- Two Frenchies and the Tobago Cays

Jan 2012

Tue 31 Jan 19:11
- The Bequia Music festival
Wed 25 Jan 19:37
Thu 19 Jan 14:04
- Mikaela's birthday
- Overnight in Bequia
Wed 18 Jan 14:06
- Leg 5
Tue 3 Jan 18:42
- Helen and Dusty's visit

2011

Dec 2011

Tue 27 Dec 15:11
- Christmas Day
Fri 23 Dec 18:58
- Martinique for repairs
Tue 20 Dec 22:28
- WINNER OF THE ARCH MAREZ TROPHY
Sun 11 Dec 21:51
- WE HAVE ARRIVED in The Caribbean
Fri 9 Dec 18:36
- Nearly there.....
Wed 7 Dec 22:55
- No wind
Sat 3 Dec 19:28
- Music
Thu 1 Dec 15:48
- Over half way and a (minor) disaster!

Nov 2011

Wed 30 Nov 11:11
- (Very nearly) Half way there
Sun 27 Nov 11:07
- Not one - but two!
Fri 25 Nov 15:26
Sat 19 Nov 15:42
- Final preparations in Las Palmas
Sat 12 Nov 14:28
- Tree planting and Salsa
Wed 9 Nov 12:01
- Preparation for the ARC in Las Palmas

Oct 2011

Sun 16 Oct 12:58
- Las Palmas We made it!
Thu 13 Oct 16:18
- (Minor) Disaster
Tue 11 Oct 16:01
- El Puertita
Mon 10 Oct 15:21
- Cantera
Sun 9 Oct 14:49
- Gomera
Sat 8 Oct 19:23
- Holding out for a Hierro!!
Wed 5 Oct 15:37
- La Palma
Tue 4 Oct 14:37
- The Birds!
Mon 3 Oct 14:28
- Funchal
Sat 1 Oct 16:50
- Leg 3...........And then there were 3!

Sep 2011

Sun 11 Sep 16:40
- Madeira - End of leg 2
Fri 9 Sep 14:05
- A beautiful place!
Thu 8 Sep 09:17
- A difficult night!
Wed 7 Sep 13:16
- Half way! Updated
Tue 6 Sep 13:20
- Rolling to Madeira 2
Mon 5 Sep 09:08
- Peniche
Fri 2 Sep 13:25
- Povoa de Varzim

Aug 2011

Mon 29 Aug 17:34
- Susan signs off - for now!
Sat 27 Aug 21:51
- Back to Baiona
Mon 22 Aug 17:34
- Baiona
Fri 19 Aug 15:16
- Combarro
Thu 18 Aug 10:15
- Sanxenxo (pronounced Sanshensho)
Tue 16 Aug 16:28
- What a night!
Mon 15 Aug 20:40
- Vilagarcia de Arousa
Sat 13 Aug 14:15
Thu 11 Aug 10:42
- Portosin
Tue 9 Aug 15:27
- Muros
Fri 5 Aug 15:59
- Camarinas
Tue 2 Aug 15:31
- La Coruna

Jul 2011

Fri 29 Jul 17:19
- Hola from Spain!
Thu 28 Jul 15:38
- From Dolphins to Whales
Mon 25 Jul 16:08
- Dolphins!
Fri 22 Jul 19:38
- As promised the photos of the last few weeks.....
- The first day
Thu 21 Jul 10:38
- Today's the day

Jun 2011

Sun 12 Jun 12:03
- Training and Preparation

May 2011

Mon 23 May 19:19
- May Shakedown May 9th - 16th
Wed 18 May 17:25
- Chiscos's next great adventure

2005

Jun 2005

Sun 19 Jun 19:23
- 19th June...We made it
Wed 15 Jun 13:55
- 15th June 250 miles to go....
Sun 12 Jun 19:17
- 12 June - Mr de Beaufort was an optimist...
Sat 11 Jun 15:25
- 11 June - a busy day at sea
Wed 8 Jun 14:56
- 8 juin - message du milieu de l'Atlantique
Mon 6 Jun 12:42
- 5th June. Horta
Sun 5 Jun 10:55
- 3rd June San Miguel Azores
Wed 1 Jun 12:42
- 1 June 2005

May 2005

Fri 27 May 19:33
- May 27th Calheta - Funchal
Wed 25 May 15:55
- 25th May Chiscos Sails again!
Tue 17 May 10:29
- Have some Madeira Ma' Dear.. 17th May
Sun 15 May 21:59
- Still on Track....15 May 2005
Fri 13 May 19:19
- Portugal to Madeira
Thu 12 May 10:12
- 12 May 2005
Wed 11 May 17:42
- The pictures you all missed...
- A change of plan.....
Mon 9 May 19:36
- Monday 9th May
Sun 8 May 21:56
- Bayona or Bust
Sat 7 May 15:41
- 7th May...Nearly there!
Fri 6 May 12:38
- Fw: 6th May Biscay Day 3
Thu 5 May 12:49
- Wednesday 5th May
Wed 4 May 10:06
- Wednesay 4th May
- Wed 4th May

Apr 2005

Thu 28 Apr 09:11
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