Clarabella - Day 9 - Plugging on

Day 9 - Plugging on

Clarabella

Gerard Coulson

Sun 11 Nov 2007 20:20

Date: 12 Nov 2007, 0900 local time (GMT +13)
Position: 26:58.4S 174:50.8W
Day's run: - nm
Course: 230
Distance to run: 491 nm

We're still 500 miles N of NZ with the wind dead on the nose and fairly strong. We've spent the last few days trying to avoid a low and yesterday we were down to storm canvas all day but in the night the wind slackened and I don't yet know what has happened to the low!

Slow going.

Blog Entries

2007

Nov 2007

Mon 19 Nov 04:56
- Day 15 - We've arrived in NEW ZEALAND! Yay!
Sat 17 Nov 01:37
- Day 14 - Yet more headwinds on the final approach
Thu 15 Nov 22:30
- Day 13 - Calms: motoring
Wed 14 Nov 22:49
- Day 12 - Headwinds. Slow progress again
Tue 13 Nov 22:24
- Day 11 - Finally on course for NZ
Mon 12 Nov 22:05
- Day 10 - Strong head winds now
Sun 11 Nov 20:20
- Day 9 - Plugging on
Sat 10 Nov 21:55
- Day 8 - Still lumpy
Fri 9 Nov 22:15
- Day 7 - A bit lumpy
Thu 8 Nov 22:14
- Day 6 - Variable winds
Wed 7 Nov 22:57
- Day 5 - Under way again - light winds
- Day 4 - Minerva Reef
Mon 5 Nov 22:45
- Day 3 - Easy going
Sat 3 Nov 22:29
- Day 1 - light head winds

Oct 2007

Fri 12 Oct 02:37
- Tonga

Sep 2007

Sat 15 Sep 22:06
- Niue
Fri 7 Sep 23:15
- Day 1 - Jonty's Birthday
- At Palmerston Atoll

Aug 2007

Tue 28 Aug 23:28
- Day 5 - Full Lunar eclipse
Mon 27 Aug 23:13
- Day 4 - Wild night out!
Sun 26 Aug 23:07
- Day 3 - Going well
Sat 25 Aug 23:39
- Day 2 - Good sailing
Fri 24 Aug 23:13
- Day 1 - Not a lot happening
Tue 14 Aug 06:49
- Bora Bora
Sat 4 Aug 19:18
- Cruising in French Polynesia

Jul 2007

Wed 18 Jul 08:51
- In Tahiti
Sat 14 Jul 19:59
- In Rangiroa, Tuamotu Archipelago

Jun 2007

Sun 17 Jun 01:29
- Day 23 - Arrived Fatu Hiva, Marquesas
- Day 22 - Frustrating weather, but we're nearly there...
Wed 13 Jun 23:43
- Day 21 - 3 weeks at sea. No wind...
Tue 12 Jun 21:43
- Day 20 - Slow but steady progress
Mon 11 Jun 22:38
- Day 19 - No wind!
Sun 10 Jun 21:44
- Day 18 - Very light winds,
Sat 9 Jun 21:07
- Day 17 - 3/4 of the way there!
- Day 16 - Motoring
Fri 8 Jun 00:12
- Day 15 - Less than 1000 miles to go!
Thu 7 Jun 03:10
- Day 14 - 2 weeks at sea
Tue 5 Jun 20:12
- Day 13 - Uncomfortable conditions
Mon 4 Jun 21:29
- Day 12 - Fickle winds so slower progress
Sun 3 Jun 20:26
- Day 11 - We're half way!
Sat 2 Jun 20:22
- Day 10 - Good sailing, Fair progress
Fri 1 Jun 20:22
- Day 9 - No shortage of wind
- Day 8 - Wind and Rain

May 2007

Wed 30 May 23:24
- Day 7 - A week at sea, awful sailing
Tue 29 May 22:18
- Day 6 - Frustrating sailing
Mon 28 May 19:01
- Day 5 - 1/4 of the way!
Sun 27 May 19:07
- Day 4 - Better winds
- Day 4 - Better winds
Thu 24 May 18:56
- Day 1 - A good start
Wed 23 May 03:51
- Leaving the Galapagos

Apr 2007

Tue 24 Apr 03:15
- Day 6 - The Galapagos - We've arrived!
Sat 21 Apr 20:03
- Day 5 - Nearly there!
- Day 4 - No Wind!
Thu 19 Apr 18:01
- Day 3 - Peaceful conditions
- Day 2 - Not much wind out here
Mon 16 Apr 02:12
- Leaving for Galapagos
Wed 11 Apr 01:16
- (no subject)

Day 9 - Plugging on

Blog Entries

Mon 19 Nov 04:56

Sat 17 Nov 01:37

Thu 15 Nov 22:30

Wed 14 Nov 22:49

Tue 13 Nov 22:24

Mon 12 Nov 22:05

Sun 11 Nov 20:20

Sat 10 Nov 21:55

Fri 9 Nov 22:15

Thu 8 Nov 22:14

Wed 7 Nov 22:57

Mon 5 Nov 22:45

Sat 3 Nov 22:29

Fri 12 Oct 02:37

Sat 15 Sep 22:06

Fri 7 Sep 23:15

Tue 28 Aug 23:28

Mon 27 Aug 23:13

Sun 26 Aug 23:07

Sat 25 Aug 23:39

Fri 24 Aug 23:13

Tue 14 Aug 06:49

Sat 4 Aug 19:18

Wed 18 Jul 08:51

Sat 14 Jul 19:59

Sun 17 Jun 01:29

Wed 13 Jun 23:43

Tue 12 Jun 21:43

Mon 11 Jun 22:38

Sun 10 Jun 21:44

Sat 9 Jun 21:07

Fri 8 Jun 00:12

Thu 7 Jun 03:10

Tue 5 Jun 20:12

Mon 4 Jun 21:29

Sun 3 Jun 20:26

Sat 2 Jun 20:22

Fri 1 Jun 20:22

Wed 30 May 23:24

Tue 29 May 22:18

Mon 28 May 19:01

Sun 27 May 19:07

Thu 24 May 18:56

Wed 23 May 03:51

Tue 24 Apr 03:15

Sat 21 Apr 20:03

Thu 19 Apr 18:01

Mon 16 Apr 02:12

Wed 11 Apr 01:16