CuriousOyster - Biscay

Biscay

CuriousOyster

Steve & Trish Brown

Sun 27 May 2012 05:34

44:41.9N 08:19.0W
We have covere3de 400nm in 46 hours since leaving Cascais and are now well
into our Biscay crossing.
25kt south westerly's are giving us a fast if somewhat rolly passage and
these winds are forecast to remain right through to Ushant.
All are well on board.

Blog Entries

2012

Jun 2012

Wed 6 Jun 13:05
- Curious comes home to Ipswich
Sat 2 Jun 11:00
- St Kat's and the Queens Jubilee
Fri 1 Jun 14:30
- Back to St Kat's

May 2012

Tue 29 May 11:00
- Return to Dartmouth
- Landfall Dartmouth
Mon 28 May 14:11
Sun 27 May 05:34
- Biscay
Sat 26 May 05:45
- Position update
Wed 23 May 20:24
- Cascais
Tue 22 May 19:26
Mon 21 May 16:19
- Hard miles won
Sat 19 May 15:30
- Barbate again
Wed 16 May 21:50
- Loading Curious in Phuket
Mon 7 May 21:39
- Re: Full Circle - Gibraltar
Thu 3 May 15:24
- Re: Full Circle - Gibraltar
- Full Circle - Gibraltar
Wed 2 May 18:00
- Passage making
- Position update
Tue 1 May 15:54
- Across the Meridian
- Position update

Apr 2012

Mon 30 Apr 11:15
- Position update
Sun 29 Apr 06:28
- Abadan
Sat 28 Apr 12:29
- Bizerte
Wed 25 Apr 09:08
- Porto Palo
Tue 24 Apr 09:22
- Position update
Sun 22 Apr 16:29
- Nisos Kithira
Sat 21 Apr 07:27
- Nisos Feligrando
- Au Revoir Bodrum
Thu 12 Apr 05:08
- Bodrum
Mon 2 Apr 18:54

Mar 2012

Sun 4 Mar 00:51
- Just cruising

Feb 2012

Sun 26 Feb 11:04
- A monk for a week
- Northern Thailand
Tue 14 Feb 03:50
- The best laid plans
Thu 2 Feb 01:36
- Lanta to Ao Chalong

Jan 2012

Sun 22 Jan 23:50
- Ban Lanta, Ko Lanta
- Ko Muk
Fri 20 Jan 23:19
- cruising again.
- Happy New Year

2011

Dec 2011

Thu 15 Dec 11:48
- MERRY XMAD & a HAPPY NEW YEAR

Nov 2011

Tue 29 Nov 07:30
- North to Thailand
- Ko Rachai Yai
Sun 20 Nov 08:00
- Langkawi
Sat 19 Nov 05:09
- Brians Birthday Party
- Brians Birthday Party
Fri 18 Nov 09:14
Tue 15 Nov 10:13
- Penang
Sat 12 Nov 05:43
- Pangkor Island
Fri 11 Nov 07:18
- Selat Bernum
Thu 10 Nov 09:04
- Selat Lumut
Sun 6 Nov 05:15
- Port Dickson
Sat 5 Nov 08:26
- Malacca
Fri 4 Nov 06:19
- Heading north
Tue 1 Nov 23:15
- Singapore Botanical Gardens
- Singapore - Love it or hate it

Oct 2011

Sat 22 Oct 09:40
- Singapore
Fri 21 Oct 07:04
- Pulau Sungibawa
Thu 20 Oct 06:51
- Across the equator
Wed 19 Oct 06:59
- Pulau Linnga
Mon 17 Oct 05:25
- Pulau Cibia
Sun 16 Oct 01:52
- Bangka
Tue 11 Oct 04:36
Sun 9 Oct 10:07
- Belitung
Sat 8 Oct 09:51
- Pulau ?
Fri 7 Oct 09:24
- Position update
Mon 3 Oct 08:04
- Kumai, Borneo

Sep 2011

Fri 30 Sep 23:11
- Pulau Bawean
Thu 29 Sep 08:39
- Pulau Raas
Mon 26 Sep 12:00
- Bali road trip
- Bali Entertainment
Mon 19 Sep 07:33
- Bali
Thu 15 Sep 23:24
- Komodo Dragons - Part Two
Wed 14 Sep 00:24
- Medana Bay - Lombok
Tue 13 Sep 03:16
- Komodo Dragons - Part one
Fri 9 Sep 05:33
- Pink Beach
- Manta Ray Experience
Wed 7 Sep 03:56
- The land of Dragons - Komodo island
Sun 4 Sep 00:09
- Labuan Bajo
Sat 3 Sep 23:44
Thu 1 Sep 03:08
- Creatures of the Sea

Aug 2011

Mon 29 Aug 09:35
- Pulat Sabibi
Sat 27 Aug 17:34
- Tanahjampea
Thu 25 Aug 04:21
- Bone Rate
Wed 24 Aug 03:27
- Goodbye Wakatobi
Tue 23 Aug 05:05
Mon 22 Aug 22:21
- Turtle Farm
- Flora
Sat 20 Aug 08:28
- The wonder of evolution
Fri 19 Aug 23:09
- Wanji, Wangi Wangi island
- An accident of birth
Wed 17 Aug 03:09
- Wahe Village
- Marine Life
Sat 13 Aug 23:25
Thu 11 Aug 06:02
- Kurang Kaledupa
- Takpala Village
Mon 8 Aug 04:30
- Karang Kaledupa - Wakatobi group of islands
Fri 5 Aug 23:06
- Kupang to Alor
Thu 4 Aug 23:51
- Tricia's birthday
- Kupang
Tue 2 Aug 06:16
- Kalibahi - Alor island

Jul 2011

Fri 29 Jul 02:31
- Darwin to Kupang
Tue 26 Jul 01:16
- Kupang arrival
Mon 25 Jul 08:22
- Indonesia
- Kupang passage day 2
Sun 24 Jul 03:37
- Passage to Kupang Day 1
Sat 23 Jul 00:56
- Rally Indonesai
Fri 22 Jul 07:06
- No worries mate!
Sun 17 Jul 23:10
Wed 13 Jul 23:43
- On the road again
Sun 10 Jul 05:38
- Darwin - Tipperarywaters Marina
Sat 9 Jul 08:14
- Albany Passage and Cape York
Fri 8 Jul 07:03
Tue 5 Jul 08:12
- Fannie Bay - Darwin
Mon 4 Jul 07:19
- Alcaro Bay - Cape Don
Sun 3 Jul 06:58
- Somerville Bay, Croker Island
- The Great Barrier Reef

Jun 2011

Thu 30 Jun 21:50
- Cape Wessel
Wed 29 Jun 06:04
- Heading west
Tue 28 Jun 08:12
- Posession Island - Torres Straits
Mon 27 Jun 21:32
- Margaret Bay - Northern Queensland
- Margaret Bay - Northern Queensland
Sun 26 Jun 10:04
- Lloyds Bay
- en route Darwin
Sat 25 Jun 08:11
- en route Darwin
Tue 21 Jun 03:39
- Cairns
Thu 16 Jun 22:48
- Mackay
Wed 15 Jun 04:55
- Percy Islands
Tue 14 Jun 04:59
- Pearl Bay
Mon 13 Jun 05:43
- Great Kepple Island
Sun 12 Jun 07:02
- Heron Island
Thu 9 Jun 07:36
- Mooloolaba

May 2011

Mon 30 May 09:28
- fast track
Tue 24 May 09:00
- Brisbane
Sat 21 May 20:53
- Day 6
Fri 20 May 21:24
- Day 5
Thu 19 May 21:17
- Day 4
Wed 18 May 21:25
- Day 3
Tue 17 May 23:15
- Dodging squalls & Whales
- Day 1
Sun 15 May 20:34
- False start
Sat 14 May 23:37
- Heading West
Sun 8 May 23:12
- Autumn in Opua
Sun 1 May 04:27
- Up up and away...........Heroes of the Air

Apr 2011

Mar 2011

Thu 31 Mar 03:10
- Great Barrier Island
Mon 28 Mar 06:04
- Goodbye Auckland
Tue 22 Mar 06:03
- Images from South Island -1
Sat 12 Mar 23:04
- Tsunami
- Back to Christchurch - Aftershocks!!
Fri 11 Mar 03:01
- If
- Sky and Ice
Wed 9 Mar 05:23
- A 37th anniversary to remember
Tue 8 Mar 04:07
- Blog catch up..
Wed 2 Mar 03:20
- Picton, Marlborough, Nelson Lakes, Lyttleton and Christchurch
- West coast, Nelson, Marlborough Sounds
Tue 1 Mar 20:26
- Christchurch earthquake

Feb 2011

Tue 22 Feb 20:39
- NZ earthquake
Mon 14 Feb 02:45
- How many ways are there to kill yourself?
Sun 6 Feb 08:51
- Central Otago
Wed 2 Feb 04:52
- Still "Cruisin"

Jan 2011

Fri 28 Jan 05:06
- Heading South
- It's been a long time!
Sun 23 Jan 18:53
- Return to Curious

2010

Dec 2010

Sun 5 Dec 09:41
- Auckland - Have a great Xmas and Happy and peaceful 2011

Nov 2010

Mon 29 Nov 05:50
- Stevie's Left Foot
Thu 25 Nov 22:11
- Footloose - Not so fancy free
Wed 24 Nov 22:14
- The Blogmeister returns
- The escape route is almost complete
Tue 23 Nov 08:43
- Canadian Travel Journalist Sacked
Sat 20 Nov 06:44
- Splintered!!!!!!
Fri 19 Nov 03:06
- KawaKawa Hospital
Tue 16 Nov 20:42
Mon 15 Nov 13:23
- Position Update - no wind!
Sun 14 Nov 20:17
- Position update No4
- Position update No3 - half way there
Sat 13 Nov 08:23
- Positiom update
- Position update No 2
Wed 10 Nov 18:29
- We'll try again
Tue 9 Nov 23:15
- delayed departure
- Off to New Zealand
Sun 7 Nov 17:32
- ready for the off
Mon 1 Nov 04:25

Oct 2010

Thu 28 Oct 05:33
- Yasawa Island - Yasawa Group
Mon 25 Oct 20:58
- Nanuya -Sewa Island
Sat 23 Oct 20:42
- Somosomo - Naviti island - Yasawa's
Wed 20 Oct 05:11
- Waya island - The Yasawa Islands - Western Fiji
Sun 17 Oct 01:13
- Spring is in the air
Wed 13 Oct 20:28
- Musket Cove - Mololo Island
Fri 8 Oct 20:52
- Our Curious Home

Aug 2010

Tue 31 Aug 19:01
- Suva, Fiji
Sat 28 Aug 15:10
- So sad to leave Vava'u
Wed 25 Aug 01:43
- A school day
Wed 18 Aug 03:14
- Smiley Happy People
- Ma & Sweetpea
Mon 16 Aug 19:01
- Just when you think it cannot get any better...Living in a Wildlife Documentary Part 2
Sun 8 Aug 06:34
- Tricias Niue Birthday
Sat 7 Aug 10:54
Fri 6 Aug 03:00
- Neiafu - Vava'u Group The Kingdom of Tonga
Wed 4 Aug 18:11
- Niue to Tonga

Jul 2010

Wed 28 Jul 03:45
- Niue
Mon 26 Jul 03:45
- Beveridge Reef
Sat 24 Jul 17:59
- Palmerston to Beveridge Reef
Thu 22 Jul 19:07
- The Journey or the Landfall?
- Palmerston Atoll - Central Cook islands
Wed 21 Jul 20:05
- Aitutaki to Palmerston
Sat 17 Jul 19:37
- Aitutaki - Southern Cook Islands
Fri 16 Jul 17:10
- Maupihaa to Aitutaki
Sat 10 Jul 20:03
- Maupihaa - Isles Sous Les Vent
Fri 9 Jul 04:52
- Bora Bora
Thu 8 Jul 14:32
- In perspective
- Bora Bora

Jun 2010

Wed 30 Jun 18:14
- Raiatea/Tahaa
Tue 29 Jun 03:05
- Time for play
Sat 26 Jun 02:01
- Tahiti / Moorea sailing Rendez-vous
- Moorea Road Trip
Fri 25 Jun 02:22
- Motu Murimahora - Huahine
Tue 8 Jun 04:00
- Tahitian Sting Rays
Sun 6 Jun 01:57
- Cooks Bay - Moorea
- Tahiti road trip

May 2010

Thu 27 May 20:22
- Tahiti
Tue 18 May 19:28
- Rangiroa
- Paradise found....Again!
Mon 17 May 01:28
- Stormy weather
Thu 13 May 01:39
- Anse Amyot - Toau Atoll
Mon 10 May 20:14
- Paradise found?
- Passe Tumakohua - Fakarava
Mon 3 May 21:40
- Manihi to Fakarava
Sun 2 May 02:40
- Photos
Sat 1 May 21:46
- Sharks
- Making a pass

Apr 2010

Wed 28 Apr 20:08
Fri 23 Apr 23:43
- And we think that we're clever!!
- Manihi
Tue 20 Apr 23:36
- Marquesas to Tuamotus - Day 3 - Arrival
- Marquesas to Tuamotus - Day 2 - Squalls & Rain
Mon 19 Apr 01:10
- Marquesas to Tuamotus - Day 1
- South and west
Sat 17 Apr 20:05
- Tuamotus bound
Fri 16 Apr 01:05
- Daniel's Bay Nuka Hiva
Wed 14 Apr 18:37
- Bathed in the soft glow....
Sun 11 Apr 18:09
- Blog
Fri 9 Apr 22:41
- Easter in Hiva Oa
- Hanga Haa, Baie du Contoleur, Nuka Hiva
Fri 2 Apr 21:55
- The amazing disappearing leaf
- Just Cruisin'

Mar 2010

Fri 26 Mar 05:19
- Speaking in Tongues!!
Tue 16 Mar 00:37
Sat 6 Mar 03:16
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 16 - Arrival
Fri 5 Mar 00:08
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 15
Thu 4 Mar 18:06
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 14
Wed 3 Mar 22:55
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 13
Tue 2 Mar 18:50
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 12
Mon 1 Mar 17:51
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 11

Feb 2010

Sun 28 Feb 18:10
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 10
Sat 27 Feb 20:47
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 9
Fri 26 Feb 18:47
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 8
- Hello Maple Rdige, BC students
Thu 25 Feb 19:05
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 7
Wed 24 Feb 18:35
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 6
Tue 23 Feb 18:10
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 5
Mon 22 Feb 21:51
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 4
Sun 21 Feb 18:26
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 3
Sat 20 Feb 18:30
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 2
Fri 19 Feb 18:20
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 1
Thu 18 Feb 18:59
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 0
Wed 17 Feb 21:52
- goodbye galapagos
Sun 14 Feb 16:00
- Puerto Villamil - Isabella island
- Santa Cruz - more pics
Thu 11 Feb 19:53
- Santa Cruz island
Sun 7 Feb 22:07
Thu 4 Feb 13:58
- San Cristobel Island - Galapagos
Wed 3 Feb 15:45
- LasPerlas to the Galapagos - Day 5
Tue 2 Feb 21:40
- LasPerlas to the Galapagos - Day 4
- LasPerlas to the Galapagos - Day 3

Jan 2010

Sun 31 Jan 19:59
- LasPerlas to the Galapagos - Day 2
Sat 30 Jan 13:12
- LasPerlas to the Galapagos - Day 1
Thu 28 Jan 23:42
- Las Perlas islands
Wed 27 Jan 15:10
- Panama canal magic
Tue 26 Jan 12:37
- Across the hills and through the jungle to the Pacific.
Thu 14 Jan 22:30
- Shelter Bay - Panama Canal.
- Sloths Revisited
Wed 13 Jan 16:24
- The best cuddlers in the world
Tue 12 Jan 21:52
- Ula river trip
- Beach Art
Mon 11 Jan 17:50
Sat 9 Jan 20:51
- Isla Linton

2009

Dec 2009

Thu 31 Dec 14:05
- Happy New Year
Wed 23 Dec 22:00
- MERRY XMAS & a HAPPY NEW YEAR
Sun 20 Dec 17:59
- Eastern Hollandes Cays
Sat 19 Dec 16:32
- A Tricia view of the Islands...........
Fri 18 Dec 18:32
- kanlildup
Thu 17 Dec 18:01
- Aridup - Ratones Cays
Wed 16 Dec 22:27
- Mamitupu
Tue 15 Dec 17:04
- Isla Pinos - San Blas islands
Sat 12 Dec 22:11
- Islas Rosarios
- Glorious Cartagena
Thu 10 Dec 13:53
- Last leg to Cartagena
Mon 7 Dec 19:33
- Williwaws
Sun 6 Dec 19:19
- 5 Bays - Santa Marta
Sat 5 Dec 18:10
- Cabo de la Vela - Cape of sails
Thu 3 Dec 20:20
- On the move again
Tue 1 Dec 20:05
- FW: The best laid plans of mice and men...or....back to plan A

Aug 2009

Fri 14 Aug 21:51
- Bye bye Bonaire
Mon 3 Aug 11:05
- Back in Boniare

Jul 2009

Wed 22 Jul 04:55
- Curacao
Sat 18 Jul 23:22
- Bonaire - Divers Paradise
Thu 2 Jul 20:54

Jun 2009

Thu 25 Jun 05:21
Tue 23 Jun 18:30
- Los Aves
Thu 18 Jun 12:13
- Los Roques
- Heading West - La Blanquilla
Thu 11 Jun 14:41
- Grenada - Colour and Character

May 2009

Sun 31 May 14:56
- The Spice Isle
- The Last Bottle of Vimto!!!!!!!
Tue 19 May 17:44
- Grenada - End of leg 3.
Sun 17 May 19:32
- The Grenadines
Wed 13 May 11:55
- Dolphins, Dolphins, Whales and Rays
Mon 11 May 23:15
- Where is Bequia
Sun 10 May 21:50
- Back where we started - St Lucia
- Martinique
Thu 7 May 23:26
- Liquid Sunshine
- Dominica
Mon 4 May 19:05
- Movin' on before it gets TOO WINDY!!!
Sat 2 May 15:05
- Going South

Apr 2009

Fri 24 Apr 14:13
- Antigua Classic Regatta
- Oyster Regatta
Tue 21 Apr 13:12
- HAPPY BIRTHDAYS
Sun 5 Apr 20:54
- Images

Mar 2009

Sun 29 Mar 18:43
- Antigua again
- FISH
Fri 20 Mar 16:50
- USVI's

Feb 2009

Tue 24 Feb 00:19
- BVI memories
Sun 15 Feb 19:57
- FW: Back in the BVI's
- St Martin
Wed 11 Feb 17:17
- St Barts
Fri 6 Feb 13:08
- Nevis

Jan 2009

Sat 31 Jan 19:09
- Antigua again
Sat 24 Jan 20:02
- Pointe a Pitre -Guadeloupe
Tue 20 Jan 12:35
- Guadeloupe
Tue 13 Jan 06:46
- Rich Man - Poor Man
Sat 10 Jan 09:02
- Why no blogs?

2008

Dec 2008

Tue 23 Dec 23:08
- Going North
Sun 21 Dec 14:40
- ARC 2008 - THE END
Thu 18 Dec 12:32
- Just another day in Paradise
Sat 13 Dec 18:16
- Finish Line update
Fri 12 Dec 23:05
- Day 19 The Finish Line
- DAY 18 Part 2 - nearly there
Thu 11 Dec 18:06
- DAY 18 Part 1
- DAY 17
Wed 10 Dec 12:07
- DAY 17
Tue 9 Dec 12:49
- DAY 16
Mon 8 Dec 12:22
- DAY 15
Sun 7 Dec 12:52
- DAY 14
Sat 6 Dec 13:58
- DAY 13
Fri 5 Dec 12:53
- Day 12
Thu 4 Dec 12:24
- Day 11
Wed 3 Dec 12:15
- Day 10
Tue 2 Dec 19:20
- Weather & ETA update
- Day 9
Mon 1 Dec 12:34
- Day 8

Nov 2008

Sun 30 Nov 12:34
- Day 7
Sat 29 Nov 12:26
- Day 6
Fri 28 Nov 12:05
- Day 5
Thu 27 Nov 10:17
- DAY 4
Wed 26 Nov 09:44
- Day 3
Tue 25 Nov 11:58
- Day 2
Mon 24 Nov 12:12
- Day 1
Sun 23 Nov 11:10
- Start day
Sat 22 Nov 11:19
- Crew training
Fri 21 Nov 08:19
- Another busy day
Thu 20 Nov 11:08
- Curious's Caribbean Carnival Girls
- The team is complete
Mon 17 Nov 10:15
- ARC 2008
Thu 6 Nov 18:57
- Gran Canaria
Wed 5 Nov 17:57
- Morro Jabal
Tue 4 Nov 17:25
- Fuerteventura
Mon 3 Nov 10:10
- They said it never rains

Oct 2008

Thu 9 Oct 19:18
- Lanzarote
Tue 7 Oct 17:31
- Rabat to Isla Graciosa - Canary islands
Fri 3 Oct 16:04
- Last Images of Morroco

Sep 2008

Wed 17 Sep 13:07
- Moroccan Road trip - Part 3 - The Coastal Plains and Essouira
Tue 16 Sep 16:40
Mon 1 Sep 16:58
- Rabat
- So long Europe hello North Africa

Aug 2008

Thu 28 Aug 08:42
- Cadiz, Jerez & Arcos
Thu 21 Aug 08:13
- Gibraltar again
Wed 20 Aug 07:43
- Morocco
Thu 14 Aug 08:21
- Grenada
Sun 10 Aug 16:46
- Where have we been?

Jul 2008

Tue 1 Jul 09:51
- Lagos to Gibraltar

Jun 2008

Sun 22 Jun 15:23
- Cascais to Lagos
Wed 18 Jun 18:27
- Povoa De Varzim to Cascais
Sat 14 Jun 20:06
- Portosin to Povoa de Varzim
Tue 10 Jun 17:32
- La Coruna to Portosin
Sun 8 Jun 12:16
- La Rochelle to La Coruna

May 2008

Sat 31 May 13:09
- Lorient to La Rochelle
Tue 20 May 20:14
- Camaret to Lorient
Wed 14 May 15:46
- Falmouth To Camaret
Mon 12 May 16:28
- St Kat's to Falmouth
Thu 8 May 11:19
- St Kat's and the Greenwich Meridian