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Date: 21 Jun 2011 14:56:00

Title: We are sailing, we are sailing (join in everyone)

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Position: 36:26.41N 004:55.86W - Just off the coast of Marbella, Spain

I'm typing this whilst sailing along, and I mean sailing rather than motoring which makes a pleasant change. With 8-9 knots of wind and the boat speed currently reading 5.5 knots hats off to Chris for his excellent 'tack-tics' and sail trim.

Yesterday we drowned out the noise of the engine with Lady GaGa but today we're content with just the sound of the water lapping against the hull, the gentle creaking of rigging and the hum of the twitching auto-helm. And the occasional shout of “put the kettle on” from the skipper of course.

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Diary Entries

2011
- Aug 2011
  - Sat 27 Aug
    - Close Encounters...
  - Wed 24 Aug
    - With a Little Help From Big Al... and Jesus
  - Tue 16 Aug
    - Mahon and onwards
  - Sat 13 Aug
    - Blue flashing lights and huge orange flames...
  - Fri 12 Aug
    - Who needs telly?
  - Thu 11 Aug
    - What a drag...
  - Sat 06 Aug
    - You know what they say about men with big feet...
  - Wed 03 Aug
    - To beat or not to beat, that is the question...
  - Tue 02 Aug
    - Baywatch
- Jul 2011
  - Sun 31 Jul
    - The simple things in life...
  - Sat 30 Jul
    - The wawta in Majawca...
  - Thu 28 Jul
    - Hair today, gone tomorrow.
  - Sun 24 Jul
    - What's that wet stuff coming down from the sky?
  - Mon 18 Jul
    - The adventures of Tiny Dancer
  - Sun 17 Jul
    - Having a Swell Time
  - Sat 16 Jul
    - Mallorca
  - Sun 10 Jul
    - Isla de Tagomago
  - Thu 07 Jul
    - Just chillin'
  - Wed 06 Jul
    - We've got a hole in our beanbag...
  - Mon 04 Jul
    - We've got a hole in our boat...
  - Sun 03 Jul
    - San Miguel
  - Sat 02 Jul
    - Another little cove...
  - Fri 01 Jul
    - Happy Birthday Mum!
- Jun 2011
  - Wed 29 Jun
    - At last!
  - Tue 28 Jun
    - East is East
  - Mon 27 Jun
    - About half way there. Ish.
  - Sun 26 Jun
    - Now that's better!
  - Sat 25 Jun
    - Beating, Beating... Beaten
    - We're getting there...
  - Fri 24 Jun
    - Heading to Africa
    - What a crying shame.
  - Thu 23 Jun
    - Fun in Fuengirola
  - Tue 21 Jun
    - We are sailing, we are sailing (join in everyone)
    - Heading West
  - Sun 19 Jun
    - Just hanging around
  - Fri 17 Jun
    - It's not all paradise...
  - Thu 16 Jun
    - Pinching ourselves
  - Wed 15 Jun
    - It's a hard life...
  - Tue 14 Jun
    - Greater Little Britain
  - Mon 13 Jun
    - Back on board - Gib Gib Hurray!!
- May 2011
  - Thu 26 May
    - Third time lucky
  - Mon 23 May
    - Er, no we're not as nearly there as we hoped
  - Sun 22 May
    - Two men in need of their bunk and a beer
  - Sat 21 May
    - Are we nearly there yet?
  - Fri 20 May
    - Of all the gin joints...
  - Thu 19 May
    - Cartoon thumb
    - Never known a night like it
  - Wed 18 May
    - Progressing well...
  - Tue 17 May
    - Would you Adam and Eve it!
  - Mon 16 May
    - On their way!
- Apr 2011
  - Fri 22 Apr
    - Chomping at the Bit...
- Mar 2011
  - Sat 12 Mar
    - Jumping Ship
  - Tue 08 Mar
    - Well I'll be blown!
  - Sat 05 Mar
    - Groundhog Day
- Feb 2011
  - Fri 25 Feb
    - 4 months as live-aboards, where has it gone?
  - Mon 21 Feb
    - Aahhh, heaven is a vessel full of water...
  - Fri 18 Feb
    - Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria
- Jan 2011
  - Thu 27 Jan
    - Santa Cruz
  - Thu 20 Jan
    - Gran Canaria
  - Wed 19 Jan
    - Bobbin' in the Oggin'
  - Tue 18 Jan
    - Fish! Flying but not frying.
  - Mon 17 Jan
    - Our first night at anchor...
  - Sat 15 Jan
    - Small world - big Strete!
  - Wed 12 Jan
    - Getting ready to move on
  - Tue 11 Jan
    - 'Bargain' hunting
  - Mon 10 Jan
    - Hard at Work...
  - Sat 08 Jan
    - Life in the sun
  - Sun 02 Jan
    - Happy New Year!
2010
- Dec 2010
  - Fri 31 Dec
    - Marina Rubicon
  - Wed 29 Dec
    - Just the two of us
  - Tue 28 Dec
    - Landfall in Lanzarote
  - Mon 27 Dec
    - Land ahoy!
  - Sun 26 Dec
    - Merry Christmas - yes we know we're a day late!
  - Sat 25 Dec
    - Hope yours was a Christmas to remember - ours was!
  - Fri 24 Dec
    - On our way at last!
  - Wed 22 Dec
    - Getting into the Christmas spirit
  - Sun 19 Dec
    - Turned another corner (back again)
  - Wed 15 Dec
    - Turning a corner
  - Tue 14 Dec
    - Port Velcro
  - Fri 10 Dec
    - Frango Tonight
  - Wed 08 Dec
    - Still in Lagos
  - Mon 06 Dec
    - Lounging in Lagos
  - Fri 03 Dec
    - Cascais to Lagos
  - Thu 02 Dec
    - Moving on
- Nov 2010
  - Tue 30 Nov
    - Cascais
  - Sun 28 Nov
    - Are we nearly there yet?
  - Sat 27 Nov
    - Coast hugging
  - Fri 26 Nov
    - Heading around the corner
  - Thu 25 Nov
    - Due to leave La Coruna tomorrow
  - Wed 24 Nov
    - Arrived safe and sound in La Coruna
  - Tue 23 Nov
    - Making good progress
  - Mon 22 Nov
    - Heading South across the Bay of Broken Biscuits.
  - Sat 20 Nov
    - Arrived safely in France
- Oct 2010
  - Fri 29 Oct
    - This isn't a boat - it'a a building site!
  - Mon 25 Oct
    - Liveaboards
  - Sat 23 Oct
    - Farewell party
  - Fri 22 Oct
    - Back to Dartmouth
  - Wed 20 Oct
    - Still in Salcombe
  - Mon 04 Oct
    - Maiden Voyage, final leg: Dartmouth to Salcombe
  - Sun 03 Oct
    - Maiden Voyage, leg 2: Weymouth to Dartmouth
  - Sat 02 Oct
    - Maiden Voyage, leg 1: Hamble to Weymouth
  - Fri 01 Oct
    - Handover