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Terry/ Nicola Flinn

Mon 13 Aug 2012 16:51

37:44.32N 25:39.93W

An overnight sail back to Ponta Delgada. This was a very fast reach in blustery conditions. We covered the 92 miles in 14 hours, arriving at first light

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2015

Sep 2015

Wed 2 Sep 11:08
- Weymouth....sunshine at last
Tue 1 Sep 09:49
- Torquay....1st day of autumn !
- Cawsand Bay, Plymouth Sound...first easy day's sailing in almost 2 weeks!

Aug 2015

Sat 29 Aug 17:22
- Falmouth. A very long day including anchoring outside Mousehole for 3 hours waiting for the tide.
Fri 28 Aug 11:15
- St Ives..... Another hard day motorsailing directly into a F5.
Wed 26 Aug 20:11
- Lundy.... Still blowing "Old Boots "
Mon 24 Aug 20:47
- Dale .....Milford Haven....Yet another gale on its way !
Sat 22 Aug 11:20
- Kilmore Quay.... circumnavigation complete. Just in time for another gale! Let's get the feck out of here!
Thu 20 Aug 09:21
- Arklow ...... More gales on the way !
Sun 16 Aug 13:48
- Dublin. Sunshine at last !
Sat 15 Aug 15:10
- Malahide
Thu 13 Aug 06:57
- Carlingford
Sun 9 Aug 18:29
- Peel Isle of Man
Sat 8 Aug 08:30
- Return to Portaferry ...ready for the next depression to blow through !
Fri 7 Aug 15:47
- Ballydorn
Thu 6 Aug 16:35
- Portaferry ....... First use of sun-cream in over 2 weeks!
Wed 5 Aug 11:04
- Carrickfergus ...... in the rain !
Mon 3 Aug 11:15
- More gales in Belfast

Jul 2015

Fri 31 Jul 10:46
- Belfast
Wed 29 Jul 09:21
- Bangor
Tue 28 Jul 17:21
- Carnlough
Sat 25 Jul 09:55
- Return to Ballycastle; more gales
Fri 24 Jul 11:51
- Rathlin Island
Thu 23 Jul 13:21
- Ballycastle
Wed 22 Jul 13:41
- Portrush
Tue 21 Jul 16:14
- Coleraine
Sun 19 Jul 11:04
- Londonderry
Sat 18 Jul 16:10
- Greencastle
Thu 16 Jul 12:18
- Macamish Lough Swilly sheltering from gales again!
Wed 15 Jul 14:52
- Rathmullan Lough Swilly
Tue 14 Jul 14:01
- Downings
Mon 13 Jul 13:02
- Causmore Tory Island
Sun 12 Jul 11:52
- Leabgarrow Arranmore Island
Fri 10 Jul 15:58
- Church Pool Inishkeel
Thu 9 Jul 14:18
- Killybegs
Wed 8 Jul 15:54
- Mullaghmore
Fri 3 Jul 15:43
- Sligo City Centre
Thu 2 Jul 18:38
- Kilcummin
- Ballyglass
- Keem Bay Achill Island

Jun 2015

Mon 29 Jun 15:10
- Kildavnet Achill Sound
Sun 28 Jun 16:52
- Inishturk ( Still got very strong winds )
Sat 27 Jun 09:17
- Little Killary Bay. ( Sheltering from strong winds again ! )
Fri 26 Jun 14:48
- Bofin Harbour Inishbofin
Thu 25 Jun 15:09
- Ardbear Bay Clifden ( Sheltering from strong winds )
Wed 24 Jun 16:25
- Roundstone
Tue 23 Jun 14:05
- Rossavel Cashla Bay
Sun 21 Jun 16:06
- Galway ( Pictures )
Fri 19 Jun 17:57
- Kilronan Inishmore (Aran Islands)
Thu 18 Jun 17:16
- Carrigaholt Bay
Wed 17 Jun 17:14
- Kilrush
Tue 16 Jun 15:50
- Fenit (Tralee Bay)
Mon 15 Jun 12:25
- Dingle: No sign of Fungie
Sun 14 Jun 17:58
- Knightstown Valentia Harbour ( Pictures)
Sat 13 Jun 07:21
- Castletown Berehaven
Fri 12 Jun 15:08
- Bantry
Thu 11 Jun 13:26
- Crookhaven
Wed 10 Jun 14:46
- Schull (Pictures)
Tue 9 Jun 14:00
- Baltimore
Mon 8 Jun 17:08
- Castletownshend
Sun 7 Jun 15:01
- Courtmacsherry (Pictures)
Fri 5 Jun 14:18
- Kinsale

2014

Jul 2014

Tue 29 Jul 14:29
- Crosshaven
Mon 21 Jul 14:23
- Youghal
Mon 14 Jul 14:22
- Waterford
Mon 7 Jul 14:16
- Kilmore Quay
Tue 1 Jul 14:14
- Milford Haven

Jun 2014

Sun 29 Jun 14:11
- Padstow

May 2014

Thu 29 May 14:07
- Sada

2013

Feb 2013

Fri 1 Feb 04:09
- Return to Auckland

Jan 2013

Sun 27 Jan 04:16
- Hamilton ( Position only )
- New Plymouth ( Position only )
Thu 24 Jan 04:21
- Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Tue 22 Jan 02:01
- Wanganui ( Position only )
Mon 21 Jan 19:57
- Paekakariki ( Position only )
Fri 18 Jan 23:26
- Able Tasman State Park
Mon 14 Jan 03:24
- Cape Farewell ( Position only )
Sat 12 Jan 20:53
- Kaiteriteri
Fri 11 Jan 22:22
- Nelson Lakes ( Position only )
Sun 6 Jan 22:30
- Blenheim ( Position only )
Sat 5 Jan 04:01
- Kaikoura
Fri 4 Jan 03:46
- Hanmer Springs
Thu 3 Jan 21:54
- Reeftown ( Position only )
- Arthur's Pass
Wed 2 Jan 03:58

2012

Dec 2012

Wed 26 Dec 20:18
- Christmas in Wanaka
Sat 22 Dec 03:48
- Lake Tekapo
Thu 20 Dec 05:36
Tue 18 Dec 04:08
- Oamaru
- Dunedin
Sun 16 Dec 19:45
- Kaka Point
Sat 15 Dec 05:24
- Bluff ( position only )
Fri 14 Dec 07:34
- Queenstown
Wed 12 Dec 06:15
- Lake Wanaka
Mon 10 Dec 02:17
- Franz Josef & Fox Glaciers
- Punakaiki Pancake Rocks
Fri 7 Dec 02:13
- Nelson ( position only )
Thu 6 Dec 08:20
- Very windy Wellington
Tue 4 Dec 06:21
- Napier & Castlepoint
Sun 2 Dec 01:40
- Napier ( position only )
- Taupo & Turangi

Nov 2012

Thu 29 Nov 03:20
- Rotoura
Mon 26 Nov 05:47
- Silly old Farts!
Sat 24 Nov 03:46
- With our friends Trevor & Gael Butler in Whangamata
- Cathedral Cove
Fri 23 Nov 07:27
- Hot Water Beach
Thu 22 Nov 05:02
- Waterfalls & Kiwis
Sun 18 Nov 06:04
- Mangawhai
Fri 16 Nov 07:53
- Russell ( position only )
Thu 15 Nov 05:22
- Cape Reigna ( position only )
- Auckland
Sat 10 Nov 04:45
- Auckland
Tue 6 Nov 11:38
- Hong Kong

Aug 2012

Tue 28 Aug 09:39
- Notes from Nicola on watch
Mon 27 Aug 11:05
- Noon Position
Sun 26 Aug 11:07
- Noon Position
Sat 25 Aug 11:24
- Noon Position
Fri 24 Aug 11:05
- Noon Position
Thu 23 Aug 11:01
- Noon Position
Wed 22 Aug 12:18
- Noon Position
Tue 21 Aug 23:45
- A hard day's night!
Mon 20 Aug 22:52
- More pictures of our visit to Furnas
- Waiting for Gordon
Mon 13 Aug 16:51
- Return to Ponta Delgada
Sun 12 Aug 14:16
- News from Terceira
Sat 11 Aug 14:02
- Praia da Vitoria on the island of Terceira ( Position Only )
Fri 10 Aug 11:04
- Angra do Heroismo on the island of Terceira ( Position Only )
- Rock 'n Roll at Graciosa
Mon 6 Aug 19:40
Sun 5 Aug 10:03
- Return to Horta
Thu 2 Aug 17:51
- More photos of Corvo and Flores
Wed 1 Aug 19:28
- Flores in the Azores

Jul 2012

Sun 29 Jul 15:36
Wed 25 Jul 19:46
- Porto das Velas on the island of Sao Jorge ( Position Only )
- Pico to Horta
Sun 22 Jul 15:52
- Horta on the island of Faial ( Position Only )
Sat 21 Jul 20:09
- Whale-watching in Pico
- Santa maria to Pico
Fri 20 Jul 11:56
- Lajes on the Island of Pico ( Position Only )
Thu 19 Jul 20:24
- Exploring Santa Maria
Sun 15 Jul 18:57
- Vila do Porto on the Island of Santa Maria
Fri 13 Jul 16:30
- Sight seeing in Sao Miguel
- Vigo to the Azores
Sat 7 Jul 15:53
- Safe Arrival in the Azores

Jun 2012

Thu 28 Jun 18:02
- Summer 2012

2011

Aug 2011

Tue 2 Aug 13:52
- Ria de Pontevedra

Jul 2011

Fri 29 Jul 22:32
- Rio de Vigo
Fri 22 Jul 16:33
- Camarinas to Vigo
Thu 21 Jul 17:45
- Vigo
Sun 17 Jul 22:48
- La Coruna to Camarinas
Sat 16 Jul 16:04
- Camarinas
Thu 14 Jul 10:53
- Crossing Biscay - the Pink Perspective
Wed 13 Jul 08:45
- Arrival at La Coruna
- Noon Position Monday 11th July
Sat 9 Jul 14:56
- Ile Houat anchorage
Thu 7 Jul 14:13
- Winds and rain again!
Tue 5 Jul 17:21
- Piriac-sur-Mer
Mon 4 Jul 17:55
- Isle Aux Moines
- The Fareham-Vannes Rally

Jun 2011

Tue 28 Jun 12:01
- In Vannes
Sun 26 Jun 15:55
- Rendezvous at Le Crouesty
Fri 24 Jun 14:07
- Are we there yet?
Tue 21 Jun 20:46
- Winds on the nose!
Sat 18 Jun 09:47
- Stormbound in Guernsey

2007

Jul 2007

Thu 19 Jul 01:58
- The last lap

Jun 2007

Thu 28 Jun 16:51
- Land Ho !
Wed 20 Jun 13:21
- Homeward Bound; halfway there.
Wed 13 Jun 16:26
- Arrival in the Azores
Mon 11 Jun 18:14
Fri 8 Jun 13:39
- So near yet so far
Fri 1 Jun 16:49
- Halfway to the Azores

May 2007

Thu 24 May 12:53
- ARC Europe Departed Bermuda
Mon 21 May 16:55
- Arrival into Bermuda
Mon 14 May 21:09
- Enroute to Bremuda
Mon 7 May 17:44
- Through the Turks and Caicos to the Bahamas
Thu 3 May 18:54
- Governors Harbour Eleuthera Bahamas ( Blank )

Apr 2007

Mon 30 Apr 02:33
- Rum Cay Bahamas ( Blank )
Wed 25 Apr 17:10
- Providenciales Caicos Islands ( Blank )
Tue 24 Apr 00:14
- Cockburn Town; Grand Turk; Turks & Caicos Islands ( Blank )
Wed 18 Apr 12:32
- British Virgin Islands
Sat 7 Apr 22:42
- St Martin to the British Virgin Islands

Mar 2007

Thu 29 Mar 20:28
- Thursday 29th March, Virgin Gorda. ( Blank )
Wed 28 Mar 14:01
- Monday 26th March. Road Bay, Anguilla ( Blank)
Sat 24 Mar 11:07
- St Kitts to St Martin
Thu 22 Mar 14:10
- Thursday 22nd March Simpson Bay St Martin ( Blank )
Sun 18 Mar 16:16
- Sunday, 18th March St Barts ( Blank )
Sat 17 Mar 12:38
- Saturday 17th March. St Eustatius ( Statia ) ( Blank )
Thu 15 Mar 12:12
- Antigua to St Kitts and Nevis
Mon 12 Mar 01:39
- Sunday 11th March. Charlestown, Nevis ( Blank )
Thu 8 Mar 21:03
- Thursday 8th March Barbuda ( Blank )
Thu 1 Mar 18:23
- Guadeloupe to Antigua

Feb 2007

Mon 26 Feb 23:24
- Nelson's Dockyard, English Bay, Antigua ( Blank )
- Sunday 25th February. Monserrat ( Blank)
Wed 21 Feb 21:49
- Carnival in Isles des Saintes and Guadeloupe
- Caribbean Carnival
Mon 19 Feb 17:36
- Point a Pitre Guadelope ( blank )
- Iles Des Saintes ( blank )
Wed 14 Feb 12:22
- Roseau Dominica ( Blank )
Mon 12 Feb 16:31
- Onwards to Guadelope
Wed 7 Feb 01:08
- Marin Martinique ( Blank )
Sat 3 Feb 00:06
- Rodney Bay St lucia ( Blank )

Jan 2007

Mon 29 Jan 23:45
- The most southrly point in our voyage
Sun 28 Jan 17:08
- Blue Lagoon St Vincent ( Blank )
- Bequia ( Blank )
Fri 26 Jan 11:44
- Canouan ( blank )
Wed 24 Jan 19:36
- Union Island ( blank )
- CARRIACOU ( Blank )
Fri 19 Jan 02:10
- Tobago Cays, Union Island to Grenada
Thu 18 Jan 11:45
- Grenada ( blank )
Sun 14 Jan 16:16
- Union Island ( Blank )
- In the Tobago Cays
Sat 13 Jan 11:28
- St Lucia to Mustique
Sat 6 Jan 14:02
- Bequia ( Blank )

2006

Dec 2006

Fri 29 Dec 21:01
- Christmas in the Caribbean
Thu 21 Dec 12:52
- We made it !
Wed 13 Dec 18:45
- Peaks and troughs
Thu 7 Dec 12:06
- CELEBRATION
Tue 5 Dec 12:12
- Heads Up
Fri 1 Dec 04:21
- ARC. The first 5 days

Nov 2006

Fri 24 Nov 16:54
- Atlantic Rally for Cruisers ( ARC ) Preparations
Sat 18 Nov 17:41
- farewell/hello/farewell
Tue 7 Nov 12:20
- Maderia / Canaries

Oct 2006

Tue 17 Oct 12:15
- Gib to Porto Santo
Mon 9 Oct 08:05
- Cartagena to Gibraltar

Sep 2006

Sat 30 Sep 06:55
- Keep on Trucking
Wed 13 Sep 12:33
- westward ho !
Mon 4 Sep 15:46
- farewell and hello

Aug 2006

Sat 26 Aug 14:34
- Southern Cyclades
Mon 21 Aug 09:17
- Strong winds in he Cyclades.
Wed 9 Aug 07:07
- Athens to Mikonos
Wed 2 Aug 12:50
- Delphi/ Corinth Canal/ Athens

Jul 2006

Fri 28 Jul 09:55
- Farewell to Eric
Sat 22 Jul 19:14
- Ionian Cruising
Tue 18 Jul 16:59
- Arrival in Greece
Sat 15 Jul 11:52
- Sicily to Corfu
Mon 10 Jul 15:12
- Sicily
Sun 9 Jul 16:44
- Menorca to Sardinia
Sat 1 Jul 09:50
- Alicante to the Balaerics

Jun 2006

Sun 25 Jun 13:44
- Gibraltar onwards... 6th to 13th June
Fri 2 Jun 21:59
- Gibraltar stop-over

May 2006

Sat 27 May 21:59
- Lagos to Gibraltar
Tue 23 May 10:22
- Saturday 20th May
- Thursday 18th May
Fri 19 May 16:12
- Monday15th May
Mon 1 May 20:54
- Yarmouth IOW

Apr 2006

Sun 30 Apr 17:35
- Departure from Gosport

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