Vega - Padstow

Padstow

Vega

Hugh and Annie

Sat 11 Jul 2015 20:22

Despite my previous message we actually left Portishead at 1200 on 10th having decided that we were too tired to make the 11pm lock out of Portishead on the Thursday. So we left yesterday and had a lovely sail past Cardiff, Bridgwater Bay and Minehead on a fresh southerly breeze. Set up the Hydrovane self steering and it worked like a dream at the first ask!! The Red Arrows displayed over Cardiff airport as we passed - it felt like a second official send -off! In the evening there were amazing cloud shapes and patterns across the sky and fortunately the thunderstorm that these were associated with passed behind us. We have never herd such long, drawn out rumbles of thunder. As it became dark the wind veered round to the west and we had to motorsail in order to make headway in the right direction. The wind rose to over 20 knots and the sea became quite rough. Once past Harland point at first light we were able to sail on the right course without the engine. Vega was still banging down after being lifted by big waves which maintained the general discomfort. The weather forecast was for the wind to rise to F7 with rough seas off the Cornish coast and so we opted for some rest in Padstow rather than face an even worse night rounding Lands End.Looks like we will be here until Wednesday 15th July and so plenty of time to replace the zip on the sail cover, fine tune the Hydrovane and polish the topsides………………..

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Sun 6 May 07:35
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Apr 2018

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Mar 2018

Fri 30 Mar 06:28
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Feb 2018

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2017

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- Sub Tropical
Tue 24 Oct 04:26
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Mon 23 Oct 03:36
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Sun 22 Oct 10:22
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Sun 15 Oct 23:40
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Jun 2017

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Wed 7 Jun 17:08
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Sat 3 Jun 22:46
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May 2017

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Sat 27 May 18:29
Sun 21 May 18:49
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- Wet, Wet, Wet!
Sun 14 May 04:18
- Landfall
Sat 13 May 07:44
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Thu 11 May 21:09
Tue 9 May 17:38
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Mon 8 May 23:59
Sat 6 May 21:05
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Thu 4 May 19:25
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Wed 3 May 18:20
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Mon 1 May 20:09
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Fri 28 Apr 22:39
Wed 26 Apr 19:56
Sun 23 Apr 18:51
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Sat 22 Apr 21:57
- Steering and Sail Handling - 22nd April
Fri 21 Apr 20:43
- Wind Matters - 21st April
Thu 20 Apr 18:45
- Noon Position and Update - 20th April
- Marquesas Bound
Mon 17 Apr 22:48
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Sun 9 Apr 21:25
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Thu 6 Apr 20:13
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Mar 2017

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Sat 18 Mar 22:12
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- Position Update Only - 1300 17/03
Fri 17 Mar 00:40
- Good progress
Thu 16 Mar 18:00
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Wed 15 Mar 21:52
Tue 14 Mar 21:39
- The Excitement Continued
Mon 13 Mar 18:22
- Sharks!
Sun 12 Mar 18:29
- En Route to Galapagos
Sat 11 Mar 20:19

Feb 2017

Tue 28 Feb 14:35
- A Real Howler
Sun 19 Feb 13:12
- 09:22.016N 79:57.047W
Thu 16 Feb 00:48
- 09:36.758N 079:35.206W
Tue 14 Feb 13:26
Fri 10 Feb 20:43
- 09:28.87N 78:38.28W
Thu 9 Feb 23:52
- 09:31.18N 78:38.97W
Wed 8 Feb 20:09
- 09:32.7N 78:54.051W
- 09:35.23N 72:52.92
Sun 5 Feb 01:25
- Getting Ready for the Sea Again.

Jan 2017

Fri 20 Jan 15:23
- Politics
Thu 19 Jan 02:39
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2016

Nov 2016

Tue 1 Nov 16:59
- Too Old To Be a Minor (or even a Miner) or Breathl ess in Bogotá
- Wildlife Reflections

Oct 2016

Tue 18 Oct 21:37
- Landlubbers Again
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- Its Electrifying
Tue 4 Oct 00:12
- Time to Reflect
Sun 2 Oct 23:34
- Position Update - Cabo de la Vela
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Sep 2016

Tue 27 Sep 22:17
- Colombia
Sun 25 Sep 00:53
- Curacao
Thu 15 Sep 12:27
- Bonaire 12:09.37N 68:16.81W
Wed 7 Sep 20:35
- Venezuela
Sun 4 Sep 14:16
- Snap, Crackle and Pop

Aug 2016

Mon 22 Aug 17:57
- Stars, Hurricanes and the Grenada Dove
- Grenada - The Voyage and the Angst Continue

Jun 2016

Fri 3 Jun 13:26
- Boat Maintenance

May 2016

Sat 28 May 17:06
- Position Update - Petit St Vincent
Wed 25 May 16:22
- Position Update - Clifton, Union Island
Mon 23 May 12:47
- Position Update - Salt Whistle Bay, Mayreau
Sat 21 May 21:10
- Position Update - Tobago Cays
- Boat Jumble
Fri 20 May 02:43
- Security
Thu 19 May 16:00
Sat 14 May 23:40
- Position Update - Admiralty Bay, Bequia
- Position Update - Port Elizabeth, Bequia
Sun 8 May 14:04
- By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Sat 7 May 23:08
- Position Update - Blue Lagoon
- Position Update - Soufriere
Fri 6 May 22:55
- Position Update - Rodney Bay

Apr 2016

Tue 26 Apr 22:56
Fri 15 Apr 14:13
- Sperm Whales
- Scrabble
Thu 14 Apr 02:15
- Position Update - Roseau
Wed 6 Apr 20:10
- Laugh or Cry Part Two (there is no part three.............)
Sat 2 Apr 15:52
- Laugh or Cry?

Mar 2016

Tue 29 Mar 19:36
- Hummingbird Update
Sun 27 Mar 00:07
- Can't See the Wood for the Trees
Fri 18 Mar 20:21
- The Romance of the Sea
Thu 17 Mar 12:43
- In Praise of the Pelican
- Position Update Only - Ilet a Cabrit
Mon 14 Mar 21:10
- Position Update Only - Basse Terre, Guadeloupe
- Sailing with a Conscience
Sun 13 Mar 12:44
- Tales from the Outboard
Wed 9 Mar 14:00
- The Economics of Paradise
- Position Update Only - Little Bay, Montserrat
Mon 7 Mar 21:43

Feb 2016

Sun 28 Feb 22:44
- Good Vybrations
Thu 25 Feb 01:24
- Position Update Only - St Kitts
- Position Update Only - Barbuda
Sun 14 Feb 18:25
- Bob Marley - Again
Thu 11 Feb 22:58
- Cicero Rules
Fri 5 Feb 17:00
- Solicitations

Jan 2016

Fri 29 Jan 15:06
- Domestics
Thu 28 Jan 00:30
- Back in the Land of the Living
Mon 25 Jan 01:25
- Antigua - Jolly Harbour
Sat 23 Jan 19:30
- Photos for 17th
- Final Reckonings
- Position Update Only - 1500 GMT 23rd January
- That She Blows! (17th January 2016)
Fri 22 Jan 13:25
- Velocity Made Good
Thu 21 Jan 12:39
- Almost There
Wed 20 Jan 13:30
- Between the Lines
- Position Update Only
Tue 19 Jan 20:40
- Ocean Challenge
- Brief Update
Mon 18 Jan 12:52
- El Dorado
Sun 17 Jan 18:55
- Position update and apologies for forgetting the 1200 UT update
Sat 16 Jan 14:48
- Bob Dylan
Fri 15 Jan 14:35
- The Big Splash
Thu 14 Jan 14:06
- In the Doldrums
Wed 13 Jan 13:09
- Happiness is a Hydrovane Called..............
Tue 12 Jan 19:57
- Position and brief Update
- Hove To
Mon 11 Jan 12:36
- Position Update Only
Sun 10 Jan 16:51
- Position and Activity Update
Sat 9 Jan 19:03
- Position Update and On-Board Activity
Fri 8 Jan 13:25
- Position Update - Mid Atlantic Fun
Thu 7 Jan 14:21
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Tue 5 Jan 12:43
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2015

Dec 2015

Thu 31 Dec 16:46
- Position Update Only - Mindelo
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Sun 27 Dec 17:05
- Christmas in Cabo Verde
Thu 24 Dec 14:54
- Position Update Only
Tue 22 Dec 21:55
- Position Update only - Tarrafal
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Sun 20 Dec 21:54
Fri 11 Dec 20:18
- Wot - No Hippo?! (or crocodile)
Thu 10 Dec 22:15
- Position Update Only - Georgetown (By Road)
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Sun 6 Dec 10:14
- Banjul and the Gambia
- Position Update Only - Mandori Creek
Sat 5 Dec 23:59
- Position Update Only - Bintang Bolon
- Position Update Only - Lamin Lodge
Thu 3 Dec 11:06
- Lower Saloum
Wed 2 Dec 22:07
- Position Update Only - Banjul
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Nov 2015

Tue 24 Nov 14:05
- Dakar!
Mon 23 Nov 12:35
- Position and Flying Fish Update
Sun 22 Nov 12:43
- Position Update and Flying Fish!
Sat 21 Nov 12:27
- Update and Noon fix 21st November 2015
Fri 20 Nov 12:14
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Thu 19 Nov 13:34
- Dakar Bound

Oct 2015

Fri 2 Oct 15:17
- Cystern in El Jadida

Sep 2015

Wed 30 Sep 22:26
Tue 29 Sep 20:26
- Position Update - Caleta del Sebo
Tue 22 Sep 22:46
Sun 20 Sep 21:54
- The Pole
Fri 18 Sep 22:12
- Some Final Thoughts From Gibraltar
Sat 12 Sep 21:16
- Under Seige
Thu 10 Sep 11:51
- Iberian Airports
Wed 9 Sep 20:59
- Position Update Only - Gibraltar
- Position update only - Alcaidesa
Mon 7 Sep 20:59
Fri 4 Sep 11:18
- Anchors a-Weigh
- The Good Life

Aug 2015

Sun 30 Aug 00:17
- Its Hot - Really Hot!
Wed 26 Aug 11:58
Mon 24 Aug 21:18
- Superyachts
Sat 22 Aug 09:10
Fri 21 Aug 23:02
Thu 20 Aug 07:21
- Porto
Fri 14 Aug 10:20
Tue 11 Aug 11:32
Sun 9 Aug 10:03
Wed 5 Aug 11:21
Mon 3 Aug 19:10
- Wildlife
- Muros
- Finisterre
- Muxia

Jul 2015

Thu 30 Jul 14:32
Sun 26 Jul 12:50
- La Coruna and Santiaga de Compostela
Fri 24 Jul 10:37
Thu 23 Jul 17:05
- Position Update Only
Sun 19 Jul 18:59
- Audierne
Fri 17 Jul 13:04
Sat 11 Jul 20:22
Fri 10 Jul 18:00