Irene IV - World Adventure - 13 September 2021 - Ongoing preparations aboard IRENE IV - 051° 41.7' N 008° 19' W

13 September 2021 - Ongoing preparations aboard IRENE IV - 051° 41.7' N 008° 19' W

Irene IV - World Adventure

Louis Goor

Mon 13 Sep 2021 16:55

Aboard Irene IV, as she resides in Castlepark Marina in Kinsale, Stuart, our workhorse skipper, is beavering away in preparation for the Oyster World Rally.

The main and outboard engines have had full overhauls and servicing - we are not going anywhere fast without these in good working order!
The water maker, a vital element in crew comfort, has been prepped for service
New sails and light bulbs have been ordered - from sublime to ridiculous, it all matters
Wireless chargers, have been installed - how could we survive without?
Fuel and water tanks have been cleaned - good news!
The navigation system has been configured - so no excuse for going the wrong way!
and the list goes on...

No rest for the wicked, you may say! Except that Stuart is not wicked, he is a gentle yogi, who, without any fuss, gets the job done, with great attention to detail.

Thankfully, Stuart got to take a break when his mother visited this weekend. Justin and Jenny Green organized a night’s stay for them both at Ballyvolane House, in Fermoy, Co. Cork. They loved it!

"It was hard to say goodbye to Mum!”, says Stuart, as he will not see her for almost 2 years, and this after the Covid era absence.

Louis, Stuart and Sabine will be the permanent Irene IV family and will need to be mother, father, brother and sister to each other!

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Fri 30 Sep 23:16
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Sun 18 Sep 05:40
- 10:23.504S 123:37.017E - Birthday and Bird
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- 10:31.356N 138:22.049E - The Torres Straight Islands
Sat 10 Sep 05:52
- 10:48.416S 142:47.221E - The End of the Pacific Ocean
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- 12:46.46S 143:28.9E - Never a Dull Moment
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- 16:92.15S 145:78.05E Irene IV On The Hard
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- 20:3.6S 148:52.9E Cruising the Whitsundays
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- 20:35S 148:96E Happy Birthday Flight
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- 17:50.191S 177:18.94E - Farewell Fiji
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- 17:10.1S 177:11.1E Barefoot Manta Mirco
Sun 10 Jul 21:03
- 17:36.4S 177:02.4E 6 Months at Sea and a Village Visit
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Tue 28 Jun 17:50
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- 16:52.377S 179:27.602E - Peggy is Hot and Bothered
Sun 19 Jun 07:44
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Fri 17 Jun 09:06
- 16:40.113S 170:05.510W - French Polynesia highlights
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Sun 24 Apr 16:48
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Thu 31 Mar 01:56
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- 08:33.468S 126:43.664W - Asymmetry and Night-time Perambulations
Sat 26 Mar 21:39
- 07:42.745S 117:55.566W Mr. Echo Tango
Thu 24 Mar 23:39
- 07:39.70S 114:13.772W Lessons to be Learned
Tue 22 Mar 01:31
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- 06:30.9S 097:14.65W - Oyster South Pacific (Race) (Rally) Armada
Fri 18 Mar 11:33
- 02:50.377S 091:52.212W - Voyaging across the South Pacific
Mon 14 Mar 12:46
- 00:45.022S 090:18.301W Single Use Plastic
Sun 13 Mar 16:52
- Crossing the Line photos
- Crossing the Line more photos
Fri 11 Mar 09:43
- 00:57.48S 090:57.9W - The Wonders of The Galapagos
Mon 7 Mar 13:02
- 0:53.652S 089:36.946W Arrival in the Galapagos
Tue 1 Mar 20:54
- 00:53.9S 089:36.8W - Crossing the Line

Feb 2022

Sat 26 Feb 01:15
- 01:53.721N 085:13.526W The Gift of Boredom
Thu 24 Feb 01:13
- 04:48.919N 080:43.362W The Doldrums
Tue 22 Feb 18:15
- 08:06.222N 079:38.377W - The Panamá Shuffle
Sat 19 Feb 14:04
Mon 14 Feb 22:05
- 09:22.099N 079:57.044W Jungle Clean Up Number 1
Sun 13 Feb 20:24
- 09:22.099N 079:57.043W Arrival in Shelter Bay/Farewell to James
Fri 11 Feb 15:30
- 09:28.363N 078:57.858W Life aboard Irene IV in the San Blas Islands Part 1
Tue 8 Feb 19:41
- 09:28.363N 078:57.858W A Cultural Exchange
Sat 5 Feb 17:41
- 09:33.494N 078:54.184W The Coral Reef Ballet
Wed 2 Feb 21:58
- 09:30.466N 078:37.097W - Welcome to The San Blas Archipelago

Jan 2022

Mon 31 Jan 23:26
- 10:11.111N 078:10.980W - The Ocean Orchestra the Sea Symphony
Sun 30 Jan 20:44
- 11:53.445N 075:36.725W The Grand Sourdough Bread Experiment
Sat 29 Jan 20:04
- 13:44.267N 073:44.217W Mad Dog and Irishmen
Fri 28 Jan 20:29
- 13:38.471N 071:15.817W = An Instrument of your Peace
Wed 26 Jan 22:12
- 13:03.284N 065.06.910W Safety is Paramount
Tue 25 Jan 18:17
- 12:02.554N 061:45.518W Beach Clean Up Number One
Mon 24 Jan 16:32
- 12:02.686N 061:44.903W The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Sat 22 Jan 14:32
- 12:02.684N 061:44.900W Back In The Marina Again
Wed 19 Jan 20:21
- 12:25.519N 061:31.908W Farewell to Jason Miller
Mon 17 Jan 17:13
- 12:38.168N 061:21.802W - Alvin's Place
Fri 14 Jan 22:58
- 13:00.282N 061:14.743W Lost in the Log
Wed 12 Jan 12:59
- 15:51.964N 061:35.607W - Trouble In Paradise
Tue 11 Jan 01:28
- 16:19.502N 061:51.77W Best dressed lady at the party!
Sun 9 Jan 22:57
- 17:00.705N 61:46.857W The Day it All Began!
Fri 7 Jan 20:27
- 17:00.583N 061:45.846W Happy New Year from Antigua (a little late due to blog posting problems!)

2021

Dec 2021

Wed 8 Dec 21:58
- Take Nothing but Memories

Nov 2021

Sat 27 Nov 10:07
- 17:00.208N 061:45.654W Arrival in Antigua
Fri 26 Nov 03:13
- 17:24.478N 060:11.081W Final Night of Approach
Thu 25 Nov 00:22
- 18:01.258N 057:54.255W Miercoles Mar-veiloso
Wed 24 Nov 07:21
- 18:40.738N 55:24.611W Operation VMG
Mon 22 Nov 20:17
- 18:13.133N 052:45.822W Low Breeze on the High Seas, Engine Squeezed to Apogee
Sat 20 Nov 21:41
- 18:40.506N 048:21.675W Moonrises, Sunsets and Dobie Dust
- 18:52.160N 46:14.020W Deep Blue Day
Thu 18 Nov 21:14
- 19:06.790N 42:17.582W Look After Your Lady and She Will Look after You
- 19:26.485N 40:12.078W Goldilocks weather at last-just right
Wed 17 Nov 10:03
- 19:48.668N 37:41.042W El Medio
Tue 16 Nov 18:32
- 19:55.322N 34:59.881W The One That Got Away Part2
Sun 14 Nov 23:01
- 20:14.957N 32:31.742W The One That Got Away
- 20:38.527N 30:17.836W Counting Back The Years
Thu 11 Nov 21:28
- 21:16.52N 25:40.83W Irene IV Seeks Easterly Trade Wind for 3 week relationship
Tue 9 Nov 22:03
- 22:08.524N 021:15.5W Head South Until the Butter Melts
Mon 8 Nov 03:23
- 25:17.0 N 17:34.5W Tough initiation
Fri 5 Nov 23:40
- Skipper has set 0800 GMT, Saturday, 6th November as departure time!
- Our explorations into being better custodians of the planet

Oct 2021

Wed 20 Oct 19:31
- 28:07.90N 15:25.49W Bitter sweet
Tue 19 Oct 17:00
- 28:45.22N 15:20.56W Reflections from the Lower Decks !
Mon 18 Oct 16:51
- 31:00.91N 15:57.80W The Bakers Dozen
Sun 17 Oct 17:26
- 32:47.18N 16:39.50W IRENE IV TIMES
Sat 16 Oct 17:20
- 33:53.37N 18:37.77W The Tortoise or The Hare?
Fri 15 Oct 17:15
- 38:03.28N 14:43.63W Walking the Dog
Thu 14 Oct 19:26
- 40:30.38N 13:44.03W Circle of Chores
Wed 13 Oct 11:37
- 44:03.76N 12:39.01W Life aboard Irene IV
Mon 11 Oct 12:43
- 49.58.00N 10.52.00W Farewell
Sun 10 Oct 07:43
- Today we set sail! Delivery to Antigua, 1st leg.

Sep 2021

Mon 13 Sep 16:55
- 13 September 2021 - Ongoing preparations aboard IRENE IV - 051° 41.7' N 008° 19' W
Tue 7 Sep 22:26
- 23 August 2021 - Homecoming to Kinsale - 051° 41.7' N 008° 19' W

Jul 2021

Sat 24 Jul 15:13
- 24 June 2021 - We are, finally, on the move ! - 039° 25.5' N 000° 19.6' W

Jun 2021

Thu 10 Jun 19:33
- 10 June 2021 - The First Posting