Tonic - Slow progress but the winds are in the right direction

Slow progress but the winds are in the right direction

Tonic

Jon Longfield

Thu 2 Dec 2010 14:10

LAT/LON 16:00.904N 28:26.702W

Blog Entries

2011

Jul 2011

Fri 1 Jul 12:43
- Arrived 0400 after 8 days at sea

Jun 2011

Tue 28 Jun 11:18
- Noon 28th - BST - 361 miles to go!
- Noon 28th June - BST - 361 miles to go!
Mon 27 Jun 12:44
- Noon 27th 498 miles to run!
Sat 25 Jun 12:11
- Noon 25th June 771miles to go
Fri 24 Jun 12:13
- Noon 24th - 265:1170 miles
Thu 23 Jun 12:08
- Noon 23rd June 138:1037miles
Thu 9 Jun 19:05
- 9th June - Angra Do Heroismo
Fri 3 Jun 14:57
- (no subject)

May 2011

Tue 31 May 13:04
- Noon 31st May - 118 Miles to go
Mon 30 May 13:03
- Noon 30th May - 245 miles to run
Sun 29 May 13:10
- Noon 29th - 352 miles to Flores!
Sat 28 May 13:10
- Noon 28th May - heading for Flores
Fri 27 May 13:02
- (no subject)
Wed 25 May 13:56
- Noon 25th May - Half way 891 miles to run!
Tue 24 May 14:04
- Noon - 24th May - 1011 miles to go (nearly half way)
Mon 23 May 14:06
- Noon 23rd May - 1129 miles to run!
Sun 22 May 14:09
- Noon - 22nd May - 1281 miles to go
- (no subject)
Sat 21 May 13:27
- Noon 21st May - 1430 miles to go!
Fri 20 May 14:41
- Noon 20th May 1550 to go
Thu 19 May 15:04
- Noon 19th May - 1675 miles to run
Wed 18 May 15:11
- May 18th - 1800 miles to go!
Mon 9 May 21:36
- St George's Harbour, Bermuda
- Noon 9th May
Sun 8 May 17:34
- thunderstorms
Sat 7 May 15:17
- Bermuda Triangle - noon 7th May
Fri 6 May 16:16
- Fish for tea
Thu 5 May 16:04
- The Triangle - noon 5th May
Wed 4 May 16:06
- Atlantic Rock n Roll 4-5-2011
Tue 3 May 16:06
- Sargasso Sea - 3rd May
Sun 1 May 19:37
- Jost Van Dyke - 1st May

Apr 2011

Sat 30 Apr 15:59
- Soper's Hole
Wed 27 Apr 18:05
- Norman Island
Tue 26 Apr 12:16
- Nanny Cay - Tortola
Sat 23 Apr 21:31
Sun 17 Apr 15:21
- St Kitts
Sat 16 Apr 21:28
- Nevis - 16th April
Wed 13 Apr 20:28
- Dickinson Bay - Antigua
Sat 9 Apr 17:54
- Montserrat - Volcano
Thu 7 Apr 17:02
- Jolly Harbour - Antigua
Wed 6 Apr 15:14
Fri 1 Apr 18:08
- Hermitage Bay - Antigua

Mar 2011

Thu 31 Mar 16:21
- Falmouth - Antigua
Tue 29 Mar 22:03
Thu 24 Mar 17:27
- Isles des Saintes - Bourg de Saintes
Mon 21 Mar 17:24

Jan 2011

Thu 13 Jan 17:29
- Bequia again
- Canouan 12 Jan
Sun 9 Jan 18:49
- Tobago Cays
Wed 5 Jan 16:07
- Bequia

2010

Dec 2010

Sat 18 Dec 15:40
- St Lucia and bust. Arrived Yesterday morning. All well!
Wed 15 Dec 13:26
- Slow progress with light winds but nearly St Lucia
Sun 12 Dec 12:20
- 700 miles to go!
Sat 11 Dec 12:19
- Zooming West
Fri 10 Dec 13:30
- Man it's windy
Thu 9 Dec 11:58
- Atlantic Rock n Roll
Tue 7 Dec 12:25
- Jack says we are half way!
Mon 6 Dec 12:11
- Mid Atlantic at last - Half way party tonight
Sun 5 Dec 12:24
- Half Way? And the wind blows fron the east!
Sat 4 Dec 12:49
- The slow train to St Lucia
Fri 3 Dec 13:02
- Near here lie the contents of the cutlery draw
Thu 2 Dec 14:10
- Slow progress but the winds are in the right direction
Wed 1 Dec 13:11
- Trade type winds at last but will they last?

Nov 2010

Mon 29 Nov 12:34
- Beating to windward in the WESTERLY trades
Fri 26 Nov 12:17
- (no subject)
Thu 25 Nov 12:04
- Heading west at last
Wed 24 Nov 11:51
- Tropic of Cancer
Mon 22 Nov 11:38
- Heading SSW at a steady 5 knots
Wed 10 Nov 18:31
- Las Palmas
Sun 7 Nov 18:04
- Marina Rubicon
Sat 6 Nov 10:14
- Graciosa - 631 miles
Fri 5 Nov 12:01
- 12 noon - only 116 miles to go
Thu 4 Nov 12:09
- 12 noon 133 miles run 230 to go!
Wed 3 Nov 12:03
- 12 noon GMT 151miles in 24 hours
Tue 2 Nov 11:05
- 12 noon GMT+1 Heading west to catch the wind
Mon 1 Nov 09:36
- Ceuta - After a false start

Oct 2010

Fri 29 Oct 16:58
- Tanger - Anchored of the beach
Thu 28 Oct 17:46
- Ceuta
Sun 24 Oct 15:30
- Gibraltar - Queensway Quay Marina, Again!
Thu 21 Oct 12:29
- La Linea
Tue 19 Oct 18:17
- Ceuta
Sat 16 Oct 11:54
- Smir - Morroco and we have cleared in!
Wed 13 Oct 16:13
- Ceuta
Tue 5 Oct 16:36
- Gibraltar
Sat 2 Oct 12:38
- Fuengirola
Fri 1 Oct 15:36
- Ensenada de los Berengueles - Nudist beach

Sep 2010

Wed 29 Sep 13:06
- Almerimar - a made for yachts marina on the plastic costa
Tue 28 Sep 13:19
- Cabo de Gata, Puerto Genoves (bay) A Spanish bay with other boats!
Mon 27 Sep 15:00
- Garrucha
Sat 25 Sep 14:23
- Cartagena
Fri 24 Sep 13:39
- Torrevieja: after a rough night at anchor and a rough day at sea
Thu 23 Sep 13:05
- Punta Mascarat
Mon 20 Sep 16:01
- Denia
Sun 19 Sep 16:45
- San Antonio, Ibiza
Sat 18 Sep 16:38
- Cala Portals, Majorca
Fri 17 Sep 09:57
- Porto Colom, Majorca
Tue 14 Sep 13:58
- Teulada Bay, Sardinia
Sun 5 Sep 17:22
- Cagliari, Sardinia
Thu 2 Sep 14:50
- Vulcano

Aug 2010

Tue 31 Aug 11:25
- Roccella Ionica, Itally
Sat 28 Aug 12:24
- Lakka
- Plataria
Sat 21 Aug 13:26
- Preveza

Slow progress but the winds are in the right direction

Blog Entries

Fri 1 Jul 12:43

Tue 28 Jun 11:18

Mon 27 Jun 12:44

Sat 25 Jun 12:11

Fri 24 Jun 12:13

Thu 23 Jun 12:08

Thu 9 Jun 19:05

Fri 3 Jun 14:57

Tue 31 May 13:04

Mon 30 May 13:03

Sun 29 May 13:10

Sat 28 May 13:10

Fri 27 May 13:02

Wed 25 May 13:56

Tue 24 May 14:04

Mon 23 May 14:06

Sun 22 May 14:09

Sat 21 May 13:27

Fri 20 May 14:41

Thu 19 May 15:04

Wed 18 May 15:11

Mon 9 May 21:36

Sun 8 May 17:34

Sat 7 May 15:17

Fri 6 May 16:16

Thu 5 May 16:04

Wed 4 May 16:06

Tue 3 May 16:06

Sun 1 May 19:37

Sat 30 Apr 15:59

Wed 27 Apr 18:05

Tue 26 Apr 12:16

Sat 23 Apr 21:31

Sun 17 Apr 15:21

Sat 16 Apr 21:28

Wed 13 Apr 20:28

Sat 9 Apr 17:54

Thu 7 Apr 17:02

Wed 6 Apr 15:14

Fri 1 Apr 18:08

Thu 31 Mar 16:21

Tue 29 Mar 22:03

Thu 24 Mar 17:27

Mon 21 Mar 17:24

Thu 13 Jan 17:29

Sun 9 Jan 18:49

Wed 5 Jan 16:07

Sat 18 Dec 15:40

Wed 15 Dec 13:26

Sun 12 Dec 12:20

Sat 11 Dec 12:19

Fri 10 Dec 13:30

Thu 9 Dec 11:58

Tue 7 Dec 12:25

Mon 6 Dec 12:11

Sun 5 Dec 12:24

Sat 4 Dec 12:49

Fri 3 Dec 13:02

Thu 2 Dec 14:10

Wed 1 Dec 13:11

Mon 29 Nov 12:34

Fri 26 Nov 12:17

Thu 25 Nov 12:04

Wed 24 Nov 11:51

Mon 22 Nov 11:38

Wed 10 Nov 18:31

Sun 7 Nov 18:04

Sat 6 Nov 10:14

Fri 5 Nov 12:01

Thu 4 Nov 12:09

Wed 3 Nov 12:03

Tue 2 Nov 11:05

Mon 1 Nov 09:36

Fri 29 Oct 16:58

Thu 28 Oct 17:46

Sun 24 Oct 15:30

Thu 21 Oct 12:29

Tue 19 Oct 18:17