Juniper - HMS Diamond Rock

HMS Diamond Rock

Juniper

John and Sally

Wed 5 Feb 2025 20:10

Anchored in Anse Mitan, near Fort de France the capitol. On the way passed HMS Diamond Rock - the only piece of rock to be officially accepted as a Royal Navy Ship .

In 1804 some crazy Royal Naval officers decided it would be a fantastic idea to claim the rock for the King, Mount cannon at the top of the 175 meter high rock and lob cannon balls at passing French Warships, just to annoy them. They held out as a unit for 18 months, repelled numerous attempts by Napoleon's men to clear them off - eventually were blockaded and ran out of food.

Sent on the move....
John Boughton QGM

Blog Entries

2025

Feb 2025

Wed 5 Feb 20:10
- HMS Diamond Rock
- Onwards North to the French Islands

Jan 2025

Sat 11 Jan 15:43
- Southern Windward Islands

2024

Dec 2024

Sun 22 Dec 20:42
- ARC2024 - that's a wrap!
Wed 18 Dec 15:16
- Changing Gear To Holiday Mode
Sat 14 Dec 01:43
- We have arrived.
Tue 10 Dec 19:39
- Close but running out of wind
- Close but running out of wind
Wed 4 Dec 09:36
- Terrific news!
Mon 2 Dec 18:58
- Sad Day
Sun 1 Dec 18:14
- Breeze on….

Nov 2024

Sat 30 Nov 08:43
- Naming of Rigging
Fri 29 Nov 14:32
- Wind is coming...
Thu 28 Nov 08:08
- The AA Guide to Motoring in the Atlantic
Tue 26 Nov 12:18
- Bring us wind!!
Mon 25 Nov 11:38
- Last days preps and first 24hrs at sea
Sun 24 Nov 14:02
- Great start
- And we are off…
Thu 21 Nov 07:57
- Final Preparations
Fri 15 Nov 12:39
- Arrival at the ARC start Gran Canaria

Oct 2024

Thu 24 Oct 21:30
- Lanzarotte
Fri 18 Oct 20:57
- Delayed in Morroco
Mon 7 Oct 21:06
- Off to Africa

Sep 2024

Sat 14 Sep 17:17
- Gibraltar/ La Linea
Sun 8 Sep 07:32
- Almerimar
Thu 5 Sep 11:13
- Cartegena
Tue 3 Sep 15:43
- La Manga - the thunderstorms return…
Mon 2 Sep 07:02
- Alicante
Sun 1 Sep 06:12
- Moraira- Mainland Spain

Aug 2024

Thu 29 Aug 18:20
- Goodbye Majorca
Sat 17 Aug 16:00
- Majorca - Summer storms
Thu 8 Aug 20:07
- Majorca
Wed 7 Aug 16:09
- Formentor
Sun 4 Aug 16:16
- Cartegena
Fri 2 Aug 07:45
- Costa del Sol

Jul 2024

Wed 31 Jul 16:47
- Sotogrande
- Sotogrande
Sun 28 Jul 16:16
- Gibraltar/ Alcaidesa
Thu 25 Jul 19:05
- Vilamoura
Wed 24 Jul 10:01
- Lagos in the Algarve - 1000 miles completed
Mon 22 Jul 13:22
- Cascais
Fri 19 Jul 08:09
- Porto
Wed 17 Jul 17:25
- Vigo for a short stop
- On to Finnistere
Mon 15 Jul 21:12
- Landfall in Spain
Thu 11 Jul 08:37
- Day of Departure

2023

Sep 2023

Wed 27 Sep 19:36
- Juniper Re-Launched

2010

May 2010

Fri 21 May 21:05
- The End of the Road
Wed 19 May 23:47
- The ship has arrived
Sun 16 May 02:07
- The end of the road
Sat 15 May 03:17
- Nanny Cay
Thu 13 May 01:40
- Peter Island - BVI
Wed 12 May 02:01
- Domestics playing up!
Sun 9 May 18:11
- Anagada
Fri 7 May 01:45
- Breakfast In America
Wed 5 May 13:59
- Marina Cay - Home of Pussers Rum
Sat 1 May 20:21
- Fw: BVI's

Apr 2010

Wed 28 Apr 14:28
- St Martin en route BVI
Mon 26 Apr 21:22
- St Barts
- St Barts
Sat 24 Apr 21:58
- Whitehouse Bay - St Kitts
Fri 23 Apr 23:22
- St Kitts
Thu 22 Apr 22:57
- We're Off North
Mon 12 Apr 22:12
- English Harbour Antigua
Fri 9 Apr 22:17
- Back in Antigua English Hbr
- 5 Mile Island Antigua
Wed 7 Apr 23:45
- St Kitts
Tue 6 Apr 22:18
- Short Stop St Maarten
- Anguilla

Mar 2010

Wed 31 Mar 01:55
- Low Bay Barbuda
Tue 30 Mar 01:29
- Barbuda
Sun 28 Mar 23:34
- Back to Green Island - new crew!!
Sat 20 Mar 13:54
- Green Island to Nelson's Dockyard
Wed 17 Mar 00:10
- Out of the heat to Green Island
Thu 11 Mar 02:15
- Nelson's Dockyard Antigua
Tue 9 Mar 12:31
- The Job's List Mounts
Sat 6 Mar 23:05
- Green Island
- Crew Change!!
Wed 3 Mar 23:08
- Still in Green Island
Tue 2 Mar 00:18
- Green Island East Antigua

Feb 2010

Fri 26 Feb 21:57
- Juniper Back in Action in Antigua
Mon 8 Feb 23:46
- Jolly Harbour - West Antigua
Fri 5 Feb 21:34
- Green Island, East Antigua
Wed 3 Feb 02:39
- Antigua
Mon 1 Feb 21:50
- Blowy Deshaies

Jan 2010

Sun 31 Jan 23:35
- Pigeon Island NW Gudaloupe
Sat 30 Jan 01:57
- Guadaloupe
Thu 28 Jan 22:44
- Back in France
Wed 27 Jan 22:38
- Prince Rupert Bay - Dominica
Tue 26 Jan 01:22
- Dominica
Sun 24 Jan 23:32
- St Pierre
Sat 23 Jan 21:23
- Trois Ilets
Fri 22 Jan 23:12
- Move to St Annes
Thu 21 Jan 12:36
- Back In St Lucia

2009

Dec 2009

Tue 29 Dec 22:39
- Arrved Back In Rodney Bay, St Lucia
Mon 28 Dec 23:01
- Pirates of the Carribbean Bay
Sun 27 Dec 23:09
- Tobago Cays back to Bequia
Fri 25 Dec 13:26
- Happy Christmas
Thu 24 Dec 21:20
- Tobago Cays
Wed 23 Dec 20:08
- Mustique
Mon 21 Dec 01:11
- Bequia
Sat 19 Dec 01:24
- The Pitons
Fri 18 Dec 00:36
- Marigot Bay, St Lucia
Fri 11 Dec 14:07
- Final ARC Note and Photo Action
Wed 9 Dec 22:07
- We are here - Rodney Bay Marina St Lucia
Tue 8 Dec 11:43
- 38 miles to St Lucia
Mon 7 Dec 12:03
- 200 miles to go
Sun 6 Dec 11:50
- Not far now.......2 weeks into the adventure
Sat 5 Dec 12:36
- 600 miles to go - fish on holiday!
Fri 4 Dec 11:50
- Someone stole the wind
Thu 3 Dec 12:05
- Day 11 - A quiet night
Wed 2 Dec 12:16
- Day 10 - bumpy but pushing....
Tue 1 Dec 11:59
- Day ... Lost track

Nov 2009

Mon 30 Nov 12:23
- Day 8 and a new tack
Sun 29 Nov 12:22
- Day 7 - a recod 24hrs
Sat 28 Nov 11:58
- Day 6 on the high seas - 1000 miles gone
Fri 27 Nov 12:11
- Day 6 - Marine life 24hrs
Thu 26 Nov 19:41
- Stop Press - Wahooooooooo!
- Day 5 - In the Trade Winds
Wed 25 Nov 11:44
- Day 4 - Pointing at St Lucia
Tue 24 Nov 11:55
- Day 3 - A little bit more comfortable
Mon 23 Nov 11:47
- A Great Start
Sun 22 Nov 09:36
- Nearly Off....
Fri 13 Nov 15:22
- Preparations and a look back...
Thu 12 Nov 10:02
- 8 Miles to Gran Canaria
Mon 9 Nov 01:38
- Arrived Lanzarote
Sun 8 Nov 13:49
- Nearly there (well Lanzarote anyway)
Sat 7 Nov 14:09
- Half way there..
Fri 6 Nov 16:09
- We are all SWELL!
Thu 5 Nov 16:59
- We're Off!

Oct 2009

Thu 15 Oct 18:04
- Arrived Vilamoura
Wed 14 Oct 17:40
- Houston Juniper has left the Med
Tue 13 Oct 16:58
- Still in Sotogrande
Mon 12 Oct 16:34
- Sotogrande
Sun 11 Oct 22:04
- Benalmedina
Sat 10 Oct 17:02
- Marina del Este
Fri 9 Oct 17:17
- Stop In Pto del Cerro Negro
Thu 8 Oct 14:37
- Anchored near Cartegena
Wed 7 Oct 12:46
- Off from Palma

Aug 2009

Tue 25 Aug 20:56
- Parked In Palma
Sun 23 Aug 10:03
- On the move to Palma
Tue 4 Aug 09:49
- There! - Port Pollensa
Mon 3 Aug 15:46
- Nearly There...
Sun 2 Aug 19:55
- Alas! Headed again....
Sat 1 Aug 18:27
- Trucking along....

Jul 2009

Fri 31 Jul 16:11
- Gib to Majorca day 1
Thu 30 Jul 20:14
- Marina Bay Gibraltar
- Juniper is in the Med
Wed 29 Jul 20:18
- Lagos to Gibraltar
Tue 28 Jul 18:32
- Finally.... The Algarve!
Mon 27 Jul 17:29
- A very quick, sunny day
Sun 26 Jul 17:17
- Trade-wind sailing again
Sat 25 Jul 17:15
- Bayona
Fri 24 Jul 17:16
- We're Off again
Thu 23 Jul 17:26
- (no subject)
Wed 22 Jul 10:33
- Still Here...
Tue 21 Jul 11:34
- Land!!!!
Mon 20 Jul 08:17
- More than half way across
Sun 19 Jul 10:07
- On the Way Across Biscay
Thu 16 Jul 17:38
- Falmouth - Ready to re-build the Ark
Wed 15 Jul 21:18
- Wednesday - Still in dartmouth
Tue 14 Jul 08:48
- English Summer Weather
Sun 12 Jul 19:57
- Day 1 - not toooooo far
Fri 3 Jul 08:59
- Update - 10 days to departure

Jun 2009

Tue 23 Jun 10:42
- Update - 50:52.90N 1:18.05W

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