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Magnetic Attraction

Roger and Margaret Pratt

Sun 29 Dec 2013 01:09

At present with 6 aboard we’re all fully occupied seeking out the best swimming, snorkelling and villages in Martinique!

Wifi is extremely limited: this is being uploaded after supper in the Copacabana restaurant in Anse Mitan, Trois Ilets!

Happy New Year everyone!

Magnetic Attraction

Blog Entries

2014

Jan 2014

Sat 18 Jan 00:36
- A one-horse town
Thu 16 Jan 22:25
- Sulphur Springs via Fairyland and Superman's Flight
Tue 14 Jan 01:07
- Showers in Soufriere
Sun 12 Jan 15:26
- Au Revoir to Marigot Bay
Fri 10 Jan 15:59
- 60 Not Out!
Wed 8 Jan 00:22
- St Lucia's Honey-pots
Sun 5 Jan 13:45
- Getting back to what passes for normal
Thu 2 Jan 14:29
- New Year in St Lucia!

2013

Dec 2013

Tue 31 Dec 12:12
- Fort de France
Sun 29 Dec 01:09
- Normal Service will resume shortly...
Tue 17 Dec 23:48
- bacon Sandwiches!
- OMG Land Ahoy
Sun 15 Dec 17:38
- Nearly There
Sat 14 Dec 17:38
- ETA early Tuesday 17th...
Fri 13 Dec 17:38
- Less than 500 miles to go!
Thu 12 Dec 18:10
- Wow....what a Corker!
Wed 11 Dec 15:34
- Things that go bump in the night
Tue 10 Dec 16:26
- A record daily run!
Mon 9 Dec 17:08
- Bobbing about and now some wind thank goodness
Sun 8 Dec 15:58
- Lord Nelson is now dead!!
Sat 7 Dec 16:33
- Two Weeks Out
Fri 6 Dec 15:34
- The countdown has commenced!
Thu 5 Dec 15:11
- An Eventful Day.
Wed 4 Dec 14:28
- Day 11 -Baking Day!!
Tue 3 Dec 14:04
- Day 10 - Light and Fluky
Mon 2 Dec 15:21
- Day 9: drying out
Sun 1 Dec 15:52
- Our first 1000m and COB recovery.

Nov 2013

Sat 30 Nov 15:29
- Wet and Windy!!
Fri 29 Nov 14:08
- (no subject)
Thu 28 Nov 12:36
- Flat Calm
Wed 27 Nov 11:40
- Nothing in sight!
Tue 26 Nov 19:46
- A Good 24hrs of sailing
Mon 25 Nov 13:20
- Where are we?
Sun 24 Nov 19:16
- Fw: En Route 1
- En Route 1
Fri 22 Nov 22:09
- Ready for the off!
Sun 17 Nov 08:52
- 5 days to go!
Fri 15 Nov 10:19
- A sense of humour is essential
Sun 10 Nov 11:25
- Boat Prep
Wed 6 Nov 18:48
- Arrecife
- Arrecife
Sat 2 Nov 18:09
- Landfall after 97 hours - Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife
Fri 1 Nov 09:56
- A "Sporty" Sail

Oct 2013

Thu 31 Oct 12:17
- Frisky Weather off Morocco
Wed 30 Oct 10:59
- Off the Maroccan Coast
Sun 27 Oct 19:36
- Ayemonte and Weather matters
Wed 23 Oct 11:19
- Ayamonte
Sat 19 Oct 20:27
- Vilamoura
Wed 16 Oct 20:46
- Still in Portimao..
Fri 11 Oct 20:53
- From Lagos to P ortimao
Thu 10 Oct 11:55
- Lagos
Sat 5 Oct 20:13
- Back in Cascais

Sep 2013

Fri 27 Sep 21:02
- Sintra
- The Lisbon Tourist Trail
Tue 24 Sep 20:23
- Cascais
Sat 21 Sep 20:44
- Leixos
Sun 15 Sep 20:32
- Povoa de Vazim and Porto
Thu 12 Sep 21:18
- Viana do Castelo
Mon 9 Sep 19:50
- Islas Cies
Sat 7 Sep 09:57
- We have shade - but now the weather has changed!
Tue 3 Sep 20:28
- Back in Vigo
- Bayona

Aug 2013

Wed 28 Aug 19:39
- Moana
Fri 23 Aug 21:01
- Vigo
- Aldan and Cangas
Thu 22 Aug 10:27
- Ria de Aldan
Tue 20 Aug 20:50
- A final report from Portosin
Mon 19 Aug 22:02
- ... and on to Portosin
Sat 17 Aug 21:08
- More from Muros...
Fri 16 Aug 19:44
- Muros
Thu 15 Aug 17:26
- The Rias Baixas beckon
Sat 10 Aug 16:02
- news from Ares
Fri 9 Aug 13:03
- Ria de Ares
Tue 6 Aug 16:43
- Bscay 1
Mon 5 Aug 14:51
- 1500 UTC leaving Falmouth

Jul 2013

Wed 31 Jul 15:40
- Ship's Stores
Sat 27 Jul 09:11
- Falmouth
- Still Going West
Mon 22 Jul 20:50
- Sutton Harbour
Sun 21 Jul 19:05
- Making West
Fri 19 Jul 21:44
- Farewell to Gosport
Tue 16 Jul 17:11
- Engine Mounts - The saga continues...
- Back "Home" in Gosport
Wed 10 Jul 20:51
- Back to Woolly Hats
Tue 9 Jul 14:14
- memorable Company in Breskens
- From Lowestoft 7 July

2012

Aug 2012

Tue 28 Aug 10:05
- Back Home again!
Thu 16 Aug 15:58
- Leaving Cuxhaven
Sun 12 Aug 18:28
- Back to Rendsburg
Sat 11 Aug 18:53
- British Kiel Yacht Club
Thu 9 Aug 19:52
- Kappeln
Tue 7 Aug 13:25
- Schlei
Sun 5 Aug 08:34
- Thank goodness for the Olympics and good internet connections!
Thu 2 Aug 19:44
- More from Flensburg
Wed 1 Aug 19:35

Jul 2012

Fri 27 Jul 19:34
- Faabourg
Wed 25 Jul 20:47
- Svendborg
Mon 23 Jul 18:51
- East Tasinge
Sun 22 Jul 19:19
- (no subject)
Thu 19 Jul 20:14
- Stubbekobing, Falster
- Sassnitz under Jury Rig
Sun 15 Jul 19:59
- A day out in Peenemunde
Sat 14 Jul 17:50
- Peenemunde
Fri 13 Jul 16:41
- Stralsund
- Some pictures from Wismar
Wed 11 Jul 08:41
- To Hohe Dune
Mon 9 Jul 17:28
- To Wismar
Thu 5 Jul 17:16
- Lubeck
Wed 4 Jul 19:14
- Bobs Werft, Travemunde
- The East German Border

Jun 2012

Thu 28 Jun 20:31
- Heilingenhafen
Wed 27 Jun 19:02
- Heilingenhafen
Tue 26 Jun 18:21
- Stormbound in Laboe Hafen
Mon 25 Jun 15:52
- Laboe hafen
Sat 23 Jun 19:28
- Still in Rendsburg
Thu 21 Jun 20:44
- The Kiel Canal to Rendsburg
Wed 20 Jun 18:47
- Exploring Cuxhaven
- Cuxhaven
Fri 15 Jun 17:08
- Stormbound in Lowestoft

2011

Jul 2011

Tue 12 Jul 19:22
- Back to Gosport...
Sun 10 Jul 19:18
- The Hansveert
Sat 9 Jul 19:48
- Wat is er te doen?
Fri 8 Jul 16:54
- Port Zelande
Wed 6 Jul 18:52
- To Grevelingenmeer
- Wemeldinge and Goes
Mon 4 Jul 20:41
- Wemeldinge
Sun 3 Jul 20:10
- A second day in Veere
Sat 2 Jul 19:45
- A Bold Move - Middleburg to Veere!
- A Bold Move - Middleburg to Veere!
Fri 1 Jul 20:16
- Middleburg

Jun 2011

Thu 30 Jun 19:33
- Sharing a common language....
Wed 29 Jun 19:42
- Landfall The Netherlands!
- Dunkerque
Mon 27 Jun 17:41
- Dover Castle
Sun 26 Jun 20:23
- Drying out against a wall in Dover
Sat 25 Jun 21:04
- Dover
Fri 24 Jun 19:46
- Off to Brighton!

2010

Aug 2010

Sun 29 Aug 09:29
- 815 miles later!
Wed 25 Aug 09:28
- 24 August 2010: Cherbourg
Sat 21 Aug 18:30
- 20-21 August 2010 - Beg Meil to Loctudy
- 19 August 2010 - Sauzon, Belle Ile
Thu 19 Aug 09:11
- 18 August 2010 - Ie Tre'ach, Ile aux Moines
Tue 17 Aug 19:00
- 17 August 2010 - Ile d'Arz / Ile des Moines
Sun 15 Aug 20:22
- 15 August 2010 - Golfe du Morbihan
- 12-13 August 2010 - Belon to Lorient
Fri 13 Aug 18:09
- 10 August, Benodet.
- 11 August 2010: River Belon
Tue 10 Aug 08:52
- 9th August, Anse de Combrit, River Odet.
Sun 8 Aug 20:16
- Lesconil and Le Guilvenic
Sat 7 Aug 20:41
Mon 2 Aug 19:39
- Sorting out the Insurance Claim
Sun 1 Aug 16:55
- Crusty of Crozon

Jul 2010

Sat 31 Jul 18:38
- Camaret
Tue 27 Jul 20:21
- Back to Gosport
Mon 26 Jul 19:17
- Here we go again 26 July 2010

2009

Aug 2009

Sun 30 Aug 09:25
- 29 August back to Gosport 1705 miles later
Fri 28 Aug 17:05
- 28 August - Sitting out the next gale in Studland
Thu 27 Aug 19:58
- 27 August - a day sail to Studland
Tue 25 Aug 20:31
- 24 August - Cherbourg!
Sun 23 Aug 20:01
- 23 August: Spamish Weather in the Chenal du Four!
Sat 22 Aug 16:39
- 21 August - Back to Camaret
- Reflections on Galicia
Thu 20 Aug 08:29
- 20 August - Respeck for Biscay
Wed 19 Aug 07:41
- 18 August - last day in Spain
Mon 17 Aug 20:30
- 17 August - Reacquaintance with Cedeira
Sun 16 Aug 19:26
- 16 August - Cedeira
- 15 August - A concert in the Plaza
Thu 13 Aug 19:19
- 13 August - a hot day in A Coruna
Wed 12 Aug 20:19
- 12 August The Glorious Twelfth S Iago de Compostela
Mon 10 Aug 20:24
- 10 August - The New Marina in Coruna
Sun 9 Aug 18:30
- 9 August The Village Virgin has a day out
Sat 8 Aug 11:21
- 6th August - unexepectedly back in Camarinas!
Fri 7 Aug 20:24
- 7 August - a long day!
- 4/5 August -Portosin
Thu 6 Aug 20:30
- 3 August - Muros
Sun 2 Aug 20:48
- 2 August Muros - How sad is this?

Jul 2009

Thu 30 Jul 20:37
- Vilanova 28 july
Tue 28 Jul 20:46
- Villanova 28 June The saga of the WIFI
Mon 27 Jul 20:19
- Rianxo 27 July 2009
Sat 25 Jul 19:55
- St Julian Sur
Fri 24 Jul 08:33
- Monsoon
Wed 22 Jul 11:19
- Spanish Customs
Tue 21 Jul 12:55
- Life since Sunday
Sat 18 Jul 19:55
- Acclimating to Spain
Fri 17 Jul 21:02
- Combarro
Thu 16 Jul 19:00
- Isla Tambo Ria Pontevedra 16 July 2009
Wed 15 Jul 19:41
- An afternoon ashore
- An unexpected pleasure!
Mon 13 Jul 19:02
- The best anchorage yet
Sun 12 Jul 20:18
- Under the bridge
Sat 11 Jul 19:57
- Cangas Saturday 11
Fri 10 Jul 08:50
- Bayona 3
Thu 9 Jul 07:46
- Bayona
Wed 8 Jul 20:02
- To Bayona 6 july 09
Mon 6 Jul 19:07
- A great sail!
Sun 5 Jul 19:03
- Costa da Morte - Camarinas
Sat 4 Jul 18:56
- A Bold Move
Fri 3 Jul 21:23
- Doing Lunch
Thu 2 Jul 20:38
- La Coruna
Wed 1 Jul 19:19
- A Coruna
- The wonders of modern technology

Jun 2009

Tue 30 Jun 08:05
- Crossing Biscay
Sun 28 Jun 20:05
- Captains Log Supplemental - Stardate Sunday 28 June
- Glenans
Sat 27 Jun 10:00
- Hot & Sunny Brittany!
Fri 26 Jun 09:07
- Loctudy
Thu 25 Jun 21:07
- Camaret
Wed 24 Jun 08:07
- Gentlemen don't
Mon 22 Jun 09:54
- Larder Malfunction
Sun 21 Jun 08:44
- Under Starter's Orders
Tue 16 Jun 19:50
- First Entry
- Test blog with picture

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