MALARKEY - Day 4. 21:22N 22:23W

Day 4. 21:22N 22:23W

MALARKEY

Jo & Trevor Bush

Sat 23 Dec 2006 16:24

We are just over a day from the turning way point west of the Cape Verdes. The wind in still 25 gusting 30knts and the sea has got a bit lumpier with a 4m swell. We are driving the boat harder during the day and deep reefing at night to make it more comfortable to get some sleep. We are now making an av 160 miles/day which we are happy with consideing our slow progress at night. We will speed things up when the sea settles a bit. Jo is still a bit crook but seems to be ok when laying down in bed (oddly enough).

Marco caught our first fish, a small Dorado.

The challenge is on for the biggest fish caught.

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Oct 2012

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Sep 2012

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- Whats that smell?
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Fri 16 Mar 22:43
- 300+ miles to go
Thu 15 Mar 18:13
- Ghosting
Wed 14 Mar 18:11
- Action Girl
Tue 13 Mar 17:26
- Big Bertha's out
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- Bent
Sat 10 Mar 19:56
- Proper sailing
Fri 9 Mar 19:27
- Happy 80th Birthday Dad
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Wed 7 Mar 23:00
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Tue 6 Mar 20:40
- Bowlin' along
Mon 5 Mar 20:10
- At last
Sat 3 Mar 20:52
- Still in the rinse cycle
Fri 2 Mar 17:26
- Pacific Ocean laundry service
Thu 1 Mar 21:31
- Neptune has smiled on us

Feb 2012

Wed 29 Feb 18:36
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Tue 28 Feb 20:06
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Sun 19 Feb 23:20
- Galapagos...'The Origin of the Faeces'
Thu 9 Feb 21:35
- Puerto Villamil, Isla Isabel, Galapagos, Equador
Wed 8 Feb 20:15
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Tue 7 Feb 19:10
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Mon 6 Feb 18:47
- Only 200 more miles to go
Sun 5 Feb 19:23
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Sat 4 Feb 20:40
- Boarded
Fri 3 Feb 19:17
- Doldrums
Thu 2 Feb 17:33
- Off at last
Wed 1 Feb 02:19
- New Year

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Sun 1 Jan 23:48
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2011

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Sun 27 Nov 00:11
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Thu 24 Nov 22:17
- The Second South American Inquisition Part 4
Tue 22 Nov 17:17
- Intermission
Sun 20 Nov 17:12
- The Second South American Inquisition Part 3
Thu 17 Nov 19:01
- The Second South American Inquisition Part 2
Wed 16 Nov 03:01
- The Second South American Inquisition
Thu 10 Nov 16:32
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Tue 8 Nov 22:06
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Mar 2011

Wed 23 Mar 21:06
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2008

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Jun 2007

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May 2007

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Apr 2007

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Mar 2007

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Feb 2007

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- Day 15. 14:03N 50:32W
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2006

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Sat 30 Dec 11:33
- 'STEINLAGER' moment. Day 11. 14:52N 39:28W
Fri 29 Dec 15:07
- Day 10. 15:07N 36:31W
Thu 28 Dec 12:37
- Day 9. 15:35N 33:43W
Wed 27 Dec 12:09
- Day 8. 16:35N 31:09W
Tue 26 Dec 10:36
- Xmas feast at the Captains Table. 17:35N 2839W
Mon 25 Dec 11:08
- Day 6. 19:56N 24:23W
Sun 24 Dec 15:27
- Day 5. 19:56N 24:23W
Sat 23 Dec 16:24
- Day 4. 21:22N 22:23W
Fri 22 Dec 18:30
- Day 3. 22:46N 20:17W
Thu 21 Dec 14:29
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