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Previous Diary Entries

Date Subject Position
2011
Nov 2011
Tue 29 Nov 11:24 Bags packed 50:55.30N 1:29.40W
2010
Dec 2010
Thu 16 Dec 17:59 We finished and WOW what a welcome... 14:04.00N 60:57.00W
Tue 14 Dec 11:36 DAY 23, TUES DEC 14th - FINISH LINE IN SIGHT (ALMOST?!) [ 14 11, W 59 46]
Sun 12 Dec 12:22 Day 21 - Sunday 12th December - A broken vang thanks to Flying Fish of Cowes and Frosty races to the finish 14:29.00N 54:34.00W
Sat 11 Dec 14:55 MARIPOSA VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY, Sat 11th Dec. DAY 20 - 500 miles to go! (N 14 20, W 52 12) 14:20.00N 52:12.00W
Thu 09 Dec 09:58 LIFE INSIDE A CEMENT MIXER - DAY 16, Tuesday 7th December ( 14:10.83N 41:49.53W
Sat 04 Dec 12:45 Day 13 -A Broach - Iridescence, phosphorescence and incandescence 13:56.20N 33:25.80W
Fri 03 Dec 14:14 A Catalogue of things lost - Day 12 13:54.03N 31:17.27W
Thu 02 Dec 10:36 "FOUR MEN ON A BOAT; LIVE ON THE OCEAN WAVES " (DAY 11 - 0000hrs Thursday 2nd December: N14 30, W29 23) 14:30.00N 29:23.00W
Nov 2010
Tue 30 Nov 18:03 Day 7 The Cape Verdes 16:53.10N 24:59.00W
Sat 27 Nov 18:56 Day 6 - Bound for the Cape Verde Islands 18:19.00N 24:04.50W
Sat 27 Nov 07:56 DAY 5 - WHERE ARE THE TRADE WINDS? (N19 45 W22 53) 19:45.00N 22:53.00W
Thu 25 Nov 22:13 "Come in Rangoon, We are back on line!!! Day 4 2200 21:18.00N 21:10.00W
Thu 25 Nov 22:13 "Carry on Sailing" - Day 4 in the diary room 23:54.00N 17:54.00W
Mon 22 Nov 16:08 Day 1 (...by Spiller the Cabin Boy)
Sun 21 Nov 15:06 An eventful (non) start for Mariposa (GBR) ...
Sun 21 Nov 10:27 Eve of the ARC
Sun 21 Nov 09:34 ARC on facebook and fans zone
Sun 21 Nov 08:20 Communications 'from and to' Mariposa and her crew during the ARC
Thu 11 Nov 11:21 A flavour for what is happening in Las Palmas... Start - 11days
Sun 07 Nov 17:35 Gran Canaria 28:07.39N 15:25.20W
Oct 2010
Mon 04 Oct 00:12 Tenerife 28:01.16N 16:36.80W
Sun 03 Oct 14:01 Bloggagios from Madeira 32:38.60N 16:54.40W
Sat 02 Oct 13:45 Some extracts from the fond messages sent from home to Mariposa...
Sep 2010
Thu 30 Sep 14:13 Madeira 32:38.60N 16:54.40W
Wed 29 Sep 11:49 Vilamoura - Madeira (en route) 37:04.38N 8:07.31W
Sat 25 Sep 20:32 A night in Lisboa - (20 miles by rip off taxi)
Thu 23 Sep 12:37 Destination Cascais - Lisbon 38:42.00N 9:25.00W
Tue 21 Sep 20:09 latest itinerary update
Tue 21 Sep 19:55 Leg 3 crew arrives in Porto...and we're off 40:08.68N 8:52.48W
Tue 07 Sep 11:52 Clean up and transfer day - Sunday 5th : Leixos, Portugal 41:11.00N 8:42.00W
Mon 06 Sep 21:37 Saturday 4th/Sunday 5th Baiona a Porto
Mon 06 Sep 21:11 La Coruna to Islas Cies/ Baiona: 2nd/ 3rd September (120 nautical miles 20hour) 42:13.40N 8:54.00W
Sat 04 Sep 19:45 Ria de Cedeira to La Coruna : 1st September (30nm 5hour) 43:21.90N 8:22.47W
Thu 02 Sep 07:33 31st August N44 21.21.4 W007 21.6
Thu 02 Sep 07:33 31st August - We've landed en (or a) Espagna: Ria de Cedeira N43 39.38 W008 03.86 - Marvellous!! 43:39.38N 8:03.86W
Wed 01 Sep 20:35 30th August 0800 -N46 05.22 W005 04.74 46:05.22N 5:04.74W
Aug 2010
Sun 29 Aug 06:27 Biscay beckons... N47 39.091 W002 45.469 47:39.09N 2:45.47W
Sun 29 Aug 06:21 19/20th August - Illes de Groix to Belle Ille
Sat 21 Aug 09:35 Monday 16th - Benodet to Illes De Glenan
Sat 21 Aug 09:34 Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th:- Illes de Glenan - Ille de Groix (20nm)
Fri 20 Aug 18:09 August 6th - 13th - Nous Restons a Benodet
Mon 09 Aug 16:07 5th August Rest day @ Benedot
Mon 09 Aug 16:07 4th August: Camaret to Benedot via the Raz du sein (55nm, 10 hours)
Mon 09 Aug 16:07 3rd August: L'Aber Wrach to Camaret sur Mer via the chenal de fou (35nm, 7 hours)
Mon 09 Aug 16:07 1st - 2nd August: Aldernay to L'Aberwrach via Guernsey (156 nm, 28 hours)
Thu 05 Aug 20:41 Nearly off - 30th July 50:46.92N 1:21.78W