Mariposa Blog - Biscay beckons... N47 39.091 W002 45.469

Biscay beckons... N47 39.091 W002 45.469

Mariposa Blog

Robert Newman

Sun 29 Aug 2010 06:27

8am on a beautiful Sunday morning in Vannes, new crew (Mr Brett Raynes all the way from Bath in the UUUUnited Kingdom) has joined and we have enjoyed a thorough preparatory meal/night out en Vannes (a very pretty place). Forecast looks fantastic N NE then East. If that holds then we should be in Spain in 3 days. Only issue appears to be Force 6 Easterly forecast for when we close on the Spanish coast.

Got to dash as we have only one chance to get through the lock and lovely though Vannes is we're off!! Au revoir France et hola Espagna

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2011

Nov 2011

Tue 29 Nov 11:24
- Bags packed

2010

Dec 2010

Thu 16 Dec 17:59
- We finished and WOW what a welcome...
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
Sat 11 Dec 14:55
- MARIPOSA VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY, Sat 11th Dec. DAY 20 - 500 miles to go! (N 14 20, W 52 12)
Thu 9 Dec 09:58
- LIFE INSIDE A CEMENT MIXER - DAY 16, Tuesday 7th December (
Sat 4 Dec 12:45
- Day 13 -A Broach - Iridescence, phosphorescence and incandescence
Fri 3 Dec 14:14
- A Catalogue of things lost - Day 12
Thu 2 Dec 10:36
- "FOUR MEN ON A BOAT; LIVE ON THE OCEAN WAVES " (DAY 11 - 0000hrs Thursday 2nd December: N14 30, W29 23)

Nov 2010

Tue 30 Nov 18:03
- Day 7 The Cape Verdes
Sat 27 Nov 18:56
- Day 6 - Bound for the Cape Verde Islands
- DAY 5 - WHERE ARE THE TRADE WINDS? (N19 45 W22 53)
Thu 25 Nov 22:13
- "Come in Rangoon, We are back on line!!! Day 4 2200
- "Carry on Sailing" - Day 4 in the diary room
Mon 22 Nov 16:08
- Day 1 (...by Spiller the Cabin Boy)
Sun 21 Nov 15:06
Thu 11 Nov 11:21
- A flavour for what is happening in Las Palmas... Start - 11days
Sun 7 Nov 17:35
- Gran Canaria

Oct 2010

Mon 4 Oct 00:12
- Tenerife
Sun 3 Oct 14:01
- Bloggagios from Madeira
Sat 2 Oct 13:45
- Some extracts from the fond messages sent from home to Mariposa...

Sep 2010

Thu 30 Sep 14:13
- Madeira
Wed 29 Sep 11:49
- Vilamoura - Madeira (en route)
Sat 25 Sep 20:32
- A night in Lisboa - (20 miles by rip off taxi)
Thu 23 Sep 12:37
- Destination Cascais - Lisbon
Tue 21 Sep 20:09
- latest itinerary update
- Leg 3 crew arrives in Porto...and we're off
Tue 7 Sep 11:52
- Clean up and transfer day - Sunday 5th : Leixos, Portugal
Mon 6 Sep 21:37
- Saturday 4th/Sunday 5th Baiona a Porto
- La Coruna to Islas Cies/ Baiona: 2nd/ 3rd September (120 nautical miles 20hour)
Sat 4 Sep 19:45
- Ria de Cedeira to La Coruna : 1st September (30nm 5hour)
Thu 2 Sep 07:33
- 31st August N44 21.21.4 W007 21.6
- 31st August - We've landed en (or a) Espagna: Ria de Cedeira N43 39.38 W008 03.86 - Marvellous!!
Wed 1 Sep 20:35
- 30th August 0800 -N46 05.22 W005 04.74

Aug 2010

Sun 29 Aug 06:27
- Biscay beckons... N47 39.091 W002 45.469
- 19/20th August - Illes de Groix to Belle Ille
Sat 21 Aug 09:35
- Monday 16th - Benodet to Illes De Glenan
- 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 9 Aug 16:07
Thu 5 Aug 20:41
- Nearly off - 30th July

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