Millybrown's Web Diary - Downwind now 55:15N 50:00W

Downwind now 55:15N 50:00W

Millybrown

Mark Hillmann

Sat 23 Aug 2008 18:19

The light winds have run out and we are bumping fast down wind now.

Only another 3 days if this keeps up, but do not hold your breath, this weather pattern is not like that.

The only excitement (apart from putting up the staysail, as I prefer that to a rolled genoa when the wind gets up)

was a shoal of small fish perhaps 6" long, jumping out of the water in the troughs.

If they were being chased, I did not see the chasers.

It is nearly 4km deep here as I run south at 50 degrees west.

I will see if I can get some signal today.

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Wed 6 May 16:29
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Nov 2008

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Wed 5 Nov 03:57
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Mon 3 Nov 02:18
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Sun 2 Nov 00:59
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Oct 2008

Fri 31 Oct 16:39
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Thu 30 Oct 14:56
- Old Saybrook 41:17N 72:21W
- City Island with Photos 40:51N 73:48W
Wed 29 Oct 14:18
- City Island 40:51N 73:48W
Mon 27 Oct 15:31
- New York
Sun 26 Oct 23:35
- New York 40:43.5N 74:02W
Thu 23 Oct 21:27
- Stratford 41:11N 73:07W
- Guilford 41:16N 72:40W
Mon 20 Oct 21:37
- Newport, Rhode Island 41:29N 71:19W
Sat 18 Oct 04:22
Mon 13 Oct 18:53
- Peaks Island, Portland 43:39.3N 70:12W
Tue 7 Oct 14:08
- Bath: Shipbuilding in Maine 53:54N 69:49W
Sun 5 Oct 20:50
- New Harbour, Maine 43:52.5N 69:29.5W
Sat 4 Oct 16:43
- Camden, Maine 44:13N 69:04W
Wed 1 Oct 16:16
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Sep 2008

Tue 30 Sep 01:47
- Bejamin River 44:18N 68:38W
Sun 28 Sep 15:11
- USA, Bar Harbour, Maine 44:29N 68:10W
Thu 25 Sep 15:43
- Shelburne 43:45.45N 65:19.15W
Mon 22 Sep 21:33
- Lunenburg 44:22N 64:19W
Sun 21 Sep 01:06
- Halifax fun race 44:38N 63:36.8W
Thu 18 Sep 02:56
- St Peters, Bras d'Or 45:40N 60:52W
Wed 17 Sep 12:37
- Otter Island, Bras D'Or 46:13N 60:32W
Sun 14 Sep 17:55
- Across to Nova Scotia 46:56N 58:16W
Sat 13 Sep 14:25
- Francois 47:35N 56:45W
Wed 10 Sep 20:11
- Fachuex Bay 47:40.6N 56:20.7W
Sun 7 Sep 22:12
- St Pierre, France 46:46.6N 56:10.5W
Wed 3 Sep 17:58
- Trepassey Harbour (Loch or Fjord) 46:44N 53:22W
Tue 2 Sep 15:40
- Aquaforte Harbour, Loch or Fjord 47:00N 52:56W
Mon 1 Sep 15:57
- Petty Harbour 47:28N 52:42W

Aug 2008

Fri 29 Aug 16:56
- St Johns Newfoundland 47:34N 52:42W
Wed 27 Aug 18:52
- Wednesday 49:47N 51:49W
Tue 26 Aug 18:38
- Tueday 51:15N 50:41W
Mon 25 Aug 12:00
- Monday 53:03N 50:50W
Sat 23 Aug 18:19
- Downwind now 55:15N 50:00W
Fri 22 Aug 10:28
- Heading West 58:41N 48:49W
Wed 20 Aug 14:48
- Slow start 59:46N 47:10W
Mon 18 Aug 17:44
- Waiting at Qaqertoq 60:43N 46:02W
Sun 17 Aug 19:53
- Qeqertat Islands 60:58N 45:43W
- Narsasuq 61:09N 45:26W
Tue 12 Aug 20:29
- Narsaq 60:54N 46:02W
- Qaqortoq 60:53N 46:05W
Mon 11 Aug 17:51
- Umanalik Island Anchorage 60:37N 46:01W
Sat 9 Aug 15:39
- Uunartoq 60:30N 45:19W
Fri 8 Aug 15:58
- Nanortalik 60:08N 45:14W
Thu 7 Aug 16:31
- Ikigait 59:59N 44:43W
Wed 6 Aug 17:16
- Aagpilagtog 60:03N 44:30W
Tue 5 Aug 21:01
- Kangerdluk 60:08N 43:36W
- Greenland - Prinz Christian Sund Radio Station 60:03N 43:10W
Fri 1 Aug 11:44
- Three types of whale before breakfast 61:20N 39:56W

Jul 2008

Thu 31 Jul 15:03
- Good progress but grey day 62:20N 36:36W
Wed 30 Jul 11:37
- Four hundred miles to Greenland 63:42N 31:05W
Tue 29 Jul 13:04
- Off to Greenland
Mon 28 Jul 16:56
- Olafsvik 64:53.8N 23:42.1W
Sat 26 Jul 19:09
- Patreksfjordur 65:35.9N 24:00W
Fri 25 Jul 14:48
- Bolungarvik 66:09.4N 23:14.7W
- Isafjordur again 66:04.2N 23:07.4W
Wed 23 Jul 22:07
- Bolungarvik 66:09.4N 23:14.7W
- Leirufjordur Glacier 66:13.3N 22:34W
Sun 20 Jul 13:04
- Aedey Island 66:06N 22:39.5W
Fri 18 Jul 16:19
- Sudavik Wandering
Thu 17 Jul 00:09
- Sudavik 66:02.2N 22:59.2W
Mon 14 Jul 17:55
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Sat 12 Jul 12:36
- Isafjordur 66:04.2N 23:07.4W
Fri 11 Jul 19:27
- Right Whales 66:10.7N 23:02W
Thu 10 Jul 19:09
- Veidileysufjordur 66:21.7N 22:38.7W
- Hesteyrarfjordur 66:21.5N 22:47.2W
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- Nordurfjordur 66:02.9N 21:32.7W
Mon 7 Jul 11:56
- Siglufjordur or Siglufjardar 66:08.9N 18:54.6W
Sun 6 Jul 10:51
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Sat 5 Jul 13:34
- Flatey Island 66:09.5N 17:50.9W
Fri 4 Jul 18:30
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Sun 29 Jun 23:13
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Fri 27 Jun 23:14
- Husavik 66:02.7N 17:20.9W
Thu 26 Jun 18:52
- Kopasker 66:17.9N 16:26.9W
Wed 25 Jun 16:36
- Arctic Circle 66:34N 16:15.3W
Tue 24 Jun 13:27
- Raufarhofn 66:27.4N 15:56.6W
Sun 22 Jun 23:40
- Vopnafjordur
- Vopnafjordur 65:45.6N 14:49.1W
Sat 21 Jun 15:20
- Lodmundarfjorder 65:21.6N 13:45W
Fri 20 Jun 09:52
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Thu 19 Jun 13:09
- Wet day in the Alps
Tue 17 Jun 17:28
- Faroes to Iceland - The technical sailing bit
- Seydisfjordur 65:15.9N 13:59.7W
- Iceland - dramatic approach 65:16.7 13:33W
Mon 16 Jun 07:52
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Sun 15 Jun 07:55
- 75 miles out 62:31.7N 9:45.8W
Sat 14 Jun 12:12
- Back at Eide 62:17.9N 7:05.7W
- Ved Sjogv in Kollefjord 62:06.9N 6:54.2W
Fri 13 Jun 12:03
- Back at Torshaven 62:0.5N 6:46.3W
- Ejde on Nolsoy 62:0N 6:40.3W
Wed 11 Jun 08:39
- Kvannesund 62:17.7N 6:31.4W
Tue 10 Jun 16:23
- Klakswig 62:10N 6:30.5W
Sat 7 Jun 21:55
- Fw: Eide 62:17.8N 7:05.3W
- Eide - Birds and cliffs
Fri 6 Jun 22:30
- Torshaven 62:00.5N 6:46.3W
- Sandoy 61:55N 6:58W
Thu 5 Jun 22:29
- Lille Dimon 61:37.9N 6:42.5W
- Suderoi
Mon 2 Jun 22:29
- Suderoi 61:33.2N 6:48.5W
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Sun 1 Jun 19:44
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- Stornoway at last
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- Harris - West Loch Tarbert

May 2008

Mon 26 May 18:49
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Thu 22 May 11:17
- Arisaig
Wed 21 May 09:56
- Oban from Hill above Mooring
Mon 19 May 16:29
- Kerrera, Oban
Sun 18 May 14:55
- Puilladobhrain
Sat 17 May 16:33
- Dorus Mor
Fri 16 May 16:19
Thu 15 May 16:34
- First day - Down the Solway 54:39.54N 4:39.74W

Mar 2008

Mon 31 Mar 16:12
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