Moonbeam's Web Diary - half way to nowhere

half way to nowhere

Moonbeam

David and Lynn Wilkie

Tue 14 Dec 2010 18:37

22.49.900N 22.47.827W

Noon position Tuesday

After another night of motoring we are now halfway to the Cape Verdes where hopefully we will not need to stop. We have been sailing all day and are currently (1830) beating to windward on a course of 220m, not ideal but at least we are not burning diesel. Ideally we should just bear away for the Caribbean but there are some even more adverse winds in the way!

Apologies for the lack of photos but I am sure you have all seen the sea!

Best wishes from all

The Moonbeamers

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Sun 12 Jul 14:44
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Mon 8 Jun 14:40
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Aug 2014

Sun 31 Aug 14:30
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Jul 2014

Thu 31 Jul 14:27

Jun 2014

Fri 27 Jun 14:06
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Tue 24 Jun 16:52
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Mon 23 Jun 16:48
- Plockton
Sun 22 Jun 16:38
- Rona
Sat 21 Jun 16:35
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Thu 19 Jun 16:31
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Mon 16 Jun 16:24
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Sat 14 Jun 16:20
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Thu 12 Jun 16:16
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Wed 11 Jun 16:11
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Tue 10 Jun 16:08
- Loch Eport to Loch Maddy N.Uist
Sun 8 Jun 16:02
- Castlebay to Loch Eport
Thu 5 Jun 15:21
- Eriskay to Castlebay Barra
Tue 3 Jun 15:16
- Canna to Eriskay

May 2014

Sat 31 May 15:12
- Loch Melfort to Canna

Mar 2014

Mon 3 Mar 15:46
- La Gomera revisited

2013

Sep 2013

Mon 30 Sep 11:14
- Aug/Sept 2013

May 2013

Fri 31 May 19:23
- Home to Loch Melfort
Thu 30 May 19:19
- Glenarm
Tue 28 May 10:10
- Howth- Ardglass
Mon 27 May 06:32
- Land's End and North
Sun 26 May 09:05
- Land's End
- Lizard
Fri 24 May 17:29
- Salcombe
Wed 22 May 17:21
- Back in UK!
Thu 2 May 11:03
- Charlotte Amalie

Apr 2013

Sat 27 Apr 15:50
- Christmas Cove - St.James Island
Sun 21 Apr 22:52
- Maho Bay, St John
Wed 17 Apr 01:11
- Leinster Bay
Tue 16 Apr 01:07
- Lameshur Bay
Mon 15 Apr 12:05
- US Virgin Islands
Thu 11 Apr 10:30
- Road Town
Tue 9 Apr 18:29
- Norman Island
Sun 7 Apr 18:24
- Peter Island
Fri 5 Apr 18:23
- Little Jost Van Dyke
Thu 4 Apr 18:22
- Tortola- Cane Garden Bay
Wed 3 Apr 14:50
- Cooper Island
Mon 1 Apr 21:31
- Marina Cay

Mar 2013

Tue 26 Mar 14:04
- Anegada
Mon 18 Mar 16:18
- North Sound -Virgin Gorda
Thu 14 Mar 12:57
- Sint Maarten
Fri 8 Mar 01:30
- St.Barth's
Sat 2 Mar 15:14
- Boats!

Feb 2013

Tue 19 Feb 21:15
- Chillin' in the heat!
Tue 5 Feb 00:49
- Green Isle
Mon 4 Feb 02:03
- Antigua

Jan 2013

Fri 18 Jan 13:57
- Antigua
Thu 17 Jan 13:56
- Dominica
Sun 13 Jan 19:00
- Martinique
Wed 2 Jan 14:03
- St.Lucia

2012

Dec 2012

Thu 27 Dec 13:45
- Bequia Christmas
Tue 25 Dec 11:23
- Merry Christmas from Bequia
Thu 20 Dec 01:30
- Bequia
Sun 16 Dec 01:27
- Tobago Cays
Thu 13 Dec 01:26
- Mayreau
Wed 12 Dec 18:52
- Union Island- The Grenadines
Mon 10 Dec 18:41
- Carriacou
Fri 7 Dec 22:02
- Grenada
Sat 1 Dec 23:59
- About to leave "Trini" !

Nov 2012

Mon 26 Nov 00:08
- Back to Trinidad !

May 2012

Thu 31 May 14:13
- Birthday Party!
Sun 13 May 15:38
- A Taste of Trini
Fri 4 May 22:08
- Chaguaramas

Apr 2012

Sat 28 Apr 22:28
- Trinidad
Wed 18 Apr 23:55
- Grenada
Thu 5 Apr 15:04
- Grenada- UK- Grenada

Mar 2012

Mon 12 Mar 18:19
- Not Caribbean Weather
Sun 11 Mar 12:22
- Grenada

Feb 2012

Sat 25 Feb 12:40
- Hog Island
Tue 14 Feb 17:05
- Port Louis Grenada
Fri 10 Feb 16:35
- Union Island
Thu 9 Feb 15:23
- Mayreau to Tobago Cays
- Bequia
Thu 2 Feb 13:54
- Pigeon Island

Jan 2012

Sun 22 Jan 00:25
- Le Marin Martinique
Thu 19 Jan 19:44
- St Pierre
Tue 17 Jan 14:23
- Dominica
Thu 12 Jan 12:28
- Saintes
Sun 8 Jan 14:22
- Guadeloupe
Fri 6 Jan 13:54
- Nevis
Wed 4 Jan 14:49
- Tour of St.Kitts
Tue 3 Jan 14:46
- St.Kitts
Sun 1 Jan 18:51
- Happy New Year!

2011

Dec 2011

Tue 27 Dec 15:37
- Antigua again!
Sun 25 Dec 00:52
- Merry Christmas
Sun 18 Dec 15:20
- Antigua
Wed 7 Dec 12:36
- Great Bird Island
Mon 5 Dec 14:12
- Jolly Harbour
Thu 1 Dec 13:06
- Green Isle

Nov 2011

Fri 25 Nov 13:33
- Beaufort to Antigua
Tue 22 Nov 21:05
- English Harbour
Sun 20 Nov 14:07
- Boisterous!
Sat 19 Nov 11:36
- No weekend off here!
Thu 17 Nov 11:37
- Thursday
Wed 16 Nov 13:34
- Wednesday?
Mon 14 Nov 11:07
- Day 3
Sat 12 Nov 17:38
- At Sea!
Thu 10 Nov 02:18
- Beaufort
Sat 5 Nov 22:02
- Norfolk to Coinjock

Oct 2011

Fri 28 Oct 00:45
- Norfolk
Sun 23 Oct 20:02
- Snowbirds
Tue 18 Oct 20:23
- San Domingo Creek
Sun 9 Oct 00:53
- Socks!

Sep 2011

Tue 27 Sep 18:17
- Herrington Harbour
Sun 18 Sep 16:03
- C+D Canal
Thu 15 Sep 19:12
- Long Island Sound
Sat 10 Sep 17:44
- Stonington to Block Island
Tue 6 Sep 23:43
- Kickamuit River
Fri 2 Sep 19:14
- Martha's Vineyard

Aug 2011

Wed 31 Aug 19:34
- Reflections on Maine
- The Last Week
Mon 29 Aug 14:11
- After the storm
Sun 28 Aug 11:01
- Waiting
Fri 26 Aug 00:02
- Marblehead Again!
Tue 23 Aug 23:01
- Portland
Mon 22 Aug 23:33
- Muscongus Bay
Sat 13 Aug 19:58
- Rockland
Mon 8 Aug 21:09
- Dreich- then Sunshine!
Fri 5 Aug 12:15
- Deer Isle
Tue 2 Aug 12:12
- Brooklin

Jul 2011

Sun 31 Jul 21:28
- Blue Hill Harbour
Sat 30 Jul 20:57
- Pretty Marsh Harbour
Wed 27 Jul 01:24
- Roque Harbour
Mon 25 Jul 00:21
- Somes Sound Harbour
Sat 23 Jul 11:47
- Northeast Harbour
Thu 21 Jul 02:03
- Mount Desert Island
Wed 20 Jul 01:55
- Frenchboro
Tue 19 Jul 01:47
- Isle au Haut (pronounced "I'll a hoe")
Mon 18 Jul 01:23
- Pulpit Harbour
Sun 17 Jul 13:00
- Camden
Sat 16 Jul 12:51
- CCA Gam!
Fri 15 Jul 11:08
- Isle of Springs
Tue 12 Jul 21:27
- Boothbay
- Five Islands Harbour
Sun 10 Jul 02:04
- Snow Island
Sat 9 Jul 20:34
- Casco Bay - Maine
Tue 5 Jul 21:58
- Manchester and Marblehead again!
Sat 2 Jul 20:02
- Marblehead

Jun 2011

Wed 29 Jun 20:50
- Hadley Harbour
Sat 25 Jun 19:44
- Newport Rhode Island
Fri 24 Jun 00:49
- Wooden Boat Show
Wed 22 Jun 00:48
- Mystic
Mon 20 Jun 13:53
- Fishers Island
Sun 19 Jun 19:18
- Thimble Islands
Sat 18 Jun 19:17
- Port Jefferson
Thu 16 Jun 12:46
- Oyster Bay
Tue 14 Jun 19:21
- Port Washington via New York N.Y.
Mon 13 Jun 01:31
- Atlantic Highlands N.J.
Sat 11 Jun 01:30
- Cape May
Fri 10 Jun 22:08
- Sassafras River
Wed 8 Jun 11:39
- Annapolis
Tue 7 Jun 11:14
- Solomons
Mon 6 Jun 23:48
Fri 3 Jun 02:52

May 2011

Wed 25 May 11:42
- Wilmington
Wed 11 May 22:42
- Charlestown
Sat 7 May 18:13
- looking for the Gulf Stream
Thu 5 May 16:56
- Marsh Harbour

Apr 2011

Sat 30 Apr 22:54
- Abacos
Fri 29 Apr 23:06
- Big Major's Spot
Fri 22 Apr 16:30
- Black Point- Great Guana Cay
Wed 20 Apr 13:07
- Georgetown
Sat 16 Apr 13:42
- Conception Island
- Rum Cay
Sun 10 Apr 15:01
- Provo
Thu 7 Apr 14:41
- On the way!
Mon 4 Apr 19:55
- Isla Palominos -- another day, another beach
Fri 1 Apr 14:40
- Puerto Rico

Mar 2011

Thu 31 Mar 14:12
- Culebra- Puerto Rico
Fri 25 Mar 12:33
- US Virgin Islands
Sun 20 Mar 15:38
- Virgin Gorda
Tue 15 Mar 18:15
- Sint Maarten---- Heathrow-on-Sea
Thu 10 Mar 20:10
- Carnival at St. Barth's
- St.Barth's
Tue 8 Mar 14:54
- Barbuda
Wed 2 Mar 02:04
- Jolly Harbour

Feb 2011

Sun 27 Feb 01:12
- Green Isle
Mon 21 Feb 02:34
- AYC Marina (Antigua Yacht Club)
- Antigua
Tue 15 Feb 18:39
- Guadeloupe
Sun 13 Feb 12:03
- The Saintes
Sat 12 Feb 12:02
- It rains in Paradise too!
Fri 4 Feb 21:13
- Another day in Paradise! part 2
- Another day in Paradise! part 1
Tue 1 Feb 02:06
- Dominica

Jan 2011

Sun 30 Jan 15:12
- St Pierre
Tue 25 Jan 21:23
- Grand Anse D'Arlet
Wed 19 Jan 01:06
- Martinique
Sat 15 Jan 02:06
- Rodney Bay
Wed 12 Jan 01:19
- 2953
Sat 8 Jan 15:19
- St.Lucia
Thu 6 Jan 02:49
- Tobago Cays to Union Island
- picture gallery
Tue 4 Jan 18:42
- Bequia at last
- Off cruising!

2010

Dec 2010

Fri 31 Dec 16:58
- Land Ho!!!
Thu 30 Dec 21:24
- Counting down
- Darwin must have been wrong
Tue 28 Dec 21:18
- Squally Squallly Night
Mon 27 Dec 21:05
- The day after yesterday
Sun 26 Dec 20:54
- Rollin, Rollin, Rollin !
Sat 25 Dec 17:12
- Christmas Day -- bah humbug!
Fri 24 Dec 16:29
- Christmas Eve
- Thursday 23rd December
Wed 22 Dec 17:32
- Sleep and Speed
Tue 21 Dec 19:04
- If it is not one thing!
Mon 20 Dec 19:21
- The Trades at Last!!
Sun 19 Dec 20:26
- Hyperactive(ish) Sunday
Sat 18 Dec 19:03
- Contrasts
Fri 17 Dec 17:27
- Land Ho!
Thu 16 Dec 17:51
- Decisions decisions
Wed 15 Dec 19:12
- Wednesday(?)
Tue 14 Dec 18:37
- half way to nowhere
Mon 13 Dec 17:55
- Day 2
Sun 12 Dec 12:40
- Mahi Mahi for supper!
Fri 10 Dec 15:30
- Merry Christmas
Thu 9 Dec 15:25
- just pictures
Wed 8 Dec 19:16
- Captain's Blog
Sat 4 Dec 12:21
- The crew arrives

Nov 2010

Fri 26 Nov 22:12
- Thanksgiving!
Mon 22 Nov 18:25
- Still La Gomera!
Sat 13 Nov 16:44
- La Gomera
Sun 7 Nov 10:42
- La Gomera
Mon 1 Nov 21:41
- San Miguel

Oct 2010

Fri 29 Oct 18:11
- Santa Cruz -Tenerife
Wed 27 Oct 18:40
- We remember how to sail !!
- Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
Fri 22 Oct 14:59
- Fuerteventura
Thu 21 Oct 13:18
- test blog from Satellite phone
Sat 16 Oct 09:58
- A day at the Races
Sun 10 Oct 17:09
- High and Dry ( not as in alcohol! )
Mon 4 Oct 10:40
- Celebrations!

Sep 2010

Mon 27 Sep 16:43
- Puerto Calero
Sat 25 Sep 11:48
- Rubicon
Tue 21 Sep 20:16
- Graciosa
- Sod's Law
Sat 11 Sep 21:56
- Madeira
Tue 7 Sep 11:21
- Madeira
Mon 6 Sep 20:09
- Porto Santo
Wed 1 Sep 17:28
- Atlantic Island

Aug 2010

Wed 25 Aug 15:10
- Portimao
Mon 23 Aug 09:59
- Lagos
Thu 19 Aug 09:46
- Sines
- Portinho de Arrabida
Sat 14 Aug 19:26
- Cascais
- Peniche
- Coimbra
Fri 13 Aug 21:11
- Figueira de Foz
Mon 9 Aug 18:40
- Normal service resumed

Jul 2010

Fri 30 Jul 20:22
- Portugal
Thu 29 Jul 14:15
- Bayona
Tue 27 Jul 18:42
- Barra!
Sat 24 Jul 20:20
- A walk in the hills
Fri 23 Jul 15:26
- Ria de Arosa
Wed 21 Jul 08:25
- Cape Finisterre
- camarinas
Thu 15 Jul 20:18
- Day out with good company
- La Corunna
Mon 12 Jul 14:58
- Cedeira
Sun 11 Jul 19:24
- Espasante
- viveiro
Wed 7 Jul 17:27
- rolling down to Ribadeo
Tue 6 Jul 20:32
- Gijon
Sat 3 Jul 11:31
- Santander

Jun 2010

Wed 30 Jun 21:33
- punta del Pasaje
Tue 29 Jun 19:38
- Bilbao
Sat 26 Jun 20:29
- To Euskadi!
Wed 23 Jun 21:14
- Ile de Yeu
- le weekend
Mon 21 Jun 07:27
- Pornic
Fri 18 Jun 07:26
- La Turballe
Wed 16 Jun 08:16
Mon 14 Jun 15:22
- Morbihan
Thu 10 Jun 17:38
- Port Louis
Tue 8 Jun 12:19
- on holiday
Fri 4 Jun 08:50
- To France

May 2010

Sat 29 May 14:24
Tue 25 May 14:47
- Howth South
Thu 20 May 22:09
- Strangford to Howth
Mon 17 May 12:53
- away from home
Sun 16 May 22:20
- I thought we were going South!

Apr 2010

Thu 8 Apr 21:53
- 1st blog!

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