Ocean Gem - Back to Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour

Back to Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour

Ocean Gem

Geoff & Eileen Mander

Fri 7 Mar 2014 00:30

Position: 18:27.374N 64:26.520W

Date: Friday 7^th March 2014

It was now Thursday morning and the day that we had been promised delivery of our hot water cylinder gasket, so we sailed the 5 or 6 miles back to Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour and anchored outside again. A few minutes after arriving we had a phone call to tell us that the parts had arrived and we arranged for Geoff Cook to come out to us on Friday morning to fit the parts.

All went well and by mid-morning Friday everything was back together and we could enjoy the luxury of having hot water on the boat again.

However nothing is simple when you are living on a boat, as the next log entry will describe.

Blog Entries

2017

Jul 2017

Mon 3 Jul 20:39
- Arrived Mayflower Marina, Plymouth

Jun 2017

Thu 29 Jun 21:45
- Arrived in Port la Forêt, Brittany
Tue 27 Jun 14:32
- Leaving A Coruña
Sun 25 Jun 19:39
- Santiago de Compostela
Sat 24 Jun 17:10
- A Coruña
- A Coruña - Arrived
Fri 23 Jun 15:14
- São Miguel to A Coruña - Still Motoring
Thu 22 Jun 13:14
- São Miguel to A Coruña
Wed 21 Jun 15:17
- Whale - Up close and personal
Tue 20 Jun 13:52
- São Miguel to A Coruña
Mon 19 Jun 15:51
- São Miguel to A Coruña
Sun 18 Jun 19:23
- Ponta Delgado - off we go again
Sat 17 Jun 19:59
- São Miguel
Sat 10 Jun 15:03
- São Miguel
Fri 9 Jun 09:33
- British General Election
Thu 8 Jun 11:00
- Ponta Delgado
Wed 7 Jun 11:10
- Sail Terceira to Ponta Delgada, São Miguel
Tue 6 Jun 21:00
- Terceira - Bull Running
- Angra do Heroismo
Sun 4 Jun 11:00
- Sail from Horta to Angra do Heroismo, Terceira
Sat 3 Jun 11:00
- Horta
Fri 2 Jun 11:00
- Pico Island

May 2017

Wed 31 May 01:00
- Bermuda to Faial - Arrived
Tue 30 May 10:40
- Bermuda to Faial
Mon 29 May 11:12
- Bermuda to Faial
Sat 27 May 08:00
- Bermuda to Faial
Thu 25 May 18:00
- Bermuda to Faial
Mon 22 May 16:16
- Bermuda to Faial
Sun 21 May 09:53
- Bermuda to Faial
Fri 19 May 19:25
- Bermuda to Faial. Day 2
Thu 18 May 10:00
- Bermuda to Faial - Start of Leg
Wed 17 May 15:36
- Bermuda
Fri 12 May 17:50
- Day 6
Thu 11 May 12:27
- Day 5
Tue 9 May 14:17
- Day 3
Mon 8 May 14:53
- Day 2
- Day 1
Sat 6 May 19:43
- Start of ARC Rally
Fri 5 May 21:00
- ARC Europe

2015

Mar 2015

Sun 15 Mar 20:05
- Green Bay, Vieques, Spanish Virgin Islands
Sat 14 Mar 20:05
- Palmas del Mar, Puerto Rico
Tue 10 Mar 15:50
- Palmas del Mar, Puerto Rico
Tue 3 Mar 20:05
- Tibes, near Ponce, Puerto Rico
Sun 1 Mar 15:38
- Ponce, Puerto Rico

Feb 2015

Mon 23 Feb 15:45
- Boqueron, Puerto Rico
- Gilligan's Island, Puerto Rico
Fri 20 Feb 17:07
- Samana, Dominican Republic
- Samana, Dominican Republic
Fri 13 Feb 17:06
- Luperon, Dominican Republic
Sat 7 Feb 15:52
- Luperon, Dominican Republic
Thu 5 Feb 15:52
- West Caicos, Turks & Caicos Islands
Wed 4 Feb 15:51
- Blue Haven Marina, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands

Jan 2015

Fri 16 Jan 15:50
- Blue Haven Marina, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands
Thu 15 Jan 15:21
- Clarencetown, Long Island, Bahamas
Wed 14 Jan 15:50
- Georgetown, Great Exuma, Bahamas
Wed 7 Jan 15:50
- Georgetown, Great Exuma, Bahamas
Mon 5 Jan 02:24
- Black Rock, Great Guana Cay, Exumas, Bahamas
Sun 4 Jan 02:27
- Warderick Wells, Exumas, Bahamas

2014

Dec 2014

Wed 31 Dec 22:39
- Shroud Cay, Exumas, Bahamas
Mon 29 Dec 22:26
- Highbourne Cay, Exumas, Bahamas
Sun 21 Dec 22:26
- Harbour Club Marina, Nassau, Bahamas
Sat 20 Dec 22:25
- Chubbs Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas
Fri 19 Dec 03:38
- Brown's Marina, Bimini, The Bahamas
Tue 16 Dec 01:56
- Belle Isle, Miami, Florida
Fri 12 Dec 03:29
- Lake Sylvia, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Nov 2014

Fri 21 Nov 04:10
- Sanibel, Florida
Mon 17 Nov 11:00
- Fort Lauderdale Florida
Sat 8 Nov 12:00
- Norfolk, VA

Oct 2014

Wed 29 Oct 22:00
- Bluewater Marina, Hampton, Virginia
Tue 28 Oct 03:22
- Willams Wharf, East River, Mobjack Bay
Mon 27 Oct 03:19
- Little Bay, Antipoison Neck, Rappahannock River
Sun 26 Oct 02:54
- Solomon's Island
Fri 24 Oct 01:43
- Return to Maryland

Jul 2014

Mon 7 Jul 01:05
- Back to The UK

Jun 2014

Mon 30 Jun 00:56
- Herrington Harbour North
Thu 26 Jun 00:30
- Norfolk Virginia
Thu 19 Jun 16:05
- Norfolk, Virginia
Wed 18 Jun 14:55
- Atlantic Yacht Basin, Great Bridge, Virginia
Tue 17 Jun 03:10
- Buck Island, North River
Mon 16 Jun 02:16
- Pungo River Anchorage
Sun 15 Jun 22:45
- Oriental, North Carolina
Fri 13 Jun 21:15
- Beaufort, North Carolina
Tue 10 Jun 20:25
- Masonboro, North Carolina
Sat 7 Jun 20:15
- Georgetown, South Carolina
Tue 3 Jun 18:30
- Charleston, South Carolina, USA

May 2014

Fri 30 May 13:46
- Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Thu 29 May 13:52
- Further Northwards
Wed 28 May 22:06
- Northwards
Tue 27 May 13:42
- Bye Bye Nassau
Sat 24 May 21:41
- Harbour Club Marina, Nassau
Thu 15 May 20:36
- Nassau, Bahamas
Wed 14 May 13:47
- Big Major's Cay - Eye Problems - Hawksbill Cay
Mon 12 May 18:00
- Staniel Cay
Sat 10 May 17:09
- Big Major's Cay/Bay of Pigs
Thu 8 May 16:29
- Little Farmer's Cay
Wed 7 May 15:58
- Cave Cay
Tue 6 May 15:57
- Rudder Cay, Exumas, Bahamas
Mon 5 May 02:49
- Gaviota Bay, Stocking Island, Exumas, Bahamas
Thu 1 May 03:37
- George Town, Great Exuma Island, Bahamas

Apr 2014

Tue 29 Apr 03:19
- Conception Island, Bahamas
Sun 27 Apr 02:36
- Clarence Town, Long Island, Bahamas
Fri 25 Apr 02:15
- Little Harbour, Long Island, Bahamas
Thu 24 Apr 01:46
- Atwood Harbour, Acklins Island, Bahamas
Wed 23 Apr 03:11
- Mayaguana, Bahamas
Sun 20 Apr 02:49
- Malcolm Roads, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands
Sat 5 Apr 15:24
- Turtle Cove Marina, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands
Fri 4 Apr 15:30
- French Cay, Turks & Caicos Islands
Thu 3 Apr 09:00
- On Passage
Wed 2 Apr 09:45
- Boqueron - departure
Tue 1 Apr 13:36
- Boquerón

Mar 2014

Sun 30 Mar 13:40
- Cayos de Cana Gorda (Gilligan's Island)
Wed 26 Mar 03:26
- Ponce
Tue 25 Mar 03:26
- Isla Caja de Muertos
Mon 24 Mar 02:50
- Puerto Patillas
Sat 22 Mar 02:20
- Sightseeing - Yunque National Park
Fri 21 Mar 02:06
- Sightseeing - San Juan
Thu 20 Mar 03:54
- Palmas del Mar, Puerto Rico
Wed 19 Mar 03:39
- Puerto Real, Esperanza, Vieques
Tue 18 Mar 02:55
- Two Ensenada Honda's
Mon 17 Mar 02:07
- Isla de Culebrita, Spanish Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
Sat 15 Mar 02:12
- Ensenada Honda, Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico
Wed 12 Mar 02:02
- Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, USVI
Tue 11 Mar 02:02
- Druif Bay, Water Island, St Thomas, USVI
Mon 10 Mar 02:02
- Cruz Bay, St John's, USVI
Sat 8 Mar 02:02
- Horror of all horrors
Fri 7 Mar 00:30
- Back to Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour
Thu 6 Mar 00:30
- Mooring Buoys - a problem
Wed 5 Mar 01:19
- Manchineel Bay, Cooper Island
Tue 4 Mar 22:30
- Soggy Dollar Bar, White Bay, Jost van Dyke
Mon 3 Mar 22:12
- Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke
Sun 2 Mar 21:48
- Cane Garden Bay, Tortola
Sat 1 Mar 18:00
- White bay, Guana Island
- Monkey Point, Guana Island

Feb 2014

Fri 28 Feb 21:40
- Marina Cay, Virgin Gorda
- The Baths, Virgin Gorda
Wed 26 Feb 21:30
- Dog Islands, Savanna Bay, Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour
Tue 25 Feb 21:25
- North Sound, Virgin Gorda
Mon 24 Feb 23:15
- North Sound, Virgin Gorda
Sat 22 Feb 01:57
- Road Bay, Anguilla
Sun 16 Feb 19:38
- Marigot Bay, Saint Martin
Thu 13 Feb 03:15
- Simpson Bay, Saint Martin
Sat 1 Feb 03:33
- Simpson Bay Lagoon, Saint Marten

Jan 2014

Sat 25 Jan 03:30
- Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten
Fri 24 Jan 01:43
- Ile Fourchue, St Barts
Thu 23 Jan 03:25
- Anse du Colombier, St Barth
Sun 19 Jan 00:42
- Anse du Corossol, Gustavia, St Barthelemy (St Barts)
Sat 18 Jan 02:29
- Saba
Wed 15 Jan 02:07
- Going Dutch; Gallows Bay, St Eustatius (Statia)
Mon 13 Jan 02:38
- Ballast Bay, St Kitts
Sun 12 Jan 22:45
- Port Zante, Basseterre, St Kitts
Tue 7 Jan 22:43
- Pinney's Beach, Nevis
Thu 2 Jan 00:23
- 'Ello Geoff gotta new motor

2013

Dec 2013

Fri 27 Dec 15:42
- Falmouth Harbour, Antigua
Fri 20 Dec 15:36
- Tales of woe, relating to a Suzuki DF5 Outboard Engine.
- Bas du Fort Marina, Guadaloupe
Fri 13 Dec 14:45
- Bas du Fort Marina, Guadaloupe
Wed 11 Dec 00:33
- Back to Antigua

Jun 2013

Mon 24 Jun 11:00
- Summer Sleep in Antigua

May 2013

Mon 20 May 11:00
- Green Island - Antigua
Fri 17 May 13:10
- Falmouth Harbour, Antigua
Wed 8 May 11:00
- Jolly Harbour - Antigua
Mon 6 May 15:52
- Deshaies - Guadaloupe
Sun 5 May 16:47
- Les Saintes (again)
Wed 1 May 11:00
- Basse Terre - Guadaloupe

Apr 2013

Mon 22 Apr 17:00
- Bas du Fort - Guadaloupe
Thu 18 Apr 11:00
- Isles des Saintes
Wed 17 Apr 11:00
- Prince Rupert Bay & Indian River; Dominica
Mon 15 Apr 15:40
- Roseau, Dominica
Sat 13 Apr 10:30
- St Pierre, Martinique
Thu 11 Apr 21:37
- Case Pilot
Sun 7 Apr 13:44
- Sail Racing - Transat & Yole
Sat 6 Apr 10:43
- Fort de France
Fri 5 Apr 10:43
- Trois Ilets
Mon 1 Apr 14:00
- Anse Mitan; Martinique

Mar 2013

Sat 30 Mar 16:40
- Grand Anse d'Arlet, Martinique
Fri 29 Mar 12:00
- Rodney Bay Marina; St Lucia
Thu 14 Mar 16:18
- Rodney Bay Marina; St Lucia
Tue 12 Mar 14:57
- Soufriere; St Lucia
Mon 11 Mar 12:35
- Wallilabou
Sat 9 Mar 02:06
- Blue Lagoon, St Vincent
Thu 7 Mar 22:37
- Mustique
Wed 6 Mar 22:11
- Canouan
Mon 4 Mar 20:35
- Mayreau
- Tobago Cays
Sun 3 Mar 12:00
- Chatham Bay, Union Island
Sat 2 Mar 17:00
- Petit Martinique
- Sandy Island
Fri 1 Mar 12:00
- Tyrell Bay; Carriacou (again)

Feb 2013

Thu 21 Feb 01:02
- Grenada
Mon 18 Feb 12:00
- Carriacou Island (Tyrell Bay)
Sun 17 Feb 12:00
- Union Island (Clifton)
Fri 15 Feb 12:00
- Union Island (Frigate Island)
Mon 11 Feb 12:00
- Admiralty Bay, Bequia
Sun 10 Feb 15:33
- Port St Charles, Barbados
Sun 3 Feb 12:00
- Barbados

Jan 2013

Thu 24 Jan 14:00
- Up the River, Bridgetown
Sun 20 Jan 12:00
- Carlisle Bay, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sun 13 Jan 06:15
- Landfall - Port St Charles Barbados
Sat 12 Jan 12:00
- Position update - Jan 12
Fri 11 Jan 12:00
- Position update Jan 11
Thu 10 Jan 12:00
- Position update Jan 10
Wed 9 Jan 12:00
- Position update Jan 9
Tue 8 Jan 12:00
- Position update Jan 8
Mon 7 Jan 12:00
- Position update Jan 7
Sun 6 Jan 12:00
- Position update Jan 6
Sat 5 Jan 12:00
- Position update Jan 5
Fri 4 Jan 12:00
- Position update Jan 4
Thu 3 Jan 12:00
- Position update Jan 3
Wed 2 Jan 12:00
- Position update Jan 2
Tue 1 Jan 12:00
- Position update Jan 1

2012

Dec 2012

Mon 31 Dec 16:25
- Position Update Dec 31
Sun 30 Dec 11:30
- Brava
Wed 26 Dec 11:16
- Praia, Santiago
Tue 25 Dec 12:28
- Tarrafal, São Nicolau
Sun 23 Dec 17:55
- São Nicolau
Fri 21 Dec 12:00
- Santo Antão
Thu 20 Dec 22:44
- Mindelo
Tue 18 Dec 12:00
- Landfall
Mon 17 Dec 12:00
- Position Update
Sun 16 Dec 12:00
- Position Update
Sat 15 Dec 12:00
- Position Update
Fri 14 Dec 12:00
- Position Update
Thu 13 Dec 12:00
- Position Update
Tue 11 Dec 23:14
- Getting ready to leave Las Palmas

Nov 2012

Fri 23 Nov 20:00
- Back to Las Palmas
Fri 9 Nov 08:00
- Santa Cruz, Tenerife

Oct 2012

Wed 31 Oct 20:56
- Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

Jul 2012

Sun 1 Jul 23:00
- Ocean Gem Picture