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James (Skipper) & Claire (best crew in the world)
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2019
May 2019
Mon 13 May 13:03
Anse Carteau
Sat 11 May 12:28
Marseille Vieux Port
Thu 9 May 11:00
Port Miou
Tue 7 May 13:47
Frioul
Thu 2 May 08:44
Port Napoleon
Apr 2019
Tue 30 Apr 12:41
Carteau Mouillage
Mon 29 Apr 17:15
Port de Pomègues
Fri 26 Apr 12:35
Port Cassis
Mon 22 Apr 16:35
Carry le Rouet
Thu 18 Apr 15:49
We're sailing! Frioul our first stop
2018
Sep 2018
Sat 1 Sep 05:33
Port Napoleon
Aug 2018
Wed 29 Aug 11:34
Arles
Mon 27 Aug 17:05
Sur le pont d’Avignon
Wed 22 Aug 13:42
Viviers
Mon 20 Aug 11:21
Valence-Épervière
Touron
Fri 17 Aug 11:58
Des Roches de Condrieu
Tue 14 Aug 11:34
Lyon
Mon 13 Aug 07:26
Villefranche sur Saône then on to Trévoux
Sat 11 Aug 08:21
Belleville
Fri 10 Aug 07:49
Mâcon
Wed 8 Aug 12:46
Tournus
Mon 6 Aug 12:32
Chalon-sur-Saône
Sun 5 Aug 09:54
Verdun sur le Doubs
Fri 3 Aug 09:50
Seurre sur Saone
Thu 2 Aug 06:09
St Jean de Losnes
Wed 1 Aug 13:45
Auxonne
Jul 2018
Tue 31 Jul 09:38
We’re on the river!
Mon 30 Jul 19:12
Between locks
Cusy
Fri 27 Jul 17:43
Piepape
Thu 26 Jul 07:12
Langres Halte Plaisance
Wed 25 Jul 11:48
Humes
Tue 24 Jul 09:59
Beautiful Foulain
Chaumont
Sun 22 Jul 19:11
Viéville
Sat 21 Jul 12:23
Froncles
Joinville
Chamouilley
Wed 18 Jul 16:52
Orconte
Mon 16 Jul 14:07
Relais Nautique de Chalons en Champagne
Sun 15 Jul 14:00
Juvigny
Fri 13 Jul 14:32
Mareuil sur Ay
On the move
Tue 10 Jul 09:18
Dormans
Mon 9 Jul 10:09
Mont St Pere
Sat 7 Jul 11:21
Chateau Thierry
Fri 6 Jul 11:47
Charly sur Marne
Thu 5 Jul 11:15
La Ferte sous Jouarre
Wed 4 Jul 16:47
Isles les Meldeuses
Tue 3 Jul 16:38
Poincy
Mon 2 Jul 10:03
Meaux
Jun 2018
Thu 28 Jun 15:09
Lagny sur Marne
Tue 26 Jun 13:14
Nogent sur Marne
Tue 19 Jun 12:55
Paris
Mon 18 Jun 12:53
Reuil sur Seine
Sun 17 Jun 18:57
Meulan
Sat 16 Jun 18:56
Vernon
Fri 15 Jun 18:55
Poses
Tue 12 Jun 18:54
Rouen
Wed 6 Jun 18:54
Honfleur
Sat 2 Jun 14:24
Weymouth
Fri 1 Jun 14:23
Rounding Lands End
2017
Jun 2017
Sun 4 Jun 13:11
Home to Portishead Quays Marina
May 2017
Wed 31 May 21:08
Salcombe
Tue 30 May 13:05
Depart Southampton for Portishead
Wed 17 May 14:04
Ocean Rainbow back in UK safe and sound
Mon 1 May 17:01
Ocean Rainbow is loaded onto m/v Floretgracht
Apr 2017
Sun 23 Apr 12:57
Brewers Bay USVI
Fri 21 Apr 12:54
Culebrita Weekend Away in SVI
Tue 11 Apr 15:52
Brewers Bay, STT, USVI
Sat 8 Apr 12:51
Hansen's Bay
Fri 7 Apr 09:50
Coral Bay and Warrior Photo shoot
Wed 5 Apr 14:38
Round Bay, St Johns
Mon 3 Apr 14:36
Brewers Bay St Thomas USVI
Sun 2 Apr 16:45
Almodovar and Reunion with Jon Lister and Hecla
Mar 2017
Fri 31 Mar 11:32
Ensenada Dakity
Thu 30 Mar 11:31
Culebrita Bay, SVI
Sun 26 Mar 11:29
Brewers Bay, St Thomas USVI
Fri 24 Mar 12:27
Watermelon Bay
Wed 22 Mar 12:27
Benueres Bay
Mon 20 Mar 12:25
Kay Bay and Birthday Boy!
Sun 19 Mar 12:18
Little Harbour, Peter Island
Fri 17 Mar 17:20
Nanny Cay
Jost van Dyke, Sandy Cay
Wed 15 Mar 15:39
St Johns, Maho Bay
Mon 13 Mar 15:25
Charlotte Amelie, Elephant Bay
Sun 12 Mar 15:21
Culebrita
Sat 11 Mar 15:19
Ensenada Honda, Culebra
Thu 9 Mar 15:17
Ensenada Honda, Vieques
Sat 4 Mar 13:23
Vieques
Fri 3 Mar 08:23
Cayos Caribes
Feb 2017
Mon 27 Feb 16:03
Salinas
Sat 18 Feb 17:18
Ponce
Fri 17 Feb 17:16
Another night at sea
Thu 16 Feb 17:16
Mona Island
Wed 15 Feb 17:16
Overnight at Isla Saona
Mon 13 Feb 17:16
On the move again
Sat 11 Feb 17:16
Battery troubles
Fri 10 Feb 22:16
Heading for the rocks
Thu 9 Feb 17:15
Motoring
Wed 8 Feb 17:15
Winds increasing
Tue 7 Feb 17:15
On route to ??
Mon 6 Feb 22:20
Moonlight flit from Cuba
Sun 5 Feb 17:15
Santiago de Cuba
Sat 4 Feb 16:40
The wind is back
Fri 3 Feb 12:40
Rounding Cabo Cruz
Thu 2 Feb 20:40
On route to Santiago
Wed 1 Feb 16:40
Cayo Machos de Fuera
Jan 2017
Tue 31 Jan 19:27
Casilda
Sat 21 Jan 17:58
Cienfuegos
Tue 17 Jan 17:58
Cayo Lago
Fri 13 Jan 14:31
Cayo Rosario
Thu 12 Jan 14:31
Canal de la Cruz to Cayo Tablones
Wed 11 Jan 14:31
Punto Navio
Tue 10 Jan 14:31
On the move again
Fri 6 Jan 14:31
Storm approaching - Ensenada de los Barcos
Thu 5 Jan 14:31
Punta La Majagua
Wed 4 Jan 14:30
Wind from the East
Tue 3 Jan 14:30
Wind is fickle
Mon 2 Jan 14:30
Squalls
Sun 1 Jan 14:30
Off to Cuba
2016
Dec 2016
Tue 27 Dec 21:53
Cay Caulker at last!!
Mon 26 Dec 21:53
Drowned Cays
Sun 25 Dec 22:05
Robinson Cay
Fri 23 Dec 21:53
Hutson Cay aka Waterfront Cay - Happy Christmas
Thu 22 Dec 21:52
Blue Ground Range
Wed 21 Dec 21:52
Lagoon Cays
Sun 18 Dec 21:52
Birthday in Placencia
Sat 17 Dec 21:52
Wilson Cay
Fri 16 Dec 21:52
Farewell Guatemala - Hello Belize
Thu 15 Dec 15:52
Escape from Guatemala
Jun 2016
Thu 9 Jun 19:37
Fronteras - Our final destination this season
Fri 3 Jun 21:55
Lake Izabal
May 2016
Mon 30 May 02:02
Rio Dulce
Fri 27 May 12:51
Livingston
Thu 26 May 12:50
Oxtongue Bight - Guatemala
Wed 25 May 12:50
South Moho Cay
Tue 24 May 12:48
Unknown Reef
Mon 23 May 12:45
Hunting Cay
Sun 22 May 12:44
Tom Owen's Cay
Sat 21 May 12:43
Palmetto Cay
Fri 20 May 12:42
Colson Cay - the rocky rolly one
Thu 19 May 12:42
Placencia Village
Wed 18 May 12:41
Elbow Reef
Tue 17 May 12:40
Southwater Cay
Mon 16 May 12:40
Tobacco Cay
Sat 14 May 12:27
Lighthouse Reef
Tue 10 May 15:04
Coco Tree Cay - Turneffe Islands
Apr 2016
Fri 22 Apr 16:10
Garbutt Cays
Thu 21 Apr 14:18
Dangriga
Wed 20 Apr 14:17
Pelican Cays again and an Osprey
Mon 18 Apr 14:15
North Long Cocoa Cay
Sun 17 Apr 14:14
Hatchet Cay 17th April
Sat 16 Apr 13:09
South Long Cocoa Cay
Thu 14 Apr 13:06
Lark Cay 14th
Fri 8 Apr 19:37
Belize and the end of our Rally
Thu 7 Apr 14:11
Pelican Cays 7th April
Wed 6 Apr 21:38
Blue Ground Range
Mon 4 Apr 21:38
Twin Cays and a Manatee
Mar 2016
Tue 29 Mar 21:11
Utila the Hunduran
Fri 25 Mar 13:01
Roatan
Sat 19 Mar 20:42
Passage to Guanaja
Thu 10 Mar 16:49
Providencia
Fri 4 Mar 21:27
San Andres
Thu 3 Mar 00:01
On route to San Andres
Feb 2016
Mon 29 Feb 21:07
Shelter Bay
Fri 19 Feb 21:03
Late submission! Salardup, Isla Linton and Portobello
Tue 16 Feb 13:26
Happy Valentine’s
Fri 12 Feb 17:13
Cool like Claudio
Hot Tubs, Japanese Gardens and Lobster
Thu 4 Feb 23:03
Green Island and the Suzettes
Rio Diablo
Jan 2016
Sat 30 Jan 14:09
Our own desert island complete with shark
Thu 28 Jan 22:15
Guna Families and Claire’s Mola
Tue 26 Jan 14:10
East Holandes and Carango
Mon 25 Jan 18:53
San Blas Islands
Sat 23 Jan 23:04
SMS from 881631624632@msg.iridium.com
Fri 15 Jan 16:50
Cartagena
Thu 14 Jan 19:54
Puerto Valero - overnight stop
Fri 8 Jan 12:39
Santa Marta Marina
Thu 7 Jan 15:44
Ensenada Gayraca
Tue 5 Jan 15:38
Ensenada Huaritcheru
Sat 2 Jan 10:37
Aruba
Fri 1 Jan 10:35
Santa Cruz
2015
Dec 2015
Tue 29 Dec 10:46
Seru Boca Marina
Sat 12 Dec 10:34
Jan Sofat
Nov 2015
Fri 27 Nov 14:47
Spanish Waters Curacao Friday 27
Mon 16 Nov 14:20
Bonaire 16 Nov
16 Nov on passage
Sun 15 Nov 14:18
15 Nov Bay 1 Isla Sur
Sat 14 Nov 14:18
14 Nov Bay 2 Isla Sur
Fri 13 Nov 16:16
13 Nov 1600 hrs Aves de Barlovento Isla Sur
On passage 13 Nov
Thu 12 Nov 14:03
12 Nov Crasqui
Tue 10 Nov 16:03
Francisquis
10 Nov Killing Time waiting for daylight
Mon 9 Nov 14:01
Nov 9
Sun 8 Nov 14:01
Nov 8
Sat 7 Nov 14:00
7 Nov
Oct 2015
Sun 18 Oct 17:06
Trinidad again
Thu 15 Oct 18:48
Thursday 15th
Wed 14 Oct 18:47
Wednesday 14th
Tue 13 Oct 18:47
Tuesday 13th
Mon 12 Oct 18:46
Monday 12th
Sun 11 Oct 18:44
Sunday 11th
Sat 10 Oct 18:44
Saturday 10th Crique Coswine
Sun 4 Oct 00:49
St Laurent du Maroni French Guiana - home to Papillon
Fri 2 Oct 13:43
Crique Vache
Thu 1 Oct 13:43
Crique Coswine
Sep 2015
Fri 25 Sep 13:42
25th French Guiana at last!
Thu 24 Sep 13:34
24th
Tue 22 Sep 23:15
23rd
22nd
Mon 21 Sep 09:31
21st
Sun 20 Sep 13:30
20th
Sat 19 Sep 13:29
19th
Wed 9 Sep 20:05
Guyana
Mon 7 Sep 11:35
SMS from 881631624632@msg.iridium.com
Sun 6 Sep 12:58
SMS from 881631624632@msg.iridium.com
Sat 5 Sep 08:36
SMS from 881631624632@msg.iridium.com
SMS from 881631624632@msg.iridium.com
Aug 2015
Fri 21 Aug 14:40
Tobago
Fri 14 Aug 16:23
On Holiday
Tue 11 Aug 14:03
Still in Trinidad
Jul 2015
Sat 18 Jul 12:04
Gaspar Grande
Sat 11 Jul 17:00
Trinidad
Jun 2015
Thu 25 Jun 15:45
True Blue, Grenada
Thu 18 Jun 16:12
Carriacou
Sat 13 Jun 12:16
Ashton Bay
Fri 12 Jun 10:15
Chatham Bay
Fri 5 Jun 22:24
Exploring St Vincent
Wed 3 Jun 12:50
Bequia
Tue 2 Jun 22:23
Gas Refill in Rodney Bay
May 2015
Sun 31 May 20:14
Le Marin, Martinique
Fri 29 May 14:27
Plymouth - Dominica
Mon 25 May 12:57
Montserrat again
Thu 21 May 11:40
St Kitts
Mon 18 May 14:00
Nevis
Fri 15 May 16:07
Finally on the move!
Feb 2015
Fri 20 Feb 17:35
Still in Gwada
Jan 2015
Fri 23 Jan 15:31
Pointe-a-Pitre and we're grandparents
Mon 19 Jan 20:40
The Waiting Game
Tue 13 Jan 15:43
Grande Anse d'Arlet
Fri 9 Jan 16:36
Waiting it out in Sainte Anne
Thu 8 Jan 11:32
Le Marin, Martinique again!
Sat 3 Jan 13:26
Rodney Bay with a split main!
2014
Dec 2014
Mon 29 Dec 11:26
Marigot Bay again!
Mon 22 Dec 15:40
Bequia for Christmas
Thu 18 Dec 10:58
Blue Lagoon, St Vincent
Tue 16 Dec 10:52
Canouan
Sun 14 Dec 10:51
Chatham Bay
Tue 9 Dec 10:49
Ashton Bay
Sun 7 Dec 10:47
Tobago Cays
Sat 6 Dec 14:36
Chillin' Out
Thu 4 Dec 17:12
Carriacou once again
Mon 1 Dec 17:11
Back and Forwards like YoYos!
Nov 2014
Tue 18 Nov 13:07
Marigot Bay
Sun 16 Nov 17:30
Rodney Bay St Lucia
Fri 14 Nov 17:04
Tyrrel Bay Carriacou
Thu 13 Nov 16:03
True Blue
Sat 8 Nov 16:01
Splashing for the New Season
Jul 2014
Sat 5 Jul 22:06
St David's Bay - Hauling Out for the Hurricane Season
Wed 2 Jul 16:23
Phare Bleu and Calvigny Island
Jun 2014
Fri 27 Jun 20:44
Maggie Thatcher Bay aka True Blue Bay!
Sat 21 Jun 14:20
St George's
Wed 18 Jun 21:56
Dragon Bay Grenada
Sun 8 Jun 21:20
Tyrrel Bay again
Petite Martinique
Sat 7 Jun 15:42
Back in Carriacou
Wed 4 Jun 16:49
Chatham Bay
May 2014
Fri 30 May 15:50
Ashton, Union Island
Tue 27 May 14:02
Mayreu
Sun 25 May 13:59
Tobago Cays
Fri 23 May 17:15
Canouan
Thu 22 May 21:11
Bequia
Wed 21 May 21:06
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Tue 20 May 16:25
Soufriere and heading south
Mon 19 May 20:32
Rodney Bay
Thu 1 May 22:34
Trou Gascon
Apr 2014
Tue 29 Apr 15:20
Anse des Pitons
Sat 26 Apr 21:35
Soufriere
Fri 25 Apr 21:33
Anse La Raye
Tue 22 Apr 14:21
Marigot Bay
Sat 19 Apr 14:25
Rodney Bay
Thu 17 Apr 19:56
Movements update for April!
Mar 2014
Mon 31 Mar 12:18
Grand Anse to Sainte Anne to Le Marin
Tue 25 Mar 12:01
Once more Martinique!
Fri 21 Mar 17:51
0 - 35 knots in 60 seconds!
Wed 19 Mar 18:25
Portsmouth
Tue 18 Mar 18:24
Basse Terre
Mon 17 Mar 18:17
Deshaies again
Fri 14 Mar 00:05
Awesome Volcano
Tue 4 Mar 14:32
Antigua
Sun 2 Mar 14:31
Guadeloupe
Feb 2014
Wed 26 Feb 21:07
Isles des Saintes - Guadeloupe
Fri 21 Feb 20:52
Portsmouth
Thu 20 Feb 21:37
Acceleration Zones
Tue 18 Feb 11:23
Peaceful St Pierre
Tue 11 Feb 20:53
Swimming with turtles
Fri 7 Feb 21:35
Rain in paradise
Jan 2014
Wed 29 Jan 10:35
Carriacou - Tyrrel Bay
Tue 28 Jan 15:32
Carriacou - Hillsborough Bay
Thu 23 Jan 21:01
The long arm of coincidence
Chilling out in Bequia
Sun 19 Jan 20:24
Sainte-Anne Bay
Tue 7 Jan 17:49
Our anchorage in Le Marin
Made it - Day 17 (2075nm in 16.5 days)
Mon 6 Jan 21:39
Land Sighted - Day 16
Nearly there - Day 16
Sun 5 Jan 12:55
Squally day, stormy night - Day 15
Sat 4 Jan 12:59
Progressing slowly - Day 14
Fri 3 Jan 13:03
Near calamity averted - Day 13
Thu 2 Jan 13:01
Happy New Year - Day 12
Wed 1 Jan 13:13
New Year's Eve - Day 11
2013
Dec 2013
Tue 31 Dec 13:24
Trogging Along - Day 10
Mon 30 Dec 13:04
Eventful Day - Day 9
Sun 29 Dec 13:24
Half Way - Day 8
Sat 28 Dec 13:12
Very Rolly Seas - Day 7
Fri 27 Dec 12:45
The Jessie May Christmas Pudding - Day 6
Thu 26 Dec 13:39
Boxing Day - Day 5
Christmas Day - Day 4
Tue 24 Dec 13:17
Christmas Eve
Mon 23 Dec 13:33
Day 2
Sun 22 Dec 13:16
We're on our way
Mon 16 Dec 22:31
At anchor in Mindelo
Thu 12 Dec 13:33
Sau Nicolau
Tue 10 Dec 17:25
Boa Vista
Mon 9 Dec 12:26
Santa Maria
Nov 2013
Sat 30 Nov 18:06
Ilha do Sal at last
Fri 29 Nov 17:48
Spinnaker Day
Thu 28 Nov 16:50
170nm to go
Wed 27 Nov 17:08
Still trucking along
Tue 26 Nov 16:18
Still slow progress
Mon 25 Nov 15:45
Another day but a few more still to go!
Sun 24 Nov 13:55
Steaming along with Red Passion
Fri 22 Nov 18:40
Cape Verdes here we come
Thu 21 Nov 10:16
La Gomera
Tue 19 Nov 07:50
and back to Las Galletas
Fri 15 Nov 19:43
Las Galletas
Marina San Miguel Tenerife
Thu 14 Nov 12:25
En route to Tenerife
Sun 3 Nov 17:49
Back to Arrecife
Fri 1 Nov 17:34
Papagayo
Oct 2013
Sun 27 Oct 18:31
Express trip to Lanzarote
Not sorry to leave Agadir
Thu 24 Oct 14:06
Agadir
Wed 23 Oct 14:02
Surfing in to Essaouira at 10 knots
Mon 21 Oct 16:19
Slow sail to Essaouira
Fri 18 Oct 11:29
Rabat-Sale Bouregreg Marina
Tue 15 Oct 15:00
Fez Express
Sun 13 Oct 07:02
Rabat
Thu 10 Oct 19:30
Tangier but is this a wise idea?
Mon 7 Oct 14:20
Back to Spain!
Sat 5 Oct 17:17
Gibraltar!
Thu 3 Oct 17:22
Under attack, rounding Cape Trafalgar and Barbate
Tue 1 Oct 07:49
Ocean Rainbow joins the Corkscrew Club
Sep 2013
Sun 29 Sep 10:23
Vila Real de Sto Antonio
Sat 28 Sep 17:50
What time? Which Flag?
Wed 25 Sep 15:05
Praia dos Tesos
Tue 24 Sep 19:50
Canal de Faro
Mon 23 Sep 13:36
Portimao
Sun 22 Sep 08:31
Bird sanctuary in Ria Alvor
Sat 21 Sep 19:26
Peace and calm in the river in Lagos
Memories of Tongue Bay
Wed 18 Sep 18:53
The Algarve
Tue 17 Sep 18:49
Sines after a fab sail
Sun 15 Sep 21:45
Lisbon
Sat 14 Sep 14:44
Windy sail to Peniche
Thu 12 Sep 10:07
Idyllic San Martinho
Noisy Nazare
Mon 9 Sep 17:35
Figueira da Foz
Sun 8 Sep 20:24
Sao do Jacinto
Thu 5 Sep 16:22
And another great little marina - Povoa de Varzim
Wed 4 Sep 18:31
Another day, another country
Tue 3 Sep 17:00
Is this the last stop in Spain?
Sun 1 Sep 14:05
Praya de Beluso
Aug 2013
Thu 29 Aug 17:39
Ensenada de San Xulian and Portishead Reunion
Mon 26 Aug 09:17
Admin has caught up with us
Fri 23 Aug 16:31
Back to Vigo to drop off E and V
Thu 22 Aug 08:46
Baya de Area Brava
Tue 20 Aug 18:24
Islas Cies
Mon 19 Aug 17:47
Trident Warrior meets a Warrior Trident
Sun 18 Aug 17:57
Safe in Vigo awaiting Edward and Verity
Sat 17 Aug 15:46
Ensenada de Barra
Fri 16 Aug 17:10
Heading south at great speed
Thu 15 Aug 16:35
Ocean Rainbow on the move again
Fri 2 Aug 10:00
End of the First Leg - 1003.5nm
Jul 2013
Tue 30 Jul 16:22
Now in Ria de Cedeira
Mon 29 Jul 16:20
Playa de Santa Cristina
Sat 27 Jul 09:27
Sheltering in Ares
Thu 25 Jul 16:31
The Totterdown of Galicia
Wed 24 Jul 16:30
Costa da Morte without fog - what a difference
Tue 23 Jul 15:59
Staging at Camarinas
Sun 21 Jul 16:12
Sardineiro again
Fri 19 Jul 15:33
Still travelling far
Thu 18 Jul 17:34
Ria de Muros
Wed 17 Jul 07:35
Windy run to Corcubion - grand total of 8.3nm
Tue 16 Jul 08:29
Rounded Cape Finisterre
Sun 14 Jul 17:21
Corme - Windy sail down the Galician coast
Sat 13 Jul 09:35
We've moved - a grand total of 7 nm!
Tue 9 Jul 15:38
We've made it!
Mon 8 Jul 15:23
Humphrey Hydrovane awarded his first Gold Star
Sat 6 Jul 18:24
Red Passion Launched
Fri 5 Jul 20:58
We love St Mary's
No wind - the joys of sailing!
Tue 2 Jul 09:46
Finally we're in the Scillies
Mon 1 Jul 11:59
Still slow progress
50.37.232N. 04.53.101W
Jun 2013
Sat 29 Jun 17:38
51.23.537N 03.15.571W
Our start point