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EMERGENCY BLOG!!!!!

Oriole

Sun 13 Jan 2013 22:54

Falmouth Harbour, Antigua.
17:01.04N 61:46.37W

At Harmony Hall today, that enchanting lunch venue at the head of Nonsuch Bay, one of our favourite anchorages, at the end of a particularly good meal, Andrew and Caroline announced their engagement. Chris and I are absolutely delighted!

Blog Entries

2016

Jul 2016

Sat 23 Jul 11:33
- Oriole's last throw of the dice.

Apr 2016

Sat 23 Apr 16:32
- Antigua Classics Regatta etc
Sun 10 Apr 17:00
- Water water everywhere, nor any drop to drink!

Mar 2016

Mon 28 Mar 14:54
- Wet and windy in Dominica.
Sat 19 Mar 12:10
- Oriole abandoned!
Sun 6 Mar 15:36
- Luxury in Marigot

Feb 2016

Sun 28 Feb 14:30
- Idleness in Bequia
Sun 21 Feb 15:33
- Great sailiing and ivory hunting.
Wed 10 Feb 19:59
- Oriole dodges the pirates

2015

May 2015

Sat 23 May 01:26
- It could not have been better!

Apr 2015

Sun 19 Apr 13:46
- Going South.
Mon 13 Apr 22:42
- Farewell to Bequia
Sun 5 Apr 12:03
- Plans - what plans?

Mar 2015

Sat 28 Mar 20:45
- What has happened to ORIOLE?
Tue 10 Mar 17:27
- Oriole returns to her former glory.

2014

May 2014

Wed 7 May 21:39
- Picking up the bits.

Apr 2014

Mon 21 Apr 20:29
- Stumpy meets the Gestapo in Trinidad.
Sun 13 Apr 12:37
- Inconvenience! What inconvenience??
Sun 6 Apr 20:29
- Oriole trashed!

Mar 2014

Sat 29 Mar 23:25
- Benign conditions - no test for the leaks!
Sun 23 Mar 15:44
- Administrative exhaustion and rough passage.
Sun 16 Mar 13:06
- Ocean Cruising Club 60th Anniversary Meet in Prince Rupert's Bay, Dominica.
Sun 2 Mar 23:57
- Another minor crisis averted!

Feb 2014

Sun 23 Feb 18:21
- Visitors from HELL!
Mon 17 Feb 19:22
- All systems GO!
Sun 9 Feb 21:07
- Life goes slightly pear shaped.
Sun 2 Feb 21:30
- There IS always something!

Jan 2014

Sun 26 Jan 22:43
- What do we do?
Mon 20 Jan 15:13
- Whatever will happen next?
Mon 13 Jan 00:53
- Escape from Trinidad

2013

Dec 2013

Fri 27 Dec 21:42
- Southern Ocean Adventure

Apr 2013

Tue 16 Apr 19:31
- Living in a hot air dryer dryer.
Sun 7 Apr 21:36
- Wet and Dry
Mon 1 Apr 19:26
- Traditional local sloops and schooners

Mar 2013

Sun 24 Mar 16:47
- Bequia with reggae.
Sat 16 Mar 21:27
- What will the French get up to next?
Tue 12 Mar 00:25
- Trades still on strike.
Sun 3 Mar 15:05
- Escaped to the Saintes

Feb 2013

Sun 24 Feb 14:23
- Blog censored!
Sun 17 Feb 12:40
- Too much wind and no rugby!
Sun 10 Feb 12:56
- All quiet again.
Sat 2 Feb 22:54
- The Great Conch Hunt

Jan 2013

Sun 27 Jan 22:01
- There's always something!
Sat 19 Jan 16:41
- Crisis over!
Sun 13 Jan 22:54
- EMERGENCY BLOG!!!!!
Sat 12 Jan 11:45
- Somebody turned the switch!
Sun 6 Jan 21:20
- Wow!! De wind is back.

2012

Dec 2012

Mon 31 Dec 12:16
- Christmas in Bequia.
Sun 23 Dec 17:01
- Up through the Grenadines to Bequia.
Fri 14 Dec 15:13
- A month in Trinidad.

Apr 2012

Thu 12 Apr 23:21
- Fast and furious at the end.
Tue 3 Apr 19:08
- Great weather for diving

Mar 2012

Sun 25 Mar 22:09
- Cook's tour of the Grenadines
Tue 20 Mar 10:39
- Jet Maxima in control
Sun 11 Mar 21:52
- The old boots are off
Sun 4 Mar 21:40
- We don't do "weather windows".

Feb 2012

Sun 26 Feb 13:57
- Loads a wind.
Sun 19 Feb 20:15
- The weather is OK, it's just the forecasters!
Sun 12 Feb 21:59
- There has been rather a lot of wind!
Mon 6 Feb 00:25
- Something always needs fixing!

Jan 2012

Mon 30 Jan 15:35
- Is nothing sacred!
Sat 21 Jan 23:18
- Farewells.
Mon 16 Jan 12:14
- Romance blossoms in Antigua.
Sun 8 Jan 12:55
- Repeat - sailing is not a safe occupation.
Sun 1 Jan 14:53
- It's all change in Antigua

2011

Dec 2011

Sun 25 Dec 16:07
- Only just in time!
Sat 17 Dec 22:42
- Dangerous game this yachting.

Mar 2011

Sun 27 Mar 15:59
- Activity whirlwind to the end.
Mon 21 Mar 21:32
- The social whirl continues.
Sun 13 Mar 14:29
- All that glistens ..........
Sat 5 Mar 12:02
- Just 'im and 'er again.

Feb 2011

Mon 28 Feb 12:27
- Trades back in business again.
Sun 20 Feb 21:42
- Light winds and fair weather
Mon 14 Feb 13:25
- Forget the £5 notes.
Sat 5 Feb 16:20
- Tearing up 5 pound notes!

Jan 2011

Mon 31 Jan 11:26
- Away from the fleshpots
Sat 22 Jan 22:29
- Out and about.
Sun 16 Jan 23:04
- There's always something!
Mon 10 Jan 19:40
- Feels like home.
Sun 2 Jan 22:17
- Too much weather!

2010

Dec 2010

Mon 27 Dec 10:43
- Christmas in Bequia
Sun 19 Dec 19:46
- It's amazing how time flies

Apr 2010

Tue 27 Apr 17:29
- Is the Caribbean getting too hot to hold?
Sat 17 Apr 19:09
- There's more wind underwater?
Sun 11 Apr 13:19
- Bequia Easter Regatta

Mar 2010

Mon 29 Mar 11:17
- Mixed conditions.
Sat 20 Mar 18:44
- More French leave
Sun 14 Mar 18:25
- French leave.
Sat 6 Mar 16:42
- Rock and Roll City
Tue 2 Mar 14:44
- On the way south again

Feb 2010

Sun 21 Feb 19:10
- Liming in Nonsuch
Sun 14 Feb 16:26
- Wrecks and ashes
Sun 7 Feb 15:23
- M&M and R&R
Tue 2 Feb 15:27
- Sun,squalls,swells and WIND.

Jan 2010

Sun 24 Jan 17:52
- Not all bliss in paradise.
Mon 18 Jan 11:14
- Par - tee Time
Fri 1 Jan 16:56
- Christmas and New Year in Bequia

2009

Dec 2009

Thu 24 Dec 12:37
- Fast movers!

Apr 2009

Sun 26 Apr 14:22
- Signing off.
Sun 19 Apr 17:11
- Drawing to a close.
Mon 13 Apr 00:08
- When you're tired of floating try sinking!
Mon 6 Apr 19:53
- Southern Grenadines alias South Armagh.

Mar 2009

Mon 30 Mar 13:18
- Lobsters? Not at that price!
Sun 22 Mar 15:09
- Fast sailing, whales, turtles and guests.
Tue 17 Mar 21:54
- Goodbye to Antigua
Thu 5 Mar 14:40
- Frigates, sand and solitude.

Feb 2009

Mon 23 Feb 14:08
- Recharging the batteries.
Sat 14 Feb 15:46
- How do you leave Antigua?
Tue 10 Feb 20:16
- Falmouth for orders

Jan 2009

Wed 28 Jan 23:30
- Murder in Antigua
Sun 18 Jan 21:38
- Liming in Antigua
Tue 13 Jan 20:08
- Back with the fleshpots
Sun 4 Jan 21:07
- Making tracks

2008

Dec 2008

Mon 29 Dec 13:05
- Christmas in Bequia.
Tue 23 Dec 13:22
- Cruising mode at last.
Sun 14 Dec 12:28
- Ready to go?
Sun 7 Dec 17:52
- Hard work and frustration

Mar 2008

Sat 29 Mar 14:44
- All good things come to an end!.
Sat 22 Mar 14:39
- Liming in Grenada
Sun 16 Mar 15:52
- God is bowling googlies!
Mon 10 Mar 17:00
- De sun.......he come back!
Tue 4 Mar 23:07
- Don't laugh but.................the weather...................!

Feb 2008

Sun 24 Feb 14:28
- Time to move south
Sun 17 Feb 12:15
- Oriole with the superyachts.
Sun 10 Feb 16:23
- What is the attraction in Antigua?
Sun 3 Feb 13:52
- A leisurely circumnavigation of Antigua.
Fri 1 Feb 13:43
- FIRE DOWN BELOW!

Jan 2008

Sun 20 Jan 22:04
- Anchor is growing roots!
Sat 12 Jan 14:38
- Excellence through discipline!
Sat 5 Jan 21:22
- We still here man!

2007

Dec 2007

Sat 29 Dec 23:57
- Time to move, but not far!
Sun 23 Dec 15:29
- Peace in Antigua
Sat 15 Dec 21:35
- Stormy weather
Mon 10 Dec 15:19
- Finally underway

Apr 2007

Mon 23 Apr 11:14
- The calm before the storm.
Mon 16 Apr 15:50
- Wildlife and cricket.
Sun 8 Apr 16:18
- Southern Grenadines border area

Mar 2007

Sat 31 Mar 23:50
- Surgical Charter Party
Sun 25 Mar 17:17
- Liming in Bequia
Sun 18 Mar 23:35
- Bequia at its best.
Mon 12 Mar 20:29
- Catwalk in Bequia.
Sun 4 Mar 14:50
- Taking roots?

Feb 2007

Sun 25 Feb 16:59
- Do we love the French?
Sat 17 Feb 20:08
- Cold turkey on Oriole
Sat 10 Feb 18:52
- Could it be safer at sea?
Mon 5 Feb 17:24
- Superyachts plus plus

Jan 2007

Sat 27 Jan 22:07
- The charter must go on.
Sun 21 Jan 20:22
- Whistle stop charter
Sun 14 Jan 12:20
- All change!
Sun 7 Jan 15:46
- Reefs, islands and volcanos.
Tue 2 Jan 01:31
- Oriole abandons the fleshpots.

2006

Dec 2006

Sun 24 Dec 14:05
- Christmas preparations.
Sat 16 Dec 23:47
- Paradise regained.
Sun 10 Dec 20:52
- Overcast in paradise
Mon 4 Dec 12:29
- Still in Trinidad

Nov 2006

Mon 27 Nov 22:18
- Fitting out in Trinidad

Apr 2006

Tue 25 Apr 01:09
- Return to Trinidad
Sat 15 Apr 16:46
- Happy Easter from Grenada
Sun 9 Apr 15:55
- Relaxed Grenadine quicktour.
Sun 2 Apr 15:23
- The clans are gathering.

Mar 2006

Sun 26 Mar 15:41
- Oriole FOR SALE - briefly.
Sun 19 Mar 14:37
- Oriole and Mirabella V leave Antigua
Tue 14 Mar 16:25
- The long and the short and the tall
- What? no more Virgins.

Feb 2006

Sun 26 Feb 14:40
- First Class Passageros
Sun 19 Feb 19:10
- USVIs to BVIs
Sat 11 Feb 16:14
- Idyllic anchorages
Sun 5 Feb 17:18
- Gracias senorita

Jan 2006

Sun 29 Jan 19:01
- The wet and windy Virgins
Mon 23 Jan 16:49
- Hey man its blowing hard.
Sun 15 Jan 18:50
- Chilling out in Anguilla.
Sun 8 Jan 21:44
- Tropical Storm Zeta.
Sun 1 Jan 16:28
- Falmouth Harbour day working.

2005

Dec 2005

Sun 25 Dec 22:52
- Christmas greetings from Antigua
Sun 18 Dec 19:23
- Hard tack for Christmas
Sun 4 Dec 17:54
- Raining in Trinidad

Nov 2005

Sun 27 Nov 17:21
- What a twit!
Mon 21 Nov 11:51
- Waterborne at last

May 2005

Sun 1 May 19:29
- Laying up in Chagaramus, Trinidad

Apr 2005

Sun 24 Apr 15:56
- Hog Island, Grenada.
Sun 17 Apr 16:56
- Tyrrel Bay Carriacou.
Sun 10 Apr 18:56
- Mad social whirl.
Sun 3 Apr 15:41
- Fast and furious with noise and smoke.

Mar 2005

Sun 27 Mar 17:33
- Da wind, he com back!
Sun 20 Mar 22:56
- St Kitts ? next year
Sun 13 Mar 15:27
- Antigua
Sun 6 Mar 20:04
- Islands to Leeward.

Feb 2005

Sun 27 Feb 15:06
- Martinique East Coast
Sun 20 Feb 16:37
- Missing Photos
Fri 18 Feb 15:03
- Guests! Who'd have them?
Sun 13 Feb 14:20
- Still nah wind!
Sat 5 Feb 21:14
- Whar da trade winds man!

Jan 2005

Sun 30 Jan 15:37
- Oriole in St Lucia
Sun 23 Jan 23:07
- Oriole in the Grenadines
Sun 16 Jan 21:35
- Trinidad no longer!
Sun 9 Jan 15:14
- Growing roots in Trinidad
Sun 2 Jan 15:55
- Still in Trinidad

2004

Dec 2004

Sun 26 Dec 12:53
- Christmas in Trinidad
Sun 19 Dec 11:24
- Trinidad.
Sat 11 Dec 20:12
- Oriole back in her element.

Oct 2004

Sun 31 Oct 18:13
- Still fitting out at St David's
Sun 24 Oct 19:43
- Grenada Post Hurricane Ivan

Apr 2004

Sun 4 Apr 11:58
- Laid up.

Mar 2004

Sat 27 Mar 18:00
- Mother's Day?
Sat 20 Mar 23:09
- Liming in the Grenadines.
Sat 13 Mar 20:08
- Oriole on charter.
Sun 7 Mar 11:40
- Change over day

Feb 2004

Sat 28 Feb 18:36
- In the lee of the Windwards
Sat 21 Feb 20:48
- Quid pro quo.
Sat 14 Feb 21:19
- Islands which Brush the Clouds
Sat 7 Feb 18:18
- High pressure sailing
Sun 1 Feb 12:49
- Polluted in St Martin

Jan 2004

Sun 25 Jan 18:29
- Escape from English Harbour
Sun 18 Jan 17:03
- Sunshine, showers and almost no wind.
Sun 11 Jan 22:02
- Harbour rot cured
Sat 3 Jan 13:59
- Christmas winds.

2003

Dec 2003

Sat 27 Dec 18:51
- Retired to cure hangover.
Sun 21 Dec 19:51
- Bequia to Martinique
Sat 13 Dec 19:55
- Grenadine perambulation
Sat 6 Dec 19:38
- Tropical storms and white whales

Nov 2003

Sun 30 Nov 14:43
- Whar de sun gone mun?
Sat 22 Nov 16:57
- Chasing the World Cup
Sun 16 Nov 14:55
- Tyrell Bay, Carriacou.
Sat 8 Nov 16:05
- Certified divers
Sun 2 Nov 12:23
- Oriole launched

Apr 2003

Sun 6 Apr 20:01
- St David's Grenada. 12°00'N 61°40'W

Mar 2003

Sun 23 Mar 18:15
- Hog Island, Grenada 12°38'N 61°23'W
Sat 15 Mar 20:08
- Windward Bay, Mayreau, St Vincent Grenadines
Sat 8 Mar 23:02
- Admiralty Bay, Bequia, St Vincent. 13°00'N 61°15'W
Sun 2 Mar 23:36
- Anse de Piton, St Lucia 13°49'N 61°04'W

Feb 2003

Sun 23 Feb 22:10
- Marigot Bay, St. Lucia.
Sun 16 Feb 19:36
- Pigeon Island, Rodney Bay, St.Lucia.
Sun 9 Feb 20:46
- Anse de Ste Anne, Martinique
Sun 2 Feb 20:08
- Cul de Sac du Marin, Martinique, 14°26'N 60°54'W

Jan 2003

Sun 26 Jan 18:40
- Anse de Marin, Martinique.
Sat 18 Jan 23:41
- Ile Gozier, Guadaloupe.
Sun 12 Jan 21:04
- 12/01/03 Iles des Saintes
Sun 5 Jan 16:56
- Deshaies Bay, Guadeloupe

2002

Dec 2002

Tue 31 Dec 15:29
- Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua
Sun 29 Dec 22:07
- Anchorage off Green Island, Nonsuch Bay
- 29/12/02 Nonsuch Bay
Wed 25 Dec 14:48
- Antiguan life
Sun 22 Dec 22:23
- 22/12/02 Falmouth Harbour, Antigua
Sun 15 Dec 17:42
- English Harbour, Antigua.
Thu 12 Dec 21:26
- English Harbour, Antigua
Sun 8 Dec 16:58
- 08/12/02 17º03N 51º44W
Sat 7 Dec 15:23
- 16 39N 44 18W
Sun 1 Dec 16:42
- 1/12/02 17°05N 32º56W On Passage from Cape Verdes to?

Nov 2002

Sun 24 Nov 17:55
- (no subject)
- 16°53N 25º00W Mindelo Harbour, Cape Verde Islands
Sun 17 Nov 17:19
- Oriole leaves Lanzarote

Oct 2002

Sun 13 Oct 12:30
- Puerto Calero - Lanzarote 28°55'N 13°42'W
Sun 6 Oct 11:13
- Oriole 29°42'N 13°04W

Sep 2002

Sun 29 Sep 19:12
- Portimao - Algarve 37°07'N 8°31'W
Sun 22 Sep 11:25
- Alvor - Algarve 37°07'N 8°37'W
Sat 14 Sep 16:23
- Sunny Algarve!!
Sat 7 Sep 18:12
- Postcard from Cascais, Portugal

Aug 2002

Sat 31 Aug 15:10
- Oriole in Portugal
Sat 24 Aug 18:27
- Oriole in Portosin, NW Spain
Mon 19 Aug 15:14
- Oriole's progress from Plymouth - Camaret
Thu 8 Aug 15:16
- Introduction to Oriole's diary