User Profile

Profile

Owner / Skipper:

Frank & Anne

Nationality:

British

Make / Model:

Alubat / Ovni 435

LOA (feet):

One Line "Mission Statement":

To never write another Mission Statement, Vision Statement or set of Goals & Objectives ever again!!

Previous Diary Entries

2022

Jun 2022

Crash down not splash down

Sun 5 Jun 17:05
Challenging check lists

Fri 3 Jun 11:34
Lobsters galore

Wed 1 Jun 00:39

May 2022

Same language different words

Mon 30 May 15:05
Mad and sad

Sat 28 May 16:58
Technology failures

Fri 27 May 11:19
A lot of screwing

Thu 26 May 11:41
A hard day’s work

Tue 24 May 11:48
What a mess

Sun 22 May 21:19
Work in progress

Sun 22 May 20:46
Critters

Sat 21 May 11:36
Progress?

Fri 20 May 12:30
Anti fouling or calving?

Mon 16 May 22:47
The gasman cometh

Sun 15 May 22:38
Floating barista

Sun 15 May 22:35
North Sydney

Sun 15 May 22:30

2021

Oct 2021

Last day

Tue 19 Oct 18:59
End of season

Mon 18 Oct 13:56
Leaf peeping 2

Sun 17 Oct 11:34
Leaf peeping

Sat 16 Oct 13:25
R & R begins

Thu 14 Oct 21:37
Nearly there.

Wed 13 Oct 23:44
Now wasps

Wed 13 Oct 11:34
Busy bees

Mon 11 Oct 19:33
Temperature Fall

Sat 9 Oct 19:45
Furry friend?

Fri 8 Oct 11:49
Boat maintenance not so bad- in the sun

Thu 7 Oct 11:57
We have moved

Tue 5 Oct 20:36
Progress

Mon 4 Oct 22:41
3 Bs -Brunch Bikes Beer

Sun 3 Oct 20:31
Tick, tick, tick. Could do better/ must try harder

Sat 2 Oct 11:12

Sep 2021

More generosity

Thu 30 Sep 19:35
Engineer hard at work

Mon 27 Sep 11:01
Updates

Sat 25 Sep 11:17
Work, eat, sleep, repeat.

Fri 24 Sep 11:51
The generosity of strangers, possibly

Wed 22 Sep 20:49
Mousing

Tue 21 Sep 22:17
New neighbours

Mon 20 Sep 22:42
Lazy day

Mon 20 Sep 10:33
Wrap free

Sun 19 Sep 11:38
Ventilation

Fri 17 Sep 20:22
Day off!

Thu 16 Sep 21:10
The pipes- water not bag

Wed 15 Sep 20:21
Water tanks

Wed 15 Sep 12:54
What a treasure!

Tue 14 Sep 11:20
Down to work

Tue 14 Sep 11:18
?

Mon 13 Sep 17:49
Fourth time?

Mon 13 Sep 17:40
Take two

Mon 13 Sep 16:16
Sunday breakfast

Mon 13 Sep 15:53
Sunday

Sun 12 Sep 11:35
Saturday

Sat 11 Sep 11:35
Friday

Fri 10 Sep 11:34
Thursday

Thu 9 Sep 11:34

2019

Oct 2019

Season’s end.

Wed 30 Oct 14:19
Almost done

Tue 29 Oct 13:10
Wrapping up

Tue 29 Oct 13:08
Chaos reigns still/again

Fri 25 Oct 21:59
Another storm

Fri 18 Oct 11:17
Ashore at last

Thu 17 Oct 15:16
Biblical rains

Mon 14 Oct 13:06
Gig night

Fri 11 Oct 12:36
Preparing for haulout

Thu 10 Oct 12:35
A small world.

Tue 8 Oct 10:58
Island trail

Sun 6 Oct 10:55
Ring, ring!

Fri 4 Oct 13:48
Barra Strait Bridge

Thu 3 Oct 00:17
Part 2

Tue 1 Oct 20:16
Ashore on Goat Island Part 1

Tue 1 Oct 20:14

Sep 2019

“How”

Sun 29 Sep 21:23
The quarry

Sun 29 Sep 14:28
Blot on the landscape?

Sun 29 Sep 14:22
On the move again

Fri 27 Sep 17:12
OCC connections

Wed 25 Sep 14:16
Washing day

Sun 22 Sep 16:34
Shiver me timbers

Sat 21 Sep 13:44
Bras d’Or or Brass Monkey

Fri 20 Sep 11:53
Exercise at last

Wed 18 Sep 13:57
Hunkered down

Tue 17 Sep 15:46
Confusion

Tue 17 Sep 15:07
Good bye summer?

Sun 15 Sep 20:34
Super Pep required!

Sun 15 Sep 20:19
What a difference a week makes!

Fri 13 Sep 11:53
Time will tell.

Wed 4 Sep 12:47
You win some, you lose some

Mon 2 Sep 15:29
Ferry trip

Mon 2 Sep 15:22
Halifax not Edinburgh

Sun 1 Sep 12:06

Aug 2019

Erin

Fri 30 Aug 16:00
Rain, rain go away

Thu 29 Aug 14:14
Up the creek (but with paddles)

Tue 27 Aug 20:13
F’s been Tango’d

Mon 26 Aug 12:53
Autopilot substitute

Sat 24 Aug 20:35
Take 2 Part 2

Sat 24 Aug 20:25
Take 2

Sat 24 Aug 20:22
Déjà vu

Fri 23 Aug 12:09
What a hard life!

Wed 21 Aug 12:15
All’s well that ends well!

Tue 20 Aug 01:07
Delicious

Tue 20 Aug 01:03
Stop press!

Sat 17 Aug 16:50
Stunning scenery

Sat 17 Aug 16:36
Imelda Marcos / Halifax

Fri 16 Aug 14:11
Preparations

Fri 16 Aug 11:44
Another lightweight lighthouse

Tue 13 Aug 17:45
4 seasons, 1 day

Sat 10 Aug 17:33
Best laid plans...

Sat 10 Aug 17:06
Charging ahead!

Wed 7 Aug 00:58
Farewell

Tue 6 Aug 13:23
The Mounties always get their man

Fri 2 Aug 16:53
Ever hotter.

Thu 1 Aug 12:21

Jul 2019

Hot hot hot!

Wed 31 Jul 12:30
Laundry at last!

Tue 30 Jul 11:39
Not quite Hell’s Angels

Sun 28 Jul 13:07
Ta da!

Sat 27 Jul 11:52
Bear country

Thu 25 Jul 22:31
Shipborne diseases

Thu 25 Jul 16:09
Leaks!

Wed 24 Jul 19:07
Health and Safety?

Tue 23 Jul 00:10
Boom!

Sat 20 Jul 20:56
Kiss of death or

Sat 20 Jul 12:50
Eeeeeeeek!

Fri 19 Jul 11:15
Ahhh chooo

Wed 17 Jul 22:55
Yum yum

Wed 17 Jul 12:00
Blowing the cobwebs away

Mon 15 Jul 22:41
Off we go

Mon 15 Jul 22:38
Well supported causeway.

Mon 15 Jul 10:31
More tide than wind

Sat 13 Jul 20:37
POIs en route to grocery store

Fri 12 Jul 15:43
All in a day’s work

Fri 12 Jul 13:26
Legal at last

Thu 11 Jul 16:34
Hello Canada

Wed 10 Jul 17:58
Shipshape once more

Tue 9 Jul 02:08
Rocking in Rockland

Sun 7 Jul 13:06
Needle in a haystack

Fri 5 Jul 22:36
Happy 4th July!!!

Fri 5 Jul 01:46
Oops!

Thu 4 Jul 00:48
Farewell to Brewer South Freeport Marine

Wed 3 Jul 13:24
Final push

Wed 3 Jul 13:10
Maine weather

Wed 3 Jul 13:01
Unexpected jobs

Wed 3 Jul 12:54
New lazy bag/Stacker Pack

Wed 3 Jul 12:50
No leaks!

Wed 3 Jul 12:48
Friends

Wed 3 Jul 12:43
Chaos!

Wed 3 Jul 12:41
What a difference a day makes

Wed 3 Jul 12:37
So near yet so far

Wed 3 Jul 12:24

Jun 2019

Test Message

Wed 26 Jun 12:42

2018

Sep 2018

An unplanned haul out

Thu 27 Sep 17:00
Yum, yum - again!

Thu 27 Sep 13:30
Summer’s over

Tue 25 Sep 22:55
A surfeit of blueberries

Sun 23 Sep 17:45
Memorable first sail in Maine

Fri 21 Sep 23:12
Bear burgers with a side of moose.

Thu 20 Sep 22:48
Rain, rain go away.....

Wed 19 Sep 00:52
A sky to remember

Mon 17 Sep 23:53
Au revoir, old friends.

Sun 16 Sep 22:45
Not again!!!!?

Sat 15 Sep 22:29
Season of mists.....2

Fri 14 Sep 18:23
Season of mists......1

Fri 14 Sep 12:04
Unwittingly arrived in Maine

Thu 13 Sep 16:00
Arty farty!

Wed 12 Sep 17:48
We walked and we walked.....

Tue 11 Sep 19:00
Technology!

Sun 9 Sep 19:00
Boston on foot Part 1

Sat 8 Sep 19:00
Part 2

Sat 8 Sep 19:00
How did that happen?

Sat 8 Sep 02:37
Hot, hot, hot.

Fri 7 Sep 00:07
WHAT???

Thu 6 Sep 01:44
Man eating flies

Tue 4 Sep 00:49
A bit of a scrape.

Sun 2 Sep 20:59
Here’s hoping......

Sat 1 Sep 22:22

Aug 2018

Back in time

Thu 30 Aug 21:48
Following in the Pilgrims’ footsteps

Thu 30 Aug 01:10
Bye bye Ptown

Tue 28 Aug 21:54
Ptown

Mon 27 Aug 19:00
A short cut

Sun 26 Aug 14:40
Room with a view and laundry

Sat 25 Aug 21:54
Whoosh!

Fri 24 Aug 18:30
An ongoing magical spot

Fri 24 Aug 00:02
A magical spot

Thu 23 Aug 23:57
Well I never (Part 2 )

Thu 23 Aug 14:01
Well I never......

Thu 23 Aug 13:44
Dry, Drier, Driest

Wed 22 Aug 14:25
Small but perfectly formed...

Tue 21 Aug 18:24
A night to remember

Sun 19 Aug 20:02
Shock ...horror.....

Sat 18 Aug 20:46
What a catch......

Fri 17 Aug 23:05
Gated community

Thu 16 Aug 14:42
Careful what you wish for.....

Tue 14 Aug 21:00
Rain, rain go away........

Sun 12 Aug 23:03
On the move- barely.

Sat 11 Aug 23:01
Bambi x two

Sat 11 Aug 22:44
STOP STOP PRESS

Fri 10 Aug 22:36
Stop Press

Wed 8 Aug 23:24
Housekeeping

Wed 8 Aug 23:13
We have a neighbour!

Tue 7 Aug 13:49
And lastly

Tue 7 Aug 13:00
Manhattan once more.

Tue 7 Aug 11:00
And finally

Mon 6 Aug 17:00
Next up!

Mon 6 Aug 14:00
Past The Lady and onwards

Mon 6 Aug 13:00
A long day in Manhattan

Mon 6 Aug 10:00
Atlantic Highlands PS

Sun 5 Aug 15:00
Twin Lights

Sat 4 Aug 23:07
New York!

Fri 3 Aug 19:24

Jul 2018

Ready to go.

Mon 30 Jul 14:28
Repairs

Sat 28 Jul 21:14
Preparations

Fri 27 Jul 21:18
Climate change?

Tue 24 Jul 21:00
Celebrations.

Wed 4 Jul 10:00
Morehead Beaufort Yacht Club

Tue 3 Jul 11:00
What a welcome!

Mon 2 Jul 09:10

Jun 2018

Arriving in the USA

Fri 29 Jun 21:00
Back online

Thu 28 Jun 11:00

2017

Dec 2017

A bit like Wind in the Willows

Thu 14 Dec 15:00
Dera..dera..dera..dera....Batman!!!

Tue 12 Dec 02:00
New dinghy

Fri 8 Dec 08:00
No Room At The Inn (OK Marina)

Thu 7 Dec 17:00
Ilet de Gosier

Wed 6 Dec 16:00
Trip Advisor or The Good Food Guide

Fri 1 Dec 15:30

Nov 2017

Pidgeon Island Rocking & Rolling

Wed 29 Nov 16:00
A Houdini moment

Mon 27 Nov 08:00
What a Jolly Place

Tue 21 Nov 10:34
Pidgeon Beach. A moving breakfast.

Sun 19 Nov 06:00
Pidgeon Beach. Here they come!!

Sat 18 Nov 00:00
I Do.....

Fri 17 Nov 02:13
Off at last

Thu 16 Nov 06:00
Anchors Way-Hey!!!

Wed 15 Nov 14:00
Freeman's Bay (at anchor) The Meerkats

Wed 15 Nov 06:00
rohcna VIBGYOR

Tue 14 Nov 06:00
Freeman's Bay (at anchor) a salt and battery

Sat 11 Nov 06:00
Nelson's Dockyard (Superyacht Berth)

Thu 9 Nov 06:00
Antigua Slipway, Launch Day

Mon 6 Nov 10:30
Antigua Slipway, antifouling foul play

Sat 4 Nov 06:00
Antigua Slipway, propellor on.

Fri 3 Nov 06:00
Antigua Slipway, vermin free

Thu 2 Nov 06:00
Antigua Slipway, back again

Wed 1 Nov 06:00

Apr 2017

MISSING BIT TO BE UPDATED. "HONEST" ASAP

Sat 1 Apr 16:59

Mar 2017

Arrived!! And off to sleep

Wed 1 Mar 13:10

Feb 2017

No Carnival for us

Tue 28 Feb 09:22
Monday position update.

Mon 27 Feb 07:34
Fan Mail

Sun 26 Feb 09:09
Clocks go back tonight.

Sat 25 Feb 08:15
THE THING

Fri 24 Feb 07:30
Weeding in the Atlantic

Thu 23 Feb 06:51
Position Update

Wed 22 Feb 06:49
It's a small Ocean

Tue 21 Feb 07:07
Turning the page

Mon 20 Feb 09:04
Logs and logs

Sun 19 Feb 09:55
Thaaarr she blows!!

Sat 18 Feb 07:43
Happy Anniversary!!

Fri 17 Feb 06:17
Something fishy

Thu 16 Feb 09:11
The correct direction - at last

Wed 15 Feb 09:10
I'm in Love!!!

Tue 14 Feb 09:06
Have we been Trumped?

Mon 13 Feb 09:04
18:34N 029:31W

Sun 12 Feb 09:42
Thank goodness for HBO

Sun 12 Feb 09:18
Have you, turned your eggs today?

Sat 11 Feb 09:05
The 3mm Gap

Fri 10 Feb 07:35
Busy day

Thu 9 Feb 13:09
Right hand down a bit

Wed 8 Feb 07:52
Tuesday Day 3

Tue 7 Feb 07:43
Tuesday Day 3

Tue 7 Feb 07:43
Death in Paradise has a lot to answer for.

Mon 6 Feb 17:00
Position update

Sun 5 Feb 18:57
Day 1 Transatlantic Oddesey

Sat 4 Feb 20:38
Another brief stopover

Fri 3 Feb 08:30
Manual position input

Thu 2 Feb 12:30

Jan 2017

A wee test sail

Mon 30 Jan 08:09

2016

Nov 2016

Last Leg

Mon 7 Nov 09:01
Bonfire Night

Sun 6 Nov 12:28
Saturday evening

Sat 5 Nov 19:55
Saturday morning position update

Sat 5 Nov 08:26
Land Ahoy!!

Fri 4 Nov 19:36
Friday morning position update

Fri 4 Nov 09:11
Thursday night position update

Thu 3 Nov 20:01
Too much information

Thu 3 Nov 08:16
Decisions Decisions

Wed 2 Nov 19:39
Wednesday morning position update

Wed 2 Nov 09:31
Red Light District

Tue 1 Nov 08:13

Oct 2016

The mark of Zoro

Mon 31 Oct 08:00
(no subject)

Sun 30 Oct 20:16
Sunday Sunday morning position

Sun 30 Oct 08:44
Saturday evening position update

Sat 29 Oct 20:03
Life at an angle.

Sat 29 Oct 08:42
Friday evening position update

Fri 28 Oct 20:15
Leaving Sal & Cape Verdes

Fri 28 Oct 07:47
Sal

Mon 24 Oct 22:49
Advice from an Italian Restauranteur

Sat 22 Oct 21:07
Ilha De Sao Nicolau

Fri 21 Oct 23:01
Tuesday night update

Tue 18 Oct 22:04
Cape Verde beach life

Tue 18 Oct 21:51
Santa Luzia

Mon 17 Oct 21:56
Port bound no longer

Sun 16 Oct 21:55
Sunday morning

Sun 2 Oct 06:10
Saturday update

Sat 1 Oct 18:49
Saturday

Sat 1 Oct 05:41

Sep 2016

Friday morning

Fri 30 Sep 06:53
Friday morning

Fri 30 Sep 06:18
Thursday

Thu 29 Sep 05:54
Wednesday day 4

Wed 28 Sep 11:27
Tuesday position no.3

Tue 27 Sep 16:11
Ocado delivery arrived in time for breakfast

Tue 27 Sep 11:57
Tuesday, Day Three position @ 07:30

Tue 27 Sep 06:31
Monday update

Mon 26 Sep 06:21
Now that's more like it!

Sun 25 Sep 17:47
Miserable Night

Sun 25 Sep 08:36
27 44.796N 015 37.360W

Fri 23 Sep 16:26
First real post here

Wed 7 Sep 18:20

Aug 2016

Marina berth Puert Calero

Thu 11 Aug 11:07

Scot Free III