Sea Squared`s Atlantic Circuit - Sint Maarten not Saint Martin

Sint Maarten not Saint Martin

Sea Squared`s Atlantic Circuit

Chris & Christine Swain

Sat 15 Mar 2008 22:08

From deserted anchorages, to queuing to get under the lifting bridge, to enter the lagoon. (Which has lots of mosquitoes needless to say) What a contrast.

We did however have our best sail yet in the Caribbean, (sorry to be an anorak), 15-18kn on the beam, gentle sea with little swell: We covered 55m in just under 7 hours, sweet!

This island is hard to describe, Dutch, French, American, Fast Food, Casinos, Restaurants, TV pickups, Open Drains, Chickens in the road, Guilders, Euros, Dollars; confused culturally, certainly!

It does have a lovely chandlers however; twas like Christmas for a yachtie! Have to fit the bits to Sea Squared now though.

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2017

Dec 2017

Sat 30 Dec 00:54
- Happy 2018
Fri 22 Dec 09:37
- Season's Greetings

2008

Jul 2008

Fri 4 Jul 20:20
- WE DID IT !!!!

Jun 2008

Fri 27 Jun 05:52
- The journey is over!
Thu 26 Jun 05:32
- Perfect morning!
Tue 24 Jun 11:06
- End of the road!
Sun 22 Jun 17:11
- We're here!
Fri 20 Jun 12:20
- Good sailing!
Thu 19 Jun 11:04
- Gently! gently!
Wed 18 Jun 13:02
- Whales to gales!
Tue 17 Jun 12:37
- Whales everywhere!
Mon 16 Jun 14:09
- Not much sleep
Sun 15 Jun 12:00
- Zooming along!
Sat 14 Jun 12:12
- All's well!
Fri 13 Jun 08:52
- Blighty here we come!
Mon 9 Jun 10:04
- Running with the bulls!
Wed 4 Jun 12:46
- Horta - Faial - Azores
Tue 3 Jun 10:11
- Azores in sight
Mon 2 Jun 12:22
- Very close!
Sun 1 Jun 12:16
- 240 Miles to go!

May 2008

Sat 31 May 12:18
- Commandant's "pant" edict!
Fri 30 May 12:20
- Gently gently!
Thu 29 May 12:24
- Thursday; all's well!
Wed 28 May 12:19
- Oh so calm!
Tue 27 May 12:17
- Half way and calm
Mon 26 May 12:34
- Monday and better weather
Sun 25 May 13:05
- Sunday at sea.
Sat 24 May 11:28
- Wet, Wet,Wet!
Fri 23 May 13:15
- Good speed but rough
Thu 22 May 13:27
- Thursday at sea
Wed 21 May 15:01
- Wednesday at sea
Tue 20 May 19:17
- Horta here we come!
Mon 19 May 19:22
- Leaving Bermuda
- "Aubrey" competion result
Sat 17 May 20:43
- Hello from Bermuda
Wed 14 May 13:55
- Hello It's Wednesday
Tue 13 May 18:03
- Oh what aq night!
Sun 11 May 12:29
- Chris' Birthday
Sat 10 May 16:37
- 48 hours all's well
Fri 9 May 16:16
- 24 hours at sea
Thu 8 May 13:58
- The team before departure
Tue 6 May 20:25
- The new crew arrives!
Mon 5 May 20:01
- 'Ere we go again .......

Apr 2008

Sun 27 Apr 20:40
- Caribbean photo gallery
- Sex change in Antigua!
Sat 19 Apr 20:14
- Good enough for Royalty 16:48.10N 62 12.43W
Fri 18 Apr 15:25
- Big or what?
Sun 13 Apr 22:25
- We are still here!

Mar 2008

Mon 31 Mar 12:58
- Rolling Crabs
Fri 28 Mar 16:44
- Anguilla and Saba
Sat 15 Mar 22:08
- Sint Maarten not Saint Martin
Wed 12 Mar 23:44
- St Kitts 17:17.51N 62:42.77W
Mon 10 Mar 15:59
- Nevis 17:08.86N 62:37.85W
- Strange sounds in the night
Fri 7 Mar 15:08
- Volcano visit
Tue 4 Mar 14:49
- Jolly Harbour Antigua 17:04.23N 61:53.12W
Sun 2 Mar 22:12
- Antigua photo delights

Feb 2008

Thu 28 Feb 13:40
- Nelson's Dockyard Antigua 17:00.46N 61:45.87W
Fri 22 Feb 16:05
- Nuts result
- Alice has a fling. 15:52.04N 61:35.26W
Sun 17 Feb 13:28
- Rainforest
Fri 15 Feb 17:05
- Dominica is green
Thu 14 Feb 13:38
- Dominica in the rain 15:17.21N 61:22.63W
Sun 10 Feb 14:13
- Everyone needs Sparkle!
Mon 4 Feb 21:17
- Mustique; land of the rich and famous
Sun 3 Feb 13:21
- Cheering news!
Sat 2 Feb 17:46
- Photos from the Grenadines

Jan 2008

Tue 29 Jan 12:59
- No movement
Fri 25 Jan 21:29
- Romeo & Juliet
Thu 24 Jan 20:11
- Volcanic hazards to shipping
Wed 23 Jan 14:27
- Bequia
Sat 19 Jan 22:36
- Fresh fruit for the journey
Thu 17 Jan 21:41
- Cruiseship visitations
Wed 16 Jan 23:11
- All alone
Wed 9 Jan 12:32
- Christine's Birthday
Mon 7 Jan 17:46
- Christmas and New Year.
- The crossing!!
Sun 6 Jan 16:30
- 2008 already!

2007

Dec 2007

Tue 25 Dec 14:34
- Merry Christmas from the Caribbean mon!
Thu 20 Dec 12:48
- St Lucian message
Sat 15 Dec 00:30
- We've arrived and it's St Lucia
Fri 14 Dec 11:38
- Only 30 miles to go!
Thu 13 Dec 12:33
- 180 miles to go!
Tue 11 Dec 13:49
- So close!
Mon 10 Dec 13:32
- A dry night!
Sun 9 Dec 12:33
- Amorous whales
Sat 8 Dec 12:45
- Squalls and more squalls
Fri 7 Dec 12:53
- Too rough
Tue 4 Dec 12:44
- All quiet on the western front
Mon 3 Dec 13:03
- Marge attacked inthe night!
Sun 2 Dec 13:04
- Still rollin'
Sat 1 Dec 12:12
- Found the Trades

Nov 2007

Fri 30 Nov 12:22
- Squalls,Tuna & Flying Fish
Thu 29 Nov 12:21
- We caught a tuna!
Wed 28 Nov 12:28
- Day 4 at sea
Tue 27 Nov 12:27
- All at sea
Mon 26 Nov 15:32
- Atlantic at last
Sat 24 Nov 19:09
- Nun captured in Jungle
Tue 20 Nov 15:06
- Final crew training sessions
Wed 14 Nov 20:38
- The preparations continue
Thu 8 Nov 20:42
- So hard - don't show the kids, or try this at home
Tue 6 Nov 08:28
- Loads to do!

Oct 2007

Sat 27 Oct 21:11
- Fluffy fight back
Fri 26 Oct 20:48
- Las Palmas 28:07.71N 15:25.58W
Wed 24 Oct 20:06
- Fluffy blog from Sta Cruz Tenerife
Sun 14 Oct 17:34
- C2 full-on grockles
Tue 9 Oct 18:54
- Chased by the Von Trapps
Tue 2 Oct 12:01
- Atlantic water quality

Sep 2007

Sat 29 Sep 22:27
Mon 24 Sep 22:00
- Lanzarote Marina Rubicon 28:51.46N 13:48.94W
Sun 23 Sep 18:07
- They shot the only horse in town!
Thu 20 Sep 10:07
- Beau Geste I presume? 29:13.67N 13:30.18W
Sun 16 Sep 17:27
- Off to Graciosa
Tue 11 Sep 10:57
- Bagpipes and Levadas
Sat 8 Sep 21:53
- Madeira is more than cake
Wed 5 Sep 15:37
- It's all go in Madeira

Aug 2007

Thu 30 Aug 10:55
- Porto Santo Rocks!
Sat 25 Aug 13:56
- Porto Santo
Tue 21 Aug 18:26
- Out into the Atlantic
Fri 17 Aug 16:54
Sun 12 Aug 18:39
- Three Cs 36:59.9N 8:56.6W
Thu 9 Aug 10:33
- Sines
Fri 3 Aug 18:35
- Amazing rescue

Jul 2007

Tue 31 Jul 13:08
- Oeiras - Lisboa 38:40.62N 009:19.04W
Sat 28 Jul 12:45
- Nazare
Mon 23 Jul 11:05
- Povoa de Varzim
Sat 21 Jul 12:14
- Povoa de Varzim 41:22.3N 8:45.9W
Thu 19 Jul 21:46
- Ready to go forth
Tue 17 Jul 12:33
- Portugese update
Wed 11 Jul 16:53
- High seas rescue
Tue 10 Jul 18:37
- Bayona in the sunshine
Wed 4 Jul 09:36
- Sanxenxo 42:23.78N 08:48.23W
Sun 1 Jul 16:09
- Villagarcia entertainment

Jun 2007

Thu 28 Jun 13:10
- Ria Arosa 42:36.01N 08:46.17W
Sun 24 Jun 10:40
- Party time
Sat 23 Jun 10:06
- Blue sky in Portasin
Thu 21 Jun 19:03
- Portasin, Ria Muros 42:45.83N 08:56.76W
Wed 20 Jun 20:53
- More from Camarinas
Sun 17 Jun 17:30
- Weatherbound in Camarinas
Fri 15 Jun 21:31
- Long awaited photos from Biscay
- Camarinas 43:07.60N 09:10.93W
Wed 13 Jun 11:24
- Ria De Cormey Lage 43:13.21N 8:59.89W
Fri 8 Jun 19:59
- La Coruna 43:22.09N 008:23.76W
Sat 2 Jun 12:20
- No pasties for Pugwash

May 2007

Tue 29 May 21:15
- Sea Squared in Falmouth
Mon 28 May 20:52
- Sea Squared relaunch a test picture
Sat 26 May 10:37
- Falmouth 50:9.6N 05:4.0W
Thu 24 May 14:20
- River Yealm 50:19.0N 004:3.3W
Tue 22 May 09:00
- 50:34.63N 002:27.37W
Tue 15 May 13:29
- Nearly ready

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