Sea Squared`s Atlantic Circuit

Leaving Bermuda

Chris & Christine Swain

Mon 19 May 2008 19:22

According to the plan the ARC fleet should leave at 1200 local time on Wednesday, but because of the highly volatile weather, Team Sea Squared, along with several other boats, may well leave tomorrow (Tuesday).

We have the boat fully fuelled, watered and provisioned for our two week passage, and are ready to go; in fact we are all rather excited and looking forward to getting underway. We thought for a while though, that we would not get our ripped spray hood back from the sail makers in time, but they have done a lovely repair, so we look very smart again!

We will try and keep the blog going subject to weather; and we look forward to all the texts in the night.

Team C2

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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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