Shamal's Web Diary - Day 6 - Becalmed! plus Boat Electrics Can Be Fun!

Day 6 - Becalmed! plus Boat Electrics Can Be Fun!

Shamal

Fri 21 Dec 2012 18:15

17.10.7N 34.51.5W

Everyone Fine! Weather warm and sunny with not much wind.

In my last update, I mentioned that we were trying to avoid a "hole" in theh Trade Winds. Well, we didn't quite make it round. Today saw very little wind and we have been progressing at less than 3 knotts. Hopefully the winds will return in a day or so.

Had a fun evening! Just after we had eaten the 2 Dorado for dinner last night and were feeling pretty full, we ran the engine to charge the batteries. It was then that we found that the alternator had stopped working. Fortunately we are carrying a spare, but Olly and I had a fun time making the changeover while Don and Georgina handled the boat. All working OK now.

Blog Entries

2017

Jun 2017

Sat 10 Jun 10:50
- Charlestown SC
Tue 6 Jun 22:00
- Beaufort SC

May 2017

Mon 29 May 18:15
- Cumberland Island
Fri 12 May 21:48
- Back in Florida

Apr 2017

Tue 18 Apr 19:51
- Abacos
Wed 5 Apr 12:27
- Heading North

Mar 2017

Sun 12 Mar 10:58
- Georgetown and lots of boats!
Sun 5 Mar 01:53
- Blowey Black Point!

Feb 2017

Sun 26 Feb 01:21
- Exumas
Fri 17 Feb 04:24
- West End
Mon 13 Feb 08:43
- On the move again

Jan 2017

Mon 30 Jan 13:14
- Vero Beach... and a wait for cushions
Wed 25 Jan 22:59
- Cape Canaveral

2016

Jun 2016

Fri 10 Jun 15:52
- Charleston.... and final destination for this year!
Mon 6 Jun 13:20
- Fernandina

May 2016

Sat 21 May 21:27
- Thundery Titusville
Mon 16 May 16:14
- The wind didn't shift as forecast!
Sun 15 May 11:09
- Off Miami
Thu 5 May 11:58
- ARRIVED at Key West
Wed 4 May 15:32
- Approaching Key West.... Almost!
Tue 3 May 18:13
- Off N Coast of Cuba
Mon 2 May 18:47
- Off Cozumel
Sun 1 May 13:11
- Departing Belize

Apr 2016

Fri 29 Apr 12:27
- Cay Caulker - and civilization
Sun 24 Apr 14:23
- Belize Barrier Reef
Thu 14 Apr 21:20
- Final Rally Pics
Thu 7 Apr 16:16
- Placencia - Belize - Rally's End!!!
Mon 4 Apr 17:22
- Utila

Mar 2016

Thu 31 Mar 19:48
- Roatan
Fri 25 Mar 00:26
- Guanaja
Wed 23 Mar 22:13
- Coast of Honduras
Mon 21 Mar 20:05
- Cayo Vivario
Sun 20 Mar 01:56
- Departing Providencia
Tue 15 Mar 17:49
- Providencia
Mon 7 Mar 18:38
- San Andrias
Tue 1 Mar 03:11
- The last 2 months in pictures

Feb 2016

Tue 23 Feb 12:31
- Shelter Bay - Approach to the canal
Thu 18 Feb 14:44
- Portobello - Panama
Sun 14 Feb 19:27
- Departing The San Blas
Sat 6 Feb 20:16
- San Blas - Isla Tigre

Jan 2016

Thu 28 Jan 13:14
- Impressions of the San Blas
Sun 24 Jan 19:49
- San Blas Islands
Sat 23 Jan 18:10
- Heading West!
Fri 22 Jan 22:48
- Leaving Cartagena
Sat 16 Jan 12:01
- Cartagena!
Thu 7 Jan 02:02
- ARRIVED - Santa Marta!!
Wed 6 Jan 16:49
- Almost There!!
Tue 5 Jan 16:46
- Adverse Current
Mon 4 Jan 16:48
- Still Heading South
Sun 3 Jan 16:58
- Windward Passage
Sat 2 Jan 16:37
- Close hauled
Fri 1 Jan 17:41
- Heading South

2015

Dec 2015

Tue 15 Dec 19:54
- Back In Georgetown
Fri 11 Dec 19:58
- Black Point - Exumas
Mon 7 Dec 20:29
- Spanish Wells
Thu 3 Dec 00:50
- Bahamas!!
Tue 1 Dec 22:39
- Ready for the off!

Nov 2015

Fri 27 Nov 18:51
- South Florida
Mon 16 Nov 12:29
- Florida!..... and several degrees warmer!
Wed 11 Nov 21:45
- Not much sun yet...but lots of rain!
Thu 5 Nov 03:12
- Heading South... and to the Sun

Jul 2015

Mon 6 Jul 17:55
- Annapolis and Happy 4th July

Jun 2015

Sun 21 Jun 13:28
- Verging and now Maryland
Thu 4 Jun 23:39
- Norfolk VA. It's Harbour Fest!

May 2015

Wed 27 May 05:01
- Beaufort (Bo-fort)
Thu 7 May 16:39
- Arrived Charleston
Sat 2 May 20:51
- Moving up to Charleston

Apr 2015

Sun 26 Apr 22:46
- South Carolina
Tue 21 Apr 12:23
- Georgia - A Lot Cooler
Tue 14 Apr 22:52
- Sunshine State
Mon 13 Apr 14:15
- Crossed the Gulf Stream!
Sat 11 Apr 12:11
- Getting ready to depart

Mar 2015

Tue 31 Mar 13:14
- Marsh Harbour - Abacos
Sat 21 Mar 19:40
- Spanish Wells - Eleuthera
Mon 16 Mar 12:42
- Thunderball Grotto

Feb 2015

Wed 18 Feb 17:25
- Arrived Georgetown!
Tue 17 Feb 16:37
- On the move again
Thu 12 Feb 14:44
- Arrived Inagua Island - Bahamas!
Wed 11 Feb 15:53
- Windward Passage
Tue 10 Feb 15:43
- Becalmed - but Bahamas Bound!
Mon 9 Feb 15:53
- Nice Sailing
Sun 8 Feb 15:40
- Departed Bonaire!
Mon 2 Feb 17:05
- Test from Bonaire

2014

Jun 2014

Thu 5 Jun 21:52
- Spanish Waters - Curacao - Final Destination for the season!
Tue 3 Jun 20:17
- Arrived Curacao!!
Mon 2 Jun 18:30
- Departed Santo Domingo

May 2014

Fri 30 May 13:06
- Santo Domingo
Tue 27 May 15:35
- Still in Salinas!
Sat 24 May 21:49
- Las Salinas
Thu 22 May 13:51
- Barahona - Dom Republic
Mon 19 May 23:51
- Ill Beata - Dom Republic
Wed 7 May 14:06
- Departed Cuba - Ile-a-Vache - Again

Apr 2014

Wed 30 Apr 21:19
- Santiago de Cuba - Again
Fri 25 Apr 22:33
- Cabo Cruz Once More
Thu 24 Apr 03:03
- Cayo Rancho Viejo
Tue 22 Apr 11:53
- Departed Cienfuegos

Mar 2014

Thu 27 Mar 11:43
- Cienfuagos - Tourist Time!
Mon 24 Mar 19:28
- Ensenada Caballones + Lobster for Dinner
Fri 21 Mar 20:57
- Cayo Machos de Fuera
Thu 20 Mar 20:53
- Cayo de Breton
Wed 19 Mar 19:41
- Cayo Cuervo
Tue 18 Mar 20:29
- Cayo Chocolate
Mon 17 Mar 20:34
- Cayo Granada
Sun 16 Mar 21:29
- Cayo La Vela
Sat 15 Mar 22:20
- Cabo Cruz
- Marea del Portillo.... with a Fish!!!
Thu 13 Mar 21:40
- Chivirico
Mon 10 Mar 18:24
- Checked-In at Santiago de Cuba
Sun 9 Mar 16:06
- Approaching Santiago de Cuba
Sat 8 Mar 15:37
- Departing Ile a Vache
Fri 7 Mar 19:29
- Ile a Vache, Haiti - In Picture
Mon 3 Mar 21:43
- Day 6 - Land Hoy!!! - Haiti
Sun 2 Mar 16:05
- Day 5 - Motorsailing
Sat 1 Mar 15:58
- Day 4 - Light Winds

Feb 2014

Fri 28 Feb 16:02
- Day 3 - Glorious Sailing!!
Thu 27 Feb 16:04
- Day 2 - Flying Fish Central
Wed 26 Feb 15:59
- Day 1 - variable winds - rolly seas
Sun 23 Feb 16:24
- Toothache in Martiniqeu
Sat 15 Feb 15:53
- Back to Martinique - Marin this time!
Mon 10 Feb 14:19
- RE: Back to St Lucia
Fri 7 Feb 16:10
- Back to Bequia

2013

Aug 2013

Tue 27 Aug 19:43
- Chaguaramas - Trinidad

Jun 2013

Mon 10 Jun 14:44
- Prickly Bay - Grenada
Fri 7 Jun 17:11
- Tyrrel Bay - Carriacou

May 2013

Fri 31 May 14:07
- Clifton in Union Is
Sat 25 May 19:55
- Mayreau and Tobago Cays
Mon 13 May 19:49
- Bequia in the Grenadines

Apr 2013

Sun 7 Apr 16:40

Mar 2013

Wed 20 Mar 19:48
- Portsmouth -Dominica

Feb 2013

Mon 18 Feb 15:29
- Deshaies - Guadeloupe

Jan 2013

Thu 10 Jan 20:00
- The Trip Across
Fri 4 Jan 15:53
- Day 19 - ARRIVED!!!
Thu 3 Jan 18:17
- Day 18 - Almost There!!!
Wed 2 Jan 17:55
- Day 18 - More fun with boat electrics
Tue 1 Jan 17:25
- Day 17 - Happy New Year!

2012

Dec 2012

Mon 31 Dec 18:20
- Day 16 - Happy Birthday Georgina!
Sun 30 Dec 17:13
- Day 15 - Ships!
Sat 29 Dec 17:54
- Day 14 - Rain!!!
Fri 28 Dec 16:36
- Day 13 - Wind!!!
Thu 27 Dec 18:10
- Day 12 - Slow Cruising
Wed 26 Dec 15:42
- Day 11 - Half Way!!!!!
Tue 25 Dec 17:58
- Day 10 - Merry Christmas
Mon 24 Dec 18:10
- Day 9 - Christmas Eve
Sun 23 Dec 18:39
- Day 8 - Trade Winds and Big Rollers
Sat 22 Dec 18:09
- Day 7 - Happy Birthday Olly
Fri 21 Dec 18:15
- Day 6 - Becalmed! plus Boat Electrics Can Be Fun!
Thu 20 Dec 18:40
- Day 5 - Fish Fish Fish (well...2 Fish)
Wed 19 Dec 19:16
- Day 4 - Gentle Sailing and Bath Night
Tue 18 Dec 18:36
- Day 3 - Clatters in the night and Flying Fish
Mon 17 Dec 18:11
- Day 2 - Good Winds but Rough-ish Seas
Sun 16 Dec 20:55
- Day 1 - Departed Mindelo!
Tue 11 Dec 18:17
- Re: Day 8 - ARRIVED at CV's!
Mon 10 Dec 19:54
- Re: Day 7 - Land Hoy!
Sun 9 Dec 19:49
- Day 6 - Bath Night and Flying Fish
Sat 8 Dec 19:54
- Day 5 - Crossed into the Tropics
Fri 7 Dec 19:37
- Day 4 - Another Good Sailing Day
Thu 6 Dec 19:52
- Day 3 - Good Sailing Today
Wed 5 Dec 19:39
- Day 2. Slow sailing
Tue 4 Dec 20:10
- Left Las Palmas

Nov 2012

Mon 26 Nov 15:18
- Las Palmas - Gran Canaria
Sat 24 Nov 15:18
- Morro Jable - Fuerteventura
Thu 15 Nov 16:16
- Gran Tarajal - Fuerteventura
Sun 11 Nov 14:03
- Puerto Rosario - Fuerteventura
Tue 6 Nov 16:38
- Marina Rubicon - Lanzarote