Silene's cruising log - Bab el Mandeb

Bab el Mandeb

Silene's cruising log

Jørn and Eli Nygaard

Tue 10 Mar 2009 05:18

12:44.000N 043:17.000E

We've entered the Red Sea trough Bab el Mandeb this morning. It is very windy, but seas have not yet built up, so guess worst is to come still. All well. Soing good speed and are in company with other yachts.

Vi er i Rødehavet. Seilte gjennom det smale stredet i Bab el Mandeb i morges, og er dermed offisielt inne i Rødehavet. Det har blåst 25-30 knop i hele natt, og det virker som det øker. Sjøen har ikke beyyget seg opp ennå, men når den gjør det blir det humpete her. Alt bra ombord (helse OK, ikke bra). Vi er i følge med andre seilbåter.

Blog Entries

2009

Jul 2009

Tue 7 Jul 15:00
- Back to reality
Sun 5 Jul 06:51
- Home, sweet home.......
Fri 3 Jul 10:01
- 115 nautical miles left of our cruising life.....
Thu 2 Jul 08:55
- Getting closer
Wed 1 Jul 14:07
- Saturday arrival
- Coming home

Jun 2009

Sat 27 Jun 17:26
- Dover
- Moving along
Fri 26 Jun 03:49
- Light wind, calm sea and fog
Thu 25 Jun 10:17
- English channel
Wed 24 Jun 20:31
- Last part of the Bay of Biscay
- More motor
Tue 23 Jun 18:24
- Great sailing!
- Chuging along
Mon 22 Jun 17:38
Sun 21 Jun 19:01
- Pigeon out of track
- Good progress
Sat 20 Jun 11:16
- Cabo Da Roco
- Great night
Fri 19 Jun 19:12
Fri 12 Jun 19:49
- BABY-NEWS
- Calm
Thu 11 Jun 11:33
- Back in Atlantic waters
- Quensway Quay Marina, Gibraltar
Wed 10 Jun 08:59
- Underway to Gibraltar
Sat 6 Jun 18:20
- Westerlies
Tue 2 Jun 17:45
- Fuengirola Marina
- Blinded
Mon 1 Jun 18:01
- Calm

May 2009

Sun 31 May 16:36
- Moving along
Sat 30 May 15:35
- Sailing
Fri 29 May 20:51
- Off soon
Tue 26 May 05:43
- Mooring
Sat 23 May 17:58
- Magaluf, Mallorca
Fri 22 May 16:39
- Light winds
Thu 21 May 16:59
- Change of plans
Tue 19 May 10:39
- Westbound
Sat 16 May 15:21
- Great hospitality
Thu 14 May 11:15
- Gioia Tauro, Italy
- Strait of Messina
Wed 13 May 17:57
- Getting close
Mon 11 May 19:04
- Heading west
Sun 10 May 17:53
- Mesolongion
Sat 9 May 08:41
Thu 7 May 08:23
- Underway to the Corinth Canal
Mon 4 May 19:49
- Rain, rain &rain
Sun 3 May 12:33
- Naousa, Paros
Sat 2 May 06:59
- Underway again

Apr 2009

Wed 29 Apr 08:00
- Rhodes
Tue 28 Apr 16:37
- Beautiful day
Mon 27 Apr 09:04
- Break
Sun 26 Apr 17:22
- Going somewhere
Sat 25 Apr 16:06
- Turkey next??
Fri 24 Apr 14:47
- Hurra!!!
- Mediterranean here we come
Wed 22 Apr 21:23
- Maybe next time
Sun 19 Apr 19:57
- Engine- and laundry day
Sat 18 Apr 12:03
- Trip to Cairo and the pyramides
Fri 17 Apr 19:56
- Ismailia
Tue 14 Apr 21:17
- Tomorrow -maybe???
Mon 13 Apr 12:28
- The best ever
- Nearly there
Sun 12 Apr 15:36
- Gulf of Suez
Sat 11 Apr 11:53
- Endevour Habour, Tawila Island
Wed 8 Apr 06:31
- Civilization
Mon 6 Apr 15:33
- Hughada marina
- Almost there
Sun 5 Apr 16:15
- Motoring along
- On the move again
Fri 3 Apr 17:31
- Red sea rules
Thu 2 Apr 17:40
- Making progress
Wed 1 Apr 15:44
- At sea again

Mar 2009

Tue 31 Mar 08:42
- Still not moving
Mon 30 Mar 15:37
- Still windy
Sun 29 Mar 17:12
- Still hanging tight
Sat 28 Mar 19:54
- Still stuck
Thu 26 Mar 17:13
- Keeping busy
Wed 25 Mar 19:52
- Hanging tight
Tue 24 Mar 18:30
- Sitting it out
- Bird sign
Mon 23 Mar 16:39
- Marsa Hamsiat
Sun 22 Mar 16:57
- Stuck
Sat 21 Mar 19:20
- Marsa Abu Imama
Fri 20 Mar 17:43
- Dilemmas of Red Sea cruising
Thu 19 Mar 18:10
- Magic
Wed 18 Mar 16:57
- Suakin
Tue 17 Mar 16:59
- Long Island
Mon 16 Mar 15:06
- Camel BBQ
Sun 15 Mar 05:39
- Khor Nawarat, Sudan
Sat 14 Mar 05:48
- Khor Nawarat
Thu 12 Mar 16:10
- Sea weed day
Wed 11 Mar 15:55
- Moving along
- Northerlies
Tue 10 Mar 16:26
- Red Sea
- Bab el Mandeb
Mon 9 Mar 07:51
- Leaving Aden
Tue 3 Mar 11:20
- Aden, Yemen
Mon 2 Mar 15:46
- Soon there
Sun 1 Mar 15:36
- Tired

Feb 2009

Sat 28 Feb 09:29
- Fuel- and rest stop
Fri 27 Feb 16:01
- Struggeling along
Thu 26 Feb 10:30
- Ultimate test of cooperation skills
Wed 25 Feb 11:58
- Group sailing
Tue 24 Feb 11:11
- Ready to go
Wed 18 Feb 18:02
- Alternator
Mon 16 Feb 18:57
- Different world
- Salalah port
Sat 14 Feb 07:15
- Covered in sand
Fri 13 Feb 15:44
- Fish in sand storm
Thu 12 Feb 08:51
- Left alone
Wed 11 Feb 08:28
- (no subject)
Tue 10 Feb 14:59
- Good sailing
Mon 9 Feb 05:49
- Another day at sea
Sat 7 Feb 07:35
- Nice
Thu 5 Feb 09:20
- At sea again

Jan 2009

Sat 31 Jan 03:19
- Enjoying
Sat 24 Jan 11:44
- Uligan, Maldives
Fri 23 Jan 11:21
- Smooth
Thu 22 Jan 13:38
- Nice and calm
Wed 21 Jan 12:36
- Back in battle
- Motoring
Tue 20 Jan 09:55
- Bloody wet
Mon 19 Jan 12:39
- Interesting day
Sat 17 Jan 05:47
- All good
Fri 16 Jan 10:23
- Good progress
Thu 15 Jan 11:37
- Grass not greaner on the other side
Wed 14 Jan 09:21
- Shaken AND stirred
Tue 13 Jan 03:43
- Bye Bye Asia
Sat 10 Jan 14:03
- Made it
Wed 7 Jan 13:26
- Back in Ao Chalong
Tue 6 Jan 05:43
- Back where she belongs
Sun 4 Jan 07:44
- On the hard

2008

Dec 2008

Wed 31 Dec 06:29
- Happy new year
Wed 24 Dec 08:39
- Merry Christmas

Nov 2008

Tue 18 Nov 06:49
- Yacht Haven Marina
Thu 13 Nov 15:18
- Ao Chalong, Phuket
Tue 11 Nov 00:59
- Phi Phi Don
Sat 8 Nov 10:06
- Ko Lanta
Thu 6 Nov 11:41
- Not as we planned it
- Leaving Langkawi

Oct 2008

Thu 30 Oct 08:50
- Safe at anchor
Wed 29 Oct 10:20
- Not the greatest fun
Tue 28 Oct 00:53
- Moving north
Wed 22 Oct 10:54
- Made it
Tue 21 Oct 10:41
- Not the best of days
Mon 20 Oct 11:04
- Somewhere
- Mallaca Strait
Sun 12 Oct 23:37
- Leaving for Singapore
Thu 9 Oct 13:43
- In Malaysia
Wed 8 Oct 15:46
- Batam
Tue 7 Oct 09:14
- Equator
- Warm enough
Mon 6 Oct 02:42
- Motoring along
Sun 5 Oct 09:11
- Going sloooow
Sat 4 Oct 00:54
- Going well
Fri 3 Oct 02:37
- Singapore bound

Sep 2008

Tue 30 Sep 06:44
- Bawean -still
Sat 27 Sep 05:54
- Enjoying Bawean
Fri 26 Sep 00:57
- New crew member
Wed 24 Sep 03:24
- Heading north
Tue 23 Sep 14:33
- Lovina Beach
- Going slow
Sun 21 Sep 11:00
- Anchored safely and PHOTOS PUBLISHED
- Paperwork-pain
Thu 18 Sep 05:12
- Holiday in Ubud
Sun 14 Sep 13:55
- Recreational sightseeing
Fri 12 Sep 23:27
- Getting better
Wed 10 Sep 08:25
- Amoebic dysentery
Tue 9 Sep 00:24
- Tourists
Sun 7 Sep 12:30
- Arrived Bali
Fri 5 Sep 22:59
- In Lombok with belly-bugs
Tue 2 Sep 23:14
- Gili Air

Aug 2008

Sun 31 Aug 13:19
- Gili Lawang
Sat 30 Aug 12:18
- Medang Island
Tue 26 Aug 11:56
- Gili Lawa Laut
Mon 25 Aug 13:27
- Dragon watching
Sun 24 Aug 23:36
- Run-in with dragons
- Komodo dragons
Thu 21 Aug 13:28
- What a day
Wed 20 Aug 22:28
- Burns
Mon 18 Aug 09:46
- Cruisers can get malaria too....
Fri 15 Aug 11:00
- Teluk Nagarujong
- Kalimutu
Wed 13 Aug 02:34
- Wodong; Safe haven??
Sun 10 Aug 11:30
- Tanjung Gedong
Sat 9 Aug 08:24
- Lewoleba, Lembata island
Thu 7 Aug 11:44
- Slow passage
Wed 6 Aug 09:20
- Windy in paradise
Tue 5 Aug 11:16
- Leaving Kupang

Jul 2008

Thu 31 Jul 15:03
- Kupang
Wed 30 Jul 02:08
- Getting close
Tue 29 Jul 02:56
- Moving along
Sun 27 Jul 06:05
- Drifting along
Sat 26 Jul 09:41
- Goodbye Oz
Fri 11 Jul 12:48
- Rigging OK
Wed 9 Jul 10:44
- Getting sorted
Mon 7 Jul 21:05
- Ppairarbeid
Sat 5 Jul 23:46
- DARWIN
- Alcaro Bay, Cape Don
Thu 3 Jul 10:34
- Bowen Strait, Croker Island
Wed 2 Jul 07:47
- Mullet Bay, N Goulburn Island

Jun 2008

Mon 30 Jun 09:57
- Refuge Bay, Elcho Island
Sun 29 Jun 22:49
- Guruliya Bay
- Fw: Hole in the wall
Sat 28 Jun 05:09
- A good run to Elisabeth Bay
Thu 26 Jun 23:45
- Improving
- Under way
Wed 25 Jun 20:25
- Going west
Mon 23 Jun 11:28
- Waiting
Sat 21 Jun 13:09
- Weipa
Fri 20 Jun 21:13
- Cullen Point
Thu 19 Jun 09:55
- Moving again
Wed 18 Jun 11:30
- Neste gang
- Seisia
Tue 17 Jun 08:11
- Cape York
Mon 16 Jun 09:11
- Escape river
Sun 15 Jun 19:08
- Leaving Shelbourne Bay
Sat 14 Jun 05:10
- Portland Roads
Fri 13 Jun 09:15
- Morris Island
Thu 12 Jun 06:54
- Flinders Islands
Wed 11 Jun 09:14
- Fast run
Sun 8 Jun 05:25
- Great stay
Wed 4 Jun 21:42
- Lizard Island
Tue 3 Jun 20:28
- Cape Bedford
Mon 2 Jun 09:15
- Hope Island

May 2008

Sat 31 May 00:00
- Port Douglas
Thu 29 May 05:56
- City life
Mon 26 May 22:55
- Cairns
Sat 24 May 08:34
- Fitzroy Island
Fri 23 May 22:27
- Mourylan Harbour
Wed 21 May 08:09
- Hinchinbrook channel
Sun 18 May 23:02
- Morning drama
Fri 16 May 20:54
- Looking for Koalas
Wed 14 May 22:18
- Magnetic Island
Tue 13 May 23:41
- Moving on
Mon 12 May 10:50
- Airlie Beach
Thu 8 May 09:46
- Cid harbour, Whitsunday Island
Tue 6 May 04:23
- Scawfell Island
Sat 3 May 20:55
- Great Keppel Island

Apr 2008

Wed 30 Apr 08:07
- Perfect day
Sun 27 Apr 02:43
- Dangers ashore?
Fri 25 Apr 05:43
- Scary Bar crossing
Thu 24 Apr 01:58
- Wide bay bar next
Fri 11 Apr 05:42
- Brisbane river

2007

Dec 2007

Thu 6 Dec 23:24
- Scarborough marina

Nov 2007

Fri 2 Nov 00:03
- SMS Update
Thu 1 Nov 07:31
- SMS Update

Oct 2007

Mon 29 Oct 02:23
- SMS Update
Sat 27 Oct 03:42
- SMS Update
Fri 26 Oct 04:10
- SMS Update
- SMS Update
Sat 6 Oct 07:53
- SMS Update
Thu 4 Oct 14:49
- SMS Update

Sep 2007

Thu 27 Sep 02:32
- Vuda Point
Fri 21 Sep 10:10
- SMS Update
Tue 11 Sep 23:20
- SMS Update
Sun 9 Sep 04:51
- SMS Update

Aug 2007

Tue 14 Aug 04:30
- SMS Update
Fri 10 Aug 07:54
- SMS Update
Wed 8 Aug 06:59
- SMS Update
Mon 6 Aug 05:38
- SMS Update

Jul 2007

Fri 27 Jul 20:01
- Bora Bora
Thu 19 Jul 22:53
- SMS Update
Thu 12 Jul 21:57
- SMS Update
- SMS Update

Jun 2007

Sat 30 Jun 18:28
- SMS Update
Sun 24 Jun 05:16
- SMS Update
Thu 14 Jun 01:03
- SMS Update
Wed 13 Jun 04:51
- SMS Update
- 12.06.2007 kl.19:00
Tue 12 Jun 02:36
- 11.06.2007 kl 16:00
Mon 11 Jun 07:16
- 10.06.2007 kl 20:30
- SMS Update
Sun 10 Jun 05:55
- SMS Update
- 09.06.2007 kl 19:00
Sat 9 Jun 05:19
- 08.06.2007 kl 18:30
Fri 8 Jun 08:59
- SMS Update

May 2007

Thu 31 May 23:52
- Taiohae, Nuku Hiva
Fri 25 May 23:59
- 25.05.07 kl 14:00
Mon 21 May 03:12
- 20.05.07 kl 17:00
Sun 20 May 02:26
- SMS Update
Fri 18 May 03:17
- 17. mai 2007 kl 18:00
Thu 17 May 01:54
- 16.05.07 kl 16:47
Wed 16 May 03:49
- 15.05.07 kl 18:30
Tue 15 May 02:46
- 14.05.07 kl 17:40
Sun 13 May 20:15
- 13.05.07 kl 11:00
- 12.05.07 kl 17:00
Sat 12 May 02:38
- 11.05.07 kl 18:00
Thu 10 May 21:50
- 10.05.07 kl 13:00
- 09.05.07 kl 17:00
Wed 9 May 04:17
- SMS Update
Tue 8 May 19:42
- 08.05.2007
Mon 7 May 20:00
- Halvveis
Sun 6 May 20:09
- Lørdagspizza
Sat 5 May 20:37
- Tankevekker
Fri 4 May 20:04
- Roligere forhold
Tue 1 May 20:07
- Ny, fin dag

Apr 2007

Mon 30 Apr 23:21
- Tørketrommel
Sun 29 Apr 22:21
- Dagene går
Sat 28 Apr 22:26
- Vind og middag
Fri 27 Apr 20:56
- Snart fremme?
Wed 25 Apr 22:41
- Mot Marquesas; dag 1 og 2
Mon 23 Apr 01:14
- Villamil, Isabela
Sat 21 Apr 22:09
- Drømmeføre, nybakt brød og brunost
Tue 10 Apr 00:51
- Wreck Bay, San Cristobal
Sun 8 Apr 17:55
- Ekvator
Sat 7 Apr 19:42
- Havblikk
Fri 6 Apr 20:37
- Ingen passatvind
Thu 5 Apr 19:48
- Vi humper sydover
Wed 4 Apr 23:56
- Fin dag
Tue 3 Apr 18:41
- Stillebeltet
Mon 2 Apr 21:35
- Stille hav
Sun 1 Apr 19:37
- Cruising
- Galapagos neste

Mar 2007

Wed 21 Mar 18:35
Thu 8 Mar 13:02
- San Blas
Wed 7 Mar 22:28
- More weather
Tue 6 Mar 19:05
- Departure delayed by Cartagena Coastguard

Feb 2007

Mon 26 Feb 13:20
- Silene i Cartagena
Sat 24 Feb 15:58
- Not an easy sunday trip
Fri 23 Feb 16:41
- Coast line sailing
Thu 22 Feb 16:27
- At sea again
Sun 18 Feb 11:36
- Oranjestad, Aruba
Mon 12 Feb 23:54
- Kralendijk, Bonaire
Sat 10 Feb 19:50
- Aves de Barlavento
Thu 8 Feb 18:42
- Wonderful sailing
Wed 7 Feb 22:34
- Back at sea

Jan 2007

Wed 10 Jan 16:25
- Position from 07.01.07
- English readers

2006

Dec 2006

Mon 18 Dec 11:02
- 14:10.000N 60:41.000W
Sun 17 Dec 15:19
- 14:31.000N 58:58.000W
Sat 16 Dec 18:51
- 14:55.000N 57:03.000W
Fri 15 Dec 21:04
- Squall verden
Thu 14 Dec 11:57
- 15:57.000N 51:51.000W
Wed 13 Dec 13:21
- 16:21.399N 49:48.777W
Tue 12 Dec 11:04
- 16:43.000N 47:48.000W
Mon 11 Dec 12:23
- 17:02.000N 45:57.000W
Sun 10 Dec 10:24
- 17:29.000N 43:23.000W
Sat 9 Dec 16:12
- 17:45.000N 41:46.000W
- 17:49.000N 41:25.000W
Fri 8 Dec 11:48
- 18:11.000N 39:01.000W
Thu 7 Dec 19:12
- 18:27.000N 37:22.000W
- 18:34.000N 36:38.000W
Wed 6 Dec 09:07
- 18:52.000N 34:07.000W
Tue 5 Dec 11:24
- 19:04.500N 31:51.100W
Mon 4 Dec 13:39
- 19:21.000N 29:24.000W
Sun 3 Dec 11:21
- 19:39.000N 26:53.000W
Sat 2 Dec 09:16
- 19:59.100N 23:59.500W
Fri 1 Dec 11:31
- 21:17.910N 21:58.970W

Nov 2006

Thu 30 Nov 13:55
- 22:16.000N 20:53.000W
Wed 29 Nov 09:11
- 23:20.655N 19:39.577W
Tue 28 Nov 12:13
- 26:20.379N 17:11.477W
- 24:46.038N 18:08.690W
Mon 27 Nov 13:13
- Daily log
Sun 5 Nov 10:00
- Lanzarote i sikte
Sat 4 Nov 15:15
- Tåke og vindstille

Oct 2006

Mon 30 Oct 20:37
- Silene i Marokko
Sun 29 Oct 08:06
- Marokko neste?
- På vei mot Marokko
Sat 28 Oct 07:49
- Cabo De Sau Vicente
- Endelig på havet igjen

Aug 2006

Sun 6 Aug 17:11
- 6. august kl 09:30 Spania!
Fri 4 Aug 19:35
- 4. august kl 19:10
- 4. august kl 09:30
Thu 3 Aug 16:33
- 3. august kl 16:30
Wed 2 Aug 16:33
- 2.august kl 16:30
- 2. aug kl 09:47
Tue 1 Aug 18:42
- 1.august 18:07

Jul 2006

Wed 26 Jul 09:18
- Kinsale
Sat 22 Jul 08:32
- Crosshaven
Fri 21 Jul 08:31
- Kilmore
Thu 20 Jul 08:30
- Arklow
Tue 18 Jul 08:29
- Howth
Sat 15 Jul 08:28
- Ardglass
Fri 14 Jul 10:52
- Irskesjøen
- Bangor
Thu 13 Jul 08:24
- Port Ellen
Wed 12 Jul 08:23
- Oban
Tue 11 Jul 08:22
- Fort William
Tue 4 Jul 08:21
- Inverness
Sat 1 Jul 12:00
- Avreise Bergen

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