Silk Sheets

Date: 29 Jul 2007 22:54:00

Title: Why I love Sailing - What it is really all about

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Do I need to say more, my gut is hanging over the front of my shorts which I can not even do up. I have a Stella in one hand and a smile on my face as I gulp it down. I did not take me long to fit in.

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Diary Entries

2009
- Sep 2009
  - Thu 03 Sep
    - Day 376 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands' - Tonga - Passage Day 12
    - Day 380 - Vava'U Group - Tonga
- Aug 2009
  - Fri 14 Aug
- Jun 2009
- May 2009
- Apr 2009
- Mar 2009
  - Fri 27 Mar
    - Day 246 - Panama - Final Provisioning
  - Thu 26 Mar
    - Day 245 - Panama - Visiting the Indians
  - Mon 23 Mar
    - Day 243 - Panama - The Pacific Side
  - Sun 22 Mar
    - Day 242 - Panama Channel Passage Day-2
  - Sat 21 Mar
    - Day 241 - Panama Channel Passage Day-1
  - Sat 14 Mar
    - Day 234 - Cartegena - Colon - Passage Day 3
  - Fri 13 Mar
    - Day 233 - Cartegena - Colon - Passage Day 2
  - Thu 12 Mar
    - Day 232 - Cartegena - Colon - Passage Day 1
  - Wed 11 Mar
    - Day 231 - Cartegena - Pimp My Boat - Day 8
  - Tue 10 Mar
    - Day 230 - Cartegena - Pimp My Boat - Day 7
  - Mon 09 Mar
    - Day 229 - Cartegena - Pimp My Boat - Day 6
  - Sun 08 Mar
    - Day 228 - Cartegena - Pimp My Boat - Day 5
  - Sat 07 Mar
    - Day 227 - Cartegena - Pimp My Boat - Day 4
  - Fri 06 Mar
    - Day 226 - Cartegena - Pimp My Boat - Day 3
  - Thu 05 Mar
    - Day 225 - Cartegena - Pimp My Boat - Day 2
  - Wed 04 Mar
    - Day 224 - Cartegena - Pimp My Boat - Day 1
    - Day 223 - Cartegena
  - Tue 03 Mar
    - Day 219 - Curacao - Cartegena - Passage day 4
- Feb 2009
  - Wed 25 Feb
    - Day 218 - Curacao-Cartegena - Passage Day 3
  - Tue 24 Feb
    - Day 217 - Curacao - Cartegena - passage day2
  - Mon 23 Feb
    - Day 216 - Curacao - Cartegena - passage day 1
  - Sat 21 Feb
    - Day 214 - Spanish Water, Curacao
  - Fri 20 Feb
    - Day 213 - Little Curacao
  - Mon 16 Feb
    - Day 209 - Grenada - Bonaire - Passage Day 4
  - Sun 15 Feb
    - Day 208 - Grenada - Bonaire - Passage Day 3
  - Sat 14 Feb
    - Day 207 - Grenada-Bonaire - Passage Day 2
  - Fri 13 Feb
    - Day 206 - Grenada to Bonaire - passage day 1
  - Tue 03 Feb
    - Day 196 - Prickly Bay, Grenada
  - Mon 02 Feb
    - Day 195 - Tyrrel Bay, Cariacou
  - Sun 01 Feb
    - Day 194 - Hillsborough, Cariacou
- Jan 2009
  - Sat 31 Jan
    - Day 193 - Clifton Bay
  - Fri 30 Jan
    - Day 192 - Chatham Bay
  - Thu 29 Jan
    - Day 191 - Salt Whistle Bay, Grenadines
  - Wed 28 Jan
    - Day 190 - Bequia, Grenadines
  - Tue 27 Jan
    - Day 189 - Viuex Forte, St.Lucia
  - Wed 21 Jan
    - Day 183 - Rodney Bay, 'St.Lucia'
  - Tue 20 Jan
    - Day 182 Grande Anse, 'Martinique'
  - Sun 18 Jan
    - Day 180 - Fort de France 'Martinique'
  - Fri 16 Jan
    - Day 178 - Saint Pierre 'Martinique'
  - Thu 15 Jan
    - Day 177 - Roseau 'Dominica'
  - Wed 14 Jan
    - Day 176 - Indian River, Portsmouth 'Dominica'
  - Tue 13 Jan
    - Day 175 - Portsmouth 'Dominica'
  - Sun 11 Jan
    - Day 173 - The Saints 'Guadeloupe'
  - Sat 10 Jan
    - Day 172 - La Barque 'Guadeloupe'
  - Thu 08 Jan
    - Day 170 - Deshaies 'Guadeloupe'
  - Sat 03 Jan
    - Day 165 - Falmouth Harbour 'Antigua'
  - Thu 01 Jan
    - Day 163 - Green Island 'Antigua'
2008
- Dec 2008
  - Wed 31 Dec
    - Day 162 - Green Island 'Antigua'
  - Sat 27 Dec
    - Day 158 - Falmouth Harbor 'Antigua'
    - Day 154 - Caribbean Passage - Day 28
  - Thu 25 Dec
    - Day 156 - Falmouth Harbor 'Antigua' - Christmas Day
  - Mon 22 Dec
    - Day 153 - Caribbean Passage - Day 27
  - Sun 21 Dec
    - Day 152 - Caribbean Passage - Day 26
  - Sat 20 Dec
    - Day 151 - Caribbean Passage - Day 25
  - Fri 19 Dec
    - Day 150 - Caribbean Passage - Day 24
  - Thu 18 Dec
    - Day 149 - Caribbean Passage - Day 23
  - Wed 17 Dec
    - Day 148 - Caribbean Passage - Day 22
  - Tue 16 Dec
    - Day 147 - Caribbean Passage - Day 21
  - Mon 15 Dec
    - Day 146 - Caribbean Passage - Day 20
  - Sun 14 Dec
    - Day 145 - Caribbean Passage - Day 19
  - Sat 13 Dec
    - Day 144 - Caribbean Passage - Day 18
  - Fri 12 Dec
    - Day 143 - Caribbean Passage - Day 17
  - Thu 11 Dec
    - Day 142 - Caribbean Passage - Day 16
  - Wed 10 Dec
    - Day 141 - Caribbean Passage - Day 15
  - Tue 09 Dec
    - Day 140 - Caribbean Passage - Day 14
  - Mon 08 Dec
    - Day 139 - Caribbean Passage - Day 13
  - Sun 07 Dec
    - Day 138 - Caribbean Passage - Day 12
  - Sat 06 Dec
    - Day 137 - Caribbean Passage - Day 11
  - Fri 05 Dec
    - Day 136 - Caribbean Passage - Day 10
  - Thu 04 Dec
    - Day 135 - Caribbean Passage - Day 9
  - Tue 02 Dec
    - Day 133 - Tarrafal, 'Santo Antao, Cape Verdes'
    - Day 131
    - Day 130
    - Day 129
- Nov 2008
  - Fri 28 Nov
    - Day 128 - Caribbean Passage - Day 8
  - Thu 27 Nov
    - Day 127 - Caribbean Passage - Day 7
  - Wed 26 Nov
    - Day 126 - Caribbean Passage - Day 6
  - Tue 25 Nov
    - Day 125 - Caribbean Passage - Day 5
  - Mon 24 Nov
    - Day 124 - Caribbean Passage - Day 4
  - Sun 23 Nov
    - Day 123 - Caribbean Passage - Day 3
  - Sat 22 Nov
    - Day 122 - Caribbean Passage - Day 2
  - Fri 21 Nov
    - Day 121 - Caribbean Passage - Day 1
  - Thu 20 Nov
    - Day 120 - Santiago 'La Gomera, Canary Islands'
  - Tue 18 Nov
    - Day 118 - San Sebastian 'La Gomera, Canary Islands'
  - Mon 17 Nov
    - Day 117 - Los Christianos 'Tenerife, Canary Islands'
  - Sat 15 Nov
    - Day 115 - Santa Cruise 'Tenerife, Canary Islands'
  - Tue 11 Nov
    - Day 111 - Las Palmas 'Gran Canaria, Canary Islands'
  - Mon 10 Nov
    - Day 110 - Peurto De Jable 'Feurtuventura, Canary Islands'
  - Sun 09 Nov
    - Day 109 Puerto Del Rosario 'Fuerteventura, Canary Islands'
- Oct 2008
  - Fri 31 Oct
    - Day 100 Puerto Calero 'Lanzarote, Canary Islands'
  - Wed 29 Oct
    - Day 99 Gibraltor to Canary Islands Passage Day 5
  - Tue 28 Oct
    - Day 98 Gibraltar to Canary Islands Passage Day 4
  - Mon 27 Oct
    - Day 97 Gibraltar to Canary Islands Passage Day 3
  - Sun 26 Oct
    - Day 96 Gibraltor to Canary Islands Passage Day 2
    - Day 95 Gibraltar to Canary Islands Passage Day 1
  - Wed 15 Oct
    - Day 84 - Gibraltar
  - Sun 12 Oct
    - Day 83 - Barbate
  - Sat 11 Oct
    - Day 79 - Cadiz
  - Fri 10 Oct
    - Day 78 - Puerto Sherry
  - Thu 09 Oct
    - Day 77 - Mazagon
  - Wed 08 Oct
    - Day 75 - Santo Antonio
  - Tue 07 Oct
    - Day 74 - Olhao
  - Mon 06 Oct
- Sep 2008
  - Fri 26 Sep
    - Day 65 - Alvor
  - Thu 25 Sep
    - Day 63 - Baleeria
  - Wed 24 Sep
    - Day 62 - Sines
  - Tue 23 Sep
    - Day 61 - Sesimbra
  - Sun 21 Sep
    - Day 58 - Oeiras (Lisbon)
  - Sat 20 Sep
    - Day 57 - Cascais
  - Fri 19 Sep
    - Day 56 - Peniche
  - Thu 18 Sep
  - Wed 17 Sep
    - Day 52 - Porto Lexios
  - Tue 16 Sep
    - Day 51 - Bayona
  - Mon 15 Sep
    - Day 47 - Ria de Muros
  - Tue 09 Sep
    - Fiona's 30th Birthday - Day 46 - Ria De Muros
  - Fri 05 Sep
- Aug 2008
  - Sun 31 Aug
  - Wed 20 Aug
  - Tue 12 Aug
    - Day 23 - La Rachelle
  - Mon 11 Aug
    - Day 21 - Port Joinville, IIe d' Yeu
  - Fri 08 Aug
    - Day 19 - Benodet
  - Thu 07 Aug
    - Day 18 - Crosing Biscay
  - Wed 06 Aug
    - Day 17 - Penzance
  - Tue 05 Aug
    - Day 16 - Penzance
  - Sun 03 Aug
    - Day 15 - Falmouth
  - Sat 02 Aug
    - Day 14 - Fowey
  - Fri 01 Aug
    - Day 13 - Tamar River, Plymouth
- Jul 2008
  - Thu 31 Jul
    - Day 12 - Sand Acre Bay, Plymouth
  - Wed 30 Jul
    - Day 11 - Yealm River
  - Sat 26 Jul
    - Day 7 - Salcombe
  - Thu 24 Jul
    - Day 5 - Dartmouth
  - Wed 23 Jul
    - Day 4 - Brixham
  - Tue 22 Jul
    - Day 3 - Lyme Regis
  - Sun 20 Jul
    - Day 1 - Lulworth Cove
  - Sat 19 Jul
  - Sat 12 Jul
    - Tender Racing to the Anchor Bleu Inn
- Jun 2008
  - Mon 30 Jun
    - Saya & Paul make it to Southampton - What a honeymoon
  - Sat 07 Jun
    - The ice cream man in a boat was classic
- May 2008
  - Sat 24 May
    - 33 - May Bank Holiday Weekend - Southampton to Yarmouth & Back 'What a Splash'
  - Wed 14 May
    - Pillow Slip, our baby tender, and new addition
    - Summer has begun & only 8 more Mondays until we go.
  - Wed 07 May
    - Trusty Hand Myles & Ted
  - Sun 04 May
    - May Long Weekend - Paul & Mary Louise - Spy's sent to check up!!!
  - Sat 03 May
    - So Long Pembroke Court and Hello Sunny Shamrock Quay
- Apr 2008
  - Sun 27 Apr
    - Shamrock Quay - Where we live
  - Tue 22 Apr
    - Fishing is much more fun from your back porch
- Mar 2008
  - Thu 20 Mar
    - Relaunch - A long cold winter of work all coming to the start of a new beginning
- Jan 2008
  - Sat 26 Jan
    - Australia Day Weekend 2008 - VB Stubies, lamb chops and a paint brush
2007
- Aug 2007
  - Sat 18 Aug
    - Up the mast without a clue
- Jul 2007
  - Sun 29 Jul
    - Why I love Sailing - What it is really all about
  - Mon 09 Jul
    - Our First Voyage - Suffolk to Southampton
- Apr 2007
  - Sun 22 Apr
    - In the beginning - Learning to Sail