Starcharger's Web Diary - 01 A great start

01 A great start

Starcharger

Fri 4 Nov 2016 00:57

"18.57.791s 174.28.271w"

We left Tonga mid afternoon today. A lovely sail out through the islands.

Then just as we cleared the last one we were thrilled to see humpbacks breaching. It must have been ten minutes and at least a dozen breaches! It is just awesome. What better way t start a 1200nm voyage!

We are now bowling along under genoa and mizzen at 4-5 knots. Perfect!

Fair winds

Alasdair, Gill and Mia

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2023

Sep 2023

Sat 30 Sep 16:53
- Where is home?

2022

Dec 2022

Sat 24 Dec 18:59
- A year without moving…

2021

May 2021

Sun 16 May 23:54
- Flying home….

Jan 2021

Sun 17 Jan 14:04
- New Year and new blog....

2020

Nov 2020

Sat 28 Nov 23:41
- A time for reflection
Mon 23 Nov 15:21
- Circumnavigation
Sat 21 Nov 10:40
- Night sailing.
Wed 18 Nov 13:34
- Memories
Mon 16 Nov 18:20
- Under 1000
Sat 14 Nov 09:28
- Memories
Wed 11 Nov 08:36
- Dawn and dolphins
Mon 9 Nov 11:27
- Above the bear of Brazil.
Sat 7 Nov 11:17
- Over the equator
Fri 6 Nov 13:41
- South Atlantic
Tue 3 Nov 14:59
- Practice

Oct 2020

Sat 31 Oct 18:08
- Flying Scotsman and other things
Thu 29 Oct 07:57
- To reef, or not to reef
Tue 27 Oct 17:47
- Showers....
Sun 25 Oct 10:41
- Routine
Fri 23 Oct 13:01
- Fairwelll and adieu you fair St Helena
Sat 17 Oct 19:07
- The big one
Tue 6 Oct 09:09
- St Helena, preparing to depart...

Sep 2020

Thu 24 Sep 07:36
- Changes...
Mon 7 Sep 22:21
- Sadness and plans

Aug 2020

Wed 5 Aug 12:14
- A day for reflections

Jul 2020

Fri 31 Jul 17:04
- Decision from a rock in the South Atlantic

Jun 2020

Tue 2 Jun 00:28
- The power of Pickles

May 2020

Fri 22 May 15:54
- St Helena Day
Sun 3 May 11:17
- Life ashore and plans

Apr 2020

Fri 24 Apr 18:07
- St Helena and the slave trade
Thu 2 Apr 17:01
- Dirt dwelling!

Mar 2020

Thu 26 Mar 16:51
- Further thoughts and plans from Refuge Rock...
Mon 23 Mar 15:55
- Refugee Rock Regatta
Mon 16 Mar 19:21
- Anniversary and time ashore
Wed 11 Mar 10:42
- St Helena
Mon 9 Mar 16:13
- Land!
Sat 7 Mar 11:10
- Days dont get better than yesterday...
Fri 6 Mar 06:16
- Approaching the Greenwich Meridian
Tue 3 Mar 16:08
- Fish for dinner!
Mon 2 Mar 08:31
- 360 degree club

Feb 2020

Sat 29 Feb 11:19
- Where did the Trades go?
Fri 28 Feb 06:29
- Leaving Namibia
Fri 21 Feb 13:14
- Walvis Bay, Namibia
Tue 18 Feb 15:59
- Day Five...
Mon 17 Feb 00:03
- The Skeleton Coast
Fri 14 Feb 07:51
- First day
Mon 10 Feb 08:09
- Preparing to depart

Jan 2020

Sat 25 Jan 17:46
- Cape Town
Fri 24 Jan 06:41
- The bottom of Africa
- The bottom of Africa
Thu 23 Jan 05:32
- South of Africa
Sat 18 Jan 13:45
- Waiting for the weather
Wed 15 Jan 07:15
- Port Elizabeth
Mon 13 Jan 15:50
- On passage to Port Elizabeth
Sat 11 Jan 05:58
- Farewell to Richards Bay
Thu 2 Jan 15:12
- Safari so goody

2019

Dec 2019

Sun 22 Dec 17:31
- Sunday on the hard
Sun 15 Dec 11:54
- South Africa.....

Aug 2019

Mon 26 Aug 15:38
- South Africa
Fri 23 Aug 09:25
- 50 miles to Africa
Tue 20 Aug 15:49
- Tuesday. Mozambique Channel
Fri 16 Aug 08:21
- The ups and downs of Blue Water sailing
Thu 15 Aug 08:10
- Day four, approachhing Madagascar
Tue 13 Aug 12:48
- Day two
Sun 11 Aug 03:32
- Reunion Island
Mon 5 Aug 04:16
- A lovely weekend with friends

Jul 2019

Tue 30 Jul 05:36
- Grande Baie and Snow White
Sun 21 Jul 15:50
- Port Louis
Thu 18 Jul 13:44

Jun 2019

Tue 25 Jun 04:25
- Fwd: Cocos Keeling
Thu 20 Jun 08:18
- 02 Arrived Cocos Keeling
- 01 Leaving Christmas
Fri 14 Jun 03:49
- Christmas Island
Sat 8 Jun 04:38

May 2019

Sun 26 May 00:02
- Ready to depart
Sun 19 May 05:57
- A week to go....
Sun 12 May 22:02
- A week of cleaning
Sun 5 May 07:07
- Darwin, again

Jan 2019

Mon 7 Jan 14:05
- This years plan

2018

Sep 2018

Tue 25 Sep 12:14
- Yet another major change of plan
Sun 9 Sep 00:51
- Darwin again
Tue 4 Sep 23:45
- Returning via Changi

Jun 2018

Mon 25 Jun 02:31
- 11 Cullen Bay Darwin
Sun 24 Jun 00:38

May 2018

Wed 30 May 07:34
- Port Villa, Efata. Vanuatu
Tue 29 May 04:52
- Volcanoes and Cava ceremony
Mon 28 May 21:14
- Port Resolution. Vanuatu
Sun 27 May 23:58
Thu 17 May 05:13
- Vanuatu bound
Sun 13 May 09:55
- Waiting for weather
Sat 5 May 23:28
- We have started home.....

Apr 2018

Sun 29 Apr 19:06
- Counting down to departure
Sun 22 Apr 03:27
- Nearly there.....
Sun 15 Apr 04:56
- A better week!
Mon 9 Apr 01:02
- Doubts and setbacks
Sun 1 Apr 06:23
- Easter at the Bach

Mar 2018

Sun 25 Mar 04:18
- First week jobs.
Wed 21 Mar 20:32
- Back on board

2017

Dec 2017

Sat 23 Dec 10:21
- Happy Christmas

Apr 2017

Sat 1 Apr 21:36
- All change

Feb 2017

Sat 4 Feb 18:22
- The end of the road trip

Jan 2017

Mon 30 Jan 07:04
- The journey to "Gentle Annie Campsite"
Sat 21 Jan 18:42
- The road trip heads north....
Sun 15 Jan 06:57
- The great New Zealand Road trip south....

2016

Dec 2016

Thu 29 Dec 08:30
- Christmas at the Bach
Sun 18 Dec 19:36
- Dune surfing and next years plan
Sat 10 Dec 21:12
- My wife
Wed 7 Dec 18:56
- A month in New Zealand
Sun 4 Dec 04:24
- Classic cars and dinghies

Nov 2016

Wed 30 Nov 20:03
- Marinas, Rally and children
Wed 16 Nov 20:50
- All Points Rally
Fri 11 Nov 20:54
- First week
Fri 4 Nov 01:02

Oct 2016

Sep 2016

Mon 26 Sep 02:46
- Or maybe not.....
Tue 20 Sep 09:01
- A change of scene
Wed 14 Sep 23:13
- A perfect day sailing
Mon 12 Sep 05:39
- Back to Raiatea
Sun 4 Sep 16:44
- Sad day

Aug 2016

Wed 31 Aug 21:53
- Tahaa
Tue 23 Aug 07:25
- Raiatea
Mon 15 Aug 02:34
- That sinking feeling...
Wed 10 Aug 04:29
- Moorea
Mon 1 Aug 03:28
- Papeete

Jul 2016

Wed 27 Jul 19:37
- Fair well....
Mon 25 Jul 17:01
- Tahiti...
Sat 23 Jul 00:47
- Another day another Atoll
Wed 20 Jul 05:35
- Wake boarding in an Atoll
Thu 14 Jul 05:35
- Rangiroa
Tue 12 Jul 06:22
- 02 Stars and wind
- 01 Good bye Marquises
Sun 3 Jul 07:33
- A truly amazing evening!
- The Marquises

Jun 2016

Mon 27 Jun 21:13
- All change....
Sun 26 Jun 20:13
- Fun day on the beach in Tahuato
Mon 20 Jun 21:34

May 2016

Sun 22 May 16:31
- Isobela, Galapagos
Sun 15 May 13:45
- Bad luck?
Sun 8 May 21:57
- Isobela
Mon 2 May 17:04
- Change of plan...

Apr 2016

Mar 2016

Sat 12 Mar 02:28
- Balboa

Feb 2016

Sun 21 Feb 20:44
- Panama Canal
Sat 6 Feb 14:28
- Gill's thoughts.....

Jan 2016

Sun 31 Jan 18:12
- Panama....Panama
- Bound for Panama
Thu 21 Jan 11:26
- Antigua refit and Panama bound!
Sun 3 Jan 16:56
- Happy New Year

2015

Dec 2015

Sun 20 Dec 02:17
- Of home and home and off again

Nov 2015

Thu 19 Nov 19:35
- Long passages and goodbyes

Oct 2015

Fri 23 Oct 11:03
- Holidays and friends
Fri 2 Oct 15:05
- Grenada to St Lucia

Sep 2015

Sun 20 Sep 13:03
- To Trinidad and back....
- To Trinidad and back....
Fri 11 Sep 23:53
- The hard
Tue 1 Sep 18:54
- White rabbits, white rabbits, white rabbits

Aug 2015

Sun 23 Aug 15:32
- All at sea....
Mon 17 Aug 15:37
- The list goes on.....
Thu 13 Aug 13:45
- Of Carnival and people....
Sun 2 Aug 11:40
- Blue moons and Hashing

Jul 2015

Mon 27 Jul 22:40
- My family and other animals...
Tue 21 Jul 03:26
- Tobago
Sun 12 Jul 12:26
- Grenada
Tue 7 Jul 12:57
- A fun week...

Jun 2015

Mon 29 Jun 12:50
- Not a happy bunny...
Sun 21 Jun 12:06
- Union Island
Mon 15 Jun 18:06
- Feeling low
Wed 10 Jun 10:45
- Martinique

May 2015

Fri 29 May 18:39
- AIS
Tue 26 May 21:34
- Sorry it's late!
Mon 18 May 11:16
- Father
Sat 9 May 17:39
- Another week in Antigua

Apr 2015

Sun 26 Apr 17:06
- Classics ends and Race Week begins....
Sun 19 Apr 11:29
- Antigua Classics
Wed 15 Apr 15:26
- A humbling experience
Sat 11 Apr 10:47
- Falmouth
Sat 4 Apr 11:27
- Falmouth Harbour

Mar 2015

Mon 30 Mar 17:25
- Falmouth Harbour. Antigua
Wed 25 Mar 21:45
- Two years afloat......
Fri 20 Mar 11:54
- Portsmouth
Sun 15 Mar 16:14
- Dominica
Mon 9 Mar 15:36
- Portsmouth Dominica

Feb 2015

Sat 28 Feb 18:26
- St Pierre. Martinique
Sat 21 Feb 20:41
- Rodney Bay Marina
- Rodney Bay Marina
Sat 14 Feb 22:29
- "14.05.50N 60.57.80W"
Mon 9 Feb 01:34
- "13.49.94N 61.09.71W"
Mon 2 Feb 12:28
- "12.27.32N 61.29.50W"

Jan 2015

Wed 28 Jan 14:04
- "12.38.61N 61.04.61W"
- "12.38.61N 61.04.61W"

2014

Dec 2014

Mon 1 Dec 01:31
- "13.04.93N 59.36.74W"

Nov 2014

Mon 17 Nov 18:33
- Humpback Whale sighting
Mon 10 Nov 11:19
- "14.05.55N 60.57.46W"

Oct 2014

Sun 26 Oct 16:21
- Friends and family

Sep 2014

Wed 24 Sep 18:12
- The end of the summer.....
Sun 7 Sep 19:19
- IGrace Darling......and Ivan "11.59.65N 61.45.73W"

Aug 2014

Thu 28 Aug 14:47
- Dinghy concert and dogs "11.59.65N 61.45.73W"
Sat 16 Aug 10:47
- Re: Photos of Carnival "12.02.63N 61.44.94W"
Fri 15 Aug 00:20
- Carnival "12.02.63N 61.44.94W"
Mon 4 Aug 16:41
- "12.27.44N 61.29.34W"
- "12.32.05N 61.23.13W"

Jul 2014

Fri 4 Jul 15:17
- "13.00.17N 61.14.65W"
Tue 1 Jul 13:47
- "11.09.56N 60.50.46W"

Jun 2014

Sun 15 Jun 11:34
- "15.22.63N 61.48.91W"

May 2014

Mon 19 May 15:13
- Cheeki Rafiki
Thu 15 May 14:10
- The best laid plans...
Sun 11 May 18:03
- Antigua. "17.03.95N 61.53.06W"

Apr 2014

Fri 25 Apr 02:52
- Whales
Thu 3 Apr 02:23
- On the hard "17.07.67N 61.45.44W"

Mar 2014

Fri 21 Mar 20:20
- Iles des Saintes
Thu 13 Mar 15:34
- Mardi Gras in Matinique

Feb 2014

Mon 24 Feb 15:28
- Round the Island Race...island four
Tue 4 Feb 18:46
- Relaxing...

Jan 2014

Sun 26 Jan 17:36
- Rodney Bay St Lucia. "14.04.32N 60.56.55W"
Mon 20 Jan 16:57
- Stop press....stop press
Sun 19 Jan 22:32
- "13:15:70N 59:38:70W"
- "13:23:.60N 59:28.20W"
Sat 18 Jan 16:26
- "14.10.01N 57:01:52W"
- "14.14.89N 56.30.12W"
Thu 16 Jan 22:11
- "15:23:40N 52:45:46W"
Wed 15 Jan 19:25
- "15.59.75N 50.18.87W"
Mon 13 Jan 16:51
- "16.23.05N 46.22.82W"
Sat 11 Jan 18:37
- "17.08.18N 42.24.85W"
Fri 10 Jan 20:12
- "17.13.51N 40.02.89W"
Thu 9 Jan 16:07
- "17.43.07N 37.45.54W"
Wed 8 Jan 19:43
- "18.12.95N 35.27.81W"
- "18.46.33N 34.32.29W"
Tue 7 Jan 19:44
- "19.46.84N 32.53.21W"
Mon 6 Jan 19:35
- "20.51.24N 30.49.29W"
Sat 4 Jan 18:09
- "22.50.44N 26.36.40W" Saturday 4th January 2014
Thu 2 Jan 12:27
- "25.23.02N 21.31.34W"

2013

Dec 2013

Tue 31 Dec 10:41
- What dreams are made of
Tue 10 Dec 22:42
- "32.44.494N 16.42.761W"
Tue 3 Dec 08:58
- Near the big day

Nov 2013

Sat 23 Nov 09:19
- Back to the boat and back to sea

Oct 2013

Wed 9 Oct 07:46
- The final push west

Sep 2013

Mon 16 Sep 23:54
- Stow away...
Wed 4 Sep 13:38
- Peace descends

Aug 2013

Fri 16 Aug 07:45
- Friends in France
Sat 10 Aug 05:59
- Dicken's birthday

Jul 2013

Tue 30 Jul 14:40
- The closest of close shaves....
Fri 26 Jul 15:01
- Daring rescue
- Three months in...
Fri 19 Jul 09:10
- Rain and more broken bits....
Thu 11 Jul 19:46
- A week at anchor...
Mon 8 Jul 20:35
- The highs and lows of Menorca
Thu 4 Jul 06:55
- Frustration and fun

Jun 2013

Thu 27 Jun 06:51
- Keep calm...
Mon 24 Jun 10:57
- Gale Bound
Fri 14 Jun 08:39
- The things that make our world tick....
Tue 11 Jun 07:28
- Broken auto helm
Sun 9 Jun 08:14
- Gibraltar and Mediterranean mooring...
Fri 7 Jun 19:12
- How far we have come!
Wed 5 Jun 18:44
- Thoughts from a night watch
Sun 2 Jun 22:13
- "38.41.42N 009.25.14"

May 2013

Sun 26 May 13:46
- Sunday 26th May 2013
- Sunday 25th May 2013

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