STAR DANCER'S OCCASIONAL LOG - Sailing along

Sailing along

STAR DANCER'S OCCASIONAL LOG

Rob Packham

Thu 14 Jun 2007 13:11

We did have some sunshine!

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2010

Jun 2010

Sun 6 Jun 21:30
- Pigeon Update
Sat 5 Jun 17:45
Thu 3 Jun 00:31
- 49:00.00N 08:00.00W
Wed 2 Jun 12:06
- 49:03.39N 08:04.69W Waiting for some wind
Tue 1 Jun 14:17
- 50:29.57N 09:01.00W - Into the Sunshine.
- Fw: 50:29.59N 06:53.82W 115 nm to Fastnet Rock

May 2010

Sun 30 May 18:53
- 49:58.43N 05:25.21W Slow progress to Lands End
- 50:09.25N 05:03.91W FALMOUTH FOR START OF FAL 500

2008

Jul 2008

Sat 19 Jul 06:35
- 50:20.60N 03:22.24W Lyme Bay - headed home
Fri 18 Jul 06:00
- 50:09.27N 05:03.93W Falmouth
Wed 16 Jul 17:29
- 49:57.42N 06:20.73W New Grimsby Sound
Mon 14 Jul 20:52
- 50:35.34N 07:28.92W Cossing the Celtic Sea
Tue 8 Jul 20:05
- 51:42.12N 08:31.04W Kinsale
Mon 7 Jul 15:54
- 51:33.81N 09:07.28W Glandore Harbour
Fri 4 Jul 13:08
- 51:29.17N 09:22.59W Baltimore Harbour - Sun and a Gale
Wed 2 Jul 21:06
- 51:56.88N 10:13.97W Caher River - Vanlentia Harbour

Jun 2008

Sun 29 Jun 15:05
- 52:16.25N 09:51.72W Relaxing in Finit
Fri 27 Jun 22:52
- 52:16.25N 09:51.72 We have retired from the race!
Mon 23 Jun 13:55
- 51:32.85N 07:47.95W Fastnet Rock - 68 miles to go
Sat 21 Jun 17:30
- 52:58.94N 06:01.99W Race Start Delayed - High winds
Mon 16 Jun 18:10
- 52:58.95N 06:02.03W Star Dancer at Wicklow
Sat 14 Jun 08:52
- 51:16.39N 05:54.26W Passage to Wicklow
Wed 11 Jun 11:08
- 50:09.13N 05:03.67W Star Dancer at Falmouth

2007

Jul 2007

Thu 12 Jul 18:43
- 50:42.09N 01:30.11W STAR DANCER BACK HOME AT YARMOUTH
Mon 2 Jul 18:40
- Star Dancer - Overall Class 3 Winner and Leg 2 Class 3 Winner!

Jun 2007

Fri 29 Jun 18:27
- Star Dancer - a winner?
- The boys done good
- Supervising the third crew member
- Crabtree the sailor
- Crabtree in bed
- Dolphins playing
Thu 28 Jun 03:52
- 50:09.13N 005:03.67W CROSSED THE FINISH LINE!
Wed 27 Jun 14:04
- 49:22.33N 06:42.53W - Are we nearly there??
- 49:05.90N 007:36.38W Running home
Tue 26 Jun 15:27
- 48:05.49N 10:13.64W Life at an angle
Mon 25 Jun 14:25
- 46:38.18N 13:29.11W Big seas and good progress
Sun 24 Jun 13:35
- 45:08.63N 016:32.65W A whale of a time.
Sat 23 Jun 14:18
- 43:39.30N 19:23.46W Still under spinnaker!
Fri 22 Jun 15:53
- 41:53.09N 21:28.38W. Spinnaker spinnaker
Thu 21 Jun 14:58
- 40:15.55N 23:35.77W put the kettle on !
Wed 20 Jun 13:26
- 38:26.14N 25:22.98W A slow 24hrs
Mon 18 Jun 15:06
- Prize Giving and preparations for tomorrow
- Star Dancer in Ponta Delgada
Thu 14 Jun 13:42
- 37:44.40N 25:39.59W Chilling out in Ponta Delgada
- Sunset last night before Azores
- Sailing into the Storm
- Race morning - ready to go.
- Spinnaker at sundown
- Sailing along
- The Storm - wave breaking
- The Storm - wave approaching
Mon 11 Jun 13:43
- 37:44.40N 25:39.59W Arrived in Ponta Delgada!
Sun 10 Jun 04:20
- 38:12.16N 24:37.18W Magic Moments
Sat 9 Jun 15:04
- 39:22.04N 23:00.36W Star Dancer at 1200UTC Saturday 9th June
Thu 7 Jun 13:50
- 42:53.37N 018:14.20W Star Dancer 1200UTC Thursday 7th June
Wed 6 Jun 13:33
- 44:30.20 N 15:18.50 W. 1200UTC Wednesday 6th June
Tue 5 Jun 14:08
- 46:22.01N 13:36.37W Star Dancer 1200UTC Tuesday 5th June
Mon 4 Jun 13:49
- 47:33.14N 10:43.37W.
Sun 3 Jun 13:28
- Star Dancer 49:05.22N 07:13.55W
Sat 2 Jun 14:46
- 50:05.42N 04:59.20W One hour into Race

May 2007

Wed 30 May 09:12
- Preparations continue
Sun 27 May 15:10
- 50:09.14N 05:03.68W
Fri 25 May 11:57
- 50:25.54N 02:44.14W
Mon 14 May 18:30
- Satellite phone test 50:42.09N 01:30.11W
Thu 10 May 18:24
- Preparation update 50:42.09N 01:30.11W

Apr 2007

Tue 17 Apr 19:26
- STAR DANCER AZAB 2007 "50:42.42N 01:30.05W"