Star Dancer - AZAB 2007 & ROUND IRELAND 2008

Date: 14 Jun 2007 13:12:35

Title: Sailing into the Storm

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This was dawn on the morning of the storm. The sun astern created the pink
cloud over the solid wall of storm cloud that stretched across the horizon
over the bow - red sky in the morning......!

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Diary Entries

2008
- Jul 2008
  - Sat 19 Jul
    - 50:20.60N 03:22.24W Lyme Bay - headed home
  - Fri 18 Jul
    - 50:09.27N 05:03.93W Falmouth
  - Wed 16 Jul
    - 49:57.42N 06:20.73W New Grimsby Sound
  - Mon 14 Jul
    - 50:35.34N 07:28.92W Cossing the Celtic Sea
  - Tue 08 Jul
    - 51:42.12N 08:31.04W Kinsale
  - Mon 07 Jul
    - 51:33.81N 09:07.28W Glandore Harbour
  - Fri 04 Jul
    - 51:29.17N 09:22.59W Baltimore Harbour - Sun and a Gale
  - Wed 02 Jul
    - 51:56.88N 10:13.97W Caher River - Vanlentia Harbour
- Jun 2008
  - Sun 29 Jun
    - 52:16.25N 09:51.72W Relaxing in Finit
  - Fri 27 Jun
    - 52:16.25N 09:51.72 We have retired from the race!
  - Mon 23 Jun
    - 51:32.85N 07:47.95W Fastnet Rock - 68 miles to go
  - Sat 21 Jun
    - 52:58.94N 06:01.99W Race Start Delayed - High winds
  - Mon 16 Jun
    - 52:58.95N 06:02.03W Star Dancer at Wicklow
  - Sat 14 Jun
    - 51:16.39N 05:54.26W Passage to Wicklow
  - Wed 11 Jun
    - 50:09.13N 05:03.67W Star Dancer at Falmouth
2007
- Jul 2007
  - Thu 12 Jul
    - 50:42.09N 01:30.11W STAR DANCER BACK HOME AT YARMOUTH
  - Mon 02 Jul
    - Star Dancer - Overall Class 3 Winner and Leg 2 Class 3 Winner!
- Jun 2007
  - Fri 29 Jun
    - Star Dancer - a winner?
    - The boys done good
    - Supervising the third crew member
    - Crabtree the sailor
    - Crabtree in bed
    - Dolphins playing
  - Thu 28 Jun
    - 50:09.13N 005:03.67W CROSSED THE FINISH LINE!
  - Wed 27 Jun
    - 49:22.33N 06:42.53W - Are we nearly there??
    - 49:05.90N 007:36.38W Running home
  - Tue 26 Jun
    - 48:05.49N 10:13.64W Life at an angle
  - Mon 25 Jun
    - 46:38.18N 13:29.11W Big seas and good progress
  - Sun 24 Jun
    - 45:08.63N 016:32.65W A whale of a time.
  - Sat 23 Jun
    - 43:39.30N 19:23.46W Still under spinnaker!
  - Fri 22 Jun
    - 41:53.09N 21:28.38W. Spinnaker spinnaker
  - Thu 21 Jun
    - 40:15.55N 23:35.77W put the kettle on !
  - Wed 20 Jun
    - 38:26.14N 25:22.98W A slow 24hrs
  - Mon 18 Jun
    - Prize Giving and preparations for tomorrow
    - Star Dancer in Ponta Delgada
  - Thu 14 Jun
    - 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
    - 37:44.40N 25:39.59W Arrived in Ponta Delgada!
  - Sun 10 Jun
    - 38:12.16N 24:37.18W Magic Moments
  - Sat 09 Jun
    - 39:22.04N 23:00.36W Star Dancer at 1200UTC Saturday 9th June
  - Thu 07 Jun
    - 42:53.37N 018:14.20W Star Dancer 1200UTC Thursday 7th June
  - Wed 06 Jun
    - 44:30.20 N 15:18.50 W. 1200UTC Wednesday 6th June
  - Tue 05 Jun
    - 46:22.01N 13:36.37W Star Dancer 1200UTC Tuesday 5th June
  - Mon 04 Jun
    - 47:33.14N 10:43.37W.
  - Sun 03 Jun
    - Star Dancer 49:05.22N 07:13.55W
  - Sat 02 Jun
    - 50:05.42N 04:59.20W One hour into Race
- May 2007
  - Wed 30 May
    - Preparations continue
  - Sun 27 May
    - 50:09.14N 05:03.68W
  - Fri 25 May
    - 50:25.54N 02:44.14W
  - Mon 14 May
    - Satellite phone test 50:42.09N 01:30.11W
  - Thu 10 May
    - Preparation update 50:42.09N 01:30.11W
- Apr 2007
  - Tue 17 Apr
    - STAR DANCER AZAB 2007 "50:42.42N 01:30.05W"