STAR DANCER'S OCCASIONAL LOG - 51:29.17N 09:22.59W Baltimore Harbour

51:29.17N 09:22.59W Baltimore Harbour - Sun and a Gale

STAR DANCER'S OCCASIONAL LOG

Rob Packham

Fri 4 Jul 2008 13:08

We are in Baltimore Harbour on a buoy and well sheltered from the easterly gale now starting to blow through. Navtex is saying severe gale Force 9 expected soon so we are glad we made the passage from Valentia yesterday - 65nm along the most spectacular coast we have ever sailed. Passage inside Great Skellig, the Bull, the Cow and Calf and around Mizen Head! We had sunshine all day and had a few Guiness last evening looking out over the harbour and setting sun - a real summer evening and one of those magical sailing moments after a good passage.
Ruffian had decided to sail on to Kinsale today before crossing the Celtic Sea to Lands End only to get back to the boat last night and find the gale warning - they are still here.
Apart from the scenery yesterday the other excitement was being "pulled" by two Customs boats well out at sea - a Customs cutter and its RIB. They came in from both sides at speed and the RIB came alongside to ask if we had been checked by Customs since arriving in Irish waters. We had already been checked in Finit Marina so the left somewhat disappointed. Never been checked by Customs before so twice in a week is impressive.
Baltimore is a great place - we spent 2 weeks here in 1996 sailing our Drascombe Lugger around the 100 islands. Some exploring to do later - we plan to stay here for a few days - but now the heating is on, its blowing 30kts and our books are good.
Rob and Jen

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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"

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