Summer 2022 - Crossing the Continental Shelf

Crossing the Continental Shelf

Summer 2022

John Andrews

Mon 31 Jul 2017 17:06

After a good three-and-a-half day sail, we are now motoring again. We are crossing Whittard Canyon, about 30 miles from the continental shelf, and are keen to get well across the shelf before forecast strong wind comes in tomorrow. There has been a noticeable increase in wild life - many more birds and several visits from dolphins. Fernande saw two whales this morning, both their plumes and their backs. Unfortunately she was on watch on her own, and we don’t count whale sighting unless seen by two people. However, she was so full of corroborative detail I think we are going to have to count this one. We are now hoping to make landfall some time on Thursday, ideally reaching the Needles Channel before high tide just before 0900 hrs but that might be a bit optimistic.

Blog Entries

2023

May 2023

Tue 2 May 14:04
- Ardfern May 2023

2022

Jun 2022

Wed 29 Jun 14:57
- Skalavik - position only
Mon 27 Jun 14:56
- Sandur - position only
Fri 24 Jun 14:56
- Vagur - Faroes - position only
Tue 21 Jun 14:55
- Stornaway - position only
- Loch Mariveg - position only
Mon 20 Jun 14:54
- East Loch Tarbert - position only
Sun 19 Jun 14:54
- Portree - position only
Thu 16 Jun 14:53
- Plocton - position only
Wed 15 Jun 14:53
- Total - position only
Mon 13 Jun 14:52
- Arisaig - position only
Sun 12 Jun 14:51
- Salen - position only
Fri 10 Jun 14:51
- Tobermory - position only
Thu 9 Jun 14:51
- Loch Aline - position only
Wed 8 Jun 07:14
- Kerrera - position only
Tue 7 Jun 07:14
- Loch Spelve - Position only
Mon 6 Jun 07:14
- Adfern - Position only
Sun 5 Jun 07:13
- Loch Melfort - Position only
Sat 4 Jun 07:13
- Pig Bay - Position only
Fri 3 Jun 07:13
- Bay of Kentra - Position only
Thu 2 Jun 07:11
- Kyle of Lochalsh - Position only

May 2022

Tue 31 May 15:31
- Loch Eribol to Aultbey, Loch Ewe via Cape Wrath
Sun 29 May 15:14
- Stromness to Loch Eribol
Mon 23 May 14:55
- Stromness
Sat 21 May 09:19
- Arbroath
Fri 20 May 17:02
- Farne Islands
- Farne Islands
Wed 18 May 17:12
- Burnham on Crouch

2017

Aug 2017

Thu 3 Aug 17:39
- Arrived Lymington
Tue 1 Aug 20:03
- On the home straight

Jul 2017

Mon 31 Jul 17:06
- Crossing the Continental Shelf
Sun 30 Jul 18:11
- Past the halfway mark - Position only
Sat 29 Jul 17:55
- Another good run
Fri 28 Jul 21:28
- A good day's run
Thu 27 Jul 18:02
- Going is good
Wed 26 Jul 18:04
- Homeward Bound
Fri 21 Jul 11:00
- Ponta Delgada
Sun 16 Jul 09:48
- On the move again!

Jun 2017

Wed 21 Jun 07:28
- We have arrived
Mon 19 Jun 13:47
- Hello and Goodbye
Sun 18 Jun 19:08
- Position only
Sat 17 Jun 13:02
- Position only
Fri 16 Jun 14:39
- Light winds
Thu 15 Jun 19:45
- Found the wind
Wed 14 Jun 20:04
- Half way there
Tue 13 Jun 20:05
- Position Only
Mon 12 Jun 20:16
- Swimmers beware!
Sat 10 Jun 20:20
- Seeking the wind
Fri 9 Jun 21:15
- Champagne Sailing
Thu 8 Jun 23:36
- Goodbye to Bermuda
Fri 2 Jun 12:34
- We have arrived!

May 2017

Wed 31 May 19:50
- Half way there
Mon 29 May 22:38
- New York to Bermuda - Position only
Thu 25 May 18:54
- New York, New York!
Mon 22 May 19:19
Fri 19 May 12:15
- Branford
Wed 17 May 23:22
- Mystic
Tue 16 May 23:54
- Montauk
Mon 15 May 23:54
- Block Island

2016

Sep 2016

Mon 5 Sep 22:30
- Newport, Rhode Island
Sat 3 Sep 20:19
- Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard
Fri 2 Sep 23:56
- Nantucket

Aug 2016

Wed 31 Aug 23:56
- Menemsha, Martha's Vineyard
Tue 30 Aug 12:03
- To Block Island (and back!)

Jun 2016

Mon 20 Jun 11:21
- Jamestown
Sat 18 Jun 11:20
- Newport
Fri 17 Jun 11:43
- Cuttyhunk
Thu 16 Jun 10:57
- Martha's Vineyard
Tue 14 Jun 10:55
- Provincetown
Sat 11 Jun 10:53
- Boston
Fri 10 Jun 10:49
- Marblehead
Wed 8 Jun 10:48
- Gloucester
Mon 6 Jun 11:05
- Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Sun 5 Jun 16:05
- Foggy days!
Thu 2 Jun 16:04
- Lazy cruising through rural Maine
Wed 1 Jun 12:32
- Tenants Harbor, Maine; Position Only
- Rockport, Maine; Position Only

May 2016

Fri 27 May 12:50
- Rockland Maine
Mon 23 May 12:33
- Shelburne, Nova Scotia
Fri 20 May 12:24
- Stop Press! New Arrival!
Thu 19 May 12:23
- Sambro to Lunenburg
Wed 18 May 19:13
- Leaving Halifax
Wed 11 May 11:45
- On Board Again

2015

Sep 2015

Wed 2 Sep 21:17

Aug 2015

Tue 25 Aug 23:33
- Arrived Cape Breton Island 46:17.3N 060: 26.2W
- Position Only 47:25.8N 059:50.8W
Mon 24 Aug 10:58
- Rocky Harbour
Sat 22 Aug 18:38
Thu 20 Aug 10:04
- Anse Aux Meadows
Tue 18 Aug 22:45
- Nain
Mon 17 Aug 20:13
- Arrived Battle Harbour
- Position Only 57:42N 58:07W
Sat 15 Aug 21:12
- 55:49N 59:57W Position Only
Thu 13 Aug 21:27
- Arrive in Nain
- Northern Lights!
Tue 11 Aug 17:02
- 60:33N 057:07W Position Only
Mon 10 Aug 20:06
- 62:37.41N 54:46.51W Position Only
Sun 9 Aug 15:05
- Back to Labrador
Wed 5 Aug 20:44
- Arrived Nuuk - Position Only
Tue 4 Aug 14:03
- Drifting down to Nuuk
Sun 2 Aug 19:57
- Cruising in Disko Bay

Jul 2015

Fri 24 Jul 21:41
Wed 22 Jul 16:18
- Crossing the Arctic Circle
Tue 21 Jul 10:21
- Anders Olsen Sund - Position Only
Sun 19 Jul 22:19
Thu 16 Jul 10:53
- Tovqussaq - Position Only
Mon 13 Jul 20:38
- Anchorage in Qornup Suvdlua
Sun 12 Jul 17:46
- Kapisillit - Position Only
Sat 11 Jul 18:32
- Storo- Position Only
Thu 9 Jul 15:36
- Arrived in Nuuk - Position Only
Wed 8 Jul 20:22
- Buksefjord - Position Only
Tue 7 Jul 18:32
- Kangerluarsoruseq
Mon 6 Jul 20:37
- Irkens Havn - Position Only
- Ravn's Storø, North Harbour - Position Only
Sat 4 Jul 18:27
- Arrived Paamiut
- Avigait - Position Only
Fri 3 Jul 15:49
- Sweet Little Arsuk
Thu 2 Jul 23:24
- Kangarssuk - Position Only

Jun 2015

Tue 30 Jun 16:42
- Arsuk
Mon 29 Jun 16:01
- Sunshine and whales
Sat 27 Jun 21:33
- Position Only: 54:38.4N 54:45.1W
Fri 26 Jun 23:09
- A passage disrupted by good weather
- Black Tickle: Explanation Later!
Thu 25 Jun 16:19
- Position Only
Wed 24 Jun 18:26
- Newfoundland
Tue 23 Jun 10:27
- Seldom - Fogo Island - Position only
Sat 20 Jun 16:55
- Twillingate

2014

Sep 2014

Sat 6 Sep 15:38
- We've made it to Lewisporte!
Fri 5 Sep 12:43
- Position only
Wed 3 Sep 23:43
- Cartwright
Tue 2 Sep 11:50
- Position Only
Mon 1 Sep 17:38
- Diverting to Cartwright?

Aug 2014

Sun 31 Aug 14:55
- Cod and northern lights
Sat 30 Aug 16:17
- Position Only
Tue 26 Aug 22:37
- Appamiut - Position Only
Mon 25 Aug 23:09
- Position only
Sun 24 Aug 17:50
Fri 22 Aug 14:53
- Position only - off Disko Island
Thu 21 Aug 14:34
- Going South at Last
Mon 18 Aug 15:57
- Cuming Inlet to Upernavik
Sun 17 Aug 22:20
- Arrived Upernavik
- Position Only
Sat 16 Aug 16:06
- Baffin Bay; Position Only
Fri 15 Aug 14:08
- Position only
Thu 14 Aug 22:32
- To go or not to go
Tue 12 Aug 23:00
- Position Only; Cuming Inlet
Sat 9 Aug 13:09
- Arctic Bay
Fri 8 Aug 19:32
- Two slothful weeks end with a Bang
Sat 2 Aug 15:02
- A dog's eye view

Jul 2014

Sat 26 Jul 14:06
- Polar Bears and Walruses
Tue 22 Jul 09:03
- Position Only
Mon 21 Jul 21:00
- Come to Sunny Disko Bay!
Fri 18 Jul 21:34
- Saqquaq: Position Only
Thu 17 Jul 12:54
- Journey to Ilulissat
Mon 14 Jul 16:06
- Safe arrival in Aasiaat
Fri 11 Jul 20:04
- Guests on board and a surprise arrival!
Sat 5 Jul 20:53
- Arrival in Nuuk
Thu 3 Jul 16:32
- Arrived Nuuk
Wed 2 Jul 22:07
- Icebergs and Bergy Bits

Jun 2014

Mon 30 Jun 17:38
- Chocolate cake and candles
Sat 28 Jun 12:47
- What a difference a day makes
Tue 24 Jun 19:27
- Passage to Greenland
- Volcanoes and Gueysers
Mon 23 Jun 12:03
- Pictures from Iceland
Fri 20 Jun 10:48
- Vestmannaeyaeyjar to Reykjavik
- Vestmannaeyaar
Wed 18 Jun 12:00
- Whale of a time!
Tue 17 Jun 10:34
- We have arrived at Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar
- Arrived safely Vestmannaeyjar
Sun 15 Jun 14:08
- Highs and Helicopters
Fri 13 Jun 15:09
- The Pacific Atlantic
Thu 12 Jun 10:20
- The off
Tue 3 Jun 22:56
- Let the blog begin!

2013

Aug 2013

Sat 17 Aug 12:11
- FW: Kyleakin, Skye - Position Only
Thu 15 Aug 12:05
- Portree, Skye - Position Only
Wed 14 Aug 12:04
- East Loch Tarbert, Harris - Position Only
- Shiant Isles
Tue 13 Aug 12:01
- Poolewe - Position Only
Sat 10 Aug 12:00
- Ullapool - Position Only
Fri 9 Aug 11:59
- Tanera More - Position Only
Thu 8 Aug 11:58
- Lochinver
Wed 7 Aug 11:57
- Clashnessie Bay - Position Only
Tue 6 Aug 17:52
- Loch Nedd - position only
Mon 5 Aug 17:48
- Loch Laxford - Blog
Fri 2 Aug 17:45
- Kinlochbervie - position only
Thu 1 Aug 17:45
- Stromness - position only
- Stromness - Position only

Jun 2013

Sun 23 Jun 08:56
- Kirkwall, Orkney
- Pierowall, Westray
Thu 20 Jun 16:56
- Bigton Wick
- Scalloway
Tue 18 Jun 12:51
- Skeld
- Papa Stour
Mon 17 Jun 09:21
- Shetland Part 2
- Brae, Busta Voe
Sat 15 Jun 08:30
- Gluss Voe
- Muckle Flugga
Thu 13 Jun 12:24
- FW: Shetland Part 1
Tue 11 Jun 08:15
- Baltasound, Unst
Mon 10 Jun 13:03
- Basta Voe, Yell
Sun 9 Jun 13:02
- Wick of Tresta, Fetlar
Sat 8 Jun 13:01
- Burra Voe, Yell
Fri 7 Jun 13:00
- Symbister, Whalsay
Thu 6 Jun 12:59
- Out Skerries
Wed 5 Jun 08:58
- Fair Isle
- Westray and Papa Westray
Sun 2 Jun 09:41
- Lerwick, Shetland

May 2013

Fri 31 May 15:13
- Fairisle
Thu 30 May 06:56
- Stromness
Wed 29 May 08:29
- Inverness to Orkney
Tue 28 May 11:50
- Pierowall, Westray
Tue 21 May 11:48
- Stromness
Mon 20 May 21:22
- Kirkwall
- Wick
- Inverness
Thu 16 May 08:24
- Fort Augustus
Tue 14 May 07:58
- Banavie, Caledonian Canal
Mon 13 May 07:24
- Corpach, Caledonian Canal
Sun 12 May 09:53
- Oban
Tue 7 May 17:10
- Craighouse, Jura
- Largs to Gigha
Sun 5 May 17:20

Feb 2013

Sun 3 Feb 12:20
- Grenada

Jan 2013

Mon 28 Jan 14:09
- Baganara to Tobago
- Bartica River Position
Sun 27 Jan 17:02
Sat 26 Jan 19:54
- Bartica, Guyana
Sun 13 Jan 15:30
Sun 6 Jan 20:36

2012

Aug 2012

Thu 30 Aug 13:17
- Otter Bay, Loch Fyne
- Cairnbaan, Crinan Canal
Fri 3 Aug 15:01

Jul 2012

Mon 30 Jul 07:39
- Loch na Cille
Fri 27 Jul 15:32
Sun 15 Jul 08:01
- Scalpay
Sat 14 Jul 06:56
Tue 10 Jul 07:23
- Arinagour, Coll
- Tobermory, Mull

Jun 2012

Wed 27 Jun 09:08
Sun 24 Jun 16:29
- Arrived in Oban!
- Port Ellen, Islay
Fri 22 Jun 08:05
- Aranmore Island
Thu 21 Jun 05:31
Wed 13 Jun 14:33
Mon 11 Jun 07:14
Fri 8 Jun 10:21
Tue 5 Jun 12:03

2011

Dec 2011

Sat 17 Dec 13:25
- Harberton and Ushuaia
Mon 12 Dec 22:21
- Puerto Hoppner and arrival at Harberton
Sun 11 Dec 02:14
- Position
Tue 6 Dec 22:04
- Fw: Motley Island
Sat 3 Dec 11:41
- Port Stephens
Thu 1 Dec 21:11
- Motley Island
- Stanley

Nov 2011

Mon 28 Nov 20:50
- Goose Green
Thu 24 Nov 20:46
- Arrival in Stanley
Sat 19 Nov 14:58
- Patagonian waters

Jul 2011

Tue 5 Jul 17:48
- Fw: Nature Watch
- We're Here!
Mon 4 Jul 17:24
- Howzat!
Sat 2 Jul 15:42
- The natives are friendly
Fri 1 Jul 15:24
- The one that got away (and the one that didn't!)

Jun 2011

Thu 30 Jun 13:27
- Happy Birthday!
Wed 29 Jun 14:03
- Whales at Last!
Tue 28 Jun 15:56
- Not another fish!
Mon 27 Jun 11:03
- Off again
- Sao Miguel
Mon 20 Jun 12:27
- Terceira
Sat 11 Jun 14:55
- Horta and Pico
Sun 5 Jun 10:16
- Trial Pictures 2
Sat 4 Jun 09:48
- Reflections
Thu 2 Jun 15:44
- We have arrived!
Wed 1 Jun 14:13
- The final push

May 2011

Tue 31 May 16:46
- Whales, mermaids and other curiosities
Mon 30 May 16:10
- A Day of Rest
Sun 29 May 16:38
- Loaves and Fishes
Sat 28 May 11:13
- Fish & Ships
Fri 27 May 16:44
- Ship Ahoy!
Thu 26 May 16:59
- Navigation
Wed 25 May 16:57
- (no subject)
Tue 24 May 13:09
- Quack Quack
Mon 23 May 17:20
- Donner und Blitzen
Sun 22 May 16:33
- Back to Reality
Sat 21 May 14:27
- Mainly Weather
Thu 19 May 16:16
- The Wild Sargasso Sea (not)!
Wed 18 May 13:07
- The tropic of cancer and not much else
Tue 17 May 15:11
- Weather ups and downs
Mon 16 May 16:42
- 19:55.9N 62:34.3W
Sun 15 May 20:31
- 18:01.20N 63:02.60W
- 18:01.20N 63:02.60W

Feb 2011

Tue 1 Feb 22:17

Jan 2011

Thu 27 Jan 00:12
- Statia
- Nevis
- Antigua
Wed 26 Jan 23:59
- Anchorage at Deshaies Guadeloupe
Mon 24 Jan 18:59
- first blog
Sun 23 Jan 20:09
- testing

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