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Position Report, Deshaies, Guadeloupe

Sy-tucanon

Philip Fearnhead

Thu 13 Mar 2014 15:08

Thursday 13th March 2014: Position 16:18.43N 061:47.89W

Blog Entries

2014

May 2014

Thu 22 May 07:51
- Farewell to Tucanon, but many friends remain.
Sun 4 May 12:44
- Social friction and a spurned lover before a rush to beat the storm

Apr 2014

Wed 23 Apr 16:09
- Bird Brain and the stars of Marigot Bay
Sat 12 Apr 13:40
- St Martin
Tue 8 Apr 11:57
- Nevis botanical gardens and plantation houses

Mar 2014

Mon 31 Mar 11:28
- Rain forest trek on Guadeloupe
Sun 30 Mar 10:20
- Beach BBQ and horse riding in Dominica
Fri 28 Mar 13:48
- Swimming with a dolphin and mounting the Camel at Isles des Saintes
Tue 25 Mar 05:15
- Botanical Gardens at Deshaies, Guadeloupe
Mon 24 Mar 05:24
- Guadeloupe Channel -Dolphins and Pilot Whales
Sun 23 Mar 21:38
- Jolly Beach and Shirley Heights
Fri 21 Mar 19:43
- Crew change in Antigua and marinas as small reservoirs of fish life in the Caribbean.
Thu 13 Mar 15:08
- Position Report, Deshaies, Guadeloupe
- Cousteau Marine Park, Pigeon Island, Guadeloupe
Wed 12 Mar 22:50
- Marina de Rivière Sens, Guadeloupe - Fish, Brothels and Ancient Fort.
Mon 10 Mar 12:17
- Praise the Saintes and pass the croissants
Thu 6 Mar 14:25
- Rediscovering the past in Dominica's jungle
Tue 4 Mar 22:07
- Le Tamaya's namesake found in the St Pierre museum, and a South African lady shows that sailing success is a matter of perseverence, not just money
Sat 1 Mar 19:36
- Smart Boobies and Unfortunate Tuna Between St Lucia and Martinique

Feb 2014

Fri 28 Feb 22:03
- Rodney Bay, St Lucia
Mon 24 Feb 22:06
- Fort de France, Martinique
Sat 22 Feb 00:06
- St Pierre, Martinique; an explosive history
Fri 21 Feb 00:10
- Roseau, friendly Dominica
Thu 20 Feb 11:21
- Isles des Saintes
Tue 18 Feb 12:07
- Deshaies, Guadeloupe
Sat 15 Feb 23:12
- Back in Falmouth Harbour preparing for passage to Guadeloupe
Tue 11 Feb 11:55
- Crew changeover at Jolly Harbour, Antigua
Wed 5 Feb 12:49
- St Bart's to Antigua via Nevis and Montserrat
Mon 3 Feb 16:15
- Position Report, Montserrat
Sun 2 Feb 16:15
- Position Report, Nevis

Jan 2014

Tue 28 Jan 20:51
- Marigot, St Martin, to Isle Fourchue, St Bart's
Mon 27 Jan 22:53
- Touching base in Marigot, St Martin
Sat 25 Jan 22:14
- Visiting Anguilla
Thu 23 Jan 16:51
- Back on the water - and on to Anguilla

2013

Aug 2013

Tue 20 Aug 13:09
- Tucanon at Megayard, St Maarten

Feb 2013

Tue 12 Feb 14:43
- Carnival out on the streets
Fri 8 Feb 12:45
- Splash, with Kings and Queens
Sun 3 Feb 02:16
- Trinidad's sandy and windy east coast
Sat 2 Feb 01:57
- Exploring Trinidad's north coast
Fri 1 Feb 01:40
- Exploring Trinidad- Pitch Lake, Temple on the Sea and Caroni Swamp

Jan 2013

Tue 22 Jan 13:58
- Giant dolphins and following Angels
Mon 21 Jan 02:17
- Peaty waters in Scotland Bay, Trinidad
Thu 17 Jan 19:00
- Down Trinidad way

2012

Dec 2012

Fri 21 Dec 21:19
- Bureaucracy and great snorkellin g in Barbados; a long holiday sh utdown at St David’s in Grenada forces a move to Prickly Bay
Wed 12 Dec 19:55
- Exciting arrival in Barbados
Sun 9 Dec 01:39
- Mixed conditions, rolling hills and Rossi's biggest fish of the trip so far
Tue 4 Dec 20:03
- Great sailing interspersed with little wind. Still fishing!

Nov 2012

Thu 29 Nov 15:56
- Never a dull moment
Mon 26 Nov 16:43
- Rossi's first Mahi Mahi and incompetence at Westaway sails.
Sat 24 Nov 13:15
- Enjoying the sunshine - and a close encounter
Wed 7 Nov 13:56
- A night to remember. Welcome to Tenerife.
Tue 6 Nov 15:32
- Leaving Portugal
Sun 4 Nov 20:56
- Waiting to depart from wet and windy Madeira

Oct 2012

Wed 31 Oct 19:06
- Been there; done that! Next stop Madeira
Mon 29 Oct 10:29
- En route to Porto Santo with visitors and fresh fish
Fri 26 Oct 19:54
- Uncooperative weather, student graduations and a change of crew. Next stop Sines?
Tue 23 Oct 09:32
- Delays, gulls and dolphins
Thu 18 Oct 07:13
- Leaving La Coruna
Tue 9 Oct 08:25
- On our way from Plymouth to the Canaries