Tamarisk's Web Diary - Passage to Porto Santo

Passage to Porto Santo

Tamarisk

Mon 19 Sep 2005 15:46

A few pictures from our passage to Porto Santo -

A ship on the horizon under a lowering sky - first sign of other human
life for 12 hours
Penny makes chocolate mousse 200 miles out into the Atlantic (UHT milk and
Portugese Instant Whip and delicious)
Eddie and Anna eat pasta for supper in the cockpit
Eddie takes a shower
Dawn and a first sight of Porto Santo and off-lying islets

Blog Entries

2006

Jul 2006

Wed 12 Jul 13:28
- Coming Home
- Crossing West to East: the skipper reflects
Sun 9 Jul 15:29
- Position at 1200 UTC Sunday 9th July
Sat 8 Jul 13:24
- Position at 1200 UTC Saturday 8th July
Fri 7 Jul 12:08
- Position at 1200 UTC Friday 7th July
Wed 5 Jul 15:51
- Terceira to Falmouth
Sun 2 Jul 12:02
- Arrived in Falmouth
Sat 1 Jul 13:18
- Position at 1200 UTC Saturday 1st July

Jun 2006

Fri 30 Jun 14:50
- Position at 1200 UTC Friday 30th June
Thu 29 Jun 13:32
- Position at 1200 UTC Thursday 29th June
Wed 28 Jun 15:20
- Position at 1200 UTC Wednesday 28th June
Tue 27 Jun 13:10
- Position at 1200 UTC Tuesday 26th June
Mon 26 Jun 15:17
- Position at 1200 UTC Monday 26th June
Sun 25 Jun 13:33
- Position at 1200 UTC Sunday June 25th
Sat 24 Jun 13:24
- Position at 1200 UTC Saturday 24th June
Fri 23 Jun 13:43
- Position at 1220 UTC Friday 23rd June
Thu 22 Jun 13:55
- Position at 1200 UTC Thursday 22nd June
Wed 21 Jun 13:13
- Position at 1200 UTC Wednesday 21st June
Tue 20 Jun 13:36
- Terceira
Sat 17 Jun 18:23
- Faial
Thu 15 Jun 22:34
- Bermuda to Horta
Tue 13 Jun 17:02
- Arrived safely in Horta
Sun 11 Jun 13:55
- Position at 1200 UTC Sunday 11th June
Sat 10 Jun 13:23
- Position at 1200 UTC Saturday 10th June
Fri 9 Jun 13:45
- Position at 1200 UTC Friday 9th June
Thu 8 Jun 13:43
- Position at 1200 UTC Thursday 8th June
- Position at 1200 UTC Wednesday 7th June
Tue 6 Jun 13:35
- Position at 1200 UTC Tuesday 6th June
Mon 5 Jun 13:40
- Position at 1200 UTC Monday 5th June
Sun 4 Jun 14:47
- Position at 1200 UTC Sunday 4th June
Sat 3 Jun 13:28
- Position at 1200 UTC Sat 3rd June
Fri 2 Jun 13:39
- Position at 1200 UTC Friday 2nd June
Thu 1 Jun 13:45
- Position at 1200 UTC 1st June 2006

May 2006

Wed 31 May 13:28
- Position at 1200 UTC Wed 31st May
Tue 30 May 13:22
- Position at 1200 UTC 30th May
Mon 29 May 13:16
- Position at 1200 UTC Monday 29th May
Sun 28 May 13:16
- Position at 1200 UTC on Sunday 28th May
Sat 27 May 17:50
- Position at 1200 UTC Saturday 27th May
Fri 26 May 13:51
- Position at 1200 UTC Friday 26th May
- Position at 1200 UTC Friday 26th May
Thu 25 May 15:57
- Position at 1300 UTC Thursday 25th of May
Wed 24 May 13:33
- Position at 1200 UTC Wednesday 24th May
Tue 23 May 13:25
- Position at 1200 UTC Tuesday 23rd May
Mon 22 May 13:21
- Position at 1200 UTC Monday 22nd May
Sun 21 May 13:32
- Position at 1200 UTC Sunday 21st May
Sat 20 May 15:40
- Bermuda
- For dedicated Atlantic sailors only
Sun 14 May 19:14
- Tortola to Bermuda
Fri 12 May 21:46
- Safe and sound in Bermuda...
Thu 11 May 14:34
- Position at 1200 UTC Thursday 11th May
Wed 10 May 15:04
- Position at 1200 UTC Wednesday 10th May
Tue 9 May 15:08
- Position at 1200 UTC Tuesday 9th May
Mon 8 May 15:29
- Position at 1200 UTC Monday 8th May
Sun 7 May 15:38
- Position at 1200 UTC Sunday 7th May
Sat 6 May 14:57
- Position at 1200 UTC 6th May
Fri 5 May 14:49
- Position at 1200 UTC Friday 5th May
Wed 3 May 23:58
- Goodbye Koshlong, hello Jack and Andy

Apr 2006

Sun 30 Apr 15:33
- BVIs4
Wed 26 Apr 23:08
Tue 18 Apr 23:54
- St Kitts
Mon 10 Apr 00:52
- Nevis
- Antigua Pics 3
Tue 4 Apr 17:07
- Antiguan 'Attitude'
Sat 1 Apr 17:51
- More Antigua Pictures

Mar 2006

Thu 30 Mar 16:52
- Nelson's Dockyard - a report by Anna
Wed 22 Mar 20:08
Tue 21 Mar 01:42
- The Saintes to Antigua
Mon 13 Mar 22:17
- Dominica Pics
- Dominica
Thu 9 Mar 14:03
- Martinique etc pics
Mon 6 Mar 18:18
- A Taste of French Hospitality in Martinique
Wed 1 Mar 17:46
- Back to St Lucia

Feb 2006

Jan 2006

Wed 25 Jan 15:01
- Grenada Pics 1
Tue 17 Jan 19:18
Sat 7 Jan 15:44
- Back to Bequia
- Wear and Tear
Wed 4 Jan 17:26
- Christmas on Bequia Pics
- Rodney Bay to Bequia
Mon 2 Jan 21:21
- Communications Update
- Reflections on the Crossing

2005

Dec 2005

Tue 27 Dec 20:06
- Rodney Bay Pics...
Mon 19 Dec 13:43
- Pics from the crossing
Sat 17 Dec 15:52
- Las Palmas Pics 2
Wed 14 Dec 04:52
- Arrived in St Lucia
Tue 13 Dec 12:53
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 Tues 13th December
Mon 12 Dec 12:51
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 UTC Monday December 12th
Sun 11 Dec 13:22
- Las Palmas towards Rodney Bay - into the 4th but hopefully final week
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 UTC Sunday 11th December
Sat 10 Dec 12:43
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 UTC Saturday 10th December
Fri 9 Dec 12:16
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 UTC Friday 9th Dec
Thu 8 Dec 13:17
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 UTC Thurs 8th Dec
Wed 7 Dec 13:12
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 UTC Wed 7th December
- Las Palmas towards St Lucia - into week 3
Tue 6 Dec 12:48
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 UTC Tuesday 6th December
Mon 5 Dec 12:41
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 UTC Monday 5th December
Sun 4 Dec 13:15
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 UTC Sunday 4th December
- Las Palmas towards St Lucia starting Week 3
Sat 3 Dec 13:19
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 Saturday 3rd December
Fri 2 Dec 12:31
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 UTC on Friday 2nd December
Thu 1 Dec 12:37
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 UTC on Thursday 1st December
- Las Palmas towards St Lucia Week 2

Nov 2005

Wed 30 Nov 13:03
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 UTC on Wednesday 30th November
Tue 29 Nov 13:19
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 UTC Tuesday 29th November
Mon 28 Nov 13:45
- Tamarisk position at 1200 UTC Monday 28th November
Sun 27 Nov 13:22
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 UTC Sunday 27th November
- Las Palmas towards St Lucia Week 1
Sat 26 Nov 12:31
- Tamarisk Position as at 1200 UTC Saturday 26th November
Fri 25 Nov 12:36
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 UTC Friday 25th November
Thu 24 Nov 13:06
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 UTC on Thurs 24th November
Wed 23 Nov 13:22
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 UTC Wed 23rd Nov
Tue 22 Nov 12:59
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 UTC Tues 22nd November
Mon 21 Nov 12:24
- Tamarisk Position at 1200 UTC Monday 21st Nov
Sat 19 Nov 22:08
- Las Palmas pics
Fri 18 Nov 14:15
- Communications Update
Wed 16 Nov 21:01
- Las Palmas and final preparations
Fri 11 Nov 15:07
- Lanzarote Pics
Sun 6 Nov 22:01
- Lanzarote and the countdown begins...

Oct 2005

Thu 27 Oct 14:04
Thu 20 Oct 10:33
- Madeira Pics 2
- Madeira Pics 1
Fri 14 Oct 12:53
- Arrived in La Sociedad, Graciosa
Thu 13 Oct 13:11
- Position at 1200 UTC 13/10/05
Wed 12 Oct 12:34
- Position at 1200 UTC 12/10/05
Mon 10 Oct 13:46
- Madeira, m'dear?
Sat 1 Oct 14:19

Sep 2005

Mon 19 Sep 15:46
Tue 13 Sep 14:10
- Arrival in Porto Santo
Mon 12 Sep 14:09
- Position at 1200 UTC 12/9/05
Sun 11 Sep 13:50
- Position 1200 UTC 11/09/05
Sun 4 Sep 23:20
- Nautical Notes - the skipper writes...
- Fancy meeting you here...

Aug 2005

Tue 30 Aug 09:36
- And on to the Algarve
Sat 20 Aug 14:24
- Into Portugal
- Santiago and further South
Sat 13 Aug 21:04
- On from La Coruna
Tue 9 Aug 13:53
- Biscay bruises - the view from the galley (plus more pics)
Sat 6 Aug 14:14
- La Coruna - Milestone 2

Jul 2005

Fri 29 Jul 15:23
- Falmouth and first milestone reached
- Escape from Eastbourne and one in the drink
Mon 18 Jul 13:25
- A dramatic rescue (but not us)
Wed 13 Jul 15:48
- We're off! - and THANKS

Jun 2005

Tue 21 Jun 22:13
- Planned Itinerary and Contact Details