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Date: 25 Dec 2010 13:53:00

Title: Happy Christmas from UHURU

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A Happy Christmas to all our friends
From
All the crew on
UHURU

Tough times on Christmas Day in Port Stanley

David, Tamsin, Cameron, Chris and yours truly, Captain Fluffy.

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Diary Entries

2013
- May 2013
  - Tue 28 May
    - Long awaited catch up from UHURU
  - Fri 24 May
    - Position: Gibraltar
  - Wed 22 May
    - Position: Puerto Banus
  - Sat 18 May
    - Position: Gibraltar
  - Wed 15 May
    - Position:Vilamoura
    - Position: Cabo St Vincent
  - Thu 09 May
    - Vasco da Bertie
  - Wed 08 May
    - Position: Cascais, Lisbon
  - Fri 03 May
    - Position: Porto
  - Thu 02 May
    - Position: Vigo
  - Wed 01 May
    - Position: Off Cape Finisterre
- Apr 2013
  - Thu 25 Apr
    - Bay of Biscay... What's all that about.
  - Wed 24 Apr
    - 24 hours and holding....
  - Sat 20 Apr
    - Position Report: Camaret
    - Position Report: Channel du Four
  - Sat 06 Apr
    - For once they didn't exaggerate.
  - Fri 05 Apr
    - Bertie's Blog, a story from a young Sea Dog.
- Mar 2013
  - Tue 26 Mar
    - Position Fix: Beaucette Marina, Guernsey
  - Sat 02 Mar
    - Bye Bye Ladycross
2011
- Jun 2011
  - Sun 12 Jun
    - Fantastic Homecoming, Flotilla welcomes UHURU.
  - Thu 09 Jun
    - Honour Guard join for the 'Home Run'
  - Sat 04 Jun
    - Courage beyond limits
  - Thu 02 Jun
    - Position: Just 500nm to go!
  - Wed 01 Jun
    - Position: 500nm North of the Azores
- May 2011
  - Tue 24 May
    - Position: Azores
  - Wed 18 May
    - Position: Very Middle of the Atlantic
  - Mon 16 May
    - Blessed with a perfect wind
  - Fri 13 May
    - Position: Atlantic Ocean
  - Wed 11 May
    - Northern Hemisphere... At last.
  - Tue 10 May
    - Captain Stupid.... Dah!
  - Tue 03 May
    - Position: Rounding the Sticky out bit.
  - Mon 02 May
    - Position: Approaching the sticky out bit.
  - Sun 01 May
    - Position: Off Brazilian Coast
- Apr 2011
  - Tue 26 Apr
    - Position: Buzios
  - Fri 22 Apr
    - By way of Explanation
  - Sun 17 Apr
    - UHURU heads home......
  - Fri 08 Apr
    - Heading North AGAIN!
  - Sat 02 Apr
    - Rumours that UHURU has been lost at sea have been greatly exaggerated!
  - Fri 01 Apr
    - Position: Heave too for Second Night
- Mar 2011
  - Thu 31 Mar
    - Position: Heave too for the First Night. Hit by big wave and took on water.
  - Wed 30 Mar
    - Position: Estrecho De Le Maire
  - Tue 29 Mar
    - Heading North.
  - Fri 25 Mar
    - Position: Ushuaia
  - Mon 21 Mar
    - Beanie Rides Again.
  - Wed 16 Mar
    - Guest Blog: Beans of Patagonia
  - Sat 12 Mar
    - Not even a ripple....
  - Fri 11 Mar
    - Tsunami
  - Thu 10 Mar
    - Holed up in Patagonia
    - Position: Caleta Columbine
  - Sat 05 Mar
    - More of the same... But with Canapés.
- Feb 2011
  - Thu 24 Feb
    - In between.....
  - Wed 23 Feb
    - Position: Puerto Natales
  - Sun 20 Feb
    - The Straits of Magellan
  - Mon 14 Feb
    - The Navigator
  - Sat 12 Feb
    - Position: Caleta Parmelia, Chilean Channels
  - Sun 06 Feb
    - Trapped in a Boys Own Adventure
  - Fri 04 Feb
    - "We 'ave ways of making you talk"
- Jan 2011
  - Mon 24 Jan
    - The Horn
  - Fri 21 Jan
    - Telegram to the London Times
  - Wed 19 Jan
    - At work, rest and play
  - Tue 18 Jan
  - Mon 17 Jan
    - 'Base A': Port Lockroy
    - So how was your weekend?......
  - Sun 16 Jan
    - +++++Breaking News+++++
  - Fri 14 Jan
    - Enterprise Island
  - Wed 12 Jan
    - Running out of Superlatives....
  - Mon 10 Jan
    - Position: Deception Island
  - Sun 09 Jan
    - Antarctica!!
  - Fri 07 Jan
    - Becalmed in the Southern Ocean...
  - Thu 06 Jan
    - The Perfect start
  - Wed 05 Jan
    - We're off...
  - Tue 04 Jan
    - Life on Mars....
2010
- Dec 2010
  - Sat 25 Dec
    - Happy Christmas from UHURU
  - Thu 23 Dec
    - Confessions of a Whale Basher.....
  - Mon 20 Dec
    - We have arrived...........
  - Sat 18 Dec
    - Supplementary to "All those worrying Mums..."
    - For all those worrying Mums....
  - Wed 15 Dec
    - Whales, seals, and birds...
  - Sat 11 Dec
    - Anchor watch tied up in a marina?
  - Tue 07 Dec
    - Position: Punte del Este, Uruguay.
  - Sat 04 Dec
    - That South Atlantic feeling..
  - Thu 02 Dec
    - Pirates....or just innocent fishermen?
  - Wed 01 Dec
    - Position: Ihia Grande
- Nov 2010
  - Fri 26 Nov
    - Buzios excels, but Rio disappoints.
    - Family time....
  - Mon 15 Nov
    - Guest Blog from the lovely Beans
  - Sat 06 Nov
    - Position: Salvador
  - Wed 03 Nov
    - Position: Still off the Brazilian Coast
  - Tue 02 Nov
    - Position: Brazilian Coast
  - Mon 01 Nov
    - Position: Natal
- Oct 2010
  - Sun 31 Oct
    - The 'Rocky' Moment
    - Position: 'The Corner'
  - Sat 30 Oct
    - Slugging it out....
  - Tue 26 Oct
    - Position: Fortaleza, Brazil
  - Sun 24 Oct
    - Neptune's Kingdom
  - Fri 22 Oct
    - Guest Blog from Botty!
    - Position: Off the Amazon Basin
  - Wed 20 Oct
    - Position: Off Brazil
  - Sun 17 Oct
    - Morning Chorus
  - Fri 15 Oct
    - Position: Cayenne
  - Tue 12 Oct
    - Position: Devils Island
  - Sun 10 Oct
    - Position:
  - Sat 09 Oct
    - To Bartica and back
  - Wed 06 Oct
    - The Chief Engineer
  - Tue 05 Oct
    - Position: Off Guyana
  - Mon 04 Oct
    - Position:
  - Sun 03 Oct
    - Position: Off Venezuela
  - Sat 02 Oct
    - Position: East of Grenada
  - Fri 01 Oct
    - Hey ho and away we go!!!!!!
- Sep 2010
  - Thu 23 Sep
    - She Floats!!!
  - Fri 17 Sep
    - A Summer revisited and a Winter anticipated!
- May 2010
  - Sat 01 May
    - School holidays are over........
- Mar 2010
  - Wed 24 Mar
    - The big catch up!! Cuba to Jamaica to Bonaire to the Eastern Caribbean.
  - Sun 21 Mar
    - Midshipman Sean & The Princess Emma earn their sea legs.
  - Thu 11 Mar
  - Fri 05 Mar
    - Its a Small, Small World, and sometimes shit happens.....
  - Wed 03 Mar
    - Tuna drought over at last!
- Feb 2010
  - Sun 28 Feb
    - Where have all the Blogs gone?
- Jan 2010
  - Sat 30 Jan
    - Position: Marigot Bay, St Lucia
  - Sun 24 Jan
    - Position: Bequia, WI
  - Thu 21 Jan
    - Position: La Blanquilla, Venezula
  - Sun 10 Jan
    - Position: Bonaire
  - Fri 08 Jan
    - Position: Port Antonio, Jamaica
2009
- Dec 2009
  - Tue 29 Dec
  - Sat 12 Dec
    - Position: Marina Hemingway, Havana, Cuba
  - Tue 08 Dec
    - Position: Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas
  - Sun 06 Dec
    - Position: Keywest, Florida.
- Nov 2009
  - Thu 19 Nov
    - Leg Five Finishes with a whimper.......
  - Mon 16 Nov
    - An Awesome Day...
  - Sat 14 Nov
    - Position: Cape Canaveral
    - Friday the 13th - Oh! What a perfect day
  - Fri 13 Nov
    - "Atlantic Assault"
  - Wed 11 Nov
    - Hurricane Ida keeps Savannah Bars busy.
  - Sat 07 Nov
    - Position: Savannah, Georgia.
  - Wed 04 Nov
    - Position: Charleston, South Carolina
    - The 'Cassoulet of Death'
  - Tue 03 Nov
    - Position: Cape Hatteras
- Oct 2009
  - Tue 27 Oct
  - Mon 26 Oct
    - Position: Atlantic City
  - Thu 15 Oct
    - Position: North Cove Marina, Manhattan, NY.
  - Wed 14 Oct
    - UHURU sails up the East River, NY.
  - Tue 13 Oct
    - Position: Stamford, Connecticut
    - Have I been dropped from the blog?
  - Mon 12 Oct
    - Position: Port Jefferson, Long Island
  - Sat 10 Oct
    - Position: Sag Harbour, Long Island
  - Fri 09 Oct
    - Position: Block Island
  - Tue 06 Oct
    - Position: Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard
  - Mon 05 Oct
    - Position: Tarpaulin Cove
- Aug 2009
  - Fri 21 Aug
    - Hurricane Bill, or Just when you thought it was safe..........
- May 2009
  - Mon 11 May
    - Newport, Rhode Island
  - Sun 10 May
    - The last 36 hours.........
  - Fri 08 May
    - Good Morning Sports Fans....
  - Sun 03 May
    - Stuck in Bermuda.... Tough duty!
  - Sat 02 May
    - Sh*t happens in the Bermuda Triangle!!!
- Apr 2009
  - Sun 26 Apr
    - Heading North
  - Thu 23 Apr
    - Quote of the week from Richard Littlejohn
  - Wed 22 Apr
    - Norman No Mates
  - Sat 18 Apr
    - The Sugar Scoop Girls
- Mar 2009
  - Sat 21 Mar
    - Position: Nelson's Dockyard, English Harbour, Antigua.
  - Thu 12 Mar
    - Steep Learning Curve.........and lessons learned.
- Feb 2009
  - Mon 09 Feb
    - Position: British Virgin Islands
2008
- Dec 2008
  - Mon 22 Dec
    - No sparkling Trophies... But Job done.
  - Wed 10 Dec
    - We're here!!!!!!!!
  - Tue 09 Dec
    - Frustrating, frustrating, and bloody frustrating!!!
  - Mon 08 Dec
    - A day in the life of the Dinghy Boys
  - Sun 07 Dec
    - There she blows... The NE Trades at last!!
  - Fri 05 Dec
    - The Tortoise and the hare(s)
  - Thu 04 Dec
    - Guest Blog from Peter, the boats stowaway.
  - Wed 03 Dec
    - A guest Blog from the two Buddha¹s
    - Caption Competition Winners
  - Tue 02 Dec
    - Major Milestones and catch up.
  - Mon 01 Dec
    - UHURU Caption Competition
    - The Race is on......
- Nov 2008
  - Sat 29 Nov
    - Busy, busy, busy on UHURU
  - Fri 28 Nov
    - At work, rest and play.....
  - Thu 27 Nov
    - Definitely NOT another day at the office
  - Tue 25 Nov
    - Whale of a day... Or close encounters.
    - Midnight to 4am Watch.. The other side of sailing.
  - Sun 23 Nov
    - The Start
  - Sat 22 Nov
    - We're ready....... At last!
  - Wed 12 Nov
    - We start to head west! Bob Marley here we come.
  - Thu 06 Nov
    - We leave European waters and head into an exotic World
  - Sat 01 Nov
    - He's back...............
- Oct 2008
  - Sun 05 Oct
    - Position: Palma
- Sep 2008
  - Wed 10 Sep
    - Ibiza... Party, Party.
  - Sat 06 Sep
    - History lessons and a very patriotic time in Gibraltar.
  - Fri 05 Sep
    - Position: Cape St Vincent
  - Wed 03 Sep
    - Lessons learned and records set in the Bay of Biscay
- Aug 2008
  - Sat 30 Aug
    - To Blog or Not to Blog......
  - Mon 18 Aug
    - Position: Quiberon
  - Fri 15 Aug
    - Position: Ushant
  - Thu 14 Aug
    - Position: Brixham
  - Sat 09 Aug
    - Position: Lymington