UHURU - Not even a ripple....

Not even a ripple....

UHURU

Steve Powell

Sat 12 Mar 2011 13:22

53:41.29S
71:59.87W

Well, again thank you everyone for your concern. We have no news of the outside world really, but I can only imagine the devastation an earthquake of that magnitude and the resulting tsunami must have caused. Our thoughts are with all the people that have been effected.

We, I am happy to report, were safely tucked up in a beautiful anchorage well up the Magellan Straits and felt not even a ripple.

There was one funny little aside, earlier that day as we were heading up the Magellan, Beans had asked if the tsunami came, when would it come. I told her that to the best of my knowledge about 9pm this evening. So later that evening just as we were finishing supper, Beans gave a visible sigh of relief. I looked at the clock, it was one minute past nine. Trusting soul isn’t she!!!

Thanks again friends of UHURU.

Luv from all

Steve & crew

12th March 2011

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Jun 2014

Thu 19 Jun 07:23
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Mon 16 Jun 07:25
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May 2014

Thu 29 May 14:32
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Wed 28 May 14:31
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Sat 24 May 14:29
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2013

Oct 2013

Tue 22 Oct 14:08
- Position: Manoel Island, Malta.
Sat 12 Oct 16:05
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Tue 9 Jul 05:15
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Jun 2013

Sat 29 Jun 11:15
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Thu 27 Jun 14:39
- Position: Ponza, Italy
Thu 20 Jun 15:00
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May 2013

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Wed 22 May 15:27
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Sat 18 May 15:26
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Wed 1 May 13:00
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Apr 2013

Thu 25 Apr 08:00
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Wed 24 Apr 08:58
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Sat 20 Apr 12:30
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- Position Report: Channel du Four
Sat 6 Apr 11:07
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Mar 2013

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Sat 2 Mar 12:10
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2011

Jun 2011

Sun 12 Jun 10:44
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Thu 9 Jun 10:26
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Sat 4 Jun 10:37
- Courage beyond limits
Thu 2 Jun 21:26
- Position: Just 500nm to go!
Wed 1 Jun 09:29
- Position: 500nm North of the Azores

May 2011

Tue 24 May 13:26
- Position: Azores
Wed 18 May 13:08
- Position: Very Middle of the Atlantic
Mon 16 May 12:57
- Blessed with a perfect wind
Fri 13 May 12:56
- Position: Atlantic Ocean
Wed 11 May 12:57
- Northern Hemisphere... At last.
Tue 10 May 00:46
- Captain Stupid.... Dah!
Tue 3 May 16:55
- Position: Rounding the Sticky out bit.
Mon 2 May 21:06
- Position: Approaching the sticky out bit.
Sun 1 May 13:39
- Position: Off Brazilian Coast

Apr 2011

Tue 26 Apr 12:18
- Position: Buzios
Fri 22 Apr 16:24
- By way of Explanation
Sun 17 Apr 09:25
- UHURU heads home......
Fri 8 Apr 10:45
- Heading North AGAIN!
Sat 2 Apr 16:45
- Rumours that UHURU has been lost at sea have been greatly exaggerated!
Fri 1 Apr 16:43
- Position: Heave too for Second Night

Mar 2011

Thu 31 Mar 16:43
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Wed 30 Mar 16:43
- Position: Estrecho De Le Maire
Tue 29 Mar 18:44
- Heading North.
Fri 25 Mar 17:45
- Position: Ushuaia
Mon 21 Mar 17:17
- Beanie Rides Again.
Wed 16 Mar 18:07
- Guest Blog: Beans of Patagonia
Sat 12 Mar 13:22
- Not even a ripple....
Fri 11 Mar 15:55
- Tsunami
Thu 10 Mar 15:08
- Holed up in Patagonia
- Position: Caleta Columbine
Sat 5 Mar 13:58
- More of the same... But with Canapés.

Feb 2011

Thu 24 Feb 15:09
- In between.....
Wed 23 Feb 12:10
- Position: Puerto Natales
Sun 20 Feb 18:44
- The Straits of Magellan
Mon 14 Feb 15:58
- The Navigator
Sat 12 Feb 10:32
- Position: Caleta Parmelia, Chilean Channels
Sun 6 Feb 22:06
- Trapped in a Boys Own Adventure
Fri 4 Feb 17:20
- "We 'ave ways of making you talk"

Jan 2011

Mon 24 Jan 12:21
- The Horn
Fri 21 Jan 12:29
- Telegram to the London Times
Wed 19 Jan 19:41
- At work, rest and play
Tue 18 Jan 18:46
Mon 17 Jan 15:24
- 'Base A': Port Lockroy
- So how was your weekend?......
Sun 16 Jan 00:23
- +++++Breaking News+++++
Fri 14 Jan 17:36
- Enterprise Island
Wed 12 Jan 16:22
- Running out of Superlatives....
Mon 10 Jan 19:25
- Position: Deception Island
Sun 9 Jan 11:58
- Antarctica!!
Fri 7 Jan 19:23
- Becalmed in the Southern Ocean...
Thu 6 Jan 09:25
- The Perfect start
Wed 5 Jan 10:44
- We're off...
Tue 4 Jan 20:46
- Life on Mars....

2010

Dec 2010

Sat 25 Dec 13:53
- Happy Christmas from UHURU
Thu 23 Dec 14:04
- Confessions of a Whale Basher.....
Mon 20 Dec 14:53
- We have arrived...........
Sat 18 Dec 13:58
- Supplementary to "All those worrying Mums..."
- For all those worrying Mums....
Wed 15 Dec 20:58
- Whales, seals, and birds...
Sat 11 Dec 19:46
- Anchor watch tied up in a marina?
Tue 7 Dec 19:23
- Position: Punte del Este, Uruguay.
Sat 4 Dec 17:51
- That South Atlantic feeling..
Thu 2 Dec 01:11
- Pirates....or just innocent fishermen?
Wed 1 Dec 01:11
- Position: Ihia Grande

Nov 2010

Fri 26 Nov 18:52
- Buzios excels, but Rio disappoints.
- Family time....
Mon 15 Nov 18:37
- Guest Blog from the lovely Beans
Sat 6 Nov 17:50
- Position: Salvador
Wed 3 Nov 21:33
- Position: Still off the Brazilian Coast
Tue 2 Nov 13:28
- Position: Brazilian Coast
Mon 1 Nov 10:28
- Position: Natal

Oct 2010

Sun 31 Oct 05:40
- The 'Rocky' Moment
- Position: 'The Corner'
Sat 30 Oct 15:51
- Slugging it out....
Tue 26 Oct 20:17
- Position: Fortaleza, Brazil
Sun 24 Oct 13:58
- Neptune's Kingdom
Fri 22 Oct 14:32
- Guest Blog from Botty!
- Position: Off the Amazon Basin
Wed 20 Oct 18:26
- Position: Off Brazil
Sun 17 Oct 12:04
- Morning Chorus
Fri 15 Oct 18:51
- Position: Cayenne
Tue 12 Oct 19:04
- Position: Devils Island
Sun 10 Oct 10:49
- Position:
Sat 9 Oct 00:34
- To Bartica and back
Wed 6 Oct 11:29
- The Chief Engineer
Tue 5 Oct 15:11
- Position: Off Guyana
Mon 4 Oct 15:09
- Position:
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- Position: Off Venezuela
Sat 2 Oct 15:06
- Position: East of Grenada
Fri 1 Oct 20:41
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Sep 2010

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May 2010

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Mar 2010

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Sun 21 Mar 14:17
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Feb 2010

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Jan 2010

Sat 30 Jan 14:45
- Position: Marigot Bay, St Lucia
Sun 24 Jan 15:00
- Position: Bequia, WI
Thu 21 Jan 14:53
- Position: La Blanquilla, Venezula
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- Position: Bonaire
Fri 8 Jan 17:34
- Position: Port Antonio, Jamaica

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Dec 2009

Tue 29 Dec 20:03
Sat 12 Dec 09:52
- Position: Marina Hemingway, Havana, Cuba
Tue 8 Dec 15:51
- Position: Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas
Sun 6 Dec 15:50
- Position: Keywest, Florida.

Nov 2009

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- Leg Five Finishes with a whimper.......
Mon 16 Nov 18:43
- An Awesome Day...
Sat 14 Nov 13:30
- Position: Cape Canaveral
- Friday the 13th - Oh! What a perfect day
Fri 13 Nov 18:07
- "Atlantic Assault"
Wed 11 Nov 17:04
- Hurricane Ida keeps Savannah Bars busy.
Sat 7 Nov 14:09
- Position: Savannah, Georgia.
Wed 4 Nov 07:39
- Position: Charleston, South Carolina
- The 'Cassoulet of Death'
Tue 3 Nov 19:16
- Position: Cape Hatteras

Oct 2009

Tue 27 Oct 19:08
Mon 26 Oct 15:55
- Position: Atlantic City
Thu 15 Oct 20:50
- Position: North Cove Marina, Manhattan, NY.
Wed 14 Oct 20:03
- UHURU sails up the East River, NY.
Tue 13 Oct 20:49
- Position: Stamford, Connecticut
- Have I been dropped from the blog?
Mon 12 Oct 20:47
- Position: Port Jefferson, Long Island
Sat 10 Oct 20:44
- Position: Sag Harbour, Long Island
Fri 9 Oct 20:43
- Position: Block Island
Tue 6 Oct 20:37
- Position: Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard
Mon 5 Oct 16:36
- Position: Tarpaulin Cove

Aug 2009

Fri 21 Aug 10:36
- Hurricane Bill, or Just when you thought it was safe..........

May 2009

Mon 11 May 18:21
- Newport, Rhode Island
Sun 10 May 11:58
- The last 36 hours.........
Fri 8 May 00:17
- Good Morning Sports Fans....
Sun 3 May 15:35
- Stuck in Bermuda.... Tough duty!
Sat 2 May 19:23
- Sh*t happens in the Bermuda Triangle!!!

Apr 2009

Sun 26 Apr 16:33
- Heading North
Thu 23 Apr 13:24
- Quote of the week from Richard Littlejohn
Wed 22 Apr 19:25
- Norman No Mates
Sat 18 Apr 18:38
- The Sugar Scoop Girls

Mar 2009

Sat 21 Mar 16:02
- Position: Nelson's Dockyard, English Harbour, Antigua.
Thu 12 Mar 16:42
- Steep Learning Curve.........and lessons learned.

Feb 2009

Mon 9 Feb 16:21
- Position: British Virgin Islands

2008

Dec 2008

Mon 22 Dec 13:59
- No sparkling Trophies... But Job done.
Wed 10 Dec 04:33
- We're here!!!!!!!!
Tue 9 Dec 19:53
- Frustrating, frustrating, and bloody frustrating!!!
Mon 8 Dec 18:53
- A day in the life of the Dinghy Boys
Sun 7 Dec 19:52
- There she blows... The NE Trades at last!!
Fri 5 Dec 11:52
- The Tortoise and the hare(s)
Thu 4 Dec 11:52
- Guest Blog from Peter, the boats stowaway.
Wed 3 Dec 19:51
- A guest Blog from the two Buddha¹s
- Caption Competition Winners
Tue 2 Dec 17:51
- Major Milestones and catch up.
Mon 1 Dec 19:50
- UHURU Caption Competition
- The Race is on......

Nov 2008

Sat 29 Nov 11:50
- Busy, busy, busy on UHURU
Fri 28 Nov 11:50
- At work, rest and play.....
Thu 27 Nov 12:00
- Definitely NOT another day at the office
Tue 25 Nov 16:30
- Whale of a day... Or close encounters.
- Midnight to 4am Watch.. The other side of sailing.
Sun 23 Nov 13:00
- The Start
Sat 22 Nov 11:48
- We're ready....... At last!
Wed 12 Nov 14:31
- We start to head west! Bob Marley here we come.
Thu 6 Nov 11:47
- We leave European waters and head into an exotic World
Sat 1 Nov 11:47
- He's back...............

Oct 2008

Sun 5 Oct 14:25
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Sep 2008

Wed 10 Sep 11:46
- Ibiza... Party, Party.
Sat 6 Sep 11:46
- History lessons and a very patriotic time in Gibraltar.
Fri 5 Sep 04:00
- Position: Cape St Vincent
Wed 3 Sep 11:45
- Lessons learned and records set in the Bay of Biscay

Aug 2008

Sat 30 Aug 11:41
- To Blog or Not to Blog......
Mon 18 Aug 14:17
- Position: Quiberon
Fri 15 Aug 20:30
- Position: Ushant
Thu 14 Aug 18:30
- Position: Brixham
Sat 9 Aug 10:00
- Position: Lymington