VulcanSpirit - At sea "5:43.54S 123:43.25W"

At sea "5:43.54S 123:43.25W"

VulcanSpirit

Richard & Alison Brunstrom

Tue 1 May 2012 17:04

Slow progress continues with light and fickle winds under leaden skies and frequent rain. Close study of the guidebook reveals these previously unnoticed facts: 1. the local rainy season is April-November 2. the local Trade Winds are inconsistent. Ah well.

Blog Entries

2016

Sep 2016

Thu 15 Sep 15:55
- At anchor "55:37.86N 06:11.88W"
Tue 13 Sep 09:23
- History - there's a lot of it about
Thu 8 Sep 06:17
- Lewis!!
- Heimay, Vestmannaeyar Islands
Fri 2 Sep 15:26
- At anchor !! "58:29.46N 06:13.34W"
- At sea "59:05.00N 08:08.54W"
Thu 1 Sep 06:50
- At sea "60:13.68 11:56.52W"

Aug 2016

Wed 31 Aug 05:41
- grib gfs 58N:18W:62N:02W 12,24,36,48,60,72,84,96 GRD
- At sea"61:53.39N 16:36.95W"
Tue 30 Aug 10:24
- Departure "63:26.70N 20:16.05W"
Sat 27 Aug 04:04
Tue 23 Aug 16:48
Thu 18 Aug 05:57
- Reykjavik "64:09.11N 21:56.01W"
Wed 17 Aug 06:52
- At sea "64:11.85N 24:40.29W"
Tue 16 Aug 07:42
- At sea "63:22.94N 30:10.29W"
Mon 15 Aug 07:41
- At sea "63:01.78N 32:45.99W"
Sun 14 Aug 11:40
- At sea "61:15.39N 35:55.39W"
Sat 13 Aug 13:34
- At sea "60:23.85N 37:07.92W"
Fri 12 Aug 00:05
- At sea "60:03.47N 43:10.58W"
Thu 11 Aug 04:34
- Greenland "60:13.32N 44:18.91W"
Mon 8 Aug 06:40
- Fun in Greenland
Fri 5 Aug 12:13
Wed 3 Aug 16:34
- Greenland
- At sea "60:21.31N 47:05.05W"
Tue 2 Aug 06:18
- At sea "59:04.54N 50:25.56W"
Mon 1 Aug 06:26
- At sea "57:12.88N 51:15.36W"

Jul 2016

Sun 31 Jul 08:06
- At sea "55:58.29N 51:32.28W"
Sat 30 Jul 13:17
- At sea "54:23.66N 53:02.89W"
Fri 29 Jul 18:24
- At sea "53:40.61N 54:17.68W"
Thu 28 Jul 18:01
- At sea "52:36.5N 55:47.11W"
Mon 25 Jul 17:36
- At sea "51:17.78N 56:44.44W"
Sat 23 Jul 12:09
- At sea "48:24.83N 59:17.52W"
Fri 22 Jul 08:42
- Baddeck NS, "46:05.99N 60:44.68W"
Tue 19 Jul 13:59
- Bras D'Or lake, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
Sat 16 Jul 10:31
- Arrival
Thu 14 Jul 09:14
- Halifax and Southwestern Railway
Wed 13 Jul 23:56
- Lunenburg
- Boat problems
Tue 12 Jul 11:18
- Canada
Mon 11 Jul 07:57
- At sea "43:54.71N 64:17.05W"
Sun 10 Jul 09:50
- At sea "43:17.81N 66:14.41W
Sat 9 Jul 07:22
- At sea "43:29.33N 67:40.09W"
Thu 7 Jul 13:42
- Rig problems
- Boston
- Martha's Vineyard
- Newport RI
- Bermuda
- Necker
- BVIs 2016.2
- BVIs 2016.1
- Circumnavigators!
- Land Ho!
- Jury rig

May 2016

Thu 19 May 07:16
- "41:28.74N 71:20.06W"
Wed 18 May 12:14
- At sea "40:45.22N 69:50.87W"
Tue 17 May 12:18
- At sea "39:15.58N 67:16.57W"
Mon 16 May 05:58
- At sea "36:52.30N 67:38.98W"
Sun 15 May 05:59
- At sea "34:21.38N 67:03.57W"
Sat 14 May 10:26
- At sea "32:56.88N 65:08.72W"
Sun 8 May 06:36
- Bermuda "32:22.59N 64:40.59W"
Fri 6 May 07:16
- At sea "28:52.56N 65:01.19W"
Thu 5 May 07:33
- At sea "26:33.7N 64:17.45W"
Wed 4 May 12:12
- At sea "24:23.53N 64:47.05W"
Tue 3 May 07:26
- At sea "21:00.07N 64:52.57W"

Mar 2016

Mon 28 Mar 16:31
- BVI
Sun 27 Mar 17:26
- Leaving Sint Maarten
Wed 9 Mar 09:31
- Sint Maarten
Mon 7 Mar 08:58
- Antigua
- At sea "16:33.05N 60:55.88W"
Sun 6 Mar 17:35
- At sea "15:40.48N 60:27.86W"
Sat 5 Mar 04:26
- At sea "13:19.11N 58:32.06W"
- At sea "13:19.11N 58:32.06W"
Fri 4 Mar 04:10
- At sea "11:38.74N 56:54.35W"
Thu 3 Mar 04:21
- At sea 09:42.00N 55:18.54W"
Wed 2 Mar 06:30
- At sea "08:08.87N 53:27.06W"
Tue 1 Mar 07:03
- At sea "06:05.34N 50:54.62W"

Feb 2016

Mon 29 Feb 05:12
- At sea "03:47.76N 48:04.09W"
Sun 28 Feb 05:23
- At sea "01:47.34N 45:44.11W"
Sat 27 Feb 08:30
- At sea "00:03.38N 43:29.45W"
Fri 26 Feb 05:39
- At sea "01:11.93S 40:39.94W"
Thu 25 Feb 05:15
- At sea "02:37.27S 037:54.91W"
Wed 24 Feb 05:01
- At sea "04:29.58S 35:33.34W"
Tue 23 Feb 04:16
- At sea "05:35.34S 033:07.18W"
Mon 22 Feb 04:53
- At sea "06:11.36S 30:43.69W"
Sun 21 Feb 05:22
- At sea "07:01.62S 28:11.86W"
- At sea "07:01.62S 28:11.86W"
Sat 20 Feb 13:17
- At sea "07:03.
Fri 19 Feb 04:47
- At sea "07:00.8S 22:22.6W"
Thu 18 Feb 03:19
- At sea "07:25.81S 019:14.83W"
Wed 17 Feb 03:47
- At sea "07:44.82S 016:30.66W"
Tue 16 Feb 04:46
- Departure
Mon 15 Feb 07:00
- Fwd: Ascension 4 - plants
- Fwd: Ascension 5 - crabs and birds
- Ascension 3 - the RMLI
- Ascension 2
- Ascension 1
- St Helena 4
- St Helena 3, Napoleon
- St Helena 2
Sun 14 Feb 19:03
- St Helena 1
Thu 11 Feb 07:36
- Ascension
Wed 10 Feb 04:47
- At sea "09:11.26S 13:15.51W"
Tue 9 Feb 06:05
- At sea "10:20.44S 11:41.55W"
Mon 8 Feb 04:27
- At sea "12:18.75S 09:56.96W"
Sun 7 Feb 06:19
- At sea "13:52.53S 07:56.00W"
Fri 5 Feb 14:35
- Departure

Jan 2016

Sat 30 Jan 14:17
- St Helena "15:55.50S 05:43.50W"
Fri 29 Jan 09:54
- At sea "17:09.45S 03:59.95W"
Thu 28 Jan 10:05
- At sea "18:44.16S 02:53.35W"
Wed 27 Jan 11:43
- At sea "20:19.42S 01:06.18W"
Tue 26 Jan 09:40
- At sea "21:38.15S 00:238.42E"
Mon 25 Jan 10:36
- At sea "23:02.41S 02:09.44E"
Sun 24 Jan 10:07
- At sea "24:28.34S 04:25.13E"
Sat 23 Jan 09:04
- At sea "26:16.67S 06:58.50E"
Fri 22 Jan 09:17
- At sea "28:27.48S 09:37.80E"
Thu 21 Jan 09:30
- At sea "30:11.34S 12:36.00E"
Wed 20 Jan 08:53
- At sea "32:14.30S 14:56.50E"
Tue 19 Jan 03:20
Thu 14 Jan 16:42
- Visitors
Mon 11 Jan 17:11
- Fynbos animals
Sun 3 Jan 16:20
Sat 2 Jan 19:00

2015

Dec 2015

Wed 9 Dec 19:05
- Penguins again
- Guess whose cousin this is
Tue 8 Dec 23:03
Sun 6 Dec 16:46
- test
Sat 5 Dec 07:21
- Arrival "34:11.30S 18:25.80E"
- Arrival "34:11.30S 18:25.80E"
Thu 3 Dec 13:49
- At sea "35:15.75S 19:55.51E"
Wed 2 Dec 14:46
- At sea "34:16.11S 22:50.95E"
Tue 1 Dec 06:32
- At sea "34:16.35S 24:36.62E"

Nov 2015

Mon 30 Nov 09:12
- At sea "33:56.48S 26:55.22E"
Wed 4 Nov 14:25

Oct 2015

Tue 27 Oct 22:34
Sun 25 Oct 10:52
- Richard's Bay
Sat 24 Oct 02:24
- At sea "28:06.33S 35:45:04E"
Thu 22 Oct 23:47
Wed 21 Oct 02:55
- At sea "26:59.87S 45:04.61E"
Mon 19 Oct 14:49
- At sea "25:24.78S 48:54.16E"
Sun 18 Oct 14:33
- At sea "23:33.39S 51:30.40E"
Sat 17 Oct 15:29
- At sea "21:21.92S 53:14.96E"
Thu 1 Oct 12:37
- Reunion

Sep 2015

Tue 29 Sep 13:25
- Cooking à la Creole
Mon 28 Sep 16:32
Wed 16 Sep 22:10
- At sea "19:58.09S 57:31.82E"
- At sea "19:49.71S 60:20.33E"
Tue 15 Sep 01:21
- Rodrigues 1

Aug 2015

Sat 29 Aug 13:32
- At sea "19:40.10S 63:25.83E"
Fri 28 Aug 02:49
- At sea "19:08.95S 67:38.88E"
Wed 26 Aug 12:29
- At sea "18:02.41S 72:49.5E"
Tue 25 Aug 11:17
- At sea "17:12.56S 76:06.97E"
Mon 24 Aug 13:46
Sun 23 Aug 08:43
- At sea "16:04.44S 82:14.52E"
Sat 22 Aug 14:17
Thu 20 Aug 14:00
- At sea "13:54.39S 90:34.87E"
Wed 19 Aug 07:06
- At sea "12:40.53S 094:12.23E"

Jul 2015

Fri 31 Jul 05:11
- Cocos "12:05.49S 96:52.91E"
Tue 28 Jul 22:29
- At sea "13:24.50S 100:44.62E"
- At sea "13:38.90S 102:33.59E"
Sun 26 Jul 22:59
- At sea "14:35.87S 104:44.99E"
Sat 25 Jul 09:02
- At sea "16:51.97S 108:19.15E"
Fri 24 Jul 08:11
- At sea "19:22.08S 109:55.93E"
Thu 23 Jul 09:20
- At sea "21:50.50S 111:12.11E"
Wed 22 Jul 10:51
- At sea "24:14.12S 110:56.56E"
Mon 20 Jul 23:48
Thu 9 Jul 02:05

Jun 2015

Tue 30 Jun 14:16

Apr 2015

Mar 2015

Sat 7 Mar 01:43
- At anchor "31:59.94S 115:33.20E"
Fri 6 Mar 01:12
- At sea "34:22.61S 114:59.56E"
Tue 3 Mar 22:45
- At anchor, Albany WA "35:02.05S 117:53.15E"
Mon 2 Mar 02:54
- At anchor, Esperance "33:51.96S 121:54.01E"

Feb 2015

Thu 26 Feb 22:49
- At anchor "34:05.28S 123:12.19E"
Wed 25 Feb 21:39
- At sea "34:26.72S 124:20.97E"
Tue 24 Feb 21:09
- At sea "33:51.24S 126:57.14E"
Mon 23 Feb 20:12
- At sea "34:36.49S 130:17.66E"
- At sea "34:27.79S 132:31.13E"
Sun 22 Feb 02:53
- At anchor "35:01.54S 135:58.41E"
Thu 19 Feb 23:07
Mon 16 Feb 06:40
- Port Lincoln "34:43.03S 135:51.67E"
Sat 14 Feb 22:06
- At sea "36:10.15S 138:47.38E"
Fri 13 Feb 22:08
- The sun has got his hat on; at sea "38:15.67S 140:19.31E"
Thu 12 Feb 22:29
- At sea "40:04.00S 142:34.44E"
Wed 11 Feb 23:33
- At sea (42:08.50S 144:12.52E)
- At anchor (43:14.187S 145:56.091E)
Sun 8 Feb 08:57
- Leaving update
Wed 4 Feb 23:37
- The National Toilet Map - no, really, it's true
- Weather

Jan 2015

Wed 28 Jan 11:21

2014

Dec 2014

Sat 20 Dec 14:24
Fri 19 Dec 12:55
Thu 18 Dec 07:04
Sun 7 Dec 09:55
- More money than sense?
Mon 1 Dec 16:48
- Tasmania "42:10.29S 148:16.03E"

Nov 2014

Sun 30 Nov 19:40
- At sea "40:37.19S 148:55.01E"
Sat 29 Nov 18:53
- At sea "38:07.39S 150:23.55E"
- At sea "36:16.23S 150:54.95E"
Fri 28 Nov 02:20
- At sea "33:48.681S 151:17.299E"
- Journey to the Roof of Australia
Thu 27 Nov 23:22
- First Contact
Fri 7 Nov 11:04

Oct 2014

Fri 17 Oct 09:24
- Another day, another place
Mon 13 Oct 20:52
- Arrival "33:35.91S 151:14.95E"
Sun 12 Oct 03:41
- At sea "32:45.73S 152:21.93E"
Fri 10 Oct 00:51
Thu 9 Oct 17:03
Wed 1 Oct 10:44
- Rainforest

Sep 2014

Fri 26 Sep 23:27
- Beware of snakes
- A long way from home #3
Wed 24 Sep 08:52
- Lizard
- It's a big country
Thu 11 Sep 10:16
- Lu's Holiday
Mon 1 Sep 13:16
- Be careful when swimming
- Biggles

Aug 2014

Thu 14 Aug 12:35
Mon 4 Aug 12:34
- GBR
- Here be dragons "20:10.51S 148:57.33E"

Jul 2014

Jun 2014

Mon 30 Jun 14:51
Sun 29 Jun 12:16
- Life in the lagoon
- The great cagou hunt, and the world's rarest palm tree
Fri 27 Jun 14:25
Wed 25 Jun 15:32
Sun 22 Jun 12:09
- NZ is not the UK, part 2
Thu 19 Jun 13:47
- Arrived Australia "24:45.57S 152:23.23E"
Wed 18 Jun 21:17
- At sea "23:18.22S 153:51.29E"
Tue 17 Jun 18:59
- At sea "21:13.75S 156:36.27E"
Mon 16 Jun 20:08
- Chesterfield departure
Sat 14 Jun 04:22
- Chesterfield Reef arrival "19:53.29S 158:27.91E"
Thu 12 Jun 18:25
- At sea "21:34.92S 161:02.51E"
Wed 11 Jun 20:28
- At sea "21:50.76S 164:01.79E"
- At sea "22:00.54S 165:48.06E"
Tue 3 Jun 05:29
- Another day ends in the Pacific
Sun 1 Jun 06:08
- NC arrival

May 2014

Sat 31 May 20:19
- At sea "23:16.59S 166:41.08E"
Fri 30 May 15:40
- At sea Day 6 "24:00.98S 169:19.22E"
Wed 28 May 16:37
- At sea Day 4 "26:39.63S 171:02.68E"
Tue 27 May 21:11
- At sea Day 3 "28:57.41S 171:35.84E"
Mon 26 May 18:12
- At sea, Day 2 "31:23.24S 172:46.94E"
Sun 25 May 17:41
- At sea Day 1 "33:39.9S 174:21.8E"
Sat 24 May 23:14
- We're off
Fri 23 May 18:43
- Back again

Mar 2014

Sun 2 Mar 06:46

Feb 2014

Sat 15 Feb 08:52
- The Great Vanuatu Bake Off
Sun 9 Feb 06:15
- Bath time
Tue 4 Feb 09:04
- It's not just the Japanese
- Another NZ world first
Mon 3 Feb 12:45
- Duck
- Great Barrier Island "36:10.38S 175:21.57E"

Jan 2014

Sun 26 Jan 11:11
- Yet another didactic blog post
- A concert in the vines
Fri 24 Jan 22:56
- Cathedral Cove "36:49.62S 175:47.45E"
Mon 20 Jan 08:10
- 1864 - British Army humiliated at Gate Pa
- Dun Mountain, late entry
Fri 10 Jan 11:04
- Napier "39:28.55S 176:53.47E"
Fri 3 Jan 06:22
- Kiwi Xmas

2013

Dec 2013

Fri 20 Dec 11:07
- So this is Christmas?
Tue 17 Dec 09:57
- How long is NZ?
- The world's clearest water
Sun 15 Dec 11:50
Sun 8 Dec 07:51
- Update

Nov 2013

Sun 24 Nov 09:23
- Conservation NZ style
Thu 14 Nov 18:07
- At sea "40:44.04S 173:09.28E"
Wed 13 Nov 16:55
- At sea "38:26.94S 172:54.71E"
Tue 12 Nov 20:47
- At sea "36:53.88S 173:12.54E"
Mon 11 Nov 17:14
- At sea "34:47.99S 172:52.15E"
- At sea again "34:36.56S 173:15.55E"
Mon 4 Nov 18:43
- Not at sea "5:18.80 74:07.36E"
Sun 3 Nov 17:17
- At sea "33:05.35S 174:08.29E"
Sat 2 Nov 20:00
- At sea "32:03.76S 172:35.67E"
Fri 1 Nov 18:07
- At sea "31:12.70S 170:29.33E"

Oct 2013

Thu 31 Oct 18:09
- At sea "29:42.00S 168:35.86E"
Wed 30 Oct 18:10
- At sea "27:47.73S 167:13.08E"
Tue 29 Oct 18:20
- At sea 24:52.72S 166:20.24E
Wed 16 Oct 21:09
- The Isle of Pines, the War of German Unification, and the rise of communism
- Policing is tough, everywhere
Mon 14 Oct 07:20
- Play
Sun 13 Oct 13:16
Thu 3 Oct 20:21
- The Great Vanuatu Bake IOff, Part 1

Sep 2013

Sat 21 Sep 07:06
- Noumea
Fri 20 Sep 06:33
- New Caledonia
Thu 19 Sep 18:45
- At sea "22:08.18S 167:43.17E"
Wed 18 Sep 23:54
Sat 14 Sep 20:19
- At sea "18:28.96S 169:34.77E"
Thu 12 Sep 01:42
- Crustacean news
Sun 8 Sep 10:23
- What price independence?

Aug 2013

Thu 29 Aug 12:51
Tue 27 Aug 09:48
- Trading
Mon 26 Aug 13:38
- Volcano
- This is not the UK
Sun 18 Aug 21:25
- Vanuatu
Fri 9 Aug 04:47
- Vanuatu "17:44.88S 168:18.65E"
Wed 7 Aug 21:36
- At sea "17:53.86S 171:03.34E"
Tue 6 Aug 02:21
- At sea "18:39.01S 174:53.75E"
Fri 2 Aug 12:10

Jul 2013

Thu 25 Jul 10:01
- Meeting of the chiefs "18:45.42S 178:31.41E"
- Rat. What rat?
Mon 8 Jul 10:39

May 2013

Mon 27 May 05:17
- Arrival "16:46.70S 179:20.00E"
Sat 25 May 21:40
- At sea "18:43.22S 179:01.22W"
Thu 23 May 19:22
- Minerva departure
- Crew
Mon 20 May 04:56
- Minerva "23:55.29S 179:06.95W"
Sat 18 May 19:58
- At sea "24:56.50S 179:55.07E"
Fri 17 May 19:31
- At sea "27:13.64S 178:21.03E"
Thu 16 May 18:33
- At sea "28:32.31S 176:30.12E"
Wed 15 May 21:01
- At sea "30:34.86S 176:08.43E"
Tue 14 May 21:57
- At sea "33:24.43S 175:14.24E"
Sun 12 May 10:09
Mon 6 May 11:05
- Fur Seals & Sea Lions
- Tramping
Fri 3 May 12:18
Thu 2 May 08:23
- Bay of Islands
Wed 1 May 10:00
- Noisy beasts
- Beware missionaries

Apr 2013

Sat 20 Apr 11:30
Thu 11 Apr 10:03
- Ship Cove
Mon 1 Apr 09:30
- The long white cloud
- Gorgeous

Feb 2013

Sun 24 Feb 18:00
- Refitting
- The Far North
Tue 19 Feb 10:14
- Kiwi
- Now that's a big tree!
Sun 10 Feb 18:44

2012

Dec 2012

Wed 19 Dec 09:57
- Swamp
Tue 11 Dec 12:25

Nov 2012

Wed 28 Nov 10:12
Thu 1 Nov 01:49
- Arrival

Oct 2012

Tue 30 Oct 22:59
Sun 28 Oct 23:19
- At sea "31:24.79S 176:15.91E"
Fri 26 Oct 17:10
- At sea "27:27.31S 179:42.84E"
Wed 24 Oct 17:44
- At sea "23:45.30S 178:26.72E"
Tue 23 Oct 16:15
- At sea "21:06.17S 178:08.15E"
Mon 22 Oct 17:36
- At sea! "18:20.87S 178:54.64E"
Tue 16 Oct 10:37
Sun 14 Oct 07:03
Mon 1 Oct 22:12
- Fiji -a Republic?

Sep 2012

Wed 26 Sep 20:40
- Fiji - a military dictatorship
Thu 20 Sep 22:11
- Fiji "18:07.38S 178:25.24E"
- Tonga
Sun 16 Sep 18:49
Sun 2 Sep 21:24
- Tonga "18:39.38S 174:59.06W"
Sat 1 Sep 03:12
- Whales!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Rock pools

Aug 2012

Fri 31 Aug 18:25
Thu 30 Aug 19:10
- Niue arrival
Thu 23 Aug 07:51
- Arrival "19:03.30S 169:55.54W"
Wed 22 Aug 23:06
- Becalmed "18:43.73S 169:25.78W"
Tue 21 Aug 05:29
- At sea "17:09.66S 166:31.75W"
Sun 19 Aug 16:59
- At sea "16:30.69S 162:03.98W"
Sat 18 Aug 17:01
- At sea "16:24.84S 159:07.38W"
Fri 17 Aug 16:35
- At sea "16:06.40S 156:46.41W"
Thu 16 Aug 20:05
- At sea "16:12.73S 154:35.76W"
- Bora Bora - departure delayed "16:30.03S 151:45.23W"
Tue 14 Aug 21:23

Jul 2012

Tue 31 Jul 15:42
- Heiva
Thu 19 Jul 06:39
- Real hiking
- Extreme bathing
Mon 16 Jul 07:53
- Tahiti "17:35.05S 149:37.12W"
Thu 5 Jul 18:35
- At sea "17:06.28S 149:23.02W"
Wed 4 Jul 06:17
- Fish at Rangiroa "14:57.96S 147:38.38W"
- non-fish at Rangiroa

Jun 2012

Mon 25 Jun 02:19
- Tetamanu snorkelling
Fri 22 Jun 17:52
- Tetamanu Pass "16:30.40S 145:27.43W"
Sat 16 Jun 17:11
Wed 13 Jun 03:52
- Fakarava "16:03.56S 145:37.22W"
Mon 11 Jun 15:27
- At sea "14:40.51S 144:04.55W"
Sun 10 Jun 15:56
- At sea "12:39.40S 143:14.14W"
Sat 9 Jun 15:51
- At sea "10:29.57S 141:32.551W"
Fri 8 Jun 06:52
Fri 1 Jun 07:44
- Ua Pou2, Nuku Hiva arrival, and hospital
- Ua Pou "9:21.52S 140:02.88W"

May 2012

Wed 23 May 03:05
Tue 15 May 04:11
- Hiva Oa
Mon 14 May 15:04
- 999
Sat 12 May 22:34
- How did we get here from there?
Tue 8 May 17:07
- At anchor "9:48.31S 139:01.99W"
Mon 7 May 17:00
Sun 6 May 18:35
- At sea "9:07.86S 134:32.48W"
Fri 4 May 14:57
- At sea "8:29.00S 130:25.54W"
Thu 3 May 00:53
- Good news for tortoise lovers everywhere
Wed 2 May 13:45
- At sea "7:1.35S 125:50.15W"
Tue 1 May 17:04
- At sea "5:43.54S 123:43.25W"

Apr 2012

Mon 30 Apr 17:15
- At sea "6:07.27S 121:36.95W"
- Not even my mother thinks I'm beautiful
Sat 28 Apr 23:54
- At sea "6:39.34S 117:21.50W"
- The Magnificent Frigate Bird
Fri 27 Apr 23:09
- Halfway "5:41.88S 114:40.00W"
Thu 26 Apr 17:40
- At sea "4:35.50S 111:20.66W"
Wed 25 Apr 12:35
- At sea "03:45.40S 108:05.75W"
Tue 24 Apr 21:48
- Here be dragons
Mon 23 Apr 04:38
- At sea "5:22.24S 103:18.69W"
Sat 21 Apr 12:59
- Too much of a good thing?
- At sea "03:44.40S 98:40.25W"
Fri 20 Apr 13:22
- At sea "03:27.07S 95:37.63W"
Thu 19 Apr 13:17
- At sea "02:32.48S 92:25.81W"
Wed 18 Apr 14:03
- Cactus trees (!)
Mon 16 Apr 04:41
- The enigmatic iguanas
- An everyday tale of murder
Sun 15 Apr 03:51
- Oh what pretty blue feet
Mon 9 Apr 05:15
- Fwd: Visit Galapagos? - a Galapagos primer
Sun 8 Apr 04:44
- Close encounters of the sealion kind
- Test picture
Thu 5 Apr 11:02
- Test update

Mar 2012

Thu 29 Mar 18:11
- Galapagos arrival "00:39.0S 90:00.0W"
Wed 28 Mar 15:51
- South Pacific "00:06.77S 88:02.35W"
Tue 27 Mar 15:27
- At sea "00.50.88N 86:36.19W"
Mon 26 Mar 10:55
- At sea "01:30.80N 85:11.44W"
Sun 25 Mar 11:10
- At sea "01:59.28N 084:10.56W"
Sat 24 Mar 11:09
- At sea "04:03.36N 82:09.83W"
Fri 23 Mar 12:30
- At sea "05:06.00N 81:13.03W"
Thu 22 Mar 15:41
- At sea "06:38.30N 80:06.05W"
Tue 20 Mar 00:20
- Survivor "08:35.04N 79:01.21W
Mon 19 Mar 23:56
Tue 13 Mar 00:19
- Panama Canal transit Part 2
Fri 9 Mar 00:17
- Panama Canal transit "08:54.43N 79:31.74W" Part 1
Wed 7 Mar 22:24
Sat 3 Mar 13:46
- Shelter Bay "09:22.10N 79:57.03W"

Feb 2012

Tue 28 Feb 12:21
- The War of Jenkin's Ear "09:33.33N 79:39.99W"
Thu 23 Feb 00:36
- Kuna Yala, Pax Americana, and Scottish independence
Sun 19 Feb 01:08
- Coconut
Fri 17 Feb 13:05
- Rock pools
Wed 15 Feb 18:29
- Panama "09:33.46N 78:56.99W"
Tue 14 Feb 12:23
- At sea "10:15.68N 76:33.12W"
Sun 12 Feb 11:10
- At sea "13:29.69N 72:55.00W"
Sat 11 Feb 11:06
- At sea "13:48.10N 70:32.17W"
Fri 10 Feb 11:19
- At sea "15:08.27N 68:10.69W"
Thu 9 Feb 10:55
- At sea "16:18.92N 66:20.60W"
Wed 8 Feb 12:32
- Superyachting
- Leaving Sint Maarten

Jan 2012

Fri 20 Jan 11:46
- 2012- out with the old, in with the new
- Ticket to ride

2011

Dec 2011

Mon 26 Dec 23:01
- Mind Games
- Happy Christmas
Sun 25 Dec 13:26
- Mixing with the rich & famous
- Caribbean Christmas
Sun 18 Dec 01:45
- Pretty Flamingo
- Life in the mud "18:30.13N 64:21.82W"
Sat 10 Dec 23:28
- Safe arrival "18:27.35N 64:26.46W"
- At sea "19:17.90N 64:26.58W"
Fri 9 Dec 13:07
- Still at sea "22:02.41N 64:15.29W"
Thu 8 Dec 12:08
- At sea "25:09.60N 64:01.25W"
Wed 7 Dec 19:20
- At sea "27:05.69N 064:24.28W"
Tue 6 Dec 12:30
- At sea "30:47.10N 64:35.06W"
- Bywyd da o Gymru

Nov 2011

Mon 28 Nov 21:16
- Bermuda revisited "33:22.77N 64:40.39W"
Sun 27 Nov 14:13
- At sea "34:08.00N 66:39.51W"
Sat 26 Nov 13:53
- At sea "35:22.08N 69:45.61W"
Fri 25 Nov 14:24
- At sea "36:21.82N 72:48.05W"
Thu 24 Nov 04:22
Mon 14 Nov 17:37
Wed 9 Nov 11:51
- Bye bye Maryland "38:19.66N 76:27.41W"

Oct 2011

Sun 16 Oct 03:16
Mon 3 Oct 13:14
- Fw: How do they do it? Atlantic Flyway 2
- The Atlantic Flyway
Sat 1 Oct 23:33
- New York, New York

Sep 2011

Thu 29 Sep 23:03
- Cape May NJ "38:57.06N 74:52.72W"
- "40:41.09N 74:02.50W"
Wed 21 Sep 15:05
Mon 19 Sep 02:32
- Chris and Kate's Holiday
Tue 13 Sep 03:12

Aug 2011

Tue 30 Aug 11:37
- Irene
Wed 24 Aug 02:15
- Earthquake!
Sun 21 Aug 13:05
Thu 11 Aug 10:59
- Marblehead "42:30.46N 70:50.34W"
Sun 7 Aug 09:23
- A wrap "43:45.71N 70:00.10W"
Sat 6 Aug 13:18
- Monhegan Island "43:46.09N 69:19.11W"
- Isle au Haut "44:05.07N 68:37.97W"

Jul 2011

Sun 31 Jul 10:08
- Camden "44:12.47N 69:03.07W"
Tue 26 Jul 11:52
- Castine "44:22.97N 68:47.16W"
- Frenchboro "44:07.3N 68:21.8W"
Wed 20 Jul 17:33
Sun 17 Jul 12:57
- Good news, bad news "44:21.35N 68:18.74W"
Wed 13 Jul 20:03
- Mount Desert Island "44:16.3N 68:18.2W"
Sun 10 Jul 00:40
- Swan's Island, Maine "44:08.37N 68:26.69W"
Wed 6 Jul 02:39
- Boston "42:21.56N 71:02.64W"
Sun 3 Jul 21:39
- Whalewatching

Jun 2011

Tue 28 Jun 23:32
Sun 26 Jun 02:30
- Name that bird
- Moving on "41:25.9N 70:54.4W"
Sun 19 Jun 23:25
Sat 4 Jun 23:57
- Arrival USA "41:29.26N 71:19.51W"
Fri 3 Jun 10:18
- A dark & stormy night "39:30.9N 69:04.9W
Thu 2 Jun 10:23
- Still at sea "37:37.2N 68:51.9W"
Wed 1 Jun 10:13
- At sea "35:17.35N 67:56.82W"

May 2011

Tue 31 May 10:08
- At sea again "33:50.8N 66:25.2W"
Mon 30 May 01:23
- Bermuda
Sun 29 May 23:59
- St Goerge's, Bermuda
- Danger - no swimming!
Sun 22 May 16:37
- Safe arrival "32:22.73N 64:40.47W"
- Bermuda here we come "31:57.33N 64:45.98W"
Sat 21 May 11:22
- Progress "29:26'73N 65:50.19W"
Fri 20 May 11:20
- Progress "26:59.44N 66:22.70W"
Thu 19 May 11:16
- Update "24:25.05N 66:46.09W"
Wed 18 May 10:33
- Update "21:34.76N 67:11.76W"
Tue 17 May 14:49
- Why go sailing? "19:23.53N 67:45.54W"
Mon 16 May 10:07
- Progress, lack of
Sun 15 May 12:24
- We're off to Bermuda "18:08.31N 68:45.77W"
Sat 14 May 10:56
- A nice place
- Cobbett's rural ride, Part 2
Fri 13 May 11:57
Sun 1 May 23:37

Apr 2011

Sun 24 Apr 00:56
- Here are those iguanas
- Sint Maarten, continued
Fri 15 Apr 00:50
- St Barts ""17:54.30N 62:51.60W"
- Sint Maarten "18:02.10N 63:05.90W"
Thu 7 Apr 11:23
- Mayday
Wed 6 Apr 22:43
- Running repairs
Mon 4 Apr 12:13
- Swimming with boobies
Sun 3 Apr 20:17
- The Alternative Blog!!
Fri 1 Apr 11:49

Mar 2011

Tue 29 Mar 12:29
- Darwin's Paradox
Fri 25 Mar 22:09
- A BVI bath
- All dressed up
Thu 17 Mar 12:16
- The high life
- The very hungry caterpillar
Sat 12 Mar 23:43
- The Bubbly Pool "18:27.008N 64:42.660W"
- (Yet) another lizard story
Tue 8 Mar 00:17
- Saba "17:38.1N 63:15.4W"
Mon 7 Mar 11:51
- Statia2
Fri 4 Mar 22:51

Feb 2011

Sat 26 Feb 00:02
- All work and no play
Fri 25 Feb 23:50
- Boule
- North Antigua
Sun 13 Feb 13:27
- Wash day revisited
Fri 11 Feb 20:42
Thu 3 Feb 21:17
- Antigua "17:00.2N 61:45.7W"

Jan 2011

Sun 30 Jan 18:15
- Marie Galante "15:57.3N 61:19.3W"
Wed 26 Jan 02:09
- Hello from Les Saintes "15:52.20N 61:35.16W"
Sat 22 Jan 19:41
- Normal service resumed
Fri 21 Jan 11:47
- Dateline Dominica
Sat 15 Jan 17:36
- Petit Piton
- Update "13:58.0N 61:01.5W"
Sun 2 Jan 01:11

2010

Dec 2010

Wed 22 Dec 13:13
- Still here
Wed 15 Dec 22:44
- St Lucia
Tue 14 Dec 20:22
- Land Ho! "14:08.56N 60:14.32W"
- "14:33.78N 59:17.75W" So near......
Mon 13 Dec 09:32
- A frustrating, beautiful and scary night "14:14.85N 56:41.62W"
Sun 12 Dec 15:47
- The wind departs "14:13.698N 55:18.390W"
- "14:12.96N 54:42.16W" The end in sight, nearly
Sat 11 Dec 11:57
- Zooming along "14:35.30N 51:56.37W"
Fri 10 Dec 09:41
- "15:35'84N 49:00.92W"
Thu 9 Dec 21:07
- It never rains but .. (name check for Messrs W & G Parker).
- Generator plays up "14:54.06N 46:35.61W"
Wed 8 Dec 20:42
Tue 7 Dec 19:19
- Important message for Jane
- Heavy weather "14:22.98N 40:48.02W"
Mon 6 Dec 10:17
- Dolphins "13:51.55N 37:27.69W"
Sun 5 Dec 16:29
- Half Way "13:21.9N 35:57.5W"
Sat 4 Dec 14:31
- "13:09.80N 33:39.64W" No wind, again
- Safe & well "13:35.26N 32:59.16W"
Fri 3 Dec 13:13
- Progress report "14:11.05N 31:41.60W"
Thu 2 Dec 21:21
- "13:57.42N 30:08.29W" East wind
- "14:22.18N 29:09.82W"
Wed 1 Dec 19:33
- "15:25.23N 28:08.34W" Progress, of a sort
- Becalmed "16:34.89N 27:11.16W"

Nov 2010

Tue 30 Nov 08:21
- Progress, of a sort "17:01.09N 26:47.53W"
Mon 29 Nov 09:07
- Beating "19:11.82N 27:02.90W"
Sun 28 Nov 17:27
- Progress "18:48.00N 25:25.21W"
- "18:52.86N 24:53.06W"
Fri 26 Nov 21:33
Thu 25 Nov 10:25
- "20:49.824N 19:04.821W"
- "20:58.91N 18:49.94W"
Wed 24 Nov 21:25
Tue 23 Nov 06:52
- Provisions
Mon 22 Nov 21:41
Sun 21 Nov 07:41
- Preparations
Tue 9 Nov 13:42
- Hard life
- "28:07.748N 15:25.510W"
Sun 7 Nov 17:19
- Still at sea "28:16.646N 15:34.489W"
Sat 6 Nov 15:54
- Back at sea "28:35.28N 17:20.67W"
Thu 4 Nov 18:11
- Departure delayed
- Christmas is here
Mon 1 Nov 22:22
- A walk in the Park

Oct 2010

Sun 31 Oct 20:28
- Bank Holiday weekend
- "28:40.691N 17:46.068W"
Sat 30 Oct 22:13
- La Palma
Wed 27 Oct 20:18
Sat 23 Oct 09:39
- Gomera "28:04.36N 17:07.67W"
Fri 22 Oct 08:18
- Tenerife "27:57.61N 16:41.56W"
Thu 21 Oct 07:29
- Update of a sort
Wed 20 Oct 21:15
- Ian meets his match
Sun 17 Oct 21:24
- Another hard day's slog
Fri 15 Oct 20:33
- Gran Canaria
Sun 10 Oct 09:55
Wed 6 Oct 20:46
- Madeira update
- The Toonen Knot
Mon 4 Oct 12:55
- Off again "32:56.480N 16:26.042W"
Sun 3 Oct 21:20
- Porto Santo
Fri 1 Oct 21:18

Sep 2010

Wed 29 Sep 20:19
- Up the mast again ""35:33.67N 14:22.38W"
- Ian up mast at sea "36:07.60N 13:32.09W"
Tue 28 Sep 11:28
- Dead Calm "37:34.72N 12:29.09W"
Mon 27 Sep 11:48
- Day 7 Boarded by fish
- At sea "39:28.80N 12:10.98W"
Sun 26 Sep 20:23
- Madeira here we come "40:46.94N 11:21.64W"
- "41:44.20N 11:27.22W"
Sat 25 Sep 19:43
Fri 24 Sep 10:38
- Fri 24th Sept "45:58.20N 11:39.10W"
Thu 23 Sep 12:48
Wed 22 Sep 10:04
- Day 3 "50:46.94N 09:08.40W"
- Just to let you know were we are "50:46.57N 08:44.94W"
Tue 21 Sep 10:46
- Day 2 "51:55.36N 05:51.74W"
Sun 19 Sep 19:21
- The Journey begins
Sun 5 Sep 08:46
- Pwllheli