Voyage of Wanderingstar - 500 miles to go

500 miles to go - 46:19.539N 17:05.403W

Voyage of Wanderingstar

Ben Bonnick

Sun 10 Jun 2018 11:22

I’m getting nearer home with every hour but I don’t dare let myself think of it too much….105 miles closer yesterday. I’m so pleased I took the decision to make the break for it Wednesday evening, I’m just about hanging onto the residual of that trough but behind me is a whole world of pain, which thankfully I should avoid as it migrates North West, but it will provide some very useful westerlies wed and thur which should push me right up the channel and home.

It's been very heavy cloud and misty drizzle, but for the first time in four days I saw a glimpse of the sun, it's amazing how its appearance lifts your spirits. From fretting over every little thing, suddenly everything is so fantastic…I will miss this strange world of mine…… it is amazing how in this little 27 foot, 40 year old vessel you can travel so far…..everybody should have one.

I hope to finish Churchill's history of WW2 today….cant wait to find out how it ends....

If I was to give an ETA I would probably say Friday, its about 500 miles to go but I may surprise myself and get in sooner as with those westerlies that kick in Wed could be quite strong ….I think I’m just about in the uk SAR region so if anything happens they might just send out an aircraft to try and locate me!

My imaginary friends have been very quiet the last few days….I’ll miss them…

This time next week I could be catching up with the Archers omnibus on the radio ..…...

Blog Entries

2018

Jun 2018

Mon 18 Jun 09:09
- Fantastic home welcoming - 50:23.977N 3:30.438W
Sat 16 Jun 02:58
- Position update - 50:00.339N 3:51.660W
Fri 15 Jun 06:15
- My adventure nearly over - 49:16.559N 5:22.075W
Thu 14 Jun 08:28
- Marine traffic - 48:23.944N 6:47.689W
Wed 13 Jun 08:00
- Less than 300 miles to go - 47:10.262N 8:41.279W
- Less than 300 miles to go - 47:10.262N 8:41.279W
Tue 12 Jun 07:21
- Iridium problems - 47:07.410N 10:58.408W
Mon 11 Jun 11:11
- Caught in horns of a dilemma - 47:23.774N 13:06.733W
Sun 10 Jun 11:22
- 500 miles to go - 46:19.539N 17:05.403W
Sat 9 Jun 11:20
- Stafford Ironman 70.3 - 46:19.539N 17:05.403W
Fri 8 Jun 11:23
- Did I get the bus - 45:57.662N 18:27.200W
Thu 7 Jun 10:10
- Going for it! - 45:17.662N 20:37.274W
Wed 6 Jun 11:48
- Challenging weather - 44:48.362N 21:08.916W
Tue 5 Jun 09:17
- 115 miles in last 24 hours - 44:02.343N 21:33.613W
Mon 4 Jun 13:15
- 11 days to go - 42:40.774N 23:27.790W
Sun 3 Jun 13:52
- Hunting the squeak - 41:49.827N 24:41.144W
Sat 2 Jun 09:15
- The ultimate snack - 40:40.510N 26:42.114W
Fri 1 Jun 09:10
- 100 miles in the bag - 39:43.871N 27:23.723W

May 2018

Wed 30 May 16:26
- Next stop Brixham Marina - 38:32.004N 28:37.529W
Fri 25 May 12:52
- Update - 38:32.004N 28:37.529W
Sun 13 May 19:23
- Weather for return - 38:32.004N 28:37.529W
Thu 10 May 19:30
- New Arrival ...day 29 - 38:32.004N 28:37.529W
- Land Ahoy!...day 29 - 38:27.230N 29:19.863W
Wed 9 May 09:44
- One sleep to go...day 28 - 38:15.467N 31:24.378W
Tue 8 May 12:59
- Two sleeps to go...day 27 - 37:58.678N 33:20.408W
Mon 7 May 11:36
- Three sleeps to go...day 26 - 37:40.063N 34:56.000W
Sun 6 May 12:53
- Dolphins...day 25 - 37:22.263N 36:47.857W
Sat 5 May 11:47
- Less than 400 miles to go...day 23 - 37:12.499N 38:42.304W
Thu 3 May 14:34
Wed 2 May 11:26
- Its all fantastic ... day 20 - 36:19.088N 44:35.452W
Tue 1 May 18:07
- 1st May... day 19 - 36:05.200N 45:49.685W

Apr 2018

Mon 30 Apr 11:28
- Bacon sandwich.... day 18 - 34:59.176N 47:39.360W
Sat 28 Apr 18:55
- Too close for comfort.... day 16 - 33:13.589N 49:12.556W
Fri 27 Apr 16:00
- Happy Friday.... day 15 - 31:23.919N 49:58.271W
Tue 24 Apr 12:25
- Washing day .... day 12 - 29:15.806N 51:55.490W
Sun 22 Apr 13:11
- Just another Sunday .... day 11 - 27:41.940N 54:13.631W
Sat 21 Apr 11:21
- Lovely morning .... day 10 - 26:50.339N 55:06.523W
Fri 20 Apr 16:59
- Best Birthday ever at sea .... day 10 - 26:11.879N 56:03.148W
- My Birthday.... day 9 - 25:38.926N 56:28.291W
Thu 19 Apr 13:30
- Exit strategy.... day 8 - 24:52.455N 57:17.631W
Wed 18 Apr 13:52
- Mr Bentos .. day 7 - 23:50.640N 58:35.035W
Tue 17 Apr 18:20
- My world.. day 6 - 22:36.365N 60:02.316W
Mon 16 Apr 15:46
- Reasons to be cheerful.. day 5 - 21:11.330N 60:41.421W
Sun 15 Apr 13:14
- Back to life on the sea day 4 - 19:35.496N 61:22.923W
- On my way day 3 - 18:21.276N 61:51.988W
Wed 11 Apr 15:39
- I'm coming home - 17:00.511N 61:45.910W
Fri 6 Apr 16:14
- Preparation for return - 17:00.511N 61:45.910W
Wed 4 Apr 12:32
- Delivery crew - 17:00.511N 61:45.910W
Mon 2 Apr 18:07
- Video footage of voyage to Antigua - 17:00.511N 61:45.910W
- Blog for today - 17:00.511N 61:45.910W

2017

Dec 2017

Sun 17 Dec 13:13
- Blog for today day 65 Thursday 17:00.511N 61:45.910W
Wed 13 Dec 07:36
- Blog for today day 66 Wednesday 16:54.266N 60:17.212W
Tue 12 Dec 07:19
- Blog for today day 65 Tuesday 16:58.111N 59:06.166W
Mon 11 Dec 05:36
- Blog for today day 64 Monday 16:57.111N 57:23.200W
Sun 10 Dec 10:00
- Blog for today day 63 Sunday 16:56.745N 55:56.157W
Sat 9 Dec 12:26
- Blog for today day 62 Saturday 16:56.116N 54:02.563W
Thu 7 Dec 09:59
- Blog for today day 60 Thursday 16:46.092N 49:28.675W
Mon 4 Dec 09:36
- Blog for today day 58 Monday 16:21.029N 44:32.790W
- Blog for today day 58 Monday 16:21.029N 44:32.790W
Sat 2 Dec 10:20
- Blog for today day 57 Saturday 15:13.311N 40:52.078W

Nov 2017

Thu 30 Nov 07:21
- Blog for today day 55 Thursday 15:36.23N 36:51.20W
Tue 28 Nov 09:14
- Blog for today day 53 Tuesday 15:55.18N 33:20.77W
- Blog for today day 53 Tuesday 15:55.18N 33:20.77W
Mon 27 Nov 15:30
- Blog for today day 52 Monday 15:49.89N 31:35.61W
Fri 24 Nov 10:55
- Blog for today day 48 Thursday 17:02.05N 29:13.53W
Wed 22 Nov 12:49
- Blog for today day 47 Wednesday 18:15.82N 27:27.88W
- Blog for today day 47 Wednesday 18:15.82N 27:27.88W
Sun 19 Nov 16:00
- Blog for today day 44 Sunday 20:34.24N 23:40.06W
Sat 18 Nov 11:21
- Blog for today day 43 Saturday 21:55.96N 21:36.84W
Fri 17 Nov 10:23
- Blog for today day 42 Friday 23:17.25N 21:36.84W
Wed 15 Nov 10:13
- Blog for today day 40 Wednesday 25:42.96N 20:05.48W
Tue 14 Nov 15:36
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Mon 13 Nov 16:48
- Blog for today day 38 Monday 27:01.29N 17:55.10W
Sun 12 Nov 08:41
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Thu 9 Nov 17:11
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- Blog for today day 34 Thursday 28:40.70N 17:46.04W
Tue 7 Nov 08:46
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Mon 6 Nov 09:14
- Blog for today day 33 Monday 31:16.92N 15:51.84W
Sun 5 Nov 15:02
- Blog for today day 32 Sunday 32:52.49N 14:27.59W
Sat 4 Nov 08:39
- Blog for today day 30 Friday 34:14.02N 13:15.33W
Thu 2 Nov 14:33
- Blog for today day 29 Thursday 36:11.70N 12:09.18W
Wed 1 Nov 11:02
- Blog for today day 28 Wednesday 37:27.38N 11:51.38W

Oct 2017

Tue 31 Oct 15:28
- Blog for today day 26 Monday 39:32.26N 10:57.79W
Mon 30 Oct 12:21
- Blog for today day 24 Saturday 42:49.523N 9:29.900W
Fri 27 Oct 09:05
- Blog for today day 22 Thursday 43.57.362N 7.23.194W
Wed 25 Oct 16:32
- Blog for today day 21 Wednesday 43.32.763N 5.40.020W
Tue 24 Oct 11:30
- Blog for today day 20 Tuesday 43.32.763N 5.40.020W
Fri 20 Oct 19:17
- Blog for today day 16 Friday 43.32.763N 5.40.020W
Thu 19 Oct 20:25
- Blog for today day 15 Thursday 43.32.763N 5.40.020W
Wed 18 Oct 16:32
- Blog for today day 14 Wednesday 43.32.763N 5.40.020W
- Blog for today day 13 Tuesday 43.32.763N 5.40.020W
Sun 15 Oct 15:06
- Blog for today day 11 Sunday 45.36.994N 5.31.065W
Fri 13 Oct 11:01
- Re: Blog for today day 9 Friday 45.59.767N 6.55.451W
Thu 12 Oct 00:02
- Re: Blog for today day 7 Wednesday 46.32.109N 8.01.850W
Tue 10 Oct 11:15
- Blog for today day 6 Tuesday 47.10.274N 8.29.024W
Mon 9 Oct 18:54
- Blog for today day 5 Monday 47.37.239N 8.09.440W
Sun 8 Oct 16:07
Fri 6 Oct 12:04
- Blog for today Friday 49.31.573N 5.50.222W
Wed 4 Oct 20:02
- Blog for today 50.23.973N 3.30.454W

Sep 2017

Sun 10 Sep 11:15
- Blog for today 10 Sept 50.23.97N 3.30.45W
Sun 3 Sep 12:41
- Re: Blog for today 12 Aug 50.39.77N 3.50.82W

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