Regina - Plymouth - en route Biscaya

Plymouth - en route Biscaya

Regina

Espen Aalstad

Sun 9 Sep 2007 23:00

50:22N 04:09W Plymouth

A good nights' sail from Hamble out the Solent and a beautiful Isle of Wight. Mixed wind from N and NE

and a mix of sail and engine. At least, we could pass The Needels under sail.. The new crew is complete:

Terry - an experienced British sailor going for his Yacht Master.

John - a Norwegian also off on sabbatical now trying to figure out what boat to buy.

Petr - now London orginally Czech and first time ocean sailor.

Crew is behaving well and is doing a great job.

Portsmouth overday to wait for the good wind and current to head South to Biscaya.

Blog Entries

2008

Jul 2008

Tue 1 Jul 20:39
- A Last Goodbye

Jun 2008

Sat 28 Jun 21:33
- Home sweet port Hallso - safely
Fri 27 Jun 22:20
- Beautiful Bohuslan coast
Mon 16 Jun 20:59
- Back on Regina in Brighton
Sat 14 Jun 14:00
- Back in Scandinavian waters
Fri 13 Jun 21:00
- Long coast and canal - again
Tue 10 Jun 15:30
- Inspection and detour on high seas
- Midnight in English Channel

May 2008

Sat 24 May 19:30
- Horta, the Azores
Mon 5 May 20:45
- Toward new horizons
Sun 4 May 20:05
- Last few days with friends

Apr 2008

Mon 28 Apr 14:57
- Anegada, the drowned island
Sat 26 Apr 20:51
- Gorda Sound and Bitter End
Sun 20 Apr 16:25
- Flying high in the full moon
Thu 17 Apr 20:00
- Oysters and Tarpons
Fri 11 Apr 00:41
- Treasure Island
Tue 8 Apr 21:02
- Diving the Rhone
Sat 5 Apr 19:17
- Fast passage to British Virgin Island
Fri 4 Apr 21:23
- Out of the water

Mar 2008

Fri 28 Mar 16:08
- Anguilla and cays
Wed 26 Mar 02:06
- St.Barthelemy - the Easter witch at a pirate island
Mon 24 Mar 15:57
- Riding the swell toward Anguilla
Sat 22 Mar 12:45
- Happy Easter from genuine St. Kitts
Wed 19 Mar 20:38
- Escaping from mega swell to St. Kitts
Sun 16 Mar 21:25
- From birthdays to St. Martin
Mon 10 Mar 22:03
- Berbudaful vacation
Sun 2 Mar 13:23
- Antigua - in Admiral Nelson's path again with Swedish pirates

Feb 2008

Thu 28 Feb 13:57
- Almost like the archipelargo at home....
Tue 26 Feb 14:20
- Antigua - English Harbour
Sun 24 Feb 12:24
- Who says vacation?
Tue 19 Feb 19:41
- Guadeloupe - very French
Thu 14 Feb 19:55
- Iles des Saintes,
Tue 12 Feb 19:30
- Spectacular Dominica
Fri 8 Feb 01:57
- Carnival in Martinique

Jan 2008

Wed 30 Jan 20:40
- Full circle in the Grenadines
Tue 29 Jan 21:11
- Blues,body boarding and happy girls
Sun 20 Jan 20:52
- Unique Hog Island BBQ
- Grenada South coast - fjordlike and less mosquitos
Tue 15 Jan 20:03
- The 'Isle of Spice' & a wet waterfall
Wed 9 Jan 20:03
- Carriacou - pelicans, mangroves and barracuda
Thu 3 Jan 20:48
- 15 on Union Island!
Tue 1 Jan 17:02
- New Year among reefs and turtles

2007

Dec 2007

Sun 30 Dec 23:28
- Mystique - among the rich and famous....
Wed 26 Dec 20:43
- Christmas in Bequia
Fri 21 Dec 13:43
- South on St. Lucia to favorite spots
Tue 18 Dec 13:44
- St. Lucia - celebrations and repairs
Sun 16 Dec 14:41
Wed 12 Dec 11:36
- Atlantic masters - made it!
Tue 11 Dec 19:47
- Day 16 - Flying Regina and flying fish
Mon 10 Dec 17:54
- Day 15 - the bet is on
Sun 9 Dec 18:23
- Day 14 - record
Sat 8 Dec 17:30
- Day 13 - the other "side" of the Atlantic
Fri 7 Dec 20:05
- Day 13 - surfing
Thu 6 Dec 22:32
- Day 12 - Regina's First Atlantic Storm
Wed 5 Dec 13:02
- tuna catch
- Day 11 - both wind and tuna!
Tue 4 Dec 12:07
- Day 10 - mid Atlantic swim
Mon 3 Dec 12:29
- Day 9 -quiet progress
Sun 2 Dec 13:03
- Day 8 - a week for a whale
Sat 1 Dec 16:25
- day 7 - found the trade wind!

Nov 2007

Fri 30 Nov 16:19
Thu 29 Nov 15:13
Wed 28 Nov 12:14
- Day 3 - Routines and history
Mon 26 Nov 12:30
- Day 1 ARC
Sun 25 Nov 08:54
- Last call in Las Palmas
Tue 20 Nov 17:26
- Las Palmas - ARC roundup or "stressup"
Sun 18 Nov 19:03
- Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria
- Tenerife -high and low
Sat 10 Nov 20:09
- Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria
Wed 7 Nov 21:14
- Fuertaventura - a quiet surprise
Sun 4 Nov 21:14
- ARC kids: "a life, not vacation"
Fri 2 Nov 22:01
- Lanzarote - vulcanos and resting

Oct 2007

Mon 29 Oct 20:14
- Atlantic passage training to Canaries
Sat 27 Oct 10:03
- Essaouira - lively chaos
Wed 24 Oct 19:36
- Safi - potteries, sulphates and Norwegian adventurers
Mon 22 Oct 20:30
- Inland to Marrakesh
Fri 19 Oct 20:00
- Africa, Morocco, and Mohammedia
Tue 16 Oct 21:59
- Bay of Cadiz - reality of cruising life
Mon 8 Oct 23:00
- Riverside between Spain and Portugal
Fri 5 Oct 23:25
- Between sandbanks and natural reserves
Mon 1 Oct 22:03
- Vilamoura

Sep 2007

Sat 29 Sep 21:42
- Patience, powerboats and pouring rain
Tue 25 Sep 22:00
- Grandma has arrived in Lagos
Mon 24 Sep 22:11
- Spectular Algarve entry
- Sines - in Vasco da Gama's path
Sat 22 Sep 22:31
- Skipper's favorite
Fri 21 Sep 22:32
- Praias and Lisboa
Wed 19 Sep 22:13
- Nature reserve Ihla da Berlenga and swimming
Tue 18 Sep 20:02
- Nazare - in the paths of Phonicans and pirates
Mon 17 Sep 21:42
- The coast everybody passes quickly
Sun 16 Sep 22:41
- Family reunited on board in Portugal
Wed 12 Sep 14:30
- Across Biscaya in 46 hours to Coruna, Spain
Mon 10 Sep 23:33
- Camaret-sur-Mer
Sun 9 Sep 23:00
- Plymouth - en route Biscaya
Thu 6 Sep 23:38
- Calm across te English Channel & crewchange in Hamble
Tue 4 Sep 22:00
- Zeebrugge - and not the Channel today
Mon 3 Sep 16:45
- Towards the ocean again & lock 'drama'
Sun 2 Sep 16:44
- Staaende Maast Canal and meeting friends
Sat 1 Sep 22:30
- Amsterdam - canals day and night
- Adjusting to life on board ...in waves

Aug 2007

Thu 30 Aug 20:38
- IJsselmeer - going inland to Enkhuizen
Wed 29 Aug 20:38
- Southern North Sea to a special Vlieland
Mon 27 Aug 21:00
- Storm in Cuxhafen
Sun 26 Aug 21:18
- Kiel Canal
- Kiel canal and other canal hot shots
Sat 25 Aug 23:12
- Through Lille Bælt - south Denmark
Fri 24 Aug 22:19
- Veijle and Legoland
Thu 23 Aug 22:00
- Kattegat og Lillebælt
Wed 22 Aug 21:00
- Grenaa
Tue 21 Aug 17:06
- Sæby Havn
Mon 20 Aug 21:12
- Fredrikshavn
Sun 19 Aug 23:45
- Skagen, Denmark's North Tip
Fri 17 Aug 16:00
- Kristiansand
Mon 13 Aug 10:30
- Herøysundet, Kristiansand
Sun 12 Aug 20:30
- Blindleia
Sat 11 Aug 15:30
- Departure Hallso

Jul 2007

Sun 15 Jul 21:10
- Syd Hallso