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DIARY-THE BIG DREAM

ACOOL TURABI

DOUKAS

Sun 20 Nov 2011 16:52

20/11/11 SUNDAY

After months of preparation and a long delivery trip,here we are at Las Palmas poised for the departure!The trade winds have set in in earnest and we are expecting favourable winds for the next 4 days.

11;00 Cast off.last contact with land for many days.

12:45 Start of race.Started with asymmetric ahead of the pack.Our two competitors,the Challenger 72 boats,started with genoas and soon fell behind.

14;00 An Austrian boat,Vaquita crosses ahead of us going very fast.She is a40ft racer and a strong enemy.We pass most of the cats including Stadium and are very well placsd.

16:00 Wind has freshened to 25knots and we are flying!We clocked 17.7knots and are steadily over 14.Saint Lucia here we come.

Blog Entries

2011

Dec 2011

Sat 10 Dec 00:26
- Diary The Big Dream
Sun 4 Dec 07:42
- THE END
Sat 3 Dec 23:25
Fri 2 Dec 21:33
Thu 1 Dec 21:42
- Position at 21:40utc on 1/12/2011
- Position at 10:20utc on 1 /12/2011

Nov 2011

Wed 30 Nov 21:20
Tue 29 Nov 22:05
Mon 28 Nov 15:22
Sun 27 Nov 22:12
Sat 26 Nov 14:14
- Position 14:10utc on 26/11/2011
Fri 25 Nov 12:34
- FW: Diary The Big Dream
- Position at 11:30utc on 25/11/2011
Thu 24 Nov 20:05
Wed 23 Nov 21:22
Tue 22 Nov 20:39
Mon 21 Nov 20:16
Sun 20 Nov 20:26
Sat 19 Nov 13:47
- THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL...at Las Palmas Marina
- SEE THE RACE >>>> starts 11:40UTC 20/11/2011
Fri 18 Nov 13:05
- A walk in Las Palmas
- Preparations in Las Palmas Gran Canaria
Tue 15 Nov 13:15
- OUR POSITION CAN BE MONITORED>>>>click

Oct 2011

Tue 25 Oct 11:05
- The Big Dream - My diary 20-24/10/2011
Mon 24 Oct 19:15
- ARRIVED at LAS PALMAS at 21:00
- Position at 16:23 on 24/10/2011
- Position at 11:43 on 24/10/2011
Sun 23 Oct 21:16
- Puerto Calero,Lanzarote
- Moored at Puerto Calero
- Position at 06:56 on 23/10/2011
Sat 22 Oct 21:12
- Position at 00:06 on 23/10/2011
- Position at 17:27 on 22/10/2011
- Position at 07:57 on 22/10/2011
Fri 21 Oct 16:38
- Position at 19:09 21/10/2011
- Position at 15:33hrs 21/10/11
- Position at 11:57hrs 21/10/2011
- Position at 01:30hrs 21/10/2011
Thu 20 Oct 19:38
- Entered the Atlantic Ocean
- Passed Gibraltar
- Passing Gibraltar
- Acool Turabi 7 miles from the Rock.We sighted a whale!
- Κουρασμένα παλληκάρια....
- The Big Dream - My Diary 18&19/10/2011
- The Big Dream - My Diary 14-17/10/2011
- Porto Banus.....feels like home
Wed 19 Oct 07:35
- Arrival Porto Banus 19/10/2011 0830hrs
- Position at 03:42hrs LT 19/10/2011
- Position at 00:13hrs 19/10/2011
Tue 18 Oct 19:12
- Position at 19:53hrs LT 18/10/2011
- Position at 16:43hrs LT 18/10/2011
- Position at 15:00hrs LT 18/10/2011
- Position at 07:50hrs LT 18/10/2011
- Passed the Greenwich Meridian !!
Mon 17 Oct 20:37
- Soon will enter the West Hemisphere...
- Position at 21:22hrs LT 17/10/2011
- Position at 19:30hrs LT 17/10/2011
- Mail correspondence - Do you want to write something to us ?
- Position at 16:00hrs 17/10/2011
- Position at 14:21hrs 17/10/2011
- Sailed Palma de Mallorca
Sun 16 Oct 09:28
- The Big Dream - My Diary 13/10/2011 & 14/10/2011
Sat 15 Oct 18:08
- Few photos from Menorca to Mallorca
Fri 14 Oct 18:21
- Arrival Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca Baleares, Spain
- Position at 16:46hrs LT 14/10/2011
- Passing Cap de ses Salines
- Passing the Eastern CAles de Mallorca
- Palma de Mallorca ..here we are!!
- Passed Illa de L’Aire
- Sailed Menorca - Mahon for Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Baleares
Thu 13 Oct 21:20
- VIDEOS on YOUTUBE
Wed 12 Oct 13:15
- The Big Dream - My diary 11/10/2011 & 12/10/2011
- Arrived Mahon, Menorca - Islas Baleares
- Position at 09:30hrs LT 12/10/2011
- Position at 07:30hrs LT 12/10/2011
- Position at 04:03hrs LT 12/10/2011
Tue 11 Oct 19:17
- Position at 21:03 hrs LT 11/10/2011
- Position at 17:33hrs LT 11/10/2011
Mon 10 Oct 22:59
- The Big Dream - My diary 10/10/2011
- Arrival Bonifacio Corsica 14:15 10/10/2011
- En route to Bonifacio & other photos
- 10/10/2011 Sailed from Porto Cervo to Bonifacio Corsica
Sun 9 Oct 15:01
- Santa Teresa di Gallura - Τοuring Sardegna by car
- The big dream - My diary 08 & 09/11/2011
Sat 8 Oct 10:09
- ΕΝΗΜΕΡΩΣΗ --- UPDATE
- Position at 07:50hrs 18/10/2011
Fri 7 Oct 22:48
- The big dream - My diary - 7/10/2011
Thu 6 Oct 22:46
- The big dream - My diary - 6/10/2011
- Arrived Porto Cervo Marina
- See our experimental video
- From Lipari to Porto Cervo - The owner in ΧΛΙΔΗ!!
- Position at 19:34hrs LT 06/10/2011
- Gennaker 1st day.....nice wind ... AcoolTurabi making a great speed
Wed 5 Oct 22:59
- The Big Dream - My diary 05/10/2011
- 'Position at 22:54hrs LT 05/10/2011
- ΛΙΠΑΡΑΙΟΝ - Isola Lipari (Aeolian Islands)
- ''38:28.882N 014:57.006E''
- Skies in the Tyrhenian Sea en route from St di Messina to Liapari (Aeolian Islands)
- Scylla and Kharibdis......here we are!!!
- An evening en route to Stretto di Messina
- ''37:51.889N 015:34.398E''
Tue 4 Oct 22:45
- The big - my diary - 4/10/2011
- Hard work!!!!!
Mon 3 Oct 09:44
- The big dream - my diary - 3/10/2011
Sun 2 Oct 22:43
- The big dream - my diary 2/10/2011
Sat 1 Oct 22:41
- THE BIG DREAM - My Diary 01/10/2011
- Various photos of the 1st day continued.....
- ''38:16.520N 021:43.319E''
- Arrival Patras
- Rio Antirio Brigde ....another wonder of the world
- Evening in Patraikos Kolpos
- Korinthiakos Kolpos
- Transitting Korinth Canal
- Main up....wind up...spirits up!!!! Happy faces !!!
- Working on the mainsail , fitting the battens
- First of the month, First day at sea on the way to Las Palmas

Sep 2011

Fri 30 Sep 21:00
- YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE

Mar 2011

Tue 22 Mar 11:23

Jan 2011

Mon 10 Jan 09:25
- Ανέλκυση - Χειμερινή Συντήρηση
Fri 7 Jan 16:12
- Μια πρώτη ματιά στο άλμπουρο

2010

Dec 2010

Wed 29 Dec 12:53
- IRC Measurements
Tue 21 Dec 13:06
- Storm & Try Sails static hoisting
Wed 15 Dec 14:03
- First Contact
Mon 13 Dec 14:02
- Dinner

Nov 2010

Tue 30 Nov 14:00
- Crew shortlist
Thu 4 Nov 13:48
- ARC Entry Confirmation

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