Stargazer of Southampton - You can now call me Ma'am

You can now call me Ma'am

Stargazer of Southampton

Susie and Adam (both think they are skipper)

Fri 18 Mar 2011 21:51

I took my final Ocean Yachtmaster exam today and Passed! hurray - so now that I am allegedly qualified to skipper a 200 ton sailing yacht anywhere in the world (ha ha). . . Adam's busy looking for his next boat.

Blog Entries

2012

Aug 2012

Thu 16 Aug 18:17
- 10000 miles later - we arrive back in the Solent

Jul 2012

Sun 15 Jul 22:25
- Arrival in Falmouth
Sat 14 Jul 16:17
- Azores to UK - Almost home
- Azores to UK - update
Thu 12 Jul 17:07
- Azores to UK - update
Wed 11 Jul 15:19
- Azores to UK - update
Tue 10 Jul 16:12
- Azores to UK - update
Mon 9 Jul 08:28
- Azores to UK - update
Sun 8 Jul 12:21
- Azores to UK - update
Sat 7 Jul 14:42
- Azores to UK - update
Fri 6 Jul 08:20
- Start of the Last big leg
Sun 1 Jul 20:50
- Bulls in the Streets

Jun 2012

Fri 29 Jun 12:30
- Angra Do Heroismo - Teircera
Thu 28 Jun 12:03
- Sao Jorge
Fri 22 Jun 23:39
- Arrival at Sao Jorge
Thu 21 Jun 14:05
- Pico
Sat 16 Jun 16:56
- Around Faial Volcanoes
Thu 14 Jun 19:22
- Pics Around Horta
Sat 9 Jun 21:35
- Pictures - Crossing and Arrival
Wed 6 Jun 21:40
- Arrival at the Azores
Tue 5 Jun 10:38
- Update
Mon 4 Jun 13:09
- Update
Sun 3 Jun 14:43
- Update
Sat 2 Jun 08:44
- Update
Fri 1 Jun 04:09
- Update

May 2012

Thu 31 May 11:12
- Update - normal winds resumed
Wed 30 May 11:09
- Update - Lots of Wind
Tue 29 May 13:16
- update
Mon 28 May 12:52
- update
Sun 27 May 02:22
- (no subject)
Sat 26 May 02:49
- It's not natural
Thu 24 May 20:56
- No Horse to throw overboard?
- Time for Coats...
Wed 23 May 03:30
- out of the trade winds
Mon 21 May 20:53
- Position Update
Sun 20 May 16:26
- We're off...Atlantic Crossing Number 2
Mon 14 May 18:32
- Preparation in Sint Maartin
Sun 6 May 23:15
- Pictures of the Baths - Virgin Gorda
Sat 5 May 22:11
- Horrible trip to St Maartin

Apr 2012

Fri 27 Apr 13:16
- Jost Van Dyke
Mon 23 Apr 19:52
- Sunken wrecks and Goliath Fish
Thu 19 Apr 13:28
- More BVI's
Sun 8 Apr 23:22
- Full Moon Party and Wreck of the RMS Rhone Dives
- Monster Sting Ray
Fri 6 Apr 14:39
- British Virgin Islands

Mar 2012

Wed 28 Mar 14:02
- Stargazer - Boarded by Coastguard
- Monserrat Photographs
Tue 27 Mar 16:01
- Barbuda Pictures
Sat 24 Mar 01:39
- Barbuda - Codrington
Thu 22 Mar 23:43
- Arrival at Barbuda
Wed 21 Mar 22:53
- Monserrat's smokin' volcano
Thu 15 Mar 23:09
- Dominica back to Antigua
Sun 11 Mar 22:33
- Roseau and Hiking to Capucin
Thu 8 Mar 00:12
- Dominica
Sat 3 Mar 21:52
- Mum aboard! - Antigua to Deisheis

Feb 2012

Sat 25 Feb 23:42
- Dominica to Antigua
Fri 24 Feb 00:32
- Escape from St Lucia - to Dominica!
Fri 17 Feb 17:49
- Some Videos
Wed 15 Feb 19:55
- Further St Lucia Update
Sun 5 Feb 00:49
- Engine Progress
Wed 1 Feb 14:54
- Marin and hopefully closer to new engine. . . . updated

Jan 2012

Sat 21 Jan 21:56
- Marin - Martinique
Thu 12 Jan 00:55
- To St Lucia!
Sun 8 Jan 14:01
- Back at St Lucia
Wed 4 Jan 13:57
- Final Stop back at Bequia - wreck diving at night
Mon 2 Jan 01:13
- New Year in Mustique

2011

Dec 2011

Mon 26 Dec 22:54
- Bequia Diving Pics
- xmas at Bequia
Thu 22 Dec 18:21
- Bequia arrival and arrival of the Trades!
Tue 20 Dec 00:37
- Tobago Cays
Fri 16 Dec 01:40
- Petit Martinique
Tue 13 Dec 16:53
- Chatham Bay - Union Island
Sat 10 Dec 00:08
- Clifton - Union Island
Wed 7 Dec 00:42
- Hillsborough - Carriacou
- Sandy Island - Carriacou
Thu 1 Dec 12:59
- St Georges

Nov 2011

Sun 27 Nov 18:17
- Grenadian Hash. . . . no, not that sort. .
Sat 26 Nov 15:44
- Clarkes Court Bay - voyage 1!
Wed 23 Nov 19:10
- Launch Day

May 2011

Thu 5 May 00:01
- To Sum up. . .. .
Wed 4 May 23:56
- Grenadian Chocolate and Buses

Apr 2011

Sat 30 Apr 16:04
- St George and St David's - Grenada
Wed 27 Apr 16:08
- Some pictures from the Marine Parks
- The Sail to Grenada
Tue 26 Apr 16:24
- Arrived at Grenada
Sun 24 Apr 21:56
- Sail to Grenada
- Diving at Pigeon Island
Sat 23 Apr 01:15
- Pigeon Island - Guadeloupe
Fri 22 Apr 15:42
- Slow Boat to Deishaies (Guadeloupe)
Mon 18 Apr 15:37
- St Barts to Antigua Classics Week
Wed 13 Apr 00:32
- Gustavia - St Barts Island
- Day in Ile Fourchou
Sun 10 Apr 22:55
- Ile Fourchoue
Sat 9 Apr 23:28
- Engine fixing and lost shoes
Sat 2 Apr 22:29
- St Martin . .. or Sint Maarten

Mar 2011

Sat 26 Mar 20:16
- Arrived at St Martin
Thu 24 Mar 21:15
- Nonsuch Bay - Antigua
Sat 19 Mar 15:33
- Rugby watching. ..
Fri 18 Mar 21:51
- You can now call me Ma'am
Mon 14 Mar 21:56
- Happy Birthday Mum
- About in Falmouth Harbour & Nelsons Dockyard
Sun 6 Mar 20:39
- Falmouth Harbour - Antigua
Sat 5 Mar 20:29
- Deishaies - Guadeloupe
Tue 1 Mar 22:02

Feb 2011

Fri 25 Feb 17:24
- Some pics from last few days. . . .
- Arrival at Iles Des Saintes
Mon 21 Feb 01:25
- St Pierre
Thu 17 Feb 03:10
- Fort De France
Sun 13 Feb 21:39
- Petite and Grande D'Arlet
Tue 8 Feb 01:30
- Bonjour - from Martinique
Sat 5 Feb 12:38
- Leaving St Lucia

Jan 2011

Mon 31 Jan 19:04
- Few days in Soufriere
Wed 26 Jan 21:42
- Petit Piton and Soufriere Bay Pics
- Petit Piton
Sat 22 Jan 21:19
- Around Rodney Bay and Pigeon Island
Sun 16 Jan 01:10
- Post Crossing waffle
Wed 12 Jan 20:02
- We Crossed the Atlantic - Arrived at St Lucia!
Tue 11 Jan 18:07
- Atlantic Crossing - Morning of the squalls
Mon 10 Jan 19:24
- Atlantic Crossing - More Sailing. . . .. . .
Sun 9 Jan 12:51
- Atlantic Crossing - 50 degrees west crossed
Sat 8 Jan 12:18
- Atlantic Crossing - Second Soaking
Fri 7 Jan 12:13
- Atlantic Crossing - Sail Fixing
Thu 6 Jan 12:22
- Atlantic Crossing - Position Update
Wed 5 Jan 16:32
- Atlantic Crossing - 1001 types of Wave
Tue 4 Jan 10:56
- Atlantic Crossing - Ships that pass in the night - we hope
Mon 3 Jan 12:55
- Atlantic Crossing - Fishing Boat? - this far out. . .
Sun 2 Jan 13:08
- Atlantic Crossing - position update
Sat 1 Jan 18:12
- Atlantic Crossing - We found the Trade winds

2010

Dec 2010

Fri 31 Dec 10:07
- Atlantic Crossing - Shark Waters
Wed 29 Dec 11:17
- Crossing the Atlantic - Setting Off
Wed 22 Dec 13:14
- Some Pictures of the Passage and Cape Verdes
Tue 21 Dec 15:10
- Mindelo
Sun 19 Dec 12:49
- Landfalll at the Verde Islands
Sat 18 Dec 09:08
- (no subject)
- Voyage to Verde Islands - Day 7
Fri 17 Dec 10:47
- Voyage to Verde Islands - Day 6
Thu 16 Dec 08:31
- Voyage to Verde Islands - Day 5
Wed 15 Dec 11:13
- Voyage to Verde Islands - Day4 - Half way there!
Tue 14 Dec 08:38
- Voyage to Verde Islands - Day3
Mon 13 Dec 07:36
- Voyage to Verde Islands - Day2
Sun 12 Dec 09:56
- Voyage to Verde Islands - Day1
Wed 8 Dec 20:08
- Canarian Haircut and Flag Making
Sun 5 Dec 13:51
- Preparation . . . . . and endless lists . . . . again

Nov 2010

Fri 26 Nov 23:00
- Around Las Palmas
Mon 22 Nov 20:46
- Las Palmas - Gran Canaria
Sat 20 Nov 09:24
- Morro Jable
Thu 18 Nov 18:29
- How many people fit on a Catamaran?
- Back on the Boat!
Tue 9 Nov 10:52
- White Whalefish update
Thu 4 Nov 18:51
- Fuertaventura
Tue 2 Nov 10:05
- Gran Tarajal and the erm. ..lesser white whale?

Oct 2010

Sat 30 Oct 09:04
- Fuertaventura - Isla Lobos
Wed 27 Oct 22:25
- Lanzarote - Puerto Calero
Sat 23 Oct 21:22
- Arrival at the Canary Islands - La Graciosa UPDATED
Fri 22 Oct 09:26
- Passage to Lanzarote
Tue 19 Oct 10:53
- Mordor found - it's in Madeira
Sun 17 Oct 20:26
- So this is where all the wine comes from. . .
Wed 13 Oct 22:58
- Ola from Madeira
- Happy Birthday Mum!
Mon 11 Oct 21:13
- Goodbye to Porto Santo
Sat 9 Oct 16:27
- It's a bit drafty round here
Thu 7 Oct 21:10
- wreck diving - Porto Santo
Tue 5 Oct 23:02
- It's Official - Adam is Fishfood!
Sun 3 Oct 14:37
- Around Porto Santo
Fri 1 Oct 11:47
- Arrival at Porto Santo

Sep 2010

Thu 30 Sep 11:11
- Passage to Madeira - Day 3
Wed 29 Sep 10:39
- Passage to Madeira - Day 2
Tue 28 Sep 09:57
- Passage to Madeira - Day1
Mon 27 Sep 16:36
- Leaving mainland Portugal
Tue 21 Sep 15:24
- Sintra - Pena Palace
Sun 19 Sep 18:56
- Lisbon and Cascais party
Thu 16 Sep 09:19
- Sintra - Quinta Da Regaleira
Tue 14 Sep 09:40
- Arrival at Cascais and Happy Birthday Dad!
Fri 10 Sep 19:56
- Remember - Respect the Boom!
Thu 9 Sep 13:29
- Nazare
Mon 6 Sep 22:56
- Porto - Port Wine and the most Beautiful Bookshop in the World??
Sat 4 Sep 10:07
- Portugal! - Povoa De Varzim
Thu 2 Sep 10:01
- Last few days in Spain

Aug 2010

Tue 31 Aug 15:14
- Baiona!
Mon 30 Aug 15:20
- Isles of CIES
Fri 27 Aug 11:23
- Leaving Sanxenxo!
Tue 24 Aug 14:35
- Back to Sanxenxo
- Combarro - sailing races and Horreos
Thu 19 Aug 15:42
- Sanxenxo - Pedaloes, Midnight swimming and Spanish Festival/Fight
Wed 18 Aug 18:08
- San Vincente Del Mar
Sun 15 Aug 17:04
- Portosin
Fri 13 Aug 15:29
- Muros
Wed 11 Aug 21:15
- Around Cape Finisterre
Tue 10 Aug 20:16
- Sail to Camarinas - and many sea beasties
Sat 7 Aug 16:40
- Ares (Nr LaCoruna)
- Espasante
Wed 4 Aug 21:49
- Ribadeo
- Arrival in Spain
Mon 2 Aug 06:59
- journey to Spain - Day 2
Sun 1 Aug 07:16
- Journey to Spain - Day 1

Jul 2010

Fri 30 Jul 11:16
- Arrival at Camaret-Sur-Mer
- Journey to Camaret-Sur-Mer
Mon 26 Jul 19:44
- Day Two - to Alderney
Sun 25 Jul 21:02
- Yarmouth
- Getting ready...

You can now call me Ma'am

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