Wallace's Sailing Adventure on "Arbella" - Entering North Sea

Entering North Sea

Wallace's Sailing Adventure on "Arbella"

Mike and Vicki Wallace

Thu 19 Apr 2012 13:30

51:55.75N 01:28.7E Leaving the River Orwell and entering North Sea. Wind
18 kts, 45 Deg F, overcast, 2 ft seas and choppy. Wearing full foul weather
gear...it is cold!! Shortly, we head south toward the Straits of Dover and
the English Channel. We will add pictures when we are stable! Mike

Blog Entries

2021

Jun 2021

Mon 28 Jun 00:25
- Whales, Dolphins and Turtles Oh My!! ABP
Sun 27 Jun 01:05
- We are Cruising on the Atlantic Ocean! Almost to the Gulf Stream!
Sat 26 Jun 00:49
- Day 2 at sail on Arbella (ABP)
Fri 25 Jun 19:01
- We're off! Arbella leaves St. Georges!
Thu 24 Jun 20:10
- End of EAST-bound and Start of WEST-bound "ABP"
Sun 20 Jun 16:43
- June 19th We've Arrived!!
Fri 18 Jun 15:21
- June 18th 11:15A ET Under Sail!!
Thu 17 Jun 15:03
- June 17 10:00AM Water Spout!
- June 17 8:30P ET Going to be Rough
Wed 16 Jun 14:00
- Wed June 16th Gulf Stream!
Tue 15 Jun 15:56
Fri 11 Jun 12:23
- test

2017

Jun 2017

Sun 4 Jun 22:41
- Fwd: "Heading North" ... Tortola to Annapolis .. the "New Arbella"

May 2017

Wed 31 May 16:15
- "hunkering down" .... we are in for a "ride"....entering Bay late today
Mon 29 May 23:25
- Sailin' .... and making way!
Sun 28 May 14:20
- Wahoo!!!....."ocean to table"....in 3 hours!
Sat 27 May 13:17
- Underway for 48 hours....."fish on" -- twice!
Fri 26 May 17:23
- "Heading North" ... Tortola to Annapolis .. the "New Arbella"
- "Heading North" ... Tortola to Annapolis .. the "New Arbella"

2015

Jun 2015

Wed 3 Jun 17:09
- A "slog" up the Bay...with "Canon Salute" on arrival
Tue 2 Jun 22:05
- Full moon...prepare for heavy weather...end Day 7
Mon 1 Jun 19:20
- Encounters with marine mammals as we approach the Gulf Stream

May 2015

Sun 31 May 17:37
- "Running for the barn"...or home dock...end Day 5!
Sat 30 May 18:03
- Rainbows…dolphins...half way home...end Day 4
Fri 29 May 19:14
- Wind and fuel and calculations!....end Day 3!
Thu 28 May 18:55
- Sunrise…new day…Day 2
Wed 27 May 20:46
- End of Day 1!
Tue 26 May 19:15
- BVI to Annapolis...passage underway.. "Intrepid Crew"

Mar 2015

Sat 28 Mar 22:11
- CSA '15 .. Last Evening on "Arbella" Qualifications of all CREW Recognized!
- CSA '15 .. DAY 7 .. Preparing to leave BEYC .. refueling .. plotting course
Fri 27 Mar 20:06
- CSA '15 .. Day 6 .. "Pay Back"and a "BIG DIVING DAY"
Thu 26 Mar 20:45
- CSA '15 .. Day 5 .. "The Baths".."Arbella Small Boat Regatta"and the pool
Wed 25 Mar 21:28
Tue 24 Mar 18:53
- CSA '15 .. Day 3 .. "Beer Boat Regatta"
Mon 23 Mar 16:36
- CSA '15 .. Day 2 .. "Bitter End"
Sun 22 Mar 16:16
- CSA '15 .. Day 1 .. "Cooper Island" and hit the "boards"
- CSA '15 .. Day 1 .. "Setting Sail"
Sat 21 Mar 15:09
- Caribbean Sailing Adventure 2015 -- The Wallace Family

2014

Nov 2014

Mon 10 Nov 23:01
Sun 9 Nov 14:46
- "FISH ON" -- AGAIN!!
- "Original Portraits" -- every day!!
Fri 7 Nov 20:00
- A "Thanksgiving" tradition? -- every passage!!
Thu 6 Nov 19:10
- A Day on "Arbella". (continued)
- A day on "Arbella".Hello Lake Magdalene!
Wed 5 Nov 20:31
- "FISH ON!!! (continued)
- "FISH ON"!!!!
Tue 4 Nov 21:00
- Fair winds and following seas!
Mon 3 Nov 19:10
- Cast off all lines?.we are Underway!
- Leaving the Chesapeake Bay
Sun 2 Nov 10:10
- IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WEATHER!!!!

Oct 2014

Thu 30 Oct 20:00
- Passage .. Annapolis to BVI .. getting set!!

2013

Nov 2013

Fri 8 Nov 20:27
- "On the beach" in 5 hours .. arrival imminent
- How will the Passage End....
Thu 7 Nov 15:31
- This can't be....even King Neptune is against us!
- Thanksgiving! ... and Captain Ron
Wed 6 Nov 04:49
- Motor, Sail, Motor-Sail...doing it all
Tue 5 Nov 09:35
- Sail or motor....what would you do?
Mon 4 Nov 05:01
- Lookin for the wind shift
Sun 3 Nov 10:03
- Passing Bermuda
Sat 2 Nov 17:27
- Clear skies and a good forecast...but no Bermuda stop
Fri 1 Nov 09:19
- A bit rough...but crew carries on

Oct 2013

Thu 31 Oct 06:00
- End of Day 1...entering the Gulf Stream
Wed 30 Oct 17:01
- Change 3....'Touch and Go'...we leave the Bay....'Dive, dive'!!
- Whoa! It is looking bad out there!
Tue 29 Oct 22:00
- Passage to BVI's begins!

Jul 2013

Sat 6 Jul 12:02

Jun 2013

Fri 7 Jun 15:00
Thu 6 Jun 22:59
Wed 5 Jun 16:04
- Day 6....perfect sailing!
Tue 4 Jun 16:00
- End Day 5...swabbing the deck?
Mon 3 Jun 14:29
- End of Day 4....Flying the Kite
- Day 4...sunrise and fishing!
Sun 2 Jun 20:00
- End Day 3...another 200+ mile day....but...
Sat 1 Jun 19:18
- End Day 2...201 miles!
- Seas flatten...the captain is back....catch up entry...new position!

May 2013

Fri 31 May 14:06
- Day 1....231miles...smokin'
Thu 30 May 14:00
- Passage started....BVI to Annapolis

Mar 2013

Thu 28 Mar 13:31
- "Arbella's" Honorary Crew.... 3rd Grade at Lake Magdalene in Tampa
Sun 24 Mar 17:11
- Return to Nanny Cay...depart 24 March
Sat 23 Mar 17:04
- Position update....Little Jost
Thu 21 Mar 09:48
- St. John...Sunsets and clear water....Little Jost Van Dyke
Sat 16 Mar 16:16
- Joni's aboard...9 Mar to 16 Mar

Feb 2013

Thu 21 Feb 09:00
- Trellis Bay...and Bitter End...then bitter cold!
Tue 12 Feb 17:52
- Peter Island
Wed 6 Feb 21:51
- We're back....on "Arbella" in the BVI's

2012

Dec 2012

Sat 15 Dec 07:30
- BVI's...Home for the season! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Fri 14 Dec 18:33
- "Are we there yet"!!
Thu 13 Dec 14:41
- Enroute to BVI's!
Wed 12 Dec 20:39
- Day 14 1/2....The Finish!!
Tue 11 Dec 16:13
- Day 14....the end greeted with Rainbow and Dolphins!!
Mon 10 Dec 19:39
- Day 13....Facetime with the kids!!
Sun 9 Dec 18:19
- Day 12....rockin'the night away!
Sat 8 Dec 16:34
- Day 11....Fantastic sunset...starry sky...and sunrise....wing-on-wing...running
Fri 7 Dec 18:14
- Day 10...Spinnaker and Generator...followed by filet dinner!
Thu 6 Dec 17:35
- Day 9...GPS's to the microwave...we've got fireworks
Wed 5 Dec 15:49
- Day 8...the sleigh ride continues
Tue 4 Dec 16:28
- Day 7...Middle of Atlantic
Mon 3 Dec 13:54
- Day 6...Deck's Awash!!
Sun 2 Dec 15:55
- Day 5...We're movin'....Provisioning!
Sat 1 Dec 13:50
- Day 4 -- Jibe ho!

Nov 2012

Fri 30 Nov 12:15
- Day 3/4 Sunset and Sunrise
Thu 29 Nov 13:29
- Day 2
Wed 28 Nov 14:02
- Day 1...a great start!
Tue 27 Nov 20:15
Sun 25 Nov 23:07
- The "First" ARC Start
Sat 24 Nov 16:24
- It unanimous!!
- Day before start..."Skipper's Briefing"
Fri 23 Nov 22:48
- ARC Farewell Party
- Sea Trials! Itching to go!
Thu 22 Nov 23:05
- Safety Demo...Oyster reception
Wed 21 Nov 21:14
- First dinner aboard!
Tue 20 Nov 22:45
- The full "Intrepid Crew" of Arbella is aboard!
Mon 19 Nov 17:46
- It's not all work!
Sun 18 Nov 21:18
- Them Oyster Boys!
- ARC 2012 Opening Ceremony
Sat 17 Nov 22:02
- The crew is here!
Wed 14 Nov 20:00
- Arbella is on "Arbella"
Mon 12 Nov 19:00
- The Oyster team arrives....already!
Sun 11 Nov 15:00
- Mike Arrives in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

Oct 2012

Thu 25 Oct 17:01
- Arrival...Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
Mon 15 Oct 19:57
- Stopover in Lagos, Spain
- Position update
Sat 13 Oct 11:54
- Rounding Lisbon
Sun 7 Oct 16:26
- An update from Bayona

Sep 2012

Thu 20 Sep 09:00
- Arrived Bayona, Spain
Wed 19 Sep 22:20
- Rounding NW corner Spain
Tue 18 Sep 22:30
- Leaving UK -- Rounding Brest, France
Mon 10 Sep 16:28
- A Pit Stop in Plymouth
- Leaving Ireland -- Passing Isles of Scilly

Aug 2012

Fri 17 Aug 19:12
- Last day in Ireland!
Thu 16 Aug 17:01
Wed 15 Aug 17:40
- It just keeps getting better!
Tue 14 Aug 21:32
- Vicki's Birthday and Cape Clear Island -- Part 2
- Vicki's Birthday and Cape Clear island .. Part I
Mon 13 Aug 18:58
- Amy aboard for sail to "Long Island Bay"
- Fastnet Rock...Famous Sailing Mark
Sun 12 Aug 16:31
- A visit on Sunday in Kinsale
- Land trip -- "The Glin Festival" -- and Wallace's
Thu 9 Aug 17:27
- Returning to Kinsale...
Mon 6 Aug 17:24
- Baltimore, Ireland...and the Pirate Museum
Sun 5 Aug 17:11
- Sailing from Kinsale with Joni
Fri 3 Aug 17:08
- Blarney Castle and Gardens...land tour continues
Thu 2 Aug 17:04
- Ring of Bera, Lakes of Kilarney, and Kenmare
Wed 1 Aug 13:30
- Ireland -- Land & Sea With Joanne

Jul 2012

Sat 14 Jul 18:12
- Kinsale....it all comes together here!!
Wed 11 Jul 17:31
- Baltimore...Ireland, that is
Tue 10 Jul 12:10
- Crookhaven ... population 11
Sun 8 Jul 15:30
- Castletownshend
Sat 7 Jul 19:00
- Irish Family Gathering
Wed 4 Jul 09:59
- Touring in Ireland

Jun 2012

Thu 28 Jun 19:45
Wed 27 Jun 09:11
- Guernsey to Kinsale
Sat 9 Jun 09:00
- Our "broad itinerary" becoming clear!

May 2012

Mon 28 May 09:00
- Back at Guernsey
Sun 27 May 18:30
- From the Distaff Side-Vicki Here
Fri 25 May 18:20
- St. Malo..Brittany.. with Celtic and Pirate connections!
Wed 23 May 10:42
- Passage to St. Malo, France
Mon 21 May 21:55
- Returned to Guernsey
Tue 8 May 17:10
- Wearing their "watch caps"!
- The Wallace Crew grows!

Apr 2012

Sun 29 Apr 21:00
- Guernsey challenges...and beauty!
Sun 22 Apr 13:30
- Passage ended at Guernsey!
- What a passage
Sat 21 Apr 08:31
- Heading to Alderney
Fri 20 Apr 18:37
- Brighton UK diversion
- Crossing Prime Meridian
Thu 19 Apr 22:00