Previous Diary Entries
2014
Nov 2014
2013
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The last leg, now the circle is complete
Tue 4 Nov 21:47
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Dunkirk, or the red button on the yellow banana
Fri 31 Oct 19:58
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Schmilblick
Thu 30 Oct 19:46
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Douai
Wed 29 Oct 18:20
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End of the Canal du Nord
Wed 29 Oct 13:26
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Up to the 50th parallel
Tue 28 Oct 18:16
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Up to the 50th parallel
Tue 28 Oct 18:16
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The Canal du Nord
Mon 27 Oct 19:08
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Sunday, muddy Sunday
Sun 26 Oct 16:21 -
Bourg et Comin
Sat 25 Oct 15:56
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Berry au Bac
Sat 25 Oct 10:15
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Reims and beyond
Fri 24 Oct 17:21
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Progress
Thu 23 Oct 16:34
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Canal Latéral à la Marne
Wed 22 Oct 17:03
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Taking a break
Wed 15 Oct 15:56 -
Vitry-le-Francois
Tue 14 Oct 20:28 -
Outskirts of St Diziers
Mon 13 Oct 20:36
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Joinville
Sun 12 Oct 18:31
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Froncles
Sat 11 Oct 17:45
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Today's locks, and A Woman Comes
Fri 10 Oct 20:20 -
Chaumont
Fri 10 Oct 17:08
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Over the top
Wed 8 Oct 16:19
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And where's that soggy plain?
Mon 6 Oct 18:15
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First day single handed
Sat 4 Oct 17:46
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St Jean de Losne
Sat 4 Oct 16:21
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Seurre
Fri 3 Oct 17:58
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More from Verdun sur le Doubs
Thu 2 Oct 09:01 -
Verdun
Thu 2 Oct 06:32
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Chalon sur Saone
Thu 2 Oct 06:28
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What a difference a day makes
Mon 29 Sep 17:27
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Trevoux
Sun 28 Sep 18:13
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Lyons, and farewell to the Rhone
Sat 27 Sep 17:54
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Ecluse de Sablons
Fri 26 Sep 18:41
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All the way to Vivier
Tue 23 Sep 16:37
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L'Ardoise
Sun 21 Sep 17:58
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Avignon
Thu 18 Sep 18:38
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Arles, enough to make anyone mad
Wed 17 Sep 17:10
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Canal San Louis and the start of our way north through France
Mon 15 Sep 17:55
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The French Riviera as seen from Beowulf
Sat 13 Sep 19:45
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Selon le vent, la voile
Fri 12 Sep 19:40
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Propriano
Wed 10 Sep 19:13
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Bonifacio
Tue 9 Sep 18:27
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Cala Stagnali
Sat 6 Sep 20:43
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Marina del Ponte and Garibaldi's house
Sat 6 Sep 20:24
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La Maddalena
Sat 6 Sep 19:36
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North Eastern Sardinia
Wed 3 Sep 07:26
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To the Costa Smeralda, and beyond
Sat 30 Aug 17:58
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At rest in Arbatax
Wed 18 Jun 15:15
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Cala Luna
Thu 12 Jun 17:47 -
Santa Maria Navarrese to Cala Gonone
Wed 11 Jun 07:46
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Santa Maria Navarese
Sun 8 Jun 18:34
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Arbatax
Thu 5 Jun 17:09
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Cala di Múrtas
Thu 5 Jun 17:00
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Villasimius
Thu 5 Jun 16:45
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Villasimius
Wed 4 Jun 06:05
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Cagliari
Sun 1 Jun 12:54
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Capo di Pula
Sat 31 May 19:30
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Porto di Ponte Romano
Thu 29 May 17:00
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Carloforte, Isola San' Pietro, Sardinia
Tue 27 May 14:30
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Buggeru's modern ruins
Tue 27 May 07:17 -
From ancient ruins to modern ones, Tharros to Buggeru
Mon 26 May 20:01
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Tharros, Capo San Marco
Mon 26 May 19:37
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Capo Mannu
Mon 26 May 14:34
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Bosa
Sat 24 May 07:13 -
Bosa
Fri 23 May 13:32
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Goodbye dear Spain, hello Italy!
Tue 20 May 14:33
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Departure from Mahon
Sat 17 May 08:41 -
First Sail of the Season
Sun 11 May 07:38
Sep 2013
2012
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Es Grau
Mon 30 Sep 15:47
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Addaya
Mon 30 Sep 15:39
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Mahon
Thu 26 Sep 23:15
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Cala Covas
Wed 25 Sep 16:32
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Cala Turqueta
Tue 24 Sep 15:29
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Cabo d'Artrutx - landfall on Menorca
Tue 24 Sep 13:33
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Leaving Mallorca, at last, with some regret
Mon 23 Sep 16:24 -
Palma de Mallorca, unusual city
Mon 16 Sep 19:17
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Palma de Mallorca, Cathedral
Mon 16 Sep 19:15
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It's not all plain sailing.
Mon 16 Sep 19:13
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Porto Cristo
Sat 14 Sep 19:11
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Cala Mitjana
Fri 13 Sep 19:16
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Ensanada de sa Rapita
Thu 12 Sep 22:13
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La Rapita
Wed 11 Sep 22:29
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Cabo Blanco
Wed 11 Sep 11:00
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Portals Vells
Tue 10 Sep 15:15
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Islote El Toro
Tue 10 Sep 14:08
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The SW tip of Mallorca
Tue 10 Sep 11:30
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Deia and Valdemossa
Mon 9 Sep 18:30 -
Caves, grottos and majestic mountains
Sat 7 Sep 17:53 -
Cala Tuent before the stars came out
Sat 7 Sep 17:17
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Exploring Sóller
Thu 5 Sep 18:09
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First view after Rounding Cap de Formentor, Mallorca
Wed 4 Sep 20:21
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Cliffs and caves and high high peaks
Wed 4 Sep 20:15
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Cap de Formentor, Mallorca
Sat 31 Aug 19:44
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Real Club Nautica Puerto de Pollensa
Thu 13 Jun 09:10
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Puerto de Pollenca
Tue 11 Jun 14:39
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Cabo de Formentor
Tue 11 Jun 14:33
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Cabo de Catalunya
Tue 11 Jun 14:31
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No wind
Tue 11 Jun 14:25
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Soller
Mon 10 Jun 14:22
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On the Costa Mirador
Mon 10 Jun 09:04
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Dragonera
Mon 10 Jun 08:00
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Andratx
Sat 8 Jun 17:30
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Cala Xaraca
Fri 7 Jun 15:41
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In harbour at SanAntoni de Portmany
Thu 6 Jun 15:40
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Rounding Conejera
Thu 6 Jun 15:35
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Fishing boat at work
Wed 5 Jun 17:00
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Lunch stop in Cala Tarida
Wed 5 Jun 12:38
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Sailing between Vedra ('Bali Hai') and Cabo Jeue on Ibiza mainland
Wed 5 Jun 10:00
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Warm enough at last
Mon 3 Jun 15:31 -
Cala Saona
Mon 3 Jun 11:01
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Correction re posidonia and website
Sun 2 Jun 09:22
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Isla Espelmador
Sun 2 Jun 09:12
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This is Izzie, our tender
Sat 1 Jun 14:53
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Been here before
Sat 1 Jun 14:50
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That's the boat, the little one
Thu 30 May 19:24
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Cala Boix
Thu 30 May 19:20 -
8 am in Ibiza harbour
Tue 28 May 06:17 -
Tom releasing the propeller from a snagged rope.
Tue 28 May 06:05 -
Botafoch
Mon 27 May 22:06
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Cala Talamanca, Ibiza
Sat 25 May 14:46
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Portroig Cove, Ibiza
Fri 24 May 19:18 -
Sailing the Clear Ocean Blue
Fri 24 May 18:44
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The Balearics!
Wed 22 May 21:50
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Villajoyosa
Mon 20 May 17:21
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Santa Pola
Sun 19 May 10:53 -
About to set off again
Sat 18 May 20:26
Sep 2012
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The Mar Menor
Thu 27 Sep 14:26
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Cabo de Palos
Thu 27 Sep 11:34
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Cartagena and beyond...
Thu 27 Sep 07:03
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Cabo de Gata
Wed 26 Sep 16:44
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Almeria
Mon 24 Sep 20:46
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Motril, after a day in the Sierra Nevada
Sun 23 Sep 21:46 -
Motril
Sun 23 Sep 08:01
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Fuengirola
Fri 21 Sep 07:39
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The sun's still hot and the sky is blue
Thu 20 Sep 18:24
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The Rock of Gibraltar
Mon 17 Sep 22:48
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Africa, from Tarifa, Strait of Gibraltar
Mon 17 Sep 15:21
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Chipiona, Cadiz and Gibraltar next
Sun 16 Sep 21:49
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Mending sails
Thu 13 Sep 13:13 -
Customs officers board Beowulf at sea
Wed 12 Sep 23:00 -
Chipiona
Wed 12 Sep 22:22
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Vila Real do Santo Antonio, River Guadiana
Tue 11 Sep 19:34
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Faro, Ilha da Culatra
Mon 10 Sep 17:09
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Albufeira
Sun 9 Sep 19:35
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Cape St Vincent
Sun 9 Sep 07:47
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Vasco da Gama...
Fri 7 Sep 18:43 -
Days in Sines
Fri 7 Sep 15:07 -
Sines
Wed 5 Sep 01:45
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Sesimbra
Tue 4 Sep 09:05
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Docs da Bom Sucesso, Belém, Lisbon
Sat 1 Sep 14:00
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Something wrong?
Fri 31 Aug 15:10 -
Lisbon
Wed 29 Aug 21:11
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Another view of I. da Berlenga
Tue 28 Aug 19:21 -
Ilha da Berlenga
Tue 28 Aug 19:19
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The crew finds a comfortable spot in the sun
Mon 27 Aug 22:40 -
Nazare
Mon 27 Aug 20:25
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Figuera da Foz
Mon 27 Aug 09:51
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Last of the sunset at Povoa de Varzim
Sat 25 Aug 19:23 -
41 22.284N 8 45.896W
Sat 25 Aug 19:05
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Baiona
Fri 24 Aug 06:50
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Portosin, in the Ria de Muros
Wed 22 Aug 20:58
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Dolphins and flying fish
Sun 19 Aug 20:49 -
Cabo Vilano
Sun 19 Aug 16:54 -
Dos cervezas in Camarinas
Sun 19 Aug 16:50
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Laxe
Sat 18 Aug 17:03
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Farewell La Coruna
Sat 18 Aug 08:38
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Another day in La Coruna
Fri 17 Aug 05:15
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And we've logged 1002 nautical miles from Wivenhoe
Fri 6 Jul 06:23 -
Mañana, y mañana, y mañana...
Fri 6 Jul 06:16 -
Interlude in La Coruna
Tue 3 Jul 17:09 -
Some of the details
Sun 1 Jul 21:57 -
La Coruna, Compostella, and goodbye and thank you Bill
Sun 1 Jul 17:00
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La Coruna at last
Sat 30 Jun 20:57
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Clearing Cape Ortegal
Sat 30 Jun 11:00
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Safe in Spain. We did it.
Thu 28 Jun 17:13
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Cameret
Sat 23 Jun 16:02
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Bound for Biscay, out of Brest
Thu 21 Jun 21:09 -
Brest
Wed 20 Jun 12:39
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The End of the English Channel
Mon 18 Jun 19:20 -
L'Aber Wrac'h
Mon 18 Jun 10:39
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Bloscon (near Roscof)
Sun 17 Jun 12:49
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Treguier
Thu 14 Jun 06:21 -
Through the night from Guernsey to Treguier
Thu 14 Jun 03:20
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Guernsey and points south
Wed 13 Jun 12:07 -
Guernsey and points south
Wed 13 Jun 12:00 -
Guernsey
Mon 11 Jun 23:11
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About to enter the Alderney Race
Mon 11 Jun 15:45
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Cherbourg with umbrellas
Sun 10 Jun 11:51 -
Cherbourg
Sat 9 Jun 18:22
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Gales, squalls and overfalls
Thu 7 Jun 18:07
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Ouistreham
Wed 6 Jun 10:00
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Fécamp
Mon 4 Jun 22:29
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Lazy days in Dieppe
Sun 3 Jun 16:50 -
Massive tide in a beautiful harbour
Sun 3 Jun 16:45 -
A day of fog and now a birthday in Dieppe
Sat 2 Jun 12:14 -
Dieppe
Fri 1 Jun 23:27
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Vive la France
Thu 31 May 17:45
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Fog in Channel, Europe cut off
Wed 30 May 10:15 -
Harbour seal
Wed 30 May 10:04 -
Up the mast...
Wed 30 May 10:02 -
Grrr
Tue 29 May 22:14 -
To Dover in fog
Mon 28 May 12:07
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Across the Thames
Sun 27 May 21:54
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To Brightlingsea
Thu 24 May 16:20
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Getting ready for the cast-Off
Mon 21 May 20:40
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Crossing the Thames Estuary October 2011
Sat 7 Apr 12:02 -
Beowulf at Brightlingsea 2011
Sat 7 Apr 11:42 -
Fitting out in Wivenhoe
Fri 6 Apr 23:28