Gertha's Web Diary - Christmas past

Christmas past

Gertha

Tue 30 Sep 2025 06:23

11.07.97S 102.00.76E

Christmas Island is fun and small, one supermarket, one cafe and one restaurant, rain forest and Birdlife unique to island.
We are now on passage to Cocos, trade winds with good speed make a pleasant change from the non winds the last few weeks.

nanos gigantum humeris insidentes

Blog Entries

2025

Sep 2025

Tue 30 Sep 06:23
- Christmas past
Fri 19 Sep 04:38
- Lombok
Thu 11 Sep 01:31
- At sea in no wind

Aug 2025

Sun 24 Aug 06:34
- Gulf of Carpentaria
Mon 18 Aug 08:59
- It is a Christmas song, No ????
Wed 6 Aug 09:56
- Australia up the coast

Jul 2025

Sat 26 Jul 00:39
- Australia Australia
Mon 21 Jul 00:34
- Bobby on board
Wed 16 Jul 21:05
- Vannatu

Jun 2025

Thu 26 Jun 20:23
- A birthday anchorage
Tue 24 Jun 05:11
- Fiji
Fri 20 Jun 19:12
- Vatolutolu Bay
Fri 13 Jun 08:09
- Fiji Fiji Fiji

May 2025

Fri 30 May 04:46
- Tonga and Robin
Sun 25 May 07:25
- Computer said no
Fri 23 May 22:53
- Re: The Scarlet Pimpernel is having a depression
- The Scarlet Pimpernel is having a depression
Mon 19 May 14:37
- The end of Society
Tue 13 May 17:39
- Tahaa
Wed 7 May 07:27
- Self preservation society
Tue 6 May 07:04
- Sunset Society
Mon 5 May 07:58
- May the force be with you
Fri 2 May 18:40
- Tahiti

Apr 2025

Tue 8 Apr 03:14
- Marquises

Mar 2025

Mon 24 Mar 22:08
- Nearly Hiva Oa
Wed 19 Mar 19:18
- Stars
Tue 18 Mar 18:53
- Sun
Sun 16 Mar 16:45
- Mid Pacific
Fri 14 Mar 09:12
- Bonny Tylor
Tue 11 Mar 17:30
- All at sea
Fri 7 Mar 15:47
- Pacific en route Hiva Oa

Feb 2025

Fri 28 Feb 20:14
- Galapagos
Wed 19 Feb 00:14
- Pacific playlist
Sun 16 Feb 14:49
- Pacific not passive
Sat 15 Feb 00:00
- Very passive Pacific
Thu 13 Feb 21:07
- Pacific
Wed 5 Feb 23:09
- Shelter Bay

Jan 2025

Fri 24 Jan 01:10
- San Blas
Wed 15 Jan 21:18
- Columbia
Tue 14 Jan 23:10
- Going west
Sun 12 Jan 20:29
- Barcelona
Sat 11 Jan 02:58
- The time has come
Wed 8 Jan 01:33
- Australia, we will soon be on our way

2024

Dec 2024

Thu 12 Dec 21:53
- Sunset
- Fwd: Sunset
Thu 5 Dec 21:40
- Another one bites the dust
Wed 4 Dec 22:15
- Yes squall, no fish
Tue 3 Dec 21:47
- What time is it
Mon 2 Dec 21:36
- Man of war
Sun 1 Dec 21:33
- No weed more fish

Nov 2024

Sat 30 Nov 21:22
- No weed
Fri 29 Nov 21:23
- Weed
Thu 28 Nov 21:21
- Kettle
Wed 27 Nov 21:13
- Mousaka
Tue 26 Nov 21:20
- Who stole the fish
Mon 25 Nov 21:29
- Low winds ahead
Sun 24 Nov 21:33
- Egret far at sea
Sat 23 Nov 21:34
- The merits to Verde
Fri 15 Nov 09:52
- A lot of ones
Tue 12 Nov 16:14
- Some sun
Mon 11 Nov 12:33
- Day 1 Las Palmas to Mindelo or is it day 2
Fri 8 Nov 14:36
- Back to school

Oct 2024

Tue 29 Oct 18:33
- Here we go again
Mon 28 Oct 18:46
- 2024

2019

May 2019

Fri 31 May 11:30
- Lymington
Tue 28 May 16:09
- may 28 azores to UK, over the shelf
Mon 27 May 11:18
- monday may 27
Sun 26 May 11:58
- day something, about half way
Sat 25 May 11:47
- day 4/5 azores to uk gertha 5/ duct tape
Fri 24 May 11:33
- champaigne sailing
Thu 23 May 10:18
- day 2 0r is it 3
Wed 22 May 11:09
- day 1 part 2 azores to uk
Sun 19 May 12:17
- In Horta
Tue 14 May 21:42
- tuesday may 14 antigua to azores
Mon 13 May 16:50
- monday 13 may gertha 5 closer to azores
Sun 12 May 11:37
- nice morning closer to Azores
Fri 10 May 10:40
- weather gods
Thu 9 May 12:46
- silly wind on day 10 gertha 5 heading Azores
Wed 8 May 13:24
- windy nighy
Tue 7 May 15:54
- duo
- back in the wind
Mon 6 May 10:59
- monday day8 gertha 5 antigua to azores
Sun 5 May 12:36
- no wind
Sat 4 May 13:43
- may the forth
Fri 3 May 11:40
- may 3or is it 4 mid atlantic
Thu 2 May 12:03
- gertha 5 antigua to azores
Wed 1 May 13:29
- day 2

Apr 2019

Tue 30 Apr 11:08
- first day
- first day antigua depart
Wed 17 Apr 13:10
- antigua

Feb 2019

Wed 6 Feb 18:32
- Yachting world
- Famous in Holland

Jan 2019

Sun 6 Jan 17:00
- Jolly Harbour

2018

Dec 2018

Wed 19 Dec 18:43
- Martinique

Nov 2018

Wed 14 Nov 17:26
- Mindelo

May 2018

Sun 6 May 16:06
- New name

Jan 2018

Fri 12 Jan 17:48
- New keelson

2017

Oct 2017

Mon 16 Oct 16:44
- Sahara in ipswich

Jul 2017

Mon 17 Jul 16:54
- Baiona
Thu 6 Jul 16:37
- Gibraltar
Tue 4 Jul 15:48
- Cartagena
- Cartegena

May 2017

Mon 1 May 15:33
- Barcelona

Apr 2017

Wed 26 Apr 13:11
- Fw: First sail Illa de Cabrera
Thu 6 Apr 12:37
- First entry, new boat , new blog

Christmas past

Blog Entries

Tue 30 Sep 06:23

Fri 19 Sep 04:38

Thu 11 Sep 01:31

Sun 24 Aug 06:34

Mon 18 Aug 08:59

Wed 6 Aug 09:56

Sat 26 Jul 00:39

Mon 21 Jul 00:34

Wed 16 Jul 21:05

Thu 26 Jun 20:23

Tue 24 Jun 05:11

Fri 20 Jun 19:12

Fri 13 Jun 08:09

Fri 30 May 04:46

Sun 25 May 07:25

Fri 23 May 22:53

Mon 19 May 14:37

Tue 13 May 17:39

Wed 7 May 07:27

Tue 6 May 07:04

Mon 5 May 07:58

Fri 2 May 18:40

Tue 8 Apr 03:14

Mon 24 Mar 22:08

Wed 19 Mar 19:18

Tue 18 Mar 18:53

Sun 16 Mar 16:45

Fri 14 Mar 09:12

Tue 11 Mar 17:30

Fri 7 Mar 15:47

Fri 28 Feb 20:14

Wed 19 Feb 00:14

Sun 16 Feb 14:49

Sat 15 Feb 00:00

Thu 13 Feb 21:07

Wed 5 Feb 23:09

Fri 24 Jan 01:10

Wed 15 Jan 21:18

Tue 14 Jan 23:10

Sun 12 Jan 20:29

Sat 11 Jan 02:58

Wed 8 Jan 01:33

Thu 12 Dec 21:53

Thu 5 Dec 21:40

Wed 4 Dec 22:15

Tue 3 Dec 21:47

Mon 2 Dec 21:36

Sun 1 Dec 21:33

Sat 30 Nov 21:22

Fri 29 Nov 21:23

Thu 28 Nov 21:21

Wed 27 Nov 21:13

Tue 26 Nov 21:20

Mon 25 Nov 21:29

Sun 24 Nov 21:33

Sat 23 Nov 21:34

Fri 15 Nov 09:52

Tue 12 Nov 16:14

Mon 11 Nov 12:33

Fri 8 Nov 14:36

Tue 29 Oct 18:33

Mon 28 Oct 18:46

Fri 31 May 11:30

Tue 28 May 16:09

Mon 27 May 11:18

Sun 26 May 11:58

Sat 25 May 11:47

Fri 24 May 11:33

Thu 23 May 10:18

Wed 22 May 11:09

Sun 19 May 12:17

Tue 14 May 21:42

Mon 13 May 16:50

Sun 12 May 11:37

Fri 10 May 10:40

Thu 9 May 12:46

Wed 8 May 13:24

Tue 7 May 15:54