Joseph Conrad - Ripped the foresail

Ripped the foresail

Joseph Conrad

Skipper Glenn Anfruns

Wed 11 Mar 2015 20:03

17:47.98N 66:15.55W

Took a reef in the foresail on the old schooner and after a while the sail ripped in three places. She needs some new sails.

Blog Entries

2015

Oct 2015

Thu 29 Oct 11:25
- Arrived at Portimao in Portugal
Tue 27 Oct 03:30
- Gibraltar
Mon 26 Oct 06:26
- The bottom corner of Spain
- Cartagena on the Spanish coast
Sun 25 Oct 11:13
- Heading for the Spanish coast
Sat 24 Oct 10:15
- Menorca
Fri 23 Oct 18:25
Wed 21 Oct 07:50
- Bad conditions, moved into Stintino Marina
Tue 20 Oct 07:40
- Anchored at Stintino in NW Sardinia
Mon 19 Oct 11:10
- Departed Tuscany for southern Portugal

Jul 2015

Tue 28 Jul 09:00
- Back in Tuscany
Sun 26 Jul 16:45
- The beautiful Ponza
Fri 24 Jul 22:59
- The Aeolian Islands - Lipari and Stromboli
- North exit of Messina Straits.
- South Messina Straits
- Capo Spartivento
Thu 23 Jul 19:45
- Le Castella - Calabria
Wed 22 Jul 17:16
- Anchored at the heel of Italy
- Cape Otranto
Mon 20 Jul 19:45
- Back to Brindisi and Italia
- Port Bar for fuel and clearing out of Montenegro
Fri 17 Jul 19:00
- The Mediterranean fjord, Montenegro's inland waterways
- Zelenika and clearing into Montenegro
- Cavtat and clearing out of Croatia
Wed 15 Jul 21:20
- Dubrovnik old town
- End of cruise lucheon at Miljet Island
Tue 14 Jul 16:15
- Jezevica Canal Monastery, Korculla Island
Mon 13 Jul 15:30
- Borscht Party Night
- Scedro Island swim stop
Sun 12 Jul 16:00
- Palmezana Island near the beautiful town of Hvar
- Vis Island
- Bisevo Island
Sat 11 Jul 18:00
- Brac Island
- Solta Island
- Drvenik Mali Island
Fri 10 Jul 17:20
- Rogoznika
- Zirje Island
Thu 9 Jul 13:10
- Zut
- The channel Prolaz Proversa Mala
Wed 8 Jul 10:00
- Levrnaka
Tue 7 Jul 14:30
- Zlarin
Mon 6 Jul 12:15
- Skradin
Sun 5 Jul 17:00
- Sibenik
- A swim at Krnkjasi Bay
Fri 3 Jul 13:00
- Historic Trogir
Thu 2 Jul 15:15
- At anchor near Trogir
Wed 1 Jul 15:00
- Vis Island in Croatia
- Italy to Croatia

Jun 2015

Sun 21 Jun 22:45
- The waterfront of Brindisi's historic centre
Sat 20 Jun 17:00
- The heel of Italy
Fri 19 Jun 09:00
- Messina Strait
Thu 18 Jun 08:45
- Lipari and refuel
Wed 17 Jun 10:29
- Roma-Ponza-Lipari

May 2015

Mon 25 May 11:53
- On the road again
Sat 2 May 06:00
- Back home in Tuscany
Fri 1 May 10:09
- Back to Tuscany

Apr 2015

Thu 30 Apr 10:09
- Towards Sardinia
Wed 29 Apr 10:46
- The Balearics
Tue 28 Apr 10:59
- In the known world of the ancients
Mon 27 Apr 06:28
- Welcome to Gibraltar
Sat 25 Apr 14:03
- Traffic around Cape St Vincent
Fri 24 Apr 12:22
- Finally some sunshine again
Thu 23 Apr 12:17
- Making way again for Gibraltar
Wed 22 Apr 12:19
- Strong winds from a passing front
Tue 21 Apr 12:01
- Leaving the Azores behind
Mon 20 Apr 13:28
- En route for Gibraltar
- Departed Horta, Azores
Wed 15 Apr 17:36
- Arrived at Horta, Azores
- Nearly there - finally
Tue 14 Apr 12:34
- It's a lovely grey day
Mon 13 Apr 13:27
- Grey morning
Sun 12 Apr 13:14
- Slept well...thank you
Sat 11 Apr 14:07
- Bouncing all night
Fri 10 Apr 13:13
- Rainy day
Thu 9 Apr 13:17
- Isolated showers and slight seas
Wed 8 Apr 13:24
- Smooth seas, sunshine and a damaged sail.
Tue 7 Apr 14:10
- Unpleasant conditions improving
Mon 6 Apr 11:00
- Unpleasant conditions
Sun 5 Apr 11:00
- Happy Easter
Sat 4 Apr 13:37
- Cool and cloudy day
Fri 3 Apr 11:00
- Departed the beautiful St George's town in Bermuda

Mar 2015

Fri 27 Mar 03:00
- Arrived at Bermuda
Thu 26 Mar 13:07
- It's cold
Wed 25 Mar 12:37
- Weather could be better
Tue 24 Mar 14:36
- Weather is changing
Mon 23 Mar 12:12
- Smooth seas - for now
Sun 22 Mar 12:12
- Leaving the Dominican Republic behind
Sat 21 Mar 16:16
- On the way home
Thu 12 Mar 19:27
- Pueto Rico to Dominican Republic
Wed 11 Mar 20:03
- Ripped the foresail
Tue 10 Mar 19:21
- Departed Marigot Bay, St Martin

Feb 2015

Fri 27 Feb 22:29
- Generator repairs

2014

Dec 2014

Mon 1 Dec 10:49
- Arrived at Barbados

Nov 2014

Sun 30 Nov 13:20
- Gybed for north Barbados
Sat 29 Nov 20:39
- Under sail again
- The first ocean crossing for this Joseph Conrad?
Fri 28 Nov 15:00
- Two days to go
Thu 27 Nov 15:20
- Real hot in the shade
Wed 26 Nov 15:00
- Motoring on
Tue 25 Nov 15:00
- It's hot
Mon 24 Nov 17:05
- No wind, motoring
- Where's the wind
Sun 23 Nov 15:00
- The one that got away
Sat 22 Nov 12:45
- Gybed
Fri 21 Nov 14:00
- Crossed the time line
Thu 20 Nov 14:00
- Rain and wind
Wed 19 Nov 14:00
- Running well
Tue 18 Nov 14:20
- Water, water everywhere
Mon 17 Nov 14:00
- A visitor on board
Sun 16 Nov 13:00
- 16:11.8N 26:45.9W
Sat 15 Nov 11:30
- Crossing the pond

Oct 2014

Mon 27 Oct 10:00
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands
Sat 18 Oct 08:30
- Gibraltar
Sun 12 Oct 13:30
- Tuscany goodbye