Hollinsclough - Is the World Round? - Aproaching Robinson Cruseo Island

Aproaching Robinson Cruseo Island

Hollinsclough - Is the World Round?

Wed 30 Sep 2009 23:41

Aproaching Robinson Crueso Island

70 miles into the sunset 34.30.00 S 77.48.00 W

No sign of the Island this evening but delight and excitement in reading Daniel Defoes Robinson Cruseo book as we close on this rarely visited gem of the South Pacific.

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2020

Aug 2020

Mon 31 Aug 13:36
- From Grand Canal Alsace to Strasbourg city marina
Sat 29 Aug 16:44
- Canal Alsace to Bieshheim 48:01.79N 07:34.21E
Fri 28 Aug 10:32
- Stuck under lock 35 on the canal Rhone du Rhin - Arriving Mulhouse 47:44.57N 07:20.48E
Thu 27 Aug 19:02
- The algae blocks lock to Mulhouse Mulhouse 47:44.57N 07:20.48E
Tue 25 Aug 19:41
- Montbeliard to Dannemarie - 29 locks in a single day - 47:38.15N 07:06.92E
Mon 24 Aug 18:08
- FW: Montbeliard on the Canal-du-Rhone au Rhin for the night. 47:30.28N 06:47.63E
Sun 23 Aug 18:53
- Sunday evening in Sur-le-Doubs 42:27.08N 06:35.04E
Sat 22 Aug 17:52
- Baume-les-Dames 47:20.44N 06:21.45E
- Besencon 47:13.32N 06:01.80E
Thu 20 Aug 16:55
- Dole on the Canal du Rhone au Rhin - Dole 47:05.51N 05:29.82E
Wed 19 Aug 17:44
- St Jean 47:06.30N 05:15.63E
Tue 18 Aug 08:20
- Macon 46:19.51N 04:50.80E
Thu 13 Aug 08:45
- Lyon 45:44.51N 04:49.00E
Tue 11 Aug 16:55
- Les Rochesde-Condrieu. 45:27.39N 04:49.29E
Mon 10 Aug 18:40
- red box works in the lock - Valence 44:54.64N 04:52.34E
Sun 9 Aug 18:41
- Cruas on the Rhone 44:39.12N 04:46.55E
Sat 8 Aug 15:20
Thu 6 Aug 07:02
- 43:00.49N 03:05.03E Red Box mega in the fishing port of Nuevelle
Wed 5 Aug 14:59
- 41:47.00N 03:03.65E prototype red box worked 40 miles out in ocean
Tue 4 Aug 11:59
- 39:35.42N 02:18.87E prototype red box from med to blighty

2018

Sep 2018

Sat 8 Sep 17:00
- Hollinsclough The World Tour Reunion Sept 2018

2012

Dec 2012

Sat 1 Dec 12:00
- World Tour so far

2011

Dec 2011

Thu 1 Dec 11:00
- Hollinsclough family photo
- The Titles Lord and Lady of Hollinsclough

May 2011

Sat 7 May 09:36
- One year from the rescue

2010

Dec 2010

Mon 6 Dec 10:47
- Life in Blighty 2010

Aug 2010

Wed 25 Aug 15:26
- Brize Norton

Jun 2010

Tue 1 Jun 00:00
- Ascension island by Air

May 2010

Mon 17 May 15:20
- South atlantic Disaster May 2010
Thu 13 May 01:52
- All Safe in the Falklands
Sat 8 May 11:58
- 300 Miles NE South Georgia

Apr 2010

Thu 29 Apr 17:39
- South Georgia the escape
Fri 16 Apr 09:50
- Autopilot failed southern ocean
Thu 15 Apr 20:16
- Autopilot failed southern ocean
Mon 12 Apr 14:22
- South Georgia Grytviken busy life

Mar 2010

Wed 24 Mar 21:17
- King Edward Point
Mon 22 Mar 21:25
- South Georgia Cumberland Bay
- Sunrise in the iceberg zone
Sun 21 Mar 09:19
- Prince Albert II cruis ship hello
Sat 20 Mar 14:26
- Fifteen thousand miles on the log.
Fri 19 Mar 13:56
- South Atlantic stew from Stanley
Thu 18 Mar 15:35
- Typhoon fly by South Atlantic
Wed 17 Mar 16:25
- Good bye Falklands

Feb 2010

Sun 14 Feb 16:19
- Falklands
Fri 12 Feb 16:00
- Antarctic Minke Whales
Thu 11 Feb 21:59
- Falklands fishery zone Feb 12
Sun 7 Feb 15:07
- Staten Island
Thu 4 Feb 19:03
- Bahia Aguire Argentina
Wed 3 Feb 20:20
- Isla Lennox for Straight le Maire
Tue 2 Feb 01:32
- Cape Horn Feb 1st
Mon 1 Feb 23:11
- 56 South heading the Horn

Jan 2010

Sun 31 Jan 22:31
- Puerto Maxwell Hermite Island Jan 31
Sat 30 Jan 22:11
- Isla Herschel Caleta Martial
Thu 28 Jan 20:29
- 55 South
Sun 17 Jan 18:30
- Puerto Williams
Fri 15 Jan 23:21
- Glacier world Brazo Noreste
Thu 14 Jan 21:44
- Canal O Brien Isla Chair
Wed 13 Jan 00:21
- Nutland Bay Canal Barbra
Mon 11 Jan 20:20
- Tall ship Esmeralda in Magellan
Sun 10 Jan 13:43
- Fairway Light house entry to Magellan
Fri 8 Jan 19:48
- Isla Hunter Canal Victoria Jan 8
Thu 7 Jan 21:11
- Canal Sarimento
Tue 5 Jan 20:44
- Pio XI Glacier
Mon 4 Jan 23:42
- Dolphins and Ice
Sun 3 Jan 14:39
- Puert Eden New Years Day

2009

Dec 2009

Thu 31 Dec 20:41
- New Years Eve Isla Wellington
Tue 29 Dec 21:34
- Caleta Perrita Puerto Refugio
Mon 28 Dec 23:01
- Estero Balladares Canal Pulluche
Sun 27 Dec 20:24
- Porto Aguire Dec 27th
Sat 26 Dec 23:01
- 40knt Boxing Day wind for Isla Filomena
Thu 24 Dec 22:14
- Christmas at Bahia Anihue Bahia Isles
Wed 9 Dec 00:54
- Puerto Quellon

Nov 2009

Sun 29 Nov 00:24
- Puerto Montt, sailing medals, marathons and sisters of Carmelite

Oct 2009

Sat 31 Oct 16:44
- Abato Island fuel pump failure
Mon 26 Oct 23:08
- Isla Santa Maria
Sun 25 Oct 15:12
- Talcahuano Conception
Sat 3 Oct 14:34
- Robinson Crusoe Island

Sep 2009

Wed 30 Sep 23:41
- Aproaching Robinson Cruseo Island
Tue 29 Sep 23:12
- 150 miles west of Conception
Mon 28 Sep 23:27
- Goodbye Valdivia
Fri 18 Sep 11:00
- Viva Chile Independance celebrations
Sat 12 Sep 11:00
- Bariloche Argentina Sept

Aug 2009

Mon 10 Aug 17:00
- Santiago City in land for a week

Jul 2009

Fri 10 Jul 11:00
- July in Valdivia

Jun 2009

Fri 12 Jun 22:07
- Valdivia
Thu 11 Jun 00:00
- Canal Chaco slingshot speed
Tue 9 Jun 21:39
- Puerto Abtao

May 2009

Sat 30 May 11:00
- Puerto Montt City May

Apr 2009

Fri 10 Apr 22:52
- Puerto Montt City April
Thu 9 Apr 21:13
- Village of Mechuque
Tue 7 Apr 00:57
- Town of Quellon Island of Chiloe
Mon 6 Apr 01:18
- Perto San Pedro Isle Chiloe 5th April

Mar 2009

Tue 31 Mar 00:02
- Bahia Anihue
Mon 30 Mar 23:56
- Puerto Santo Paintwork
Sun 29 Mar 23:52
- Filomena Island
Sat 28 Mar 22:44
- La Derensa Dar Island
Fri 27 Mar 19:55
- Isla Marcacci Canal Darwin
Thu 26 Mar 22:15
- Puerto Yates Canal Darwin
- Canal Darwin Aproach
Wed 25 Mar 22:04
- Peninsula Skyring Seno Pico Paico
- Cabo Rapier Pacific
Mon 23 Mar 22:59
- Puerto Island Peninisula Swett Canal Messier
Sun 22 Mar 21:57
- Caleta Ivonne north of Launch Island in the Messier Canal 48 south
- Seno Glacier 48 south
Sat 21 Mar 19:26
- Vittorio Island north of Angostura Inglesa narrows
Thu 19 Mar 23:22
- Porto Eden town quay
Wed 18 Mar 18:02
- Caleta Maris Stella Muscle Camp Paso del Idino
Tue 17 Mar 21:32
- Caleta Refuge Wellington island pm 17/03/2009
Mon 16 Mar 20:34
- Caleta Finte giant jelly fish
- Canal Pitt the rain zone
Sun 15 Mar 20:10
- Caleta Villarrica anchorage pm Sunday 15/03/2009
- Amelia Glacier
- 50.53.00S 74.13.00W Heading Amelia Glacier
Sat 14 Mar 20:39
- Puerto Bueno pm 14/03/2009
- Sight of the Pacific am 14/03.2009
Fri 13 Mar 20:51
- Canal Sarmiento, Caleta Balandra
- 52.28.00 S 73.38.00 W Canal Smyth, Chile
Wed 11 Mar 20:29
- Islet Hose Caleta Darde Canal Smythe MArch 11th pm
- Fairway Light for Canal Smythe
- South of Tamar Island Straights of Magellan
Sun 8 Mar 21:53
- Cordova Peninsula Caleta Playa Parda pm 08/03/2009
- Largo Passage Straights of Magellan am 08/07/2009
Sat 7 Mar 21:59
- Bahia Mussel Magellan am March 7th
- Bahia Tilly Carlos III Island pm 7th March
- 53.42.00S 72.02.00W Fortesque Bay
Tue 3 Mar 16:34
- Fortescue Bay Wigwam Island 53 south
- 54 South Cabo Froward
Mon 2 Mar 23:22
- Punta Arenas
- Puert San Juan Fuerta Bulnes setlement

Feb 2009

Wed 25 Feb 20:48
- Punta Delgada Straights of Magellan Chille
Tue 24 Feb 17:07
- Dungeness Point Gateway to Magellan
Mon 23 Feb 02:57
- Puerto Santa Cruz 50 South
Sun 22 Feb 19:38
- Fifty South Girl Guides World Thinking Day
Wed 18 Feb 23:10
- San Julian 49 South
- Cape Vigia 48 South
Mon 16 Feb 21:33
- Puerto Deseado 47 south
Sun 15 Feb 12:21
- Bay of Camarones
Thu 12 Feb 17:12
Tue 10 Feb 22:28
- Piramides Golf of Nuevo

Jan 2009

Sat 24 Jan 19:48
- Porto Madryn Anchorage
- Gulfo Nuveo, Argentina
Fri 23 Jan 23:02
- Peninsula Valdes
Thu 22 Jan 22:23
- West of Punta Rubia
Wed 21 Jan 23:04
- Left Mar del Plata
Fri 16 Jan 13:49
- Mar del Plata YCA Pontoons
Tue 6 Jan 12:43
- Mar del Plata Mooring
Mon 5 Jan 12:19
- Soft sailing Three Kings day
Sun 4 Jan 17:15
- Heading south out of Punta

2008

Dec 2008

Mon 29 Dec 19:09
- New Year at Punta marina
Mon 22 Dec 22:34
- Christmas at Punta del este
Fri 19 Dec 11:47
- Breakfast at Isla de Flores
Fri 5 Dec 18:36
- Buenos Aires Yacht Club Argentina
Tue 2 Dec 20:05
- Colonia del Sacramento Uraguay

Nov 2008

Sun 2 Nov 13:25
- Yacht Club Punta del Este. Uruguay
Sat 1 Nov 00:02
- 34.57.61 54.57.00

Oct 2008

Fri 31 Oct 12:37
- 34. 43.00s 53. 34.30w
Thu 30 Oct 17:54
- Uraguy Coast
Wed 29 Oct 23:51
- Tack for Uraguy coast
- 220 miles ne of Uraguy
Tue 28 Oct 11:27
- South Brazilian water
Mon 27 Oct 16:13
- windy run
Sun 26 Oct 15:13
- Leaving Florinapolis Oct 27th
Mon 13 Oct 21:14
- 27. 36. 46 S 48. 33. 00 w Mon 13th October
- 27.51.09 S 48.35.25 W Soouth of Frolinopilis
Sun 12 Oct 11:09
- West of Florinoplis 27.29.80 S 47.03.90 W
Sat 11 Oct 11:09
- Oct 11th 25.19.60 S 45.25.60 W 12utc
Fri 10 Oct 16:27
- Leaving Iles de Grande 23.10.30 S 44.23.70 W 10th Oct 5pm utc
Tue 7 Oct 22:05
- Pirates Mall Marina Angra dos Reis 23.00.17 S 44.18.08 W
Sat 4 Oct 18:07
- 23.09.40 S 44.08.40 W pm Oct 4th
- Exiting Rio am Oct 4th 23.03.30 S 43.18.40 W

Aug 2008

Wed 13 Aug 19:28
- Gloria Marina Rio 13th Aug
- Rio Aproach of Rasa Island
Tue 12 Aug 20:35
- Farol Beach Cape Frio 12th Aug
Sun 10 Aug 18:47
- Arraial do Cabo 10th Aug 4pm
- Buzios mooring
Sat 9 Aug 11:20
- 12 UTC 9th Aug Cabo de Sao Tombe
Fri 8 Aug 11:56
- 12utc position 8th August
Fri 1 Aug 13:12
- Abrolhos arquipology Santa Barbara Island

Jul 2008

Thu 31 Jul 12:06
- 12 utc position for the last day of July
Fri 25 Jul 19:37
- Anchored between the tiny island of Goio and the bar pier of Saphinho
Wed 23 Jul 18:35
- Gamboa 23rd July
Sun 20 Jul 19:50
- Bahia Marina salvador
Fri 18 Jul 16:43
- Salvador Bay Isle de Frade 17th July 2008
- Salvador Bay Tororo Waterfall
Tue 15 Jul 20:38
- Itaparacai Island
Mon 7 Jul 19:50
- Bahia Marina salvador
- 13.06.07 S 38.33.50 W Outside Salvador
Sun 6 Jul 11:39
- 11.49.00 S 36.34.00 W
Sat 5 Jul 11:48
- East of macio 10.16.00S 035.31.00W
Wed 2 Jul 21:26
- Tamandare NE Brazil

Jun 2008

Mon 30 Jun 19:06
- Rio Suape Mon 30th June 2008
Mon 23 Jun 11:46
- Recife
Mon 16 Jun 00:54
- 07.49 S 34.51W Fort Orange
Tue 3 Jun 11:05
- Cabedelo Jacare River Paraiba 07.02.30 S 034.51.45 W

May 2008

Sat 31 May 17:19
- 03.51.60S 32.29.45W Fernando de Nornoha
Wed 14 May 12:04
- 03.49.80 S 32.24.23 W At Anchor
Tue 13 May 12:12
- 02.08.00 S 31.03.75 W
Mon 12 May 05:57
- Equator 5.55am Monday 12th May
Sun 11 May 20:41
- 01.30.00 N 29.26.00 W
Sat 10 May 11:47
- 03.54.00 N 29.03.00 W Sat 10th May
Fri 9 May 11:38
- 05.59.30 N 28.25.80 W
Thu 8 May 11:17
- 08.08.50 N 28.02.30 W Thursday 12utc
Wed 7 May 10:19
- 09.56.80 N 27.38.10 W
Tue 6 May 11:42
- 12.11.40 N 26.48.30 W May 6th 12utc
Mon 5 May 11:34
- 14.49.29N 25.56.17W
Sun 4 May 13:28
- 16.50.15 N 25.06.83W 13.30 utc
Fri 2 May 16:03
- 16.53.17 n 24.59.46 W
- 17.11.29 N 24.49.16 W 12 Noon UTC 2nd May
Thu 1 May 11:57
- 19.36.00 W 23.13.13W

Apr 2008

Wed 30 Apr 10:34
- 21.56.70 N 21.46.00 W 12 utc 30th April
Tue 29 Apr 11:51
- 23.27.60 N 20.19.28 W April 29th 12 utc
Mon 28 Apr 11:57
- 25.34.90 N 18.47.09W 12UTC 28th April
Sun 27 Apr 11:53
- 27.52.21 N 17.14.62W Gomera South
Fri 25 Apr 17:30
- La Gomera
- 27.58.91 N 16.31.64 W
Sat 12 Apr 08:30
- Tenerife, Santa Cruz
Fri 4 Apr 19:28
- Fuerteventura, Morro Jable

Mar 2008

Sat 29 Mar 16:30
- Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

Jan 2008

Tue 29 Jan 13:00
- Tenerife, Santa Cruz
Thu 24 Jan 15:00
- Tarifa Seperation Zone
Fri 18 Jan 18:00
- Gibraltar
Fri 4 Jan 16:24
- Benalmadena

2007

Dec 2007

Fri 21 Dec 18:02
- Gibraltar
Mon 17 Dec 20:52
Tue 4 Dec 18:01
- Cadiz (Puerto Sherry)

Nov 2007

Wed 14 Nov 18:00
- Vilamoura
Tue 13 Nov 17:59
- Portimao
Mon 12 Nov 17:58
- Cape St Vincent

Oct 2007

Mon 8 Oct 17:56
- Cascias Lisbon
Fri 5 Oct 17:55
- Porto
Wed 3 Oct 06:07
- Cape Finestree
Mon 1 Oct 17:54
- La Coruna

Sep 2007

Fri 28 Sep 11:56
- Cape Penas

Aug 2007

Sun 26 Aug 17:53
- Santander
Sun 5 Aug 17:52
- Anglet

Jul 2007

Sun 29 Jul 17:51
- LaRochelle
Sun 8 Jul 17:50
- Isle de Glenan

Jun 2007

Wed 27 Jun 17:49
- Camaret-sur-Mer
Mon 25 Jun 11:49
- Lands End South

May 2007

Mon 21 May 17:47
- Douglas, Isle of Man
Sat 19 May 17:46
- Lands End
Thu 17 May 11:51
- Isle of White South
Mon 14 May 17:44
- Dover

Mar 2007

Tue 27 Mar 16:11
- Ispwich

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