Previous Diary Entries
2023
Nov 2023
2022
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41:35.34N 071:17.114W Two Reunions
Thu 30 Nov 23:19
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41:23.25N 70:30.03W Blue Habits Ambassador Vessel - Irene IV
Tue 20 Jun 21:14
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17:00.53N 061:45.88W The Promise of the Oyster World Rally
Fri 5 May 18:26
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17:00.53N 061:45.88W Farewells and The Oyster Regatta
Thu 20 Apr 10:59
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17:00.53N 061:45.88W The End of the Oyster World Rally
Sat 15 Apr 17:21
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17:00.52N 061:45.87W Cousins
Thu 6 Apr 11:43
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16:10.06N 061:47.03W Final Days
Sat 1 Apr 15:24
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14:30.0N 061:05.2W Fish That Fly
Wed 29 Mar 11:43
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13:58.7N 061:02.0W Captain George
Sat 25 Mar 15:19
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12:42.2N 061:21.1W Canouan Capers
Mon 20 Mar 20:22
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12:52.7N 061:11.4W Birthday Bash at Basil ’s
Fri 17 Mar 20:25
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12:35.6N 061:24.6W Caribbean Cruising
Wed 15 Mar 12:39
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12:02.74N 061:44.92W Siblings Aboard
Mon 13 Mar 16:07
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12:02.74N 061:44.92W The Completion of the Last Long Passage
Thu 9 Mar 16:32
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05:17.035N 052:35.510W - The Beast and the Butterfly
Sat 4 Mar 19:12
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03:36.943N 048:46.024W - Crossing the Equator South to North
Tue 28 Feb 19:03
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03:33.87S 042:53.85W Serendipity
Sun 26 Feb 23:04
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03:02.167S 036:17.3W - Fernando de Noronha
Fri 24 Feb 21:18
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08:23.91S 034:17.22W Salacious Salvador
Thu 16 Feb 00:11
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12:58.73S 038:31.13W Intrepid Shenanigans
Sat 11 Feb 01:48
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13:24.95S 034:38.13W Planet First, Convenience Second
Mon 6 Feb 14:10
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14:24.61S 026:00.81W Sail Africa's Blue Thumbs Program
Fri 3 Feb 19:04
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15:46.45S 019:41.22W Diary of a Day on Passage
Wed 1 Feb 15:30
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16:54.90S 014:10.28W Girl Power With a Little Help from Our Friends
Mon 30 Jan 14:21
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16:39.83S 008:55.42W St. Helena
Sat 28 Jan 19:22
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16:23.34S 004:41.52W Land Ahoy, Almost!
Tue 24 Jan 12:42
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19:06.21S 000:35.93E We are Family, All My Brothers, and Sisters, and Me
Sun 22 Jan 17:38
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22:05.99S 006:09.77E Prawns and Other Forbidden Fruits
Fri 20 Jan 15:17
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26:38.04S 015:09.45E Luderitz
Wed 18 Jan 15:26
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27:27.16S 015:09.03E Inspirations
Sun 15 Jan 10:25
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33:26.86S 018:00.132E The Fabulous Five Set Sail
Fri 13 Jan 09:12
Dec 2022
2021
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33:55.7S 18:25.23E Oceanic Society gifts
Sat 17 Dec 16:54
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33:55.7S 18:25.23E Crossing Three Major Oceans
Fri 9 Dec 20:33
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35:22.7S 21:31.4E - Careering Towards Cape Town
Mon 28 Nov 17:02
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31:40S 029:56E - Dalliance in Durban
Sun 27 Nov 20:12
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29:51.8S 031:01.3E = Riding the Magic Carpet Flanked by Na ture's Fireworks
Sat 26 Nov 21:08
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28:56.83S 029:12.33E Arrival in Africa
Wed 23 Nov 16:22
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28:34.348S 039:29.272E - The Fastest Passage is the Safest Passage
Sat 19 Nov 05:34
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20:56.375S 055:16.995E - La Réunion Helicopter Flight
Fri 18 Nov 10:28
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20:56.375S 055:16.995E - Rushed Reunion
Thu 17 Nov 19:23
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20:19.4S 057:22.41E Mauritius
Wed 9 Nov 05:47
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18:36.4S 065:02.9E - Haloween at Sea
Fri 4 Nov 10:09
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15:27.27S 077:40.70E - It's a Long, Long Way to Limerick
Thu 3 Nov 04:18
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13:36.7S 087:35E - The Turbulent Indian Ocean
Wed 2 Nov 11:15
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12:05.8S 096:52.7E - The Cocos Keeling Experience
Wed 2 Nov 11:15
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11:35.7S 100:17.1E - The Race
Wed 2 Nov 09:30
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12:9.51S 96:52.25E - Radio Silence
Sat 22 Oct 02:55
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10:25.670S 105:40.177E - A Life Lesson
Sat 15 Oct 16:16
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09:27.865S 113:55.149E - A Year at Sea
Tue 11 Oct 11:46
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08:42.973S 115:14.870E - Prahu Country
Tue 11 Oct 02:44
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08:45.702S 115:55.913E - My First Drift Dive
Tue 11 Oct 02:41
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08:13.203S 117:28.929E - The Turn of Another Month
Mon 3 Oct 07:59
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08:24.3S 119:18.7E - A Taste of Indonesia
Sun 2 Oct 09:42
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08:35.3S 119:29.7E - Dragons and Sharks and Hawkers Oh My!
Fri 30 Sep 23:16
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09:41.068S 124:03.366E - I Love You Fatumnasi, Whoopee!
Sun 25 Sep 22:51
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10:23.504S 123:37.017E - Birthday and Bird
Sun 18 Sep 05:40
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09:54.904S 132:16.862E = Not Another Bloody Tuna!
Thu 15 Sep 09:28
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10:31.356N 138:22.049E - The Torres Straight Islands
Tue 13 Sep 09:38
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10:48.416S 142:47.221E - The End of the Pacific Ocean
Sat 10 Sep 05:52
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12:46.46S 143:28.9E - Never a Dull Moment
Thu 8 Sep 23:19
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15:49.3S 145:29E Farewell to Cairns
Tue 6 Sep 06:48
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16:56.8S 145:46.2E Freddie’s Final Adve nture
Tue 30 Aug 10:41
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16:92.15S 145:78.05E Irene IV On The Hard
Wed 24 Aug 07:38
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19:09.5S 146:51.2E - Magnetic Island
Sat 20 Aug 22:57
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20:3.6S 148:52.9E Cruising the Whitsundays
Sat 13 Aug 22:32
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20:35S 148:96E Happy Birthday Flight
Thu 11 Aug 06:16
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20:20.780S 148:57.016E - Whitsunday Islands
Sun 7 Aug 00:46
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21:06.689S 149:13.650E -Breakfast With Wallabies
Wed 3 Aug 12:08
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20:00.357S 157:01.258E - The Sights, Sensations, and Songs of the Seas
Fri 29 Jul 05:51
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19:31.523S 169:29.757E - The Villages of Vanuatu #1
Tue 26 Jul 07:07
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17:44.591S 168:18.818E - Port Vila Culture Shock
Tue 26 Jul 07:07
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18:49.553S 169:00.650E - The Villages of Vanuatu #2
Tue 26 Jul 07:07
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19:31.5S 169:29.7E - Yasur
Sun 24 Jul 01:43
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18:39.000S 173:35.300E - The Longest Short Passage Ever!
Sat 23 Jul 01:31
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17:50.191S 177:18.94E - Farewell Fiji
Mon 18 Jul 04:26
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17:46.3S 177:22.9E Visit to Navala Village
Tue 12 Jul 08:07
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17:10.1S 177:11.1E Barefoot Manta Mirco
Tue 12 Jul 00:44
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17:36.4S 177:02.4E 6 Months at Sea and a Village Visit
Sun 10 Jul 21:03
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17:46.29S 177:11.58E Bodies everywhere!
Mon 4 Jul 06:40
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16:46.6S 179:19.9E Palusami and Other Fijian Delicacies
Tue 28 Jun 17:50
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16:52.377S 179:27.602E - Peggy is Hot and Bothered
Tue 21 Jun 02:29
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16:42.770S 176:34.593W - Rockin' Irene
Sun 19 Jun 07:44
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16:40.113S 170:05.510W - French Polynesia highlights
Fri 17 Jun 09:06
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16:47.271S 162:43.943W - It is not a race; it is not a competition !
Wed 15 Jun 08:07
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16:51.232S 155:22.648W - Farewell French Polynesia
Mon 13 Jun 03:34
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16:29.4S 151:45.7W The Sounds of French Polynesia
Thu 9 Jun 17:32
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16:29.4S 151:45.7W Swimming with Majestic Manta Rays and Other Antics
Thu 9 Jun 17:31
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16:44.7S 151:29.6W Huahine - the sexy woman!
Sat 4 Jun 03:52
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16:36.34S 151:33.36W The Tahiti Pearl Regatta
Tue 31 May 06:36
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017:00.17S 149:10.1W Happy Birthday Rob!
Sun 15 May 22:46
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17:28.92S 149:48.88W Mo'orea Magic
Tue 10 May 01:13
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14:56.93S 147:43.1W Vineyard Visit
Sun 1 May 22:05
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14:58.1S 147:38.3W School Visit
Sun 24 Apr 16:48
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15:34.190S 146:24.359W - Pirates of the Tuamotus
Thu 21 Apr 19:09
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15:34.181S 146:24.344W - Fabulous Fakarava
Tue 19 Apr 05:26
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09:58.787S 140:20.856W - Join us for a quick drink before dinner
Tue 12 Apr 22:08
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09:23.294S 140:07.781W - Oceania is us
Tue 12 Apr 14:46
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08:55.174S 160:06.015W - Welcomed by Dolphins
Wed 6 Apr 02:22
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08:56.793S 139:35.856W - Land Ahoy!
Sun 3 Apr 02:57
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08:55.826S 134:17.326W - Landlubber and the South Pacific
Fri 1 Apr 01:01
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08:49.327S 131:24.039W - An Altogether Better Day
Thu 31 Mar 01:56
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08:33.468S 126:43.664W - Asymmetry and Night-time Perambulations
Tue 29 Mar 01:02
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07:42.745S 117:55.566W Mr. Echo Tango
Sat 26 Mar 21:39
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07:39.70S 114:13.772W Lessons to be Learned
Thu 24 Mar 23:39
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07:22.891S 104:52.441W Bits and Bobbing
Tue 22 Mar 01:31
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06:30.9S 097:14.65W - Oyster South Pacific (Race) (Rally) Armada
Sat 19 Mar 23:28
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02:50.377S 091:52.212W - Voyaging across the South Pacific
Fri 18 Mar 11:33
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00:45.022S 090:18.301W Single Use Plastic
Mon 14 Mar 12:46
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Crossing the Line photos
Sun 13 Mar 16:52 -
Crossing the Line more photos
Sun 13 Mar 16:52 -
00:57.48S 090:57.9W - The Wonders of The Galapagos
Fri 11 Mar 09:43
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0:53.652S 089:36.946W Arrival in the Galapagos
Mon 7 Mar 13:02
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00:53.9S 089:36.8W - Crossing the Line
Tue 1 Mar 20:54
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01:53.721N 085:13.526W The Gift of Boredom
Sat 26 Feb 01:15
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04:48.919N 080:43.362W The Doldrums
Thu 24 Feb 01:13
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08:06.222N 079:38.377W - The Panamá Shuffle
Tue 22 Feb 18:15
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Life aboard Irene IV in the San Blas Islands part 3 This also did not post at the time, try again!)
Sat 19 Feb 14:04 -
Life aboard Irene IV in the San Blas Islands part 2 (This did not post at the time, so here goes!)
Sat 19 Feb 14:02 -
08:54.812N 079:31.230W The Panama Canal Transit - Beyond All Expectations Part 5
Sat 19 Feb 13:49
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08:54.812N 079:31.230W The Panama Canal Transit - Beyond All Expectations Part 4
Sat 19 Feb 13:47
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08:54.812N 079:31.230W The Panama Canal Transit - Beyond All Expectations Part 3
Sat 19 Feb 13:45
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08:54.812N 079:31.230W The Panama Canal Transit - Beyond All Expectations Part 2
Sat 19 Feb 13:40
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08:54.812N 079:31.230W The Panama Canal Transit - Beyond All Expectations Part 1
Sat 19 Feb 13:28
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09:22.099N 079:57.044W Jungle Clean Up Number 1
Mon 14 Feb 22:05
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09:22.099N 079:57.043W Arrival in Shelter Bay/Farewell to James
Sun 13 Feb 20:24
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09:28.363N 078:57.858W Life aboard Irene IV in the San Blas Islands Part 1
Fri 11 Feb 15:30
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09:28.363N 078:57.858W A Cultural Exchange
Tue 8 Feb 19:41
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09:33.494N 078:54.184W The Coral Reef Ballet
Sat 5 Feb 17:41
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09:30.466N 078:37.097W - Welcome to The San Blas Archipelago
Wed 2 Feb 21:58
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10:11.111N 078:10.980W - The Ocean Orchestra the Sea Symphony
Mon 31 Jan 23:26
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11:53.445N 075:36.725W The Grand Sourdough Bread Experiment
Sun 30 Jan 20:44
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13:44.267N 073:44.217W Mad Dog and Irishmen
Sat 29 Jan 20:04
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13:38.471N 071:15.817W = An Instrument of your Peace
Fri 28 Jan 20:29
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13:03.284N 065.06.910W Safety is Paramount
Wed 26 Jan 22:12
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12:02.554N 061:45.518W Beach Clean Up Number One
Tue 25 Jan 18:17
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12:02.686N 061:44.903W The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Mon 24 Jan 16:32
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12:02.684N 061:44.900W Back In The Marina Again
Sat 22 Jan 14:32
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12:25.519N 061:31.908W Farewell to Jason Miller
Wed 19 Jan 20:21
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12:38.168N 061:21.802W - Alvin's Place
Mon 17 Jan 17:13
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13:00.282N 061:14.743W Lost in the Log
Fri 14 Jan 22:58
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15:51.964N 061:35.607W - Trouble In Paradise
Wed 12 Jan 12:59
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16:19.502N 061:51.77W Best dressed lady at the party!
Tue 11 Jan 01:28
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17:00.705N 61:46.857W The Day it All Began!
Sun 9 Jan 22:57 -
17:00.583N 061:45.846W Happy New Year from Antigua (a little late due to blog posting problems!)
Fri 7 Jan 20:27
Dec 2021
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Take Nothing but Memories
Wed 8 Dec 21:58
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17:00.208N 061:45.654W Arrival in Antigua
Sat 27 Nov 10:07
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17:24.478N 060:11.081W Final Night of Approach
Fri 26 Nov 03:13
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18:01.258N 057:54.255W Miercoles Mar-veiloso
Thu 25 Nov 00:22
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18:40.738N 55:24.611W Operation VMG
Wed 24 Nov 07:21
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18:13.133N 052:45.822W Low Breeze on the High Seas, Engine Squeezed to Apogee
Mon 22 Nov 20:17
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18:40.506N 048:21.675W Moonrises, Sunsets and Dobie Dust
Sat 20 Nov 21:41
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18:52.160N 46:14.020W Deep Blue Day
Sat 20 Nov 02:41
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19:06.790N 42:17.582W Look After Your Lady and She Will Look after You
Thu 18 Nov 21:14
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19:26.485N 40:12.078W Goldilocks weather at last-just right
Thu 18 Nov 07:38
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19:48.668N 37:41.042W El Medio
Wed 17 Nov 10:03
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19:55.322N 34:59.881W The One That Got Away Part2
Tue 16 Nov 18:32
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20:14.957N 32:31.742W The One That Got Away
Sun 14 Nov 23:01
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20:38.527N 30:17.836W Counting Back The Years
Sun 14 Nov 02:55
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21:16.52N 25:40.83W Irene IV Seeks Easterly Trade Wind for 3 week relationship
Thu 11 Nov 21:28
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22:08.524N 021:15.5W Head South Until the Butter Melts
Tue 9 Nov 22:03
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25:17.0 N 17:34.5W Tough initiation
Mon 8 Nov 03:23
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Skipper has set 0800 GMT, Saturday, 6th November as departure time!
Fri 5 Nov 23:40 -
Our explorations into being better custodians of the planet
Fri 5 Nov 03:59
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28:07.90N 15:25.49W Bitter sweet
Wed 20 Oct 19:31
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28:45.22N 15:20.56W Reflections from the Lower Decks !
Tue 19 Oct 17:00
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31:00.91N 15:57.80W The Bakers Dozen
Mon 18 Oct 16:51
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32:47.18N 16:39.50W IRENE IV TIMES
Sun 17 Oct 17:26
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33:53.37N 18:37.77W The Tortoise or The Hare?
Sat 16 Oct 17:20
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38:03.28N 14:43.63W Walking the Dog
Fri 15 Oct 17:15
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40:30.38N 13:44.03W Circle of Chores
Thu 14 Oct 19:26
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44:03.76N 12:39.01W Life aboard Irene IV
Wed 13 Oct 11:37
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49.58.00N 10.52.00W Farewell
Mon 11 Oct 12:43
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Today we set sail! Delivery to Antigua, 1st leg.
Sun 10 Oct 07:43
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13 September 2021 - Ongoing preparations aboard IRENE IV - 051° 41.7' N 008° 19' W
Mon 13 Sep 16:55 -
23 August 2021 - Homecoming to Kinsale - 051° 41.7' N 008° 19' W
Tue 7 Sep 22:26
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10 June 2021 - The First Posting
Thu 10 Jun 19:33