Island Wanderer - We're off! 050.35N 001.45W

We're off! 050.35N 001.45W

Island Wanderer

Peter and Avril Brookes

Sat 10 Jul 2010 10:33

We left our mooring on the River Hamble at 7.30 am after being joined by final crew member, Derek, who is Avril's brother. With very little wind we have just cleared the Needles under engine, but fog surrounds us and we cannot see land at all. The sea state is calm and we are all looking forward to the journey. The forecast is good and although the fog has brought damp air, it is reasonably warm. It seems strange to be leaving our UK berth for the foreseeable future! As I write, the fog is lifting and the sun is attempting to shine. We have about 177nm to Ushant off the coast of France, and then 340nm across Biscay to La Coruna. We don't intend to stop en route unless we have to. Everyone is in good spirits and our next major decision will be what to have for lunch!

Blog Entries

2012

Jul 2012

Mon 16 Jul 15:38
- The End 50.50N 1.06W
Fri 6 Jul 21:51
- Arrival at S.t Peter Port, Guersey - 49.27N 2.32W
Thu 5 Jul 15:58
- Thursday 5th July - Destination St Peter Port Guernsey - 48.40N 4.40W
Wed 4 Jul 10:49
- Biscay - Wednesday 4th July - 45.34N 6.13W

Jun 2012

Sat 30 Jun 11:32
- Saturday 10:15UT - We have arrived at La Coruna - 43.22N 8.23W
Fri 29 Jun 17:22
- Friday - 43.16N 10.36W
Thu 28 Jun 17:07
- End of 4th day from Ponta Delgarda - 42.25N 13.40W
Wed 27 Jun 17:11
- 41.14N 16.55W
Tue 26 Jun 17:20
- Day 2 to La Caruna - 40.06N 19.51W
Mon 25 Jun 18:01
- 24 hours out of Ponta Delgarda - 38.56N 22.37W
Sun 24 Jun 11:06
- Child Swap Ponta Delgada - 37.44N 25.40W
Thu 14 Jun 20:36
- Angra - Terceira 38.39N 27.13W
Tue 12 Jun 20:13
- Horta Azores
Sun 10 Jun 03:21
- Arrived Horta - 38.32N 28.37W
Sat 9 Jun 15:23
- Nearly at Horta - 37.42N 29.23W
Fri 8 Jun 17:42
- Friday - 37.30N 32.58W
Thu 7 Jun 17:39
- Thursday 36.04N 35.18W
Wed 6 Jun 18:22
- Wednesday - 35.10N 38.21W
- Wednesday - 35.10N 38.21W
Tue 5 Jun 18:30
- The one that got away.. 34.29N 41.26W
Mon 4 Jun 16:58
- Half Way - 34.13N 45.07W
Sun 3 Jun 15:45
- Sunday 33.50N 48.43W
Sat 2 Jun 17:14
- Saturday 2nd June - 33.36N 51.40W
Fri 1 Jun 16:53
- Friday - 33.58N 55.04W

May 2012

Thu 31 May 17:05
- Going Steady 35.00N 58.19W
Wed 30 May 18:07
- Wednesday 30th May - 35.06N 60.31W
Tue 29 May 17:09
- Sedate start 33.57N 62.46W
Thu 24 May 20:32
- Bermuda
Sun 13 May 15:04
- We have arrived ! Bermuda 32:22.837N 64:40.507W
Sat 12 May 17:21
- The journey continues - Day 4 - 30:00N 64:16.53W
Fri 11 May 17:06
- Over half way. 27.23N 64.05W
Thu 10 May 17:02
- Thursday 10th - 24:25.82N 64:09.84W
Wed 9 May 17:01
- Are we nearly there yet? 21.24N 64.29W
Tue 8 May 20:45
- Marina Cay - Saturday 5th May
- Marina Cay - Saturday 5th May
Thu 3 May 14:35
- Sopers Hole and Jost Van Dyke - 18:23N 64:42W

Apr 2012

Sun 29 Apr 19:47
- Peter Island then Road Town Tortola 18:21.2N 64:36W
Wed 25 Apr 13:14
- Cooper Island
Fri 20 Apr 12:54
- Anegada - BVIs 18:42.4N 64:24.5W
Tue 17 Apr 13:53
- North Sound - Virgin Gorda - 18:30N 64:22W
Fri 13 Apr 18:17
- Anguilla 18.12N 63.06W
Thu 12 Apr 12:49
- St Martin 18.02N 63.05W
Thu 5 Apr 13:40
- St Barts - 17:54.3N 62:52W
Sun 1 Apr 21:28
- Statia 17.28N 62.59W

Mar 2012

Fri 30 Mar 18:59
- St Kitts - 17.18N 62.43W
Wed 28 Mar 22:42
- Nevis - 17.09N 62.38W
Sun 25 Mar 22:05
- Barbuda
Thu 22 Mar 22:51
- Jumby Bay Antigua
Tue 20 Mar 21:15
- Back to the warmth! 17.02N 61.55W
Sat 10 Mar 20:47
- Spot the difference

Feb 2012

Wed 22 Feb 01:38
- Antigua via The Saints and Guadeloupe
Tue 7 Feb 21:38
- Dominica 15.18N 61.24W

Jan 2012

Sun 29 Jan 00:17
- Martinique
Mon 23 Jan 02:12
- St Lucia - 14.05N, 60.57W
Thu 19 Jan 00:41
- Canouan and Bequia - 13.00N, 61.15W
Sat 14 Jan 00:49
- Mayreau - 12.38N 61.24W
Wed 11 Jan 12:48
- Carriacou - 12.27N 61.29W
Tue 3 Jan 15:07
- Grenada 12:00N, 61:45.5W

2011

Dec 2011

Thu 22 Dec 21:18
- Christmas Greetings
Fri 9 Dec 02:04
- Arrival 14.04N 60.57W
Wed 7 Dec 22:53
- Last night at sea. Day 17
Tue 6 Dec 19:39
- Becalmed. Day 16 15.43N 56.40W
Mon 5 Dec 22:13
- Day 15 16.35N 54.32W
Sun 4 Dec 22:21
- Island Wanderer Day 14 17:10N 51;56W
Sat 3 Dec 19:40
- Island Wanderer - Day 14 - 17:13.217N, 48:51.580W
Thu 1 Dec 21:01
- Oh squally night! 16.45N 43.03W
- Oh squally night! 16.45N 43.03W

Nov 2011

Wed 30 Nov 21:33
- Tea bag crisis 16.18N 40.08W
Tue 29 Nov 21:24
- Half Way party! 17.04N 37.35W
Mon 28 Nov 17:52
- Island Wanderer - Day 9 - 18:26N, 34:32W
Sun 27 Nov 17:21
- Island Wanderer Blog Day 8 Sunday 27th November, 19:47N, 31:58.5W
Sat 26 Nov 17:37
- Island Wander - Saturday Day 7 - 19:52N, 29:35W - Friday night was movie night!
Fri 25 Nov 18:21
- Island Wanderer - Blog - Day 6
Thu 24 Nov 16:21
- Island Wanderer - Blog - Day 5; 22:02N, 24:55W
Wed 23 Nov 16:09
- Island Wanderer, Day three, 23.38N 22.24W
Tue 22 Nov 18:19
- Island Wanderer, 22nd November 2011, Position 25:11.16N, 20:13.6W
Mon 21 Nov 11:49
- Day One 26.54N 17.18W
Sun 20 Nov 10:40
- And we're off!
Mon 14 Nov 19:13
- 6 days to go!
Sat 12 Nov 15:21
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 28.08N 15.26W
Wed 9 Nov 13:14
- La Gomera to San Miguel 28:01.1N, 16:37.5W
Fri 4 Nov 20:14
- La Gomera - 28:05.1N, 17:06.5W
Tue 1 Nov 20:20
- Pasito Blanco - Gran Canaria - 27:45N, 15:37W

Oct 2011

Mon 31 Oct 20:11
- Puertito - Fuerteventura - 28:04N, 14:29.5W
- Puerto Castillo - Fuerteventura - 28:23N, 13:51W
Sat 29 Oct 20:35
- Marina Rubicon - Lanzarote - 28:51.5N, 13:49W
- Marina Rubicon 2 - 28:51.5N, 13:49W
Wed 26 Oct 17:14
- Passage to Graciosa, 29:13.8N, 13:30.3W
Wed 19 Oct 16:06
- Madeira - Quinta do Lorde - 32:44.5N, 16:42.7W
Tue 18 Oct 19:05
- Land Ahoy!
Sun 16 Oct 09:19
- Towards Porto Santo, 34:41.8N, 13:42.2W
Sat 15 Oct 08:28
- En Route to Porto Santo and Madeira, 36:05.97N, 11:01.8W
Wed 12 Oct 19:50
- Jamie Oliver ; Here we come! 37.06N 08.40W
Sun 9 Oct 11:24
- How to park your dinghy. 37.53N 07.56W
Thu 6 Oct 19:45
- Why go further? 37.28N 007.28W
Mon 3 Oct 18:52
- Rio Guadiana 37.12N 07.24W
Sun 2 Oct 16:07
- Santa Maria
Sat 1 Oct 17:43
- Gilbraltar & Puerto Sherry - Cadiz - 36.35N; 06.15W

Sep 2011

Fri 30 Sep 09:52
- Passind through Straits at Tarifa
Fri 16 Sep 17:49
- Arrival at Gibraltar
Thu 15 Sep 18:56
- Sotogrande Thursday 15th September. 36:17N, 05:16W
Tue 13 Sep 15:59
- Benalmadena - Tuesday 13th September
Mon 12 Sep 19:11
- Anchorage outside Marina del Este 36.43N 03.43W
Mon 5 Sep 20:38
- September 36.41N 002.47W

Aug 2011

Wed 31 Aug 18:42
- Cartagena 37.35N 00.59W
Wed 24 Aug 09:12
- On the way to the Caribbean! 38.38N 0.04E
Wed 17 Aug 16:22
- Busy doing nothing; 39.31N 002.28E
Mon 8 Aug 14:00
- West coast Mallorca 39.31N 002.26E
Thu 4 Aug 19:52
- Andratx 39.32N 002.22E
Wed 3 Aug 19:52
- San Miguel 39.05N 001.26E

Jul 2011

Sun 31 Jul 18:52
- Cycling round Formentara
Sat 30 Jul 16:43
- Formentera ; 38.44N 001.24E
Thu 28 Jul 19:17
- Climbing and swimming
Wed 27 Jul 19:54
- Puerto de Calpe Marina ; 38.38N 000.04E - Wednesday 27th July
Sat 23 Jul 15:34
- Mar Menor 37.44N 00.43W
Thu 21 Jul 17:16
- Cartagena 37.36N 000.59W
Tue 19 Jul 19:19
- Fairy story 37.22N 1.37W
Sun 17 Jul 08:37
- Fiesta Virgen del Carmen
Sat 16 Jul 10:23
- July 2011 Island Wanderer's Big Adventure - Part Two

2010

Aug 2010

Fri 27 Aug 21:55
- Crew Brookes Sign off
Tue 24 Aug 19:10
- Laundry day
Sat 21 Aug 19:34
- Aguadulce
Wed 18 Aug 17:50
- Roquetas de Mar 36.45N 02.26W
Sun 15 Aug 19:20
- Lazy day
Sat 14 Aug 18:19
- Almerimar; 36.41N,02.47W
Fri 13 Aug 17:56
- Puerto de Motril; 36.43N,03.31W
Thu 12 Aug 19:57
- Benalmadena 36.35N 04.30W
Tue 10 Aug 17:19
- Into the med!! Gibraltar 36.09N 05.22W
Mon 9 Aug 21:34
- Tarifa ; 36.00N,005.36W
Sat 7 Aug 18:50
- Warm and windy; Cadiz. Saturday 7th August.
Thu 5 Aug 17:03
- Frustration! 36.34N 006.15W
Tue 3 Aug 17:31
- Chipiona ; 036.45N,06.26W
Mon 2 Aug 16:25
- Faro ; 036.57N, 007.52W
Sun 1 Aug 19:11
- Vilamoura 37.04N 08.07W

Jul 2010

Thu 29 Jul 20:34
Mon 26 Jul 19:25
- Cascais 38.41N 09.25W
Sun 25 Jul 19:39
- Peniche Sunday 25th July ; 039.20N, 009.22W
Sat 24 Jul 20:16
- Figuera da Foz, Saturday 24th July; 040.08N, 008.52W
Thu 22 Jul 19:58
- Pavoa de Varzim, Portugal. 041.22N 008.45W
Wed 21 Jul 20:46
- Isla Ons 42.23N 08.55W
Tue 20 Jul 16:01
- Muros - Ria de Muros; 046.46N, 009.03W
Mon 19 Jul 10:54
- La Coruna; 043.22N, 008.23W
Sun 18 Jul 11:45
- Ria de Ares ; 043.25N 008.14W
Sat 17 Jul 16:32
- At anchor in Ria de Betanzos; 043.22N 008.15W
Fri 16 Jul 19:56
- La Coruna. 043.22N 008.23W
Wed 14 Jul 17:04
- La Coruna! 043.22N 008.23W
Tue 13 Jul 09:59
- La Coruna ahead. 044.24N 008.50W
Sun 11 Jul 10:07
- We made it through the first day unscathed! 048 52.216N 004 19.138W
Sat 10 Jul 10:33
- We're off! 050.35N 001.45W
Thu 8 Jul 10:53
- 001.18W 050.53N
Wed 7 Jul 16:06
- Ready to go!

We're off! 050.35N 001.45W

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