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Crossing the Bay of Biscay
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Thu 20 Jul 2023 21:37
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Flat calm here. Lots of dolphins and lots of ships in the shipping lanes. We can only send by satellite and need to work out how to reduce photo size to send so until then greetings to all from the middle of the bay.
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2024
Aug 2024
Sat 17 Aug 18:25
Arrival in Noumea, New Caledonia
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Jul 2024
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Exploring Vanuatu
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Vanuatu Arrival
Sat 6 Jul 21:13
Swimming with Manta Rays in Fiji
Jun 2024
Thu 27 Jun 00:37
Cruising Fiji - Vanua Levu
Thu 13 Jun 20:40
Fiji - Lau Group
Mon 10 Jun 02:14
Neiafu and Farewell to Tonga
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Tue 14 May 03:30
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Tahaa
Wed 8 May 03:20
Raiatea and Tahaa
Sun 5 May 20:42
Huahine and the blue-eyed eels
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Apr 2024
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Tahiti - Marina Taina
Sun 21 Apr 01:35
Passage Rangiroa to Tahiti
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Makatea
Wed 17 Apr 21:51
Rangiroa and the Tiputa Pass
Tue 16 Apr 19:30
Fakarava
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Ua Pou - Last Marquesan Stop
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Jean adorned with the welcome leis
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Voyage to The Marquesas
Santa Cruz - our last Galapagos Island
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Landfall San Cristobal Galapagos Islands
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La Playita - Marina in Panama City
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Shelter Bay Still
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Shelter Bay Marina - again
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Jan 2024
Wed 31 Jan 16:11
Sailing to Shelter Bay, Panama
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San Blas Islands - buying Molas
Fri 26 Jan 15:02
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Mon 22 Jan 20:28
Sailing into Santa Marta
Colombia and Simon Bolivar
Tue 16 Jan 09:39
Beautiful winch cleaning
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Setting off again to Santa Marta
2023
Dec 2023
Fri 8 Dec 14:36
Patrick goes on an Island Tour
Thu 7 Dec 14:31
The IOW Fleet come to visit
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Repairs to the boat at St David's
Tue 5 Dec 14:19
Patrick goes diving and Susannah gets her PADI
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Enjoying Grenada
Sun 3 Dec 14:03
WE DID IT!!!
Nov 2023
Sun 26 Nov 21:17
1000 NM to go..
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Sextants again
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It’s all about the fish!
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Exercising on the boat - led by Mike
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Fishing on route - FISH CAUGHT!!
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Patrick goes diving
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Champagne sailing off coast of Africa
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Finally took the boat out of Las Palmas for a Sail
Oct 2023
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The Cook-Up in the crew apartment
Opening Ceremony for the Arc +
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Paddy's Anchor
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Mike arrives
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Boat is lifted for inspection
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Arrival in Gran Canaria for final preparations
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No 1 Picture of this summer’s cruise in Islas Desertas south of Madeira
Sep 2023
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RnR in Las Palmas
Aug 2023
Fri 25 Aug 18:45
Arrival in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
Visit to the Ilha Selvagem Grande
Fri 18 Aug 09:25
Beautiful Evening in Ilhas Desertas
Ilhas Desertas off Madeira
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Quinta do Lorde Marina in Madeira
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Great lunch in Porto with Sophia
Sun 6 Aug 16:54
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Our Watch System from Guernsey to Baiona
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Jul 2023
Mon 31 Jul 15:00
Islas Ons
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Sunset and ships crossing in the Bay of Biscay
Using our new parasail, the Oxley
Girls with their Sextants
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Nigel and Paul last day
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Paul’s chart work showing the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) off Cape Finisterre
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Crossing the Bay of Biscay
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Rounding Ushant
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Boys with their Sextants
Eggs - see video at the end!!
Tue 18 Jul 11:11
More Guernsey Pics
Guernsey
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Big Boats
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Paulie sees Nusquama for the first time
Paul arrives early..no-one here
The Beginning
First Lunch: Entrecôte Frites
Apr 2023
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