Previous Diary Entries
2019
2018
Sep 2018
Aug 2018
2017
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Arles
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Sur le pont d’Avignon
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Viviers
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Valence-Épervière
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Touron
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Des Roches de Condrieu
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Lyon
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Villefranche sur Saône then on to Trévoux
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Belleville
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Mâcon
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Tournus
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Chalon-sur-Saône
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Verdun sur le Doubs
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Seurre sur Saone
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St Jean de Losnes
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Auxonne
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We’re on the river!
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Between locks
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Cusy
Mon 30 Jul 11:13 -
Piepape
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Langres Halte Plaisance
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Humes
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Beautiful Foulain
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Chaumont
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Viéville
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Froncles
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Joinville
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Chamouilley
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Orconte
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Relais Nautique de Chalons en Champagne
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Juvigny
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Mareuil sur Ay
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On the move
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Dormans
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Mont St Pere
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Chateau Thierry
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Charly sur Marne
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La Ferte sous Jouarre
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Isles les Meldeuses
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Poincy
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Meaux
Jun 2017
May 2017
2016
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Salcombe
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Depart Southampton for Portishead
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Ocean Rainbow back in UK safe and sound
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Ocean Rainbow is loaded onto m/v Floretgracht
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Brewers Bay USVI
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Culebrita Weekend Away in SVI
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Brewers Bay, STT, USVI
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Hansen's Bay
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Coral Bay and Warrior Photo shoot
Fri 7 Apr 09:50 -
Round Bay, St Johns
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Brewers Bay St Thomas USVI
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Almodovar and Reunion with Jon Lister and Hecla
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Ensenada Dakity
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Culebrita Bay, SVI
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Brewers Bay, St Thomas USVI
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Watermelon Bay
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Benueres Bay
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Kay Bay and Birthday Boy!
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Little Harbour, Peter Island
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Nanny Cay
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Jost van Dyke, Sandy Cay
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St Johns, Maho Bay
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Charlotte Amelie, Elephant Bay
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Culebrita
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Ensenada Honda, Culebra
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Ensenada Honda, Vieques
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Vieques
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Cayos Caribes
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Salinas
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Ponce
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Another night at sea
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Mona Island
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Overnight at Isla Saona
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On the move again
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Battery troubles
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Heading for the rocks
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Motoring
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Winds increasing
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On route to ??
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Moonlight flit from Cuba
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Santiago de Cuba
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The wind is back
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Rounding Cabo Cruz
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On route to Santiago
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Cayo Machos de Fuera
Dec 2016
2015
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Cay Caulker at last!!
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Drowned Cays
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Robinson Cay
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Hutson Cay aka Waterfront Cay - Happy Christmas
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Blue Ground Range
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Lagoon Cays
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Birthday in Placencia
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Wilson Cay
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Farewell Guatemala - Hello Belize
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Escape from Guatemala
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Rio Dulce
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Livingston
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Oxtongue Bight - Guatemala
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South Moho Cay
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Unknown Reef
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Hunting Cay
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Tom Owen's Cay
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Palmetto Cay
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Colson Cay - the rocky rolly one
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Placencia Village
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Elbow Reef
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Southwater Cay
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Tobacco Cay
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Lighthouse Reef
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Coco Tree Cay - Turneffe Islands
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Garbutt Cays
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Dangriga
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Pelican Cays again and an Osprey
Wed 20 Apr 14:17 -
North Long Cocoa Cay
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Hatchet Cay 17th April
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South Long Cocoa Cay
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Lark Cay 14th
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Belize and the end of our Rally
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Pelican Cays 7th April
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Blue Ground Range
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Twin Cays and a Manatee
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Shelter Bay
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Late submission! Salardup, Isla Linton and Portobello
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Happy Valentine’s
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Cool like Claudio
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Hot Tubs, Japanese Gardens and Lobster
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Green Island and the Suzettes
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Rio Diablo
Dec 2015
Nov 2015
2014
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Spanish Waters Curacao Friday 27
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Bonaire 16 Nov
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16 Nov on passage
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15 Nov Bay 1 Isla Sur
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14 Nov Bay 2 Isla Sur
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13 Nov 1600 hrs Aves de Barlovento Isla Sur
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On passage 13 Nov
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12 Nov Crasqui
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Francisquis
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10 Nov Killing Time waiting for daylight
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Nov 9
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Nov 8
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7 Nov
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Trinidad again
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Thursday 15th
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Wednesday 14th
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Tuesday 13th
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Monday 12th
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Sunday 11th
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Saturday 10th Crique Coswine
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St Laurent du Maroni French Guiana - home to Papillon
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Crique Vache
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Crique Coswine
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25th French Guiana at last!
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24th
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23rd
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22nd
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21st
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20th
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19th
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Guyana
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SMS from 881631624632@msg.iridium.com
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SMS from 881631624632@msg.iridium.com
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SMS from 881631624632@msg.iridium.com
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SMS from 881631624632@msg.iridium.com
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True Blue, Grenada
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Carriacou
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Ashton Bay
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Chatham Bay
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Exploring St Vincent
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Bequia
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Gas Refill in Rodney Bay
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Pointe-a-Pitre and we're grandparents
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The Waiting Game
Mon 19 Jan 20:40 -
Grande Anse d'Arlet
Tue 13 Jan 15:43 -
Waiting it out in Sainte Anne
Fri 9 Jan 16:36 -
Le Marin, Martinique again!
Thu 8 Jan 11:32 -
Rodney Bay with a split main!
Sat 3 Jan 13:26
Dec 2014
2013
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Marigot Bay again!
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Bequia for Christmas
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Blue Lagoon, St Vincent
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Canouan
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Chatham Bay
Sun 14 Dec 10:51 -
Ashton Bay
Tue 9 Dec 10:49 -
Tobago Cays
Sun 7 Dec 10:47 -
Chillin' Out
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Carriacou once again
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Back and Forwards like YoYos!
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Maggie Thatcher Bay aka True Blue Bay!
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St George's
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Dragon Bay Grenada
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Tyrrel Bay again
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Petite Martinique
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Back in Carriacou
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Chatham Bay
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Ashton, Union Island
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Mayreu
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Tobago Cays
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Canouan
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Bequia
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St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Soufriere and heading south
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Rodney Bay
Mon 19 May 20:32 -
Trou Gascon
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Anse des Pitons
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Soufriere
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Anse La Raye
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Marigot Bay
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Rodney Bay
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Movements update for April!
Thu 17 Apr 19:56
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Grand Anse to Sainte Anne to Le Marin
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Once more Martinique!
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0 - 35 knots in 60 seconds!
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Portsmouth
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Basse Terre
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Deshaies again
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Awesome Volcano
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Antigua
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Guadeloupe
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Isles des Saintes - Guadeloupe
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Portsmouth
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Acceleration Zones
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Peaceful St Pierre
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Swimming with turtles
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Rain in paradise
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Carriacou - Tyrrel Bay
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Carriacou - Hillsborough Bay
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Chilling out in Bequia
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The long arm of coincidence
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Sainte-Anne Bay
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Our anchorage in Le Marin
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Made it - Day 17 (2075nm in 16.5 days)
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Land Sighted - Day 16
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Nearly there - Day 16
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Squally day, stormy night - Day 15
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Progressing slowly - Day 14
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Near calamity averted - Day 13
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Happy New Year - Day 12
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New Year's Eve - Day 11
Wed 1 Jan 13:13
Dec 2013
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Trogging Along - Day 10
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Eventful Day - Day 9
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Half Way - Day 8
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Very Rolly Seas - Day 7
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The Jessie May Christmas Pudding - Day 6
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Boxing Day - Day 5
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Christmas Day - Day 4
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Christmas Eve
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Day 2
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We're on our way
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At anchor in Mindelo
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Sau Nicolau
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Boa Vista
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Santa Maria
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Ilha do Sal at last
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Spinnaker Day
Fri 29 Nov 17:48 -
170nm to go
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Still trucking along
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Still slow progress
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Another day but a few more still to go!
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Steaming along with Red Passion
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Cape Verdes here we come
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La Gomera
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and back to Las Galletas
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Las Galletas
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Marina San Miguel Tenerife
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En route to Tenerife
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Back to Arrecife
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Papagayo
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Express trip to Lanzarote
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Not sorry to leave Agadir
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Agadir
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Surfing in to Essaouira at 10 knots
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Slow sail to Essaouira
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Rabat-Sale Bouregreg Marina
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Fez Express
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Rabat
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Tangier but is this a wise idea?
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Back to Spain!
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Gibraltar!
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Under attack, rounding Cape Trafalgar and Barbate
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Ocean Rainbow joins the Corkscrew Club
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Vila Real de Sto Antonio
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What time? Which Flag?
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Praia dos Tesos
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Canal de Faro
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Portimao
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Bird sanctuary in Ria Alvor
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Peace and calm in the river in Lagos
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Memories of Tongue Bay
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The Algarve
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Sines after a fab sail
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Lisbon
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Windy sail to Peniche
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Idyllic San Martinho
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Noisy Nazare
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Figueira da Foz
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Sao do Jacinto
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And another great little marina - Povoa de Varzim
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Another day, another country
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Is this the last stop in Spain?
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Praya de Beluso
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Ensenada de San Xulian and Portishead Reunion
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Admin has caught up with us
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Back to Vigo to drop off E and V
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Baya de Area Brava
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Islas Cies
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Trident Warrior meets a Warrior Trident
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Safe in Vigo awaiting Edward and Verity
Sun 18 Aug 17:57 -
Ensenada de Barra
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Heading south at great speed
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Ocean Rainbow on the move again
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End of the First Leg - 1003.5nm
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Now in Ria de Cedeira
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Playa de Santa Cristina
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Sheltering in Ares
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The Totterdown of Galicia
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Costa da Morte without fog - what a difference
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Staging at Camarinas
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Sardineiro again
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Still travelling far
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Ria de Muros
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Windy run to Corcubion - grand total of 8.3nm
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Rounded Cape Finisterre
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Corme - Windy sail down the Galician coast
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We've moved - a grand total of 7 nm!
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We've made it!
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Humphrey Hydrovane awarded his first Gold Star
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Red Passion Launched
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We love St Mary's
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No wind - the joys of sailing!
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Finally we're in the Scillies
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Still slow progress
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50.37.232N. 04.53.101W
Mon 1 Jul 03:22