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Harvey Jones and Andrea Stokes
Discovery

Latest Post: 2011-04-16

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Owner / Skipper:

Harvey Jones and Andrea Stokes

Nationality:

British

Make / Model:

Discovery

LOA (feet):

55

Website:

http://www.saxonblue.net

Previous Diary Entries

2011

Apr 2011

Back at White Hill

Sat 16 Apr 20:57
Blogtastic!

Thu 14 Apr 23:57
Waiting for the plane

Thu 14 Apr 23:52
Half Moon Bay

Wed 13 Apr 22:37
Mostly taking it easy

Wed 13 Apr 01:23
Safely into the boatyard

Mon 11 Apr 23:00
Cleaning and polishing

Mon 11 Apr 00:43
Wash Day in Antigua

Sun 10 Apr 01:39
Sails off, ready for a rest

Sat 9 Apr 02:23
One step forward, two steps backwards

Fri 8 Apr 01:34
A second dose of Screw

Thu 7 Apr 01:34
Two Inspiring Dominicans

Wed 6 Apr 01:29
More Champagne

Tue 5 Apr 01:21
Back in Dominica

Sun 3 Apr 21:37
Safely back in Nelsons Dockyard

Sat 2 Apr 02:31

Mar 2011

Ospreys and reefs

Thu 31 Mar 23:33
A tricky anchorage

Thu 31 Mar 01:12
And then there were four

Wed 30 Mar 02:52
Another night, another lobster

Tue 29 Mar 01:22
How big's your King Fish, Mate?

Mon 28 Mar 00:34
Exploring Barbuda

Sun 27 Mar 00:27
The ones that got away

Sat 26 Mar 01:15
Another day, another desert island

Fri 25 Mar 01:08
Our own desert island

Thu 24 Mar 01:25
A quite day onboard for me

Wed 23 Mar 13:40
Threading through the reefs

Tue 22 Mar 00:13
Andrea catches a big fish

Mon 21 Mar 00:41
A whale by the reef

Sun 20 Mar 01:12
Lobsters for dinner

Sat 19 Mar 01:00
We've got a boat full again

Fri 18 Mar 00:59
Alden has a hard day at work

Wed 16 Mar 00:37
Getting stuff sorted out - eventually

Tue 15 Mar 01:10
Taking it easy

Mon 14 Mar 01:29
An emotional two days

Sat 12 Mar 23:24
Frightening the Customs

Fri 11 Mar 00:39
Back in the Saintes

Thu 10 Mar 00:13
Carnival

Wed 9 Mar 01:40
Distilling on Dominca

Tue 8 Mar 02:06
Champagne Beach and Screw Spa

Mon 7 Mar 02:46
Dominica - the garden island

Sat 5 Mar 01:59
Jungle on Dominca

Thu 3 Mar 15:58
The highest point on the Saintes

Wed 2 Mar 00:01
Anchor up, anchor down

Tue 1 Mar 01:49

Feb 2011

A relaxed day on Ilet a Cabrit

Mon 28 Feb 00:54
Exploring the Saintes

Sun 27 Feb 02:08
Andrea has a fishy experience

Sat 26 Feb 02:02
Sailing to The Saints

Fri 25 Feb 00:15
Sailing to Guadeloupe

Wed 23 Feb 23:47
Preparing to leave Antigua

Wed 23 Feb 01:46
New Pictures online

Tue 22 Feb 21:09
A qualified diver

Tue 22 Feb 02:20
Filming and Fettling

Mon 21 Feb 14:22
Diving and sleeping

Sun 20 Feb 02:30
Exploring under the sea

Sat 19 Feb 02:35
Doing my homework

Fri 18 Feb 02:52
A good day for the whales

Thu 17 Feb 02:14
Two days sorting stuff in Antigua

Wed 16 Feb 01:53
Sailing to Nelsons Dockyard

Mon 14 Feb 02:01
Goat Water on Montserrat

Sun 13 Feb 01:56
Volcanic destruction on Montserrat

Sat 12 Feb 01:36
Heading South again

Fri 11 Feb 00:52
Andrea's birthday with a shark

Thu 10 Feb 04:04
Preparing for Andrea's Big Day

Wed 9 Feb 02:37
Birthday in St Barths

Mon 7 Feb 02:03
An unexpected anchorage

Sun 6 Feb 02:13
Beautiful Saba

Fri 4 Feb 22:30
Walking and whales on Saba

Wed 2 Feb 01:27
Landing on Saba

Tue 1 Feb 02:07

Jan 2011

Sorting things out in St Martin

Mon 31 Jan 01:40
The creatures of the deep

Sun 30 Jan 02:09
Back on Statia for a Chinese

Sat 29 Jan 02:41
Finding Nelson

Fri 28 Jan 04:03
Nevis sugar mills

Thu 27 Jan 15:01
Hermitage Plantation Inn with monkeys

Tue 25 Jan 21:26
Tash drops in

Mon 24 Jan 02:05
Swimming with a Humpback Whale

Sun 23 Jan 02:12
3 Cruise ships and 1 sunken ship

Sat 22 Jan 01:22
Another new Country - St Kitts

Fri 21 Jan 03:43
A volcano and lots of wildlife

Thu 20 Jan 02:36
Exploring Statia

Wed 19 Jan 01:56
A hard beat to Statia

Tue 18 Jan 03:30
Still off Saba

Mon 17 Jan 02:59
Sailing to Saba

Sun 16 Jan 02:17
Leaving Marigot

Sun 16 Jan 01:19
Sails and Hertz

Fri 14 Jan 03:53
Lovely fish

Thu 13 Jan 03:13
Working on Saxon Blue

Wed 12 Jan 01:41
Discussing Mainsail options

Tue 11 Jan 01:42
Jumbo Jets and Maltese Falcon

Mon 10 Jan 02:11
Andrea goes snorkelling

Sun 9 Jan 03:15
Working on Saxon Blue

Sat 8 Jan 01:34
Going over to the Dutch side

Fri 7 Jan 03:12
Getting into the Caribbean vibe

Thu 6 Jan 03:35
Andrea is back

Wed 5 Jan 17:40
Anchored in St Martin

Tue 4 Jan 07:48
Nearly in St Martin

Mon 3 Jan 22:31
Lots and lots of sea

Sun 2 Jan 22:35
Happy New Year

Sat 1 Jan 22:56

2010

Dec 2010

Atlantic Ocean

Fri 31 Dec 21:55
South East of Bermuda

Thu 30 Dec 22:25
Preparing to depart from Bermuda

Thu 30 Dec 02:22
OK, enough with the gales

Wed 29 Dec 04:23
New photographs online

Tue 28 Dec 16:22
Geology lessons in Bermuda

Tue 28 Dec 02:08
Doing jobs and preparing for more strong wind

Mon 27 Dec 02:22
Christmas day in Bermuda

Sun 26 Dec 03:06
Putting our stockings out for Santa

Sat 25 Dec 00:06
A boys day out to the big city

Fri 24 Dec 02:37
Bermuda and the Royal Navy Dockyard

Wed 22 Dec 22:12
Preparing for bad weather

Mon 20 Dec 02:54
Exploring Bermuda - is it Paradise?

Sun 19 Dec 04:39
Arrived in Bermuda

Sat 18 Dec 00:35
Better weather as we near Bermuda

Thu 16 Dec 20:02
Rough Seas on the way to Bermuda

Wed 15 Dec 17:31
Preparing for our trip to Bermuda

Tue 14 Dec 03:01
Rain on the Parade

Sun 12 Dec 03:17
A party around the bonfire

Sat 11 Dec 02:24
Tangled in a fishing net

Fri 10 Dec 01:11
Icicles on the pulpit

Thu 9 Dec 02:23
Final day in Annapolis

Wed 8 Dec 01:05
Preparing to leave Annapolis

Tue 7 Dec 01:17
Back on Saxon Blue - Hurray

Sun 5 Dec 01:57
Ill in bed

Fri 3 Dec 13:03
Fort Sumter

Thu 2 Dec 21:27
Exploring Charleston

Wed 1 Dec 19:13

Nov 2010

Arlington Cemetery

Mon 29 Nov 21:16
Exploring Washington DC

Sun 28 Nov 23:48
Thanksgiving Day

Fri 26 Nov 00:13
Another busy day in Annapolis

Thu 25 Nov 00:45
Oh no, I've got some Crocs

Wed 24 Nov 01:07
Doing loads of jobs

Tue 23 Nov 00:01
A good day on the water

Sun 21 Nov 23:37
Chilling out in St Michaels

Sun 21 Nov 01:37
Sailing to St Michaels

Thu 18 Nov 23:55
USS Constellation

Thu 18 Nov 01:52
Exploring Baltimore

Wed 17 Nov 02:10
Arriving in Baltimore

Mon 15 Nov 11:58
Saxon Blue sails again

Sun 14 Nov 00:28
Finishing the refit

Fri 12 Nov 02:34

Oct 2010

New photographs of the voyage

Sat 9 Oct 13:07
In New York

Sun 3 Oct 14:24
Annapolis is flooded

Fri 1 Oct 02:32

Sep 2010

Moored in Annapolis

Wed 29 Sep 01:40
Anchored by a Nuclear Power station

Tue 28 Sep 10:29
Sailing up the Delaware River

Mon 27 Sep 23:38
Moored among the casinos

Mon 27 Sep 02:23
New York, New York

Sun 26 Sep 02:14
Swimming off the back of Saxon Blue

Sat 25 Sep 00:54
Fishers Island in Long Island Sound

Fri 24 Sep 00:47
Hanging around in Nuntucket

Thu 23 Sep 01:08
Moored in Nantucket

Wed 22 Sep 01:20
Arrived in Plymouth USA

Mon 20 Sep 02:15
Yankee Whales

Sun 19 Sep 18:02
Leaving Canada

Sat 18 Sep 18:09
Sunday on Saxon Blue

Sat 18 Sep 00:00
Exploring Lunenburg

Thu 16 Sep 02:05
Farewell to Magnus

Wed 15 Sep 01:00
Enjoying the big city

Tue 14 Sep 00:32
Safely arrived in Halifax

Mon 13 Sep 01:02
A day chilling and a day sailing

Sat 11 Sep 23:22
Alongside in D'Escousse

Fri 10 Sep 00:48
Among the islands of Nova Scotia

Thu 9 Sep 15:28
Anchored in Bras d'Or

Wed 8 Sep 23:07
Crossing Cabot Straight to Nova Scotia

Wed 8 Sep 16:41
Getting under the skin of Newfoundland

Tue 7 Sep 16:54
New YouTube videos

Tue 7 Sep 11:59
A day in Corner Brook

Mon 6 Sep 00:52
Getting ready for the storm

Sat 4 Sep 11:25
The calm before the storm

Fri 3 Sep 19:16
Newfoundland at last

Thu 2 Sep 22:47
Safely alongside in Battle Harbour

Wed 1 Sep 23:50

Aug 2010

Flying Dophins on Hamilton Bank

Tue 31 Aug 23:53
A gale in the Labrador Sea

Tue 31 Aug 00:21
Going along well

Sun 29 Aug 17:54
Sailing along off Baffin Island

Sat 28 Aug 19:39
Heading South down Cumberland Sound

Sat 28 Aug 00:27
The calm after the storm

Fri 27 Aug 16:43
A full day in Pangnirtung

Thu 26 Aug 19:14
Exploring Kekerten whaling station

Wed 25 Aug 02:42
A visit to a Newfoundland fishing boat

Tue 24 Aug 17:44
Anchored off an old whaling station at Kekerten

Mon 23 Aug 19:58
Motoring along in fog

Sun 22 Aug 15:54
Heading South past Cumberland Peninsula

Sat 21 Aug 21:40
Drifting in the middle of pack ice

Sat 21 Aug 03:55
Steaming South

Fri 20 Aug 17:45
Leaving Clyde River to head South

Fri 20 Aug 01:53
Shooting with the Mounties

Thu 19 Aug 03:09
Officially in Canada

Wed 18 Aug 15:24
Exploring Isabella Bay

Tue 17 Aug 01:45
Fog and graves

Mon 16 Aug 02:19
An amazing day exploring

Sun 15 Aug 16:39
Arctic Harbour in Canada

Sat 14 Aug 14:46
Polar Bear

Fri 13 Aug 14:52
Pack Ice

Fri 13 Aug 13:58
Nothing around us but sea

Thu 12 Aug 17:43
Leaving for Canada

Wed 11 Aug 22:52
Our own anchorage

Tue 10 Aug 00:38
Two sociable days

Mon 9 Aug 13:15
Black Angel mine

Sun 8 Aug 21:30
Under sail at last

Sat 7 Aug 00:18
A Scottish Glen with Glaciers

Fri 6 Aug 01:13
We visit Santa Claus

Wed 4 Aug 01:25
Richard leaves and I get chips

Tue 3 Aug 00:33
Richard is a dad

Mon 2 Aug 01:25
Dances with Foxes

Sun 1 Aug 02:53

Jul 2010

A long day on the water

Sat 31 Jul 14:49
Heading South again

Fri 30 Jul 08:58
Maintenance and exploring

Thu 29 Jul 17:28
A very Greenlandic experience

Wed 28 Jul 02:28
Getting Ship-shape again

Tue 27 Jul 00:06
Safely in Upernavik

Mon 26 Jul 11:22
A relaxing and social day

Sun 25 Jul 01:48
A party on Saxon Blue

Fri 23 Jul 23:52
Harvey has a Holiday

Thu 22 Jul 23:51
Jamie and Paul Depart

Thu 22 Jul 00:25
Ice Dramas

Tue 20 Jul 23:58
Two Moonscapes

Tue 20 Jul 00:30
Icebergs and photos

Mon 19 Jul 01:01
Ice everywhere

Sun 18 Jul 01:55
An exciting Birthday for Jamie

Sat 17 Jul 00:21
A good day fiddling around

Thu 15 Jul 23:50
A rainy day on Disko island

Wed 14 Jul 23:20
Heading North again

Tue 13 Jul 17:51
A relaxing day in a lovely town

Mon 12 Jul 21:55
Almost at Sisimuit

Sun 11 Jul 15:28
Still going North with less fog and more whales

Sat 10 Jul 18:34
Motoring North in flat seas

Fri 9 Jul 17:07
Cod and Christianity

Thu 8 Jul 23:08
A lovely relaxing day in sunny Greenland

Wed 7 Jul 22:15
A day in the Sound

Tue 6 Jul 00:36
Sailing in the downdraft from a glacier

Mon 5 Jul 01:27
Safe and Sound in Greenland

Sun 4 Jul 14:23
We can see Greenland

Sat 3 Jul 15:06
Gale on the way to Greenland

Sat 3 Jul 15:06

Jun 2010

Under way for Greenland

Wed 30 Jun 20:59
Safely moored in Isafjordur

Wed 23 Jun 22:44
Guillemots and a Whale rendering station

Tue 22 Jun 22:22
A truly remote anchorage

Sun 20 Jun 21:43
Anchored after a long day

Sat 19 Jun 22:29
Get those whales out of the way!

Fri 18 Jun 21:47
Back in Akureyri

Thu 17 Jun 18:34
Some sad news

Mon 14 Jun 20:13
Whales on the way to Akureyri

Thu 10 Jun 23:03
A great sail on an old Gaffer

Tue 8 Jun 23:05
An amazing sail to Husavik

Tue 8 Jun 14:36
Inside the Arctic Circle

Sun 6 Jun 10:45
Moored in Raufarhofn - 6 miles from the Arctic Circle

Sat 5 Jun 22:53
Moored alongside the fish dock in Vopnafjorder

Fri 4 Jun 23:47
A whale before breakfast

Thu 3 Jun 14:32
New pictures and videos

Tue 1 Jun 14:05
Moored up in Seydisfjorder, Iceland

Tue 1 Jun 13:35

May 2010

Approaching coast of Iceland

Mon 31 May 03:25
Half-way between Faroes and Iceland

Sun 30 May 13:19
Alongside in Tvoroyri, Faroe Islands

Fri 28 May 09:12
Alongside the pier in Stornoway

Tue 25 May 16:17
Loch Erisort, Isle of Lewis

Mon 24 May 10:10
Anchored in the Shiant Islands with thousands of birds

Sun 23 May 12:10
A day communing with the wizard

Sat 22 May 07:44
Wizard Pool on South Uist

Fri 21 May 14:39
Anchored in Vatersay Bay having a lazy day

Wed 19 May 18:27
A lovely day on Rum

Mon 17 May 20:26
Anchored in Loch Scresort on Rum

Sun 16 May 20:49
Anchored in Gometra Harbour

Sat 15 May 10:47
Lunga - Puffin Island

Sat 15 May 09:25
Anchored in Loch na Droma Buidhe

Thu 13 May 19:57
Moored in Tobermory Harbour on the island of Mull

Wed 12 May 19:32
Arrived in Oban

Fri 7 May 21:46
Loch Tarbert, Jura

Thu 6 May 17:59
Off Belfast Lough

Thu 6 May 06:34
Passing Cardigan Bay

Wed 5 May 14:38
Milford Haven

Tue 4 May 21:21
Crossing the Bristol Channel

Tue 4 May 09:35
Sailing down the channel

Mon 3 May 11:57
Portland Marina

Sun 2 May 09:15

Mar 2010

Setting up Comms

Sun 21 Mar 09:27