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TAKING THE PLUNGE

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Tom & Colette McCorkindale

Mon 25 Jun 2007 22:47

A day of contrasts, with sun then torrential rain in the morning - rainy season ahoy! The afternoon cleared up enough for Alan to take the plunge - literally - off the side of Prim Teaze. The baptism took place in warm water, so Suzy supplied the cooling solution afterwards -----

Blog Entries

2008

Jun 2008

Tue 10 Jun 07:39
- WELCOME HOME PRIM

May 2008

Mon 5 May 13:06
- Final arrangements
Thu 1 May 19:28
- A DAY'S JAUNT

Apr 2008

Wed 30 Apr 19:42
- A SORRY TALE
Mon 28 Apr 16:26
- FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL WATCHING
Sat 26 Apr 15:43
- PLANS IN PLACE
Fri 25 Apr 18:22
- DECISION MADE
Thu 24 Apr 15:28
- NO NEWS TODAY
Wed 23 Apr 19:14
- VISITING PUSSERS BAR
- THOUGH WE DID NOT GET TO THE OTHER SIDE
Tue 22 Apr 11:51
- GETTING SORTED
Mon 21 Apr 17:17
- SAFE ARRIVAL
Sun 20 Apr 13:51
- BVI'S HERE WE COME
Sat 19 Apr 14:00
- MAKING STEADY PROGRESS
Fri 18 Apr 14:21
- Lat 22 13N 58 27W
Thu 17 Apr 13:45
- Still sailing
Wed 16 Apr 14:06
- Wed 16th
Tue 15 Apr 13:12
- POSITION 19 45 8n 060 95 3W
Mon 14 Apr 17:33
- POSITION 18 11 4n 061 01 4M
Sun 13 Apr 12:23
- THE LAST SUPPER
Sat 12 Apr 16:08
- SWABBING THE MAST - OR SOMETHING
- CATCHING UP WITH LIBERTAS
- THIS IS A TEST
Fri 11 Apr 13:29
- SWABBING THE MAST - OR SOMETHING
Tue 8 Apr 20:29
- SAYING ADIEU
Mon 7 Apr 13:47
- SUNNY MONDAY
Sun 6 Apr 13:45
- GETTING INTO THE SWING
Wed 2 Apr 19:19
- THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

Mar 2008

Mon 31 Mar 16:31
- A NITE AT SHIRLEY HEIGHTS
Sun 30 Mar 13:53
- SAFE ARRIVALS
Tue 25 Mar 15:18
- FOREDECK FROLLICKS
Mon 24 Mar 16:09
- A DANEROUS BUSINESS
Thu 20 Mar 22:40
- BIKING DAY
Wed 19 Mar 13:10
- NOW THEY ARE HERE
Fri 14 Mar 14:13
- TWO UP - OUR LAST CARIB VOYAGE (FOR THE TIME BEING!)
Thu 13 Mar 22:33
- SAFE AT JOLLY
Mon 10 Mar 17:27
- TA RA TO ST MARTIN
Sun 9 Mar 16:12
- MOVING ON
- THE REGATTA STARTS TO UNFOLD
Wed 5 Mar 16:33
- WE ARE NOT UP A MOUNTAIN

Feb 2008

Thu 28 Feb 18:18
- INTO THE LAGOON
Sat 23 Feb 16:38
- NOW IN ST MARTIN
Mon 18 Feb 18:25
- THEY WON
Sun 17 Feb 12:38
- SOME PHOTOS
Sat 16 Feb 19:15
- RACING CERTAINTY
Wed 13 Feb 19:30
- OFF TO JOLLY HARBOUR
Tue 12 Feb 14:43
- STILL IN FALMOUTH HARBOUR
Fri 8 Feb 17:05
- HERE'S SOME PICTURES
Thu 7 Feb 18:16
- GALE WARNING
Sun 3 Feb 16:40
- RUGBY - WHAT RUGBY

Jan 2008

Thu 31 Jan 16:11
- ITS COOOL HERE TOO!
Wed 30 Jan 13:25
- SORRY FOR THE SILENCE
Fri 25 Jan 17:16
- WE SHOULD BE ON THE MOVE TOMORROW
Thu 24 Jan 13:04
- WINDY DAYS
Sun 20 Jan 16:40
- BIRTHDAY BOY
Fri 18 Jan 17:39
- TOM'S BIRTHDAY
Thu 17 Jan 16:22
- JUST ANOTHER DAY
Sun 13 Jan 14:06
- OUR EXPLOITS
Thu 10 Jan 14:17
- HERE IN ST PIERRE
Mon 7 Jan 23:24
- SAFELY IN TROIS ILET
Thu 3 Jan 13:56
- HAPPY 2008 TO ALL OUR READERS!

2007

Dec 2007

Sun 30 Dec 17:33
- NOT YET LEFT RODNEY BAY
Wed 26 Dec 18:39
- CHRISTMAS DAY ON PRIM TEAZE
Sat 22 Dec 14:54
- THE FINALE
Thu 20 Dec 16:47
- LAST BOAT IN
Wed 19 Dec 14:43
- WHAT a party
Tue 18 Dec 22:51
- NOT MANY BOATS TO FINISH NOW
Sat 15 Dec 18:59
- WHAT A FEW DAYS!
Tue 11 Dec 16:31
- FINISH LINE DUTIES
Mon 10 Dec 17:17
- LINE HONOURS FOR PRIM TEAZE
Sun 9 Dec 12:28
- OUR NEXT VOYAGE
Fri 7 Dec 17:35
- HERE'S A FEW PICTURE OF MATELOT ARRIVING
- YOU READ IT HERE FIRST GUYS
Thu 6 Dec 20:07
- FIRST BOAT EXPECTED IN TOMORROW
Wed 5 Dec 18:07
- SAFE IN RODNEY BAY
Tue 4 Dec 11:59
- FAREWEEL TO TRUE BLUE AND KNOTT'S GIPSY
Sun 2 Dec 18:36
- THE FIRST BIG SPLOSH

Nov 2007

Thu 29 Nov 23:05
- EARTHQUAKE IN MARTINIQUE
- SORRY THERE'S NO EXCITING STUFF TO SEE
Tue 27 Nov 11:30
- GRENADA - TRUE BLUE
Mon 26 Nov 18:43
- EMAIL NOW UP AND RUNNING
- LOOKS AS THOUGH
Sun 25 Nov 12:33
- GRENADA AGAIN
Fri 23 Nov 12:23
Thu 22 Nov 18:34
- SAFELY IN TRUE BLUE
Sat 17 Nov 12:42
- KEEPING IN TOUCH
Wed 14 Nov 12:10
- SWANNNNG AROUND
Sun 11 Nov 12:36
- TO ALL OUR READERS
Fri 9 Nov 12:07
- WE'RE INTHE WATER
Wed 7 Nov 11:37
- THE BIG DAY
Mon 5 Nov 15:41
- EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY
Sun 4 Nov 13:50
- UPDATE

Oct 2007

Tue 30 Oct 16:58
- WE'RE NOT IN THE WATER YET
Fri 26 Oct 18:41
- ITS THE FIRST PHOTOS
Wed 24 Oct 14:00
- RAINY DAYS
Mon 22 Oct 12:52
- WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT
Thu 18 Oct 19:45
- ARRIVED IN CHAGUARAMAS
Thu 11 Oct 17:14
- THE LAST FEW DAYS IN THE UK

Sep 2007

Fri 21 Sep 10:49
- JUST TO KEEP IN TOUCH
Thu 6 Sep 14:26
- MOVING COUNTIES

Aug 2007

Tue 21 Aug 11:14
- MOVING COUNTRIES
Mon 13 Aug 11:35
- IN THE UK
Wed 8 Aug 18:10
- THAT IS IT FROM US
Mon 6 Aug 15:08
- BUSY FEW DAYS
Sun 5 Aug 13:21
- JUST IN CASE
Fri 3 Aug 12:50
- HAULOUT COMPLETE
Wed 1 Aug 18:47
- IT THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST

Jul 2007

Tue 31 Jul 12:30
- WORK AND PLAY
Mon 30 Jul 14:20
- MOVING ONTO THE DOCK TODAY
Sun 29 Jul 13:41
- THE EVIDENCE
- TOO MUCH TO WRITE ABOUT
Fri 27 Jul 12:12
- JET SET LIFE
Wed 25 Jul 12:31
- SAFE IN TRINI
Mon 23 Jul 19:18
- READY FOR THE OFF
Sun 22 Jul 16:32
- A BIT OF BAGGAGE DRAMA
Sat 21 Jul 18:31
- JUST TAKING ON THE VIRGIN
Fri 20 Jul 14:41
- THEY HAVE ARRIVED, BUT
Thu 19 Jul 19:03
- BOY DID IT RAIN!
Tue 17 Jul 18:10
- GOING WITH A SPLASH
Sun 15 Jul 14:40
- IT WAS A REAL HASH
Fri 13 Jul 13:19
- WORKING HARD - HONEST
Tue 10 Jul 15:50
- THE WORK CONTINUES
Mon 9 Jul 12:41
- THE PRIME MINISTER
Sat 7 Jul 15:26
- THERE - I'VE STOPPED
- JUST WAITING ON JOBS
Wed 4 Jul 19:52
- THIS IS JULY 4 GRENADA STYLE
Mon 2 Jul 13:26
- THE BIG FAREWELL

Jun 2007

Sat 30 Jun 14:06
- FISH FRYING
Fri 29 Jun 13:28
- WE TRAVELLED THE ISLAND
Wed 27 Jun 13:08
- SUZY AS NOW MANAGED A TRIP ON PRIM TEAZE
Mon 25 Jun 22:47
- TAKING THE PLUNGE
Sun 24 Jun 13:47
- PICTURES FROM GRENADA
Sat 23 Jun 15:48
- SOUTHERN LANDS
Fri 22 Jun 13:43
- ARRIVED IN GRENADA
Wed 20 Jun 13:06
- SQUALLY ACTVITY
Tue 19 Jun 13:40
- MOVING SOUTH
Sun 17 Jun 18:47
- ANYONE OUT THERE MEND HYDRAULICS?
Thu 14 Jun 17:32
- IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS!
Tue 12 Jun 14:09
- NEW SAILOR CROSSES THE ATLANTIC CHANNEL
Fri 8 Jun 20:51
- STILL IN RODNEY BAY
- SAILING TODAY?
Wed 6 Jun 13:35
- AWAITING ARRIVALS
Tue 5 Jun 13:24
- AARGH!
Sat 2 Jun 15:32
- HAPPY GALA DAY

May 2007

Thu 31 May 13:16
- IT SEEMS TO BE A TRADITION
Wed 30 May 23:21
- BACK TO BLIGHTY
Mon 28 May 13:54
- THEN THERE IS MAYREUX
- SOME ATMOSPHERIC PICTURES WITH CAPTIONS FROM MUSTIQUE
Sat 26 May 12:46
- CELEBRATING OUR ANNIVERSARY
Tue 22 May 13:25
- ADVENTURES ON MUSTIQUE
Mon 21 May 13:25
- HANDYMAN'S HAND MUCH IMPROVED
Sun 20 May 21:33
- STUPID BOY - PIKE
Sat 19 May 23:47
- MADE IT TO MUSTIQUE VERSION TWO
- ARRIVAL IN MUSTIQUE
Thu 17 May 14:44
- BLOGGING ON THE HIGH SEA
Tue 15 May 14:58
- THIS IS OUR LATEST
Sat 12 May 15:06
- IN MARIN AGAIN
Thu 10 May 14:20
- SAFE AND SOUND
Wed 9 May 16:55
- WASHING DAYS
- WASHING DAYS
Tue 8 May 20:08
- RAY AND JULIE FROM THE FRENCH EXPERIENCE TO DOLITTLES
- RECENT ADVENTURES
Mon 7 May 13:25
- BOBBING ABOUT
Sat 5 May 13:41
- DOWN TO MARIGOT
Wed 2 May 14:42
- RAY AND JULIE TALKING BOATS
Tue 1 May 15:42
- BACK IN RODNEY BAY

Apr 2007

Sun 29 Apr 15:03
- FROM ST LUCIA TO MARTINIQUE WITH RAY AND JULIE
Tue 24 Apr 14:02
- IT'S HOTTING UP IN RODNEY BAY
Mon 23 Apr 17:59
- OUR EXPLOITS
Sat 21 Apr 21:44
- SAFE IN RODNEY BAY
Thu 19 Apr 13:50
- MARTINIQUE AGAIN
Mon 16 Apr 21:32
Sat 14 Apr 00:29
- HAPPY TO BE IN GUADELOUPE
Wed 11 Apr 23:42
Tue 10 Apr 13:54
- PRETTY PICTURES
- BACK TO FALMOUTH
Mon 9 Apr 14:00
- A DAY AT THE CRICKET
Fri 6 Apr 14:45
- Captain's Blog
Wed 4 Apr 23:12
- LAZY DAY AS JANICE AND PAUL DEPART
Tue 3 Apr 22:15
- SPORTING THOUGHTS
- BIKE RIDING
Mon 2 Apr 14:53
- SOME BETTER PICTURES

Mar 2007

Sat 31 Mar 14:59
- TOURING ST KITTS
Thu 29 Mar 14:19
- TOURING ST KITTS
Mon 26 Mar 14:37
- CRICKET MATCHES ON NEVIS
Sun 25 Mar 15:27
- NEVIS ARRIVAL
Fri 23 Mar 12:27
- BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
Wed 21 Mar 21:23
- ANOTHER BAY - ANOTHER DAY
Mon 19 Mar 23:04
- WATER BABIES
Sun 18 Mar 15:06
- OUT IN THE BAY
Fri 16 Mar 13:43
- WE WALKED SHIRLEY HEIGHTS
Thu 15 Mar 16:09
- JANICE AND PAUL ARRIVE
Mon 12 Mar 19:14
- JUST IN Case
Fri 9 Mar 22:18
- SAFELY IN ILES DES SAINTES
- A FINE DAY OUT
Wed 7 Mar 21:37
- TRIP IN A CAR
Tue 6 Mar 16:45
- HAIRCUT 100 - WITH APOLOGIES TO NIKKI
Sun 4 Mar 19:36
- SLEEPY SUNNY SUNDAY
Fri 2 Mar 12:35
- IN ENGINE REPAIR MODE IN GUADELOUPE

Feb 2007

Wed 28 Feb 16:21
- SAFE ARRIVAL IN GUADELOUPE
Sun 25 Feb 23:00
- UP THE RIVER
Sat 24 Feb 15:15
- HERE IN DOMINICA WITH THE WHALES
Fri 23 Feb 15:16
- DOMINICA HERE WE COME
Wed 21 Feb 12:30
- MARDI GRAS
Tue 20 Feb 12:49
- RAINY FORT DE FRANCE
Mon 19 Feb 13:15
- TROIS ISLET CARNIVAL
Sun 18 Feb 13:07
- NOT TONIGHT, JOSEPHINE.......
Sat 17 Feb 19:32
- MOVING NORTH WEST AND DIRTY BOTTOMS
Mon 12 Feb 21:09
- RAINY DAYS AND SUNDAYS
Sun 11 Feb 15:04
- BARMY SUNDAY
- INTO THE FRENCH WAY
Fri 9 Feb 00:35
- SAFE ARRIVALS
Tue 6 Feb 21:25
- THE TOOTH FAIRY HAS VISITED
Sun 4 Feb 20:26
- OKAY, SO NOW A LITTLE ST. LUCIAN HISTORY
Fri 2 Feb 21:35
- ANOTHER SH** WEEKEND IN PARADISE!

Jan 2007

Sun 28 Jan 15:44
- LADY SARAH BEAT US AWAY
Sat 27 Jan 17:32
- AND ITS FAREWELL TO ANOTHER FRIEND
Thu 25 Jan 16:34
- CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
Tue 23 Jan 15:59
- ACTIVITY!
Sat 20 Jan 17:07
- WORK IN PROGRESS
Thu 18 Jan 15:58
- ITS TOM'S BIRTHDAY TODAY
Mon 15 Jan 19:43
- THAT ATLANTIC CHALLENGE
- MONDAY MORNING WASH
Sat 13 Jan 18:21
- SAFE ARRIVAL IN RODNEY BAY
Tue 9 Jan 11:18
- NORMAL SERVICE

2006

Dec 2006

Wed 20 Dec 20:10
- EMOTIONS RUNS HIGH AS BE-BOP ARRIVES
- AND ITS HAPPY CHRISTMAS FROM US
Mon 18 Dec 22:26
- SOME PICTURES FROM THE CROSSING
Sat 16 Dec 23:29
- WE ARE HERE
- Rum Punch Ahead!!
Fri 15 Dec 12:47
- A DAY OF CONTRASTS
Thu 14 Dec 13:04
- The Big Splash and the Missing Muppets
Wed 13 Dec 16:28
Tue 12 Dec 12:27
- Madness & Mayhem
Mon 11 Dec 12:09
- THE LURES OF THE DEEP
Sun 10 Dec 12:12
- Milestones and Molars
Sat 9 Dec 12:32
- JENNY, THE STIG AND GERVAIS - ALL PULLING THEIR WEIGHT
Fri 8 Dec 16:49
- CATCH OF THE DAY!
- Ships, ships, I see no ships
Thu 7 Dec 12:11
- OUT IN THE BLUE YONDER
Wed 6 Dec 12:55
- BODGIT AND SCAMPER ENTERPRISES ARE TRADING
Tue 5 Dec 13:26
- Sleep, perchance to dream....
Mon 4 Dec 12:19
- FLYING ALONG
Sun 3 Dec 12:45
- Rough 'n Tumble
Sat 2 Dec 12:00
- WHAT HAPPENS NOW THE BUTTER HAS MELTED?
Fri 1 Dec 12:17
- Fish of the day

Nov 2006

Thu 30 Nov 12:44
- FW: 24 hour sailathon
- 24 hour sailathon
Wed 29 Nov 16:43
- view from dry land
- Sailing all the way!
Tue 28 Nov 12:15
- ANOTHER DAY
- Another day
Mon 27 Nov 12:36
- The Voyage Begins
Sat 25 Nov 17:33
- PARASAILOR TEST DRIVE
Fri 24 Nov 18:28
- SORRY
Tue 21 Nov 17:26
Mon 20 Nov 18:45
- SAFE ARRIVALS
Sun 19 Nov 15:31
- THE PARTIES HAVE STARTED
Thu 16 Nov 16:02
- LEARNING CURVES
Wed 15 Nov 16:33
- WELL ITS FIRST NIGHT NERVES
Tue 14 Nov 18:21
- THE SERIOUS WORK BEINGS
Sun 12 Nov 18:06
- THE BOYS ARE HERE
Thu 9 Nov 16:52
- PRIM TEAZE IN POGOLAND AND THE ANGUS' CHALLENGE!
Wed 8 Nov 17:27
- NO PICTURES YET
Sun 5 Nov 16:18
- NO PICTURES YET
Fri 3 Nov 18:11
- READ ALL ABOUT IT
Thu 2 Nov 14:01
- ARRIVALS IN LAS PALMAS

Oct 2006

Sun 29 Oct 11:18
- MOVING ALONG SOON
- MOVING ALONG SOON
Fri 27 Oct 16:30
- AND ITS FAREWELL FROM HER!
Wed 25 Oct 17:43
- OFF TO THE TEIDE
Mon 23 Oct 16:51
- A BLOWY TIME
Sat 21 Oct 16:30
- SNOOZING IN TENERIFE
Thu 19 Oct 22:35
- HOME FROM HOME
Wed 18 Oct 22:22
- ANOTHER ISLAND - ANOTHER AIRPORT
Tue 17 Oct 22:59
- THRILLS AND SPILLS
- ARRIVALS
Mon 16 Oct 09:44
- ARRIVALS
Fri 13 Oct 18:16
- ON THE MOVE
Wed 11 Oct 14:29
- HELLO...ANYONE OUT THERE?
Sun 8 Oct 20:12
- THIS IS USNDAY WITH US
Fri 6 Oct 15:35
- STILL AWAITING
Thu 5 Oct 19:03
- STILL EAR
Wed 4 Oct 14:16
- WITH APOLOGIES TO AL OUR READERS
- STILL IN RUBICON
Sun 1 Oct 18:57
- SUNDAY MARKETS

Sep 2006

Fri 29 Sep 15:23
- IT'S 'EAR
Thu 28 Sep 19:08
- LANZAROTE COMMUTING
Tue 26 Sep 10:15
- ANOTHER BALMY DAY
Sun 24 Sep 11:23
- UPDATE
- ANYONE FOR......?
Fri 22 Sep 08:52
- THE DELIGHTS OF MARINA RUBICON
Thu 21 Sep 10:39
- LANZAROTE AND MARINA RUBICOM
Wed 20 Sep 15:01
- SAFE IN LANZAROTE
- TUESDAY AM
Sun 17 Sep 18:19
- LANZAROTE HERE WE COME
- THE FIESTA AND ALL THAT
Sat 16 Sep 11:46
- TOURISTS IN MADEIRA
Thu 14 Sep 19:27
- NEW ARRIVALS
Wed 13 Sep 13:18
- TRUST YOU HAVE ALL HEARD BY NOW
Mon 11 Sep 16:51
- FOR THOSE WHO WANTED THEM
- arrival in madeira
- ARRIVAL IN MADEIRA
Sun 10 Sep 12:39
- NEARING MADEIRA
Sat 9 Sep 17:37
- SATURDAY AND ITS EARLY
Fri 8 Sep 17:44
- DAY TWO
Wed 6 Sep 18:30
- FINALLY ITS FAREWELL TO FARO
Tue 5 Sep 18:40
- Ready for the Sea again
Mon 4 Sep 18:45
- ANOTHER DAY IN THE LAGOON
Sun 3 Sep 18:33
- CAPTAIN'S BLOG
Fri 1 Sep 13:39
- THE JOURNEY FROM LAGOS TO VILAMOURA AND THEN TO FARO

Aug 2006

Wed 30 Aug 14:10
Sat 26 Aug 13:19
- UPDATE FROM VILLAMOURA
Mon 21 Aug 17:11
- LAGOS - LAND OF THE RICH AND FREE!
Sat 19 Aug 15:23
- TRAVELLING FAR
- PRETTY SINES
Fri 18 Aug 16:18
- RESTFUL TIMES
- ARRIVAL IN SINES
Mon 14 Aug 18:38
Sat 12 Aug 17:25
- NAZARE AND BIRTHDAY GREETINGS
Wed 9 Aug 18:21
- GOODBYE LEIXOES
Tue 8 Aug 09:49
- LEIXOES
Fri 4 Aug 22:42
- Skippers blog
Thu 3 Aug 07:31
- PICTORIAL MUSINGS FROM BISCAY
Wed 2 Aug 20:16
- LATER THAT DAY
- WAITING FOR BITS AND PIECES

Jul 2006

Mon 31 Jul 20:25
- A FEW PICTURES FROM THE BISCAY CROSSING AND BOYS BEING BOYS
- SPAIN WELCOMES PRIM TEAZE
Sun 30 Jul 15:34
- FIRST LANDFALL - BENODENT
Wed 19 Jul 14:51
- MOVING AWAY TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT
Tue 18 Jul 08:04
- GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT
Sat 15 Jul 18:52
- SAILING, BUT NOT AWAY
- THE FIRST MANEUVRES
Wed 12 Jul 08:40
- MESSING ABOUT ON A RIVER
Thu 6 Jul 09:50
- THE MASTS ARE UP
Sun 2 Jul 10:16
- RIBS AND OTHER THINGS

Jun 2006

Mon 26 Jun 15:42
- WORK ON THE BOAT CONTINUES
Thu 22 Jun 17:11
- The Wedding and sailaway!