Silk Sheets

Follow the endless summer

Ben Shute & Fiona Kennelly
Grampian 37`

Latest Post: 2009-09-03

User Profile

Profile

Owner / Skipper:

Ben Shute & Fiona Kennelly

Nationality:

Australian

Make / Model:

Grampian 37`

LOA (feet):

37

One Line "Mission Statement":

Follow the endless summer

Previous Diary Entries

2009

Sep 2009

Day 376 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands' - Tonga - Passage Day 12

Thu 3 Sep 22:42
Day 380 - Vava'U Group - Tonga

Thu 3 Sep 22:42

Aug 2009

Day 352 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands' Feeding the Sharks

Fri 14 Aug 02:43
Day 333 - Moorea 'Society Islands'

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 326 - Tahiti 'Society Islands'

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 330 - Tahiti 'Society Islands'

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 331 - Moorea 'Society Islands'

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 335 - Huahine Iti 'Society Islands'

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 336 - Raiatea 'Society Islands'

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 340 - Tahaa 'Society Islands'

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 341 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands'

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 342 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands' - From the Air

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 346 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands'

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 349 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands'

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 355 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands' Surfing the Pass

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 358 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands' Weekend away from Si lk Sheets

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 360 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands' Weekend away from Si lk Sheets

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 365 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands' - Tonga - Passage Day 1

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 366 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands' - Tonga - Passage Day 2

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 367 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands' - Tonga - Passage Day 3

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 368 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands' - Tonga - Passage Day 4

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 369 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands' - Tonga - Passage Day 5

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 371 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands' - Tonga - Passage Day 7

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 370 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands' - Tonga - Passage Day 6

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 372 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands' - Tonga - Passage Day 8

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 373 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands' - Tonga - Passage Day 9

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 374 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands' - Tonga - Passage Day 10

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 375 - Bora Bora 'Society Islands' - Tonga - Passage Day 11

Fri 14 Aug 02:04
Day 334 - Huahine Iti 'Society Islands' - Passage

Fri 14 Aug 01:39

Jun 2009

Day 320 - Ahe - Rangiroa 'Tuamotu's' Passage

Tue 23 Jun 19:33
Day 319 - Ahe 'Tuamotu's'

Tue 16 Jun 18:54
Day 321 - Rangiroa 'Tuamotu's'

Tue 16 Jun 18:54
Day 325 - Rangiroa - Tahiti - Passage

Tue 16 Jun 18:50
Day 320 - Ahe - Rangiroa 'Tuamotu's' Passage

Tue 16 Jun 18:20
Day 316 - Marquises - Tuamotu Passage Day 5 - Ahe

Wed 10 Jun 20:55
Day 317 - Ahe 'Tuamotu's'

Wed 10 Jun 20:48
Day 318 - Ahe 'Tuamotu's'

Wed 10 Jun 20:48
Day 315 - Marquises - Tuamotu Passage Day 4

Wed 10 Jun 20:48
Day 309 - Anse Hakatea, Nuku-Hiva

Wed 10 Jun 20:48
Day 314 - Marquises - Tuamotu Passage Day 3

Wed 10 Jun 20:48
Day 313 - Marquises - Tuamotu Passage Day 2

Wed 10 Jun 20:48
Day 312 - Marquises - Tuamotu Passage Day 1

Wed 10 Jun 20:48
Day 311 - Anse Hakatea, Nuku-Hiva

Wed 10 Jun 20:48

May 2009

Day 302 - Tahuata Island

Fri 29 May 20:18
Day 305 - Baie Hanamenu, Hiva Oa

Fri 29 May 20:13
Day 302 - Tahuata Island

Fri 29 May 20:13
Day 307 - Taiohae, Nuku-Hiva

Fri 29 May 20:08
Day 306 - Baie D'Hakahau, Ua-Poa

Fri 29 May 20:04
Day 299 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 26 Atouna Bay, Hiva Oa

Fri 29 May 19:57
Day 304 - Tahuata Island

Fri 29 May 19:57
Day 295 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 22

Fri 29 May 07:48
Day 294 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 21

Fri 29 May 07:48
Day 292 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 19

Fri 29 May 07:47
Day 282 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 9

Fri 29 May 07:46
Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Pictures

Thu 28 May 03:22
Day 298 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 25

Fri 22 May 09:26
Day 297 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 24

Mon 18 May 21:49
Day 296 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 23

Sun 17 May 20:59
Day 293 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 20

Fri 15 May 03:40
Day 290 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 17

Tue 12 May 23:46
Day 291 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 18

Tue 12 May 23:46
Day 288 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 15

Mon 11 May 03:23
Day 289 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 16

Mon 11 May 03:23
Day 285 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 12

Fri 8 May 22:03
Day 286 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 13

Fri 8 May 22:03
Day 287 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 14

Fri 8 May 22:03
Day 281 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 8

Wed 6 May 02:57
Day 283 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 10

Wed 6 May 02:57
Day 284 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 11

Wed 6 May 02:57
Day 279 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 6

Fri 1 May 20:25
Day 280 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 7

Fri 1 May 20:25

Apr 2009

Day 278 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 5

Thu 30 Apr 01:09
Day 276 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 3

Tue 28 Apr 22:14
Day 277 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 4

Tue 28 Apr 22:14
Day 274 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 1

Sun 26 Apr 21:59
Day 275 - Galapagos - Marquesas, Passage - Day 2

Sun 26 Apr 21:59
Day 268 - Isabella, Galapagos

Wed 22 Apr 01:15
Day 268 - Isabella, Galapagos

Wed 22 Apr 01:10
Day 266 - Wreck Bay, Isla San Cristobel, Galapagos

Wed 22 Apr 01:06
Day 265 - Panama - Galapagos Passage - Day 12

Tue 21 Apr 05:06
Day 264 - Panama - Galapagos Passage - Day 11

Tue 21 Apr 05:01
Day 261 - Panama - Galapagos Passage - Day 8

Tue 21 Apr 04:59
Day 262 - Panama - Galapagos Passage - Day 9

Tue 21 Apr 04:58
Day 263 - Panama - Galapagos Passage - Day 10

Tue 21 Apr 04:58
Day 257 - Panama - Galapagos Passage - Day 4

Tue 21 Apr 04:54
Day 258 - Panama - Galapagos Passage - Day 5

Tue 21 Apr 04:54
Day 259 - Panama - Galapagos Passage - Day 6

Tue 21 Apr 04:54
Day 260 - Panama - Galapagos Passage - Day 7

Tue 21 Apr 04:54
Day 256 - Panama - Galapagos Passage - Day 3

Tue 21 Apr 01:23
Day 254 - Panama - Galapagos Passage - Day 1

Tue 21 Apr 01:09
Day 255 - Panama - Galapagos Passage - Day 2

Tue 21 Apr 01:09
Day 253 - las Pearlas Islands, Isla Del Ray, 'Panama'

Tue 21 Apr 00:47
Day 251 - las Pearlas Islands, Canas Island, 'Panama'

Tue 21 Apr 00:41
Day 248 - las Pearlas Islands, Contrador, 'Panama'

Mon 20 Apr 23:14

Mar 2009

Day 246 - Panama - Final Provisioning

Fri 27 Mar 19:40
Day 245 - Panama - Visiting the Indians

Thu 26 Mar 19:41
Day 243 - Panama - The Pacific Side

Mon 23 Mar 21:14
Day 242 - Panama Channel Passage Day-2

Sun 22 Mar 21:13
Day 241 - Panama Channel Passage Day-1

Sat 21 Mar 21:13
Day 234 - Cartegena - Colon - Passage Day 3

Sat 14 Mar 19:49
Day 233 - Cartegena - Colon - Passage Day 2

Fri 13 Mar 19:48
Day 232 - Cartegena - Colon - Passage Day 1

Thu 12 Mar 19:48
Day 231 - Cartegena - Pimp My Boat - Day 8

Wed 11 Mar 19:47
Day 230 - Cartegena - Pimp My Boat - Day 7

Tue 10 Mar 19:47
Day 229 - Cartegena - Pimp My Boat - Day 6

Mon 9 Mar 19:45
Day 228 - Cartegena - Pimp My Boat - Day 5

Sun 8 Mar 19:45
Day 227 - Cartegena - Pimp My Boat - Day 4

Sat 7 Mar 19:45
Day 226 - Cartegena - Pimp My Boat - Day 3

Fri 6 Mar 19:44
Day 225 - Cartegena - Pimp My Boat - Day 2

Thu 5 Mar 19:44
Day 224 - Cartegena - Pimp My Boat - Day 1

Wed 4 Mar 19:44
Day 223 - Cartegena

Wed 4 Mar 19:43
Day 219 - Curacao - Cartegena - Passage day 4

Tue 3 Mar 19:43

Feb 2009

Day 218 - Curacao-Cartegena - Passage Day 3

Wed 25 Feb 22:09
Day 217 - Curacao - Cartegena - passage day2

Tue 24 Feb 22:08
Day 216 - Curacao - Cartegena - passage day 1

Mon 23 Feb 22:08
Day 214 - Spanish Water, Curacao

Sat 21 Feb 22:08
Day 213 - Little Curacao

Fri 20 Feb 22:07
Day 209 - Grenada - Bonaire - Passage Day 4

Mon 16 Feb 22:06
Day 208 - Grenada - Bonaire - Passage Day 3

Sun 15 Feb 22:06
Day 207 - Grenada-Bonaire - Passage Day 2

Sat 14 Feb 22:06
Day 206 - Grenada to Bonaire - passage day 1

Fri 13 Feb 22:06
Day 196 - Prickly Bay, Grenada

Tue 3 Feb 22:05
Day 195 - Tyrrel Bay, Cariacou

Mon 2 Feb 22:04
Day 194 - Hillsborough, Cariacou

Sun 1 Feb 22:04

Jan 2009

Day 193 - Clifton Bay

Sat 31 Jan 22:03
Day 192 - Chatham Bay

Fri 30 Jan 22:03
Day 191 - Salt Whistle Bay, Grenadines

Thu 29 Jan 22:02
Day 190 - Bequia, Grenadines

Wed 28 Jan 22:01
Day 189 - Viuex Forte, St.Lucia

Tue 27 Jan 22:01
Day 183 - Rodney Bay, 'St.Lucia'

Wed 21 Jan 22:00
Day 182 Grande Anse, 'Martinique'

Tue 20 Jan 21:59
Day 180 - Fort de France 'Martinique'

Sun 18 Jan 19:37
Day 178 - Saint Pierre 'Martinique'

Fri 16 Jan 17:04
Day 177 - Roseau 'Dominica'

Thu 15 Jan 17:04
Day 176 - Indian River, Portsmouth 'Dominica'

Wed 14 Jan 17:04
Day 175 - Portsmouth 'Dominica'

Tue 13 Jan 17:04
Day 173 - The Saints 'Guadeloupe'

Sun 11 Jan 17:11
Day 172 - La Barque 'Guadeloupe'

Sat 10 Jan 17:11
Day 170 - Deshaies 'Guadeloupe'

Thu 8 Jan 17:11
Day 165 - Falmouth Harbour 'Antigua'

Sat 3 Jan 17:12
Day 163 - Green Island 'Antigua'

Thu 1 Jan 17:04

2008

Dec 2008

Day 162 - Green Island 'Antigua'

Wed 31 Dec 17:04
Day 158 - Falmouth Harbor 'Antigua'

Sat 27 Dec 17:04
Day 154 - Caribbean Passage - Day 28

Sat 27 Dec 14:24
Day 156 - Falmouth Harbor 'Antigua' - Christmas Day

Thu 25 Dec 19:34
Day 153 - Caribbean Passage - Day 27

Mon 22 Dec 20:06
Day 152 - Caribbean Passage - Day 26

Sun 21 Dec 20:06
Day 151 - Caribbean Passage - Day 25

Sat 20 Dec 19:39
Day 150 - Caribbean Passage - Day 24

Fri 19 Dec 19:44
Day 149 - Caribbean Passage - Day 23

Thu 18 Dec 19:39
Day 148 - Caribbean Passage - Day 22

Wed 17 Dec 19:39
Day 147 - Caribbean Passage - Day 21

Tue 16 Dec 19:39
Day 146 - Caribbean Passage - Day 20

Mon 15 Dec 19:39
Day 145 - Caribbean Passage - Day 19

Sun 14 Dec 19:39
Day 144 - Caribbean Passage - Day 18

Sat 13 Dec 19:39
Day 143 - Caribbean Passage - Day 17

Fri 12 Dec 19:39
Day 142 - Caribbean Passage - Day 16

Thu 11 Dec 19:44
Day 141 - Caribbean Passage - Day 15

Wed 10 Dec 19:39
Day 140 - Caribbean Passage - Day 14

Tue 9 Dec 19:39
Day 139 - Caribbean Passage - Day 13

Mon 8 Dec 19:44
Day 138 - Caribbean Passage - Day 12

Sun 7 Dec 19:39
Day 137 - Caribbean Passage - Day 11

Sat 6 Dec 20:07
Day 136 - Caribbean Passage - Day 10

Fri 5 Dec 19:39
Day 135 - Caribbean Passage - Day 9

Thu 4 Dec 19:39
Day 133 - Tarrafal, 'Santo Antao, Cape Verdes'

Tue 2 Dec 19:39
Day 131

Tue 2 Dec 11:06
Day 130

Tue 2 Dec 10:59
Day 129

Tue 2 Dec 10:34

Nov 2008

Day 128 - Caribbean Passage - Day 8

Fri 28 Nov 10:34
Day 127 - Caribbean Passage - Day 7

Thu 27 Nov 10:34
Day 126 - Caribbean Passage - Day 6

Wed 26 Nov 10:34
Day 125 - Caribbean Passage - Day 5

Tue 25 Nov 10:34
Day 124 - Caribbean Passage - Day 4

Mon 24 Nov 10:34
Day 123 - Caribbean Passage - Day 3

Sun 23 Nov 10:34
Day 122 - Caribbean Passage - Day 2

Sat 22 Nov 10:34
Day 121 - Caribbean Passage - Day 1

Fri 21 Nov 10:34
Day 120 - Santiago 'La Gomera, Canary Islands'

Thu 20 Nov 10:59
Day 118 - San Sebastian 'La Gomera, Canary Islands'

Tue 18 Nov 10:59
Day 117 - Los Christianos 'Tenerife, Canary Islands'

Mon 17 Nov 11:09
Day 115 - Santa Cruise 'Tenerife, Canary Islands'

Sat 15 Nov 11:09
Day 111 - Las Palmas 'Gran Canaria, Canary Islands'

Tue 11 Nov 11:09
Day 110 - Peurto De Jable 'Feurtuventura, Canary Islands'

Mon 10 Nov 11:09
Day 109 Puerto Del Rosario 'Fuerteventura, Canary Islands'

Sun 9 Nov 11:09

Oct 2008

Day 100 Puerto Calero 'Lanzarote, Canary Islands'

Fri 31 Oct 11:21
Day 99 Gibraltor to Canary Islands Passage Day 5

Wed 29 Oct 23:21
Day 98 Gibraltar to Canary Islands Passage Day 4

Tue 28 Oct 23:18
Day 97 Gibraltar to Canary Islands Passage Day 3

Mon 27 Oct 23:15
Day 96 Gibraltor to Canary Islands Passage Day 2

Sun 26 Oct 23:10
Day 95 Gibraltar to Canary Islands Passage Day 1

Sat 25 Oct 23:08
Day 84 - Gibraltar

Tue 14 Oct 23:07
Day 83 - Barbate

Sun 12 Oct 22:44
Day 79 - Cadiz

Sat 11 Oct 22:39
Day 78 - Puerto Sherry

Fri 10 Oct 15:11
Day 77 - Mazagon

Thu 9 Oct 15:11
Day 75 - Santo Antonio

Wed 8 Oct 15:11
Day 74 - Olhao

Tue 7 Oct 15:11
Day 72 - Faro

Mon 6 Oct 15:11
Day 70 - Albufeira

Mon 6 Oct 09:40
Day 67 - Portimao

Mon 6 Oct 09:38

Sep 2008

Day 65 - Alvor

Fri 26 Sep 10:37
Day 63 - Baleeria

Thu 25 Sep 10:27
Day 62 - Sines

Wed 24 Sep 10:27
Day 61 - Sesimbra

Tue 23 Sep 10:27
Day 58 - Oeiras (Lisbon)

Sun 21 Sep 10:29
Day 57 - Cascais

Sat 20 Sep 08:28
Day 56 - Peniche

Fri 19 Sep 08:28
Day 55 - Nazare

Thu 18 Sep 19:59
Day 54 - Aveiro

Thu 18 Sep 19:49
Day 53 - Porto

Thu 18 Sep 19:49
Day 52 - Porto Lexios

Wed 17 Sep 19:49
Day 51 - Bayona

Tue 16 Sep 19:49
Day 47 - Ria de Muros

Mon 15 Sep 19:49
Fiona's 30th Birthday - Day 46 - Ria De Muros

Tue 9 Sep 11:02
Day 43 - Camarinas

Fri 5 Sep 15:39
Day 42 - Laxe

Fri 5 Sep 15:36
Day 40 - Corme

Fri 5 Sep 15:34

Aug 2008

Day 39 - Isla Sisargos

Sun 31 Aug 16:22
Day 38 - La Coruna

Sun 31 Aug 16:20
Day 36 - Cedeira

Sun 31 Aug 16:16
Day 35 - On the way to La Coruna somewhere

Sun 31 Aug 16:08
Day 33 - Cudillero

Sun 31 Aug 15:50
Day 32 - Gijon

Sun 31 Aug 15:46
Day 31 - Ribadesella

Sun 31 Aug 15:44
Day 29 - San Vicente de la Barquera

Wed 20 Aug 11:19
Day 27 - Santander

Wed 20 Aug 11:18
Day 26 - Biscay Somwhere

Wed 20 Aug 11:16
Day 25 - Biscay somwhere

Wed 20 Aug 11:16
Day 23 - La Rachelle

Tue 12 Aug 14:04
Day 21 - Port Joinville, IIe d' Yeu

Mon 11 Aug 17:56
Day 19 - Benodet

Fri 8 Aug 17:48
Day 18 - Crosing Biscay

Thu 7 Aug 17:46
Day 17 - Penzance

Wed 6 Aug 17:44
Day 16 - Penzance

Tue 5 Aug 12:40
Day 15 - Falmouth

Sun 3 Aug 21:23
Day 14 - Fowey

Sat 2 Aug 20:57
Day 13 - Tamar River, Plymouth

Fri 1 Aug 20:54

Jul 2008

Day 12 - Sand Acre Bay, Plymouth

Thu 31 Jul 20:43
Day 11 - Yealm River

Wed 30 Jul 21:20
Day 7 - Salcombe

Sat 26 Jul 21:15
Day 5 - Dartmouth

Thu 24 Jul 18:18
Day 4 - Brixham

Wed 23 Jul 20:44
Day 3 - Lyme Regis

Tue 22 Jul 13:35
Day 1 - Lulworth Cove

Sun 20 Jul 13:38
Our Last Night in Shamrock Quay - Setting Sail Farwell

Sat 19 Jul 11:41
No More Need For A Suit, never liked them anyhow

Sat 19 Jul 11:41
Fond Farwell from all my friends at Ericsson

Sat 19 Jul 11:41
Tender Racing to the Anchor Bleu Inn

Sat 12 Jul 19:52

Jun 2008

Saya & Paul make it to Southampton - What a honeymoon

Mon 30 Jun 15:56
The ice cream man in a boat was classic

Sat 7 Jun 18:48

May 2008

33 - May Bank Holiday Weekend - Southampton to Yarmouth & Back 'What a Splash'

Sat 24 May 19:45
Pillow Slip, our baby tender, and new addition

Wed 14 May 19:13
Summer has begun & only 8 more Mondays until we go.

Wed 14 May 18:49
Trusty Hand Myles & Ted

Wed 7 May 19:44
May Long Weekend - Paul & Mary Louise - Spy's sent to check up!!!

Sun 4 May 19:44
So Long Pembroke Court and Hello Sunny Shamrock Quay

Sat 3 May 20:03

Apr 2008

Shamrock Quay - Where we live

Sun 27 Apr 19:58
Fishing is much more fun from your back porch

Tue 22 Apr 20:45

Mar 2008

Relaunch - A long cold winter of work all coming to the start of a new beginning

Thu 20 Mar 21:54

Jan 2008

Australia Day Weekend 2008 - VB Stubies, lamb chops and a paint brush

Sat 26 Jan 20:45

2007

Aug 2007

Up the mast without a clue

Sat 18 Aug 21:54

Jul 2007

Why I love Sailing - What it is really all about

Sun 29 Jul 21:54
Our First Voyage - Suffolk to Southampton

Mon 9 Jul 14:31

Apr 2007

In the beginning - Learning to Sail

Sun 22 Apr 20:45