Stamper's Web Diary - Roling rolling rolling

Roling rolling rolling

Stamper

Mon 16 May 2016 14:58

Position at 15:00 UTC 16 May 2016

31:39.12 N 058:12.20 W day distance 107 Nm,

Aparent Winds 7 knots , from S,

Speed 4.5 knots. COG 030,

Recht voor de wind, rollerige zee. Het lijkt erop dat we nog een tijd moeten doormodderen voordat we de westenwinden vinden.

Blog Entries

2016

Jul 2016

Sun 3 Jul 13:31
- Crossed to Calais
Sat 2 Jul 12:35
- Monday I may be home...
- Seeking shelter
Fri 1 Jul 10:47
- On my way home

Jun 2016

Sat 25 Jun 11:59
- Sunday arriving
Fri 24 Jun 11:59
- Engine repair in Malaysia.....
Thu 23 Jun 11:59
- Migrating whales
Wed 22 Jun 11:59
- Passed the midway point
Tue 21 Jun 12:00
- Tomorrow we will reach the westerlies zone into the Channel
Mon 20 Jun 12:00
- Third full day sailing, autopilot replacement and some fog
Sun 19 Jun 12:01
- second day of good sailing
Sat 18 Jun 12:01
- Second day, good winds
Fri 17 Jun 12:08
- On our way to Falmouth
Tue 7 Jun 12:00
- Onderweg naar Horta

May 2016

Fri 27 May 15:59
- 15 miles from Flores
Thu 26 May 15:59
- One day to go!
Wed 25 May 16:00
- Last two days....
Tue 24 May 15:59
- Mainsail torn, again
Mon 23 May 16:01
- Nice weather
Sun 22 May 16:00
- The storm has passed
Sat 21 May 08:38
- Pelagie has a better weather forecast
Fri 20 May 16:00
- Good speed at last
Thu 19 May 15:59
- Finally good winds!
Wed 18 May 15:59
- Nearing our midway point
Tue 17 May 16:00
- Engine on, about 200 l Diesel used, still 250 available
Mon 16 May 14:58
- Roling rolling rolling
Sun 15 May 16:00
- 300 miles ESE of Bermuda
Sat 14 May 16:00
- Halfwinder in a knot
Fri 13 May 16:00
- Engine on
Thu 12 May 15:59
- Batten provisionaly repaired
Wed 11 May 16:00
- Little wind
Tue 10 May 16:01
- First full day
Mon 9 May 16:02
- Left BVI for the Azores, Flores

Mar 2016

Fri 4 Mar 09:29
- 2 hours from Sint Maarten
Thu 3 Mar 10:58
- Today complete circumnavigation!
Wed 2 Mar 10:58
- Dolphins!
Tue 1 Mar 10:58
- More work to be done

Feb 2016

Mon 29 Feb 10:59
- schrikkeldag
Sun 28 Feb 10:58
- Self medication on the high seas
Sat 27 Feb 10:59
- Ad Hoc solutions
Fri 26 Feb 10:58
- 3/4 of the way milestone
Thu 25 Feb 10:58
- Everything is getting moist
Wed 24 Feb 11:00
- in the Caraibean
Tue 23 Feb 10:59
- Making plans
Mon 22 Feb 10:59
- Cockroaches will inherit the earth
Sun 21 Feb 10:58
- Grey and rainy and a wobbly sea
Sat 20 Feb 10:59
- All nice and calm on board
Fri 19 Feb 10:58
- Torn Mainsail
Thu 18 Feb 10:58
- Brazilean plane calls
Wed 17 Feb 11:00
- Work to do!
Tue 16 Feb 11:00
- ITC around me
Mon 15 Feb 11:01
- More wind, then less wind
Sun 14 Feb 10:59
- Gossip in the night
Sat 13 Feb 11:04
- Spinnaker up for 27 hours now
Fri 12 Feb 10:59
- Spinaker up
Thu 11 Feb 11:11
- bonus wind
Wed 10 Feb 10:59
- Still good wind
Tue 9 Feb 11:00
- Aiming for just E of Fernondo de Norhonha
Mon 8 Feb 10:59
- Easy sailing
Sun 7 Feb 11:09
- Looking out for Neptune
Sat 6 Feb 11:00
- Calm birthday
Fri 5 Feb 10:59
- some showers
Thu 4 Feb 11:02
- Easy sailing, Zen like

Jan 2016

Fri 29 Jan 12:10
- Tomorow we arrive
Thu 28 Jan 12:16
- Trades are back
Wed 27 Jan 12:05
- no wind, engine...
Tue 26 Jan 12:02
- Blue sky at last
Mon 25 Jan 12:01
- Wind is gradually getting less
Sun 24 Jan 12:02
- some blue sky!
Sat 23 Jan 12:01
- Drizzle and grey
Fri 22 Jan 12:01
- the news: no news
Thu 21 Jan 12:01
- Another good day
Wed 20 Jan 12:03
- Enough wind
Tue 19 Jan 12:10
- Good first day

2015

Dec 2015

Sat 19 Dec 10:22
- Left Knysna

Nov 2015

Sun 29 Nov 10:17
- On our way to Port Elisabeth

Oct 2015

Fri 23 Oct 12:02
- G n T in 24hrs if we are lucky
Thu 22 Oct 12:03
- Motoring
Wed 21 Oct 12:01
- Quiet today
Tue 20 Oct 12:06
- Nice sailing
Mon 19 Oct 12:02
- Giant octopus or huge net
Sun 18 Oct 12:02
- The Indian Princess was restless last night
Sat 17 Oct 12:09
- Beautiful moon set last night
Fri 16 Oct 12:08
- so far so good
Thu 15 Oct 12:04
- A quiet night, sky busy with stars.
Wed 14 Oct 12:32
- We are underway
Mon 12 Oct 07:20
- St Pierre Marina

May 2015

Thu 28 May 08:06
- Day 3 to Mauritius
Wed 27 May 08:16
- Day 2 to Mauritius
Tue 26 May 09:18
- Rodrigues to Mauritius
Tue 12 May 05:26
- Day 12
Sun 10 May 05:31
- Day 10
Sat 9 May 05:30
- Day 9, passed 2/3 of the way
Fri 8 May 05:38
- Day 8, wind.at last a bit easier
Thu 7 May 05:33
- Day 7, over midway point
Wed 6 May 05:35
- Day 6, will reach midway point tonight
Tue 5 May 05:31
- Day 5, 4 reefs or a very small jib and avergae 6.7 knots!
Mon 4 May 05:29
- Day 4: three reefs and 8.3 knots surfing
Sun 3 May 05:32
- Day 3
Sat 2 May 05:36
- Gentle trade winds
Fri 1 May 05:29
- Good first day

Apr 2015

Thu 30 Apr 05:33
- Left Cocos Keeling for Rodrigues
Wed 22 Apr 02:31
- Cocos Keeling
Sun 19 Apr 05:38
- 11:39.10 S 097:48.67 E
Sat 18 Apr 05:30
- 10:14.87 S 099:11.86 E
Fri 17 Apr 01:51
- 08:51.96 S 101:14.30 E
Wed 15 Apr 11:12
- 07:07.58 S 104:21.29 E
Mon 13 Apr 00:48
- 06:44.85 S 105:14.49 E
Fri 10 Apr 22:50
- 05:21.89 S 105:49.60 E
Thu 9 Apr 03:38
- 04:06.58S 106:21.91E
Tue 7 Apr 12:25
- 02:05.96S 106:11.93E
Mon 6 Apr 12:43
- 01:37.75S 106:03.05E
Sun 5 Apr 11:43
- 01:09.25S 105:18.03E
Sat 4 Apr 16:50
- 00:18.75S 104:58.24E
Fri 3 Apr 22:31
- 00:24.20N 104:33.58E

Mar 2015

Sat 28 Mar 06:05
- (no subject)
- 01:25.10N 103:39.46E
Tue 17 Mar 14:27
- 02:28.53N 101:50.84E