Timeless - Anchorage at Ilha da Culatra

Anchorage at Ilha da Culatra

Timeless

Mon 24 Sep 2012 15:09

Position: 36:59:11N 07:49:26W

Overnight anchorage at Ilha da Culatra, Spain. (Nr Faro)

We left Vilamoura to a perfect sailing day, light seas and a 15kt wind on our beam.

“See John, they do have wind in Portugal!”

The knot meter had stopped working again.
But John, using his new skills and armed with no more than a towel and scourer went and removed it, cleaned it and got us working in no time. That showed that pesky knot meter who is Boss!

This anchorage is a perfect haven!
You enter through a narrow entrance into a huge lagoon type area. Faro is at one end and lots of nice homes on a canal stretch in another area. The Portuguese use this as a weekend play area. We anchored near a fishing village and had a pleasant sunset dinner.

..and no alcohol either

(oh.. the pics are the taken from the same anchorage but whilst on Mike’s boat!)

Blog Entries

2022

Dec 2022

Sat 31 Dec 00:00
- Introduction to the 'Timeless' adventures - READ FIRST!
Fri 30 Dec 00:00
- Mahina Seminars and Expeditions - a MUST DO!
- Ken Gillstrom and Voyageur Sailing - AND THIS!

2017

May 2017

Sat 20 May 20:21
- Arrived Horta - The Azores

Apr 2017

Sat 29 Apr 13:18
- We finalise 'Timeless' for the sail back to Europe.

2016

Dec 2016

Thu 8 Dec 09:08
- Arrive in St Martin

Nov 2016

Wed 30 Nov 13:59
- We leave for St Martin!

Aug 2016

Sat 6 Aug 12:46
- At last! Leaving... but not for Europe..
Thu 4 Aug 18:46
- Ugh! it was a false start!
- Hampton VA.
Wed 3 Aug 20:29
- WP
- The false Start!
Tue 2 Aug 12:33
- It looks like we might be on our way again!

2015

Jan 2015

Mon 5 Jan 20:51
- At LONG last ...an UPDATE!!

2014

May 2014

Fri 9 May 17:03
- Safely Arrived at Annapolis!
Tue 6 May 01:45
- Day 4 Monday - 11pm
Mon 5 May 15:13
- Day 4 - Monday 11.00am
Sun 4 May 11:53
- Day 3 - Sunday 9.00am
- Day Two - Saturday 10pm
Sat 3 May 10:32
- Day Two 6am
Fri 2 May 19:58
- Day One and a half!
- Day One 11.00am ..we set off at 7.00pm last night

Apr 2014

Mon 21 Apr 16:29
- After a little of an adventure IN the harbour we have arrived safe and sound!
- Arrival safe at Bermuda harboue entrance. Quick position
Sun 20 Apr 15:01
- ..anybody lost a big cylindrical buoy?
- Drug abuse aboard Timeless!!!!
Sat 19 Apr 12:06
- Day 4 - Making slow progress on a direct line to Bermuda
Fri 18 Apr 15:15
- Day 3 - Tough night!
Thu 17 Apr 19:11
- Day Two St Thomas to Bermuda
Wed 16 Apr 13:19
- A great first day sail!
- We leave for St George's Harbour in Bermuda from Crown Bay, St Thomas VI
Sat 12 Apr 16:18
Fri 11 Apr 18:07
- Round Hole, St Johns, Virgin Islands
Tue 8 Apr 11:47
- Christiansted, St Croix
Mon 7 Apr 15:41
Sat 5 Apr 08:54
- Francis Bay, St John
Fri 4 Apr 13:14
- Caneel Bay (B)
- WPc
Wed 2 Apr 08:21

Mar 2014

Mon 31 Mar 09:39
- Cooper Island, BVI
Sat 29 Mar 10:45
- Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda, BVI
Wed 26 Mar 10:51
- Virgin Gorda Sound, BVI
Mon 24 Mar 12:18
- Grand Case
- WP
Sat 8 Mar 12:10
Thu 6 Mar 12:32
- Anse de Colomber, St Barts
- WP
Tue 4 Mar 14:34
- Gustavia, St Barts
- WP
Sun 2 Mar 14:50
- Basseterre, St Kitts
Sat 1 Mar 15:47

Feb 2014

Thu 27 Feb 15:35
Tue 25 Feb 15:28
- Back in Nelson's Dockyard.
Mon 24 Feb 15:29
- Images around Anitgua
- ..around the island of Antigua
Sun 23 Feb 15:24
- Pictures around Nelson's Dockyard
Sat 22 Feb 18:19
Fri 21 Feb 16:25
- Deshaies
- WP
- WP
- WP
Wed 19 Feb 19:22
- We arrived at English Harbour, Antigua
Mon 17 Feb 17:39
- Guadeloupe
- WP
Sun 16 Feb 20:18
- We sail to Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe.
- WP
Sat 15 Feb 16:57
Fri 14 Feb 21:00
- ..just so you know internet is really bad around here
Thu 13 Feb 11:04
- ..about Fort-de-France
- Fort-de-France
Tue 11 Feb 16:25
- Trois Ilets
Fri 7 Feb 19:23
Wed 5 Feb 16:21
- We leave Rodney Bay, St Lucia for Martinique
- WP
Tue 4 Feb 07:19
- I KNEW I should NEVER have done it myself!
Mon 3 Feb 19:21
- ..messing about on the water
Sun 2 Feb 11:02
- ..back to 'Timeless' after the butt freezing cold of Toronto!

Jan 2014

Wed 29 Jan 16:49
- jobs, jobs and jobs
Tue 28 Jan 02:36
- .. the whales return to Florida
Mon 27 Jan 23:59
- ..after the landing
Thu 23 Jan 12:19
- Pictures One
- ARRIVED!!!! Rodney Bay, St Lucia
- Land Ahoy!!!
- Position only
- WP
Wed 22 Jan 16:13
- Less than 200 miles to go!
- position only for now..
Tue 21 Jan 20:09
- lazy days ....
- Position only
Mon 20 Jan 16:05
- What a difference a day makes
Sun 19 Jan 12:21
- just a position for the mo..
Sat 18 Jan 14:26
- Split Pin Trouble …Aaaaaaaggg!!
Fri 17 Jan 15:47
- Splishing and Sploshing ....OOPS!
- WP only
Thu 16 Jan 12:19
- .. just a position for the mo..
Wed 15 Jan 17:44
- Gosh! we are sailing so fast we broke a sheet block for the pole!
Mon 13 Jan 17:23
- Batten Trouble
- The Super Duper Custom 'Trip Log' Screen
Sun 12 Jan 16:50
- Lazy days ...
Sat 11 Jan 18:30
- CLUNK CLUNK !!???
Thu 9 Jan 18:43
- This is hard work!
- North West Cape Verdes
Wed 8 Jan 15:13
- No fish? No ships?
Mon 6 Jan 16:38
- Cuba! or bust (hmm.. it's bigger target to find!)
Sun 5 Jan 10:51
- Off and running!!
Fri 3 Jan 18:34
- ready to set off...again
- Bob, Bob & Cathy arrive ..and the weather is looking great
Wed 1 Jan 08:18
- We're back! ..and ready for the OFF!

2013

Dec 2013

Mon 23 Dec 11:57
- The PATENTED John&Mike SUPER DUPER PARABOLIC WiFi ANTENNA GAIN ENHANCER !
Fri 20 Dec 11:36
- Maintenance again!
Thu 19 Dec 12:03
- El Medano pictures
Fri 13 Dec 20:42
- ..after all the wind, rain, snow and floods
- We had some big winds and swell today!
Thu 12 Dec 10:06
- He we are .. just sitting around in the rain ..it's like being in England!
Wed 11 Dec 21:12
- We have just seen the latest report on the ARC from Yachting World
Tue 10 Dec 21:00
- Pictures around Tenerife
Wed 4 Dec 10:30
- ..the deed is done, the decision made

Nov 2013

Sat 30 Nov 15:07
- Pirates!
- great meals...again
Fri 29 Nov 14:49
- Pico del Teide
Thu 28 Nov 09:48
- Where have the Trade winds gone!!!!
Tue 26 Nov 17:55
- We arrive in Tenerife
Sat 23 Nov 17:14
- Fw: The crew arrive..
Tue 19 Nov 14:23
- Did I ever show off the weatherstation I use most of the time?
Mon 18 Nov 12:49
- waiting and doing homework in the new Lanzarote Marina
Fri 15 Nov 10:50
- Around Lanzarote pictures
- Around Lanzarote
Thu 14 Nov 10:07
- Mini - update.
Wed 6 Nov 09:55
- We are back in Lanzarote!

Oct 2013

Thu 17 Oct 07:20
- Arrecife, Lanzarote
- WP
Wed 16 Oct 23:24
- WP
- We sail to Lanzarote
Tue 8 Oct 09:14
- Madeira
Mon 7 Oct 12:57
- Madeira et al!
Sun 6 Oct 03:09
- We passed the 7,000 nautical mile point this morning!
Sat 5 Oct 11:22
- Pictures around Madeira (2)
- Pictures around Madeira (1)
Fri 4 Oct 13:37
- WP
- We sail to Madeira
Wed 2 Oct 04:46
- Marbella and Peurto Banus! - Again
- Granada - again!
Tue 1 Oct 02:36
- Seville

Sep 2013

Mon 23 Sep 10:43
- The Berber Market and Berber Home (2)
- The Berber Market and Berber Home (1)
Sun 22 Sep 20:19
- That evening we went back to the famous square by the Medina
- Essacudio
Sat 21 Sep 09:15
- The Ben Yoeseff School for Boys
Fri 20 Sep 12:16
Thu 19 Sep 01:29
- Pictures around La Linea
Wed 18 Sep 15:00
- La Linea, Spain
Mon 16 Sep 07:39
- WP
Sat 14 Sep 08:19
- ..passed the 6,000 mile point today!
- WP
Wed 11 Sep 11:19
- WP
Tue 10 Sep 11:08
- WP
- We sail from Hammamet to Gibraltar.
Sat 7 Sep 07:00
- Port Yasmine, Hammamet
Fri 6 Sep 06:05
- Port Yasmine - Hammamet, Tunisia;
Wed 4 Sep 23:50
- Pictures arriving in Port Yasmine, Tunisia
- We sail to Hammamet, Tunisia

Aug 2013

Fri 30 Aug 09:00
- Licata
Thu 29 Aug 10:42
- We sail to Licata, Southern Sicily
- WP
Wed 28 Aug 21:26
- We return to "Timeless" lying in Gozo..
- Pictures of Gozo

Jul 2013

Fri 26 Jul 10:00
- Mgarr, Gozo
- WP
Wed 24 Jul 13:01
- Mellieha Bay
- WP
Tue 16 Jul 23:56
- Pictures around Mdina
Mon 15 Jul 23:57
- Pictures for The Blue Grotto
- Valletta, Malta
Thu 11 Jul 14:57
- WP
- We sail to Malta.
Wed 10 Jul 11:28
- Avlemonas, Island of Kythira.
Tue 9 Jul 11:47
- Chania, Crete
Sat 6 Jul 14:43
- WP
- We sail to Crete ..or so we thought
Wed 3 Jul 14:00
- Rhodes
Tue 2 Jul 15:58
- Kizilkuyruk Bay
- Fethiye
Mon 1 Jul 12:10
- Can you believe it! ..just as we were about to leave

Jun 2013

Thu 27 Jun 02:19
- "..well I'm afraid that you will have to make it yourself Sir"
Wed 26 Jun 21:09
- Back to the Marina again!
- Tomb Bay
Tue 25 Jun 22:34
Sun 23 Jun 16:00
- Ekincik
- WP
Sat 22 Jun 13:43
- WP
Thu 20 Jun 14:05
- Ragged Bay
Wed 19 Jun 14:00
- Batikkaya Buku
Tue 18 Jun 21:53
- Bob and Suzan visit us in Gocek.
Sun 16 Jun 20:52
Sat 15 Jun 23:26
Thu 13 Jun 13:00
- Datca
- WP
- WP
Wed 12 Jun 12:41
- We sail to Knidos from Bodrum
- Kindos, Turkey
Tue 11 Jun 17:43
Mon 10 Jun 10:00
- Peter and Jean come to sail with us in Turkey
Thu 6 Jun 05:00
- Turgutreis II
Tue 4 Jun 15:24
- Istanbul - The demonstration near our hotel.
Sun 2 Jun 07:42

May 2013

Thu 30 May 17:00
- D-MARIN Turgutreis
Wed 29 May 22:09
- Paros to Patmos ..hmmm
- WP
Mon 27 May 14:10
- Naousa, the Island of Paros
Tue 21 May 17:59
Mon 20 May 16:05
- WP Poseidon's Temple
- Sounion and Poseidon's Temple
Thu 16 May 14:12
- Images around the Acropolis
Wed 15 May 18:37
Tue 14 May 19:30
Sun 12 May 17:53
Sat 11 May 22:24
Fri 10 May 17:50
- Images from Methoni
- Methenos
Thu 9 May 16:38
- Pictures of Pilos Harbour
- Pilos, Greece
Mon 6 May 14:24
- We sail from Sicily to Greece.
Sun 5 May 10:24
- The Gorges of Alcantra and our last day in Sicily.
Sat 4 May 10:25
- We visit Caltagirone
Fri 3 May 17:25
- Mount Etna “..just don’t you dare ignore me!”
Thu 2 May 10:24
- Lipari, Leonardo and "ACE"
- .. pictures from Lipari
Wed 1 May 17:00
- Taormina - Sicily's glitziest resort!

Apr 2013

Tue 30 Apr 16:15
Mon 29 Apr 05:00
- WP Messina Strait
Sun 28 Apr 22:59
- WP
Fri 26 Apr 10:26
- Tropea
- Tropea, Southern Italy
Thu 25 Apr 11:40
- WP
Tue 23 Apr 13:10
Fri 19 Apr 18:44
Thu 18 Apr 15:03
Wed 17 Apr 08:16
- We sail from Rome to Isle di Capri.
Mon 15 Apr 14:11
- Roma! ..Images Act Three
Sun 14 Apr 08:10
- Roma! ..Act Three
Fri 12 Apr 08:09
- Roma! ..Act Two
Wed 10 Apr 08:07
- Roma! ..Images Act One
- Roma! ..Act One
Mon 8 Apr 12:38
- We sail from Port Cervo, Sardinia to Rome!
- WP
Sat 6 Apr 13:08
- WP
- Porto Cervo ..o/k. we are here! Where is everyone else?
Fri 5 Apr 06:10
- WP
- We continue to sail on ..towards/back ..whatever to Sardinia again!
Thu 4 Apr 20:04
- WP
- We sail from Alghero to Bonifacio, Corsica
Tue 2 Apr 19:42
- Rainy, Cold, Grey Alghero!

Mar 2013

Thu 28 Mar 04:00
- We sail from Mahon to Alghero, Sardinia
Wed 27 Mar 20:37
- The start of a great new sailing year!
Thu 21 Mar 20:39
- Images of Menorca - Port d'Addaia
- Images of Menorca - Calas, calas, everywhere!
Wed 20 Mar 20:39
- Images of Menorca - Talati de Dalt
Tue 19 Mar 20:38
- Images of Menorca - Cala Morell
Mon 18 Mar 20:38
- Images of Menorca - Xarxa
Sun 17 Mar 20:38
- Images of Menorca - Cala Taulera
- Images of Menorca - Ciutadella
Sat 16 Mar 20:37
- Images of Menorca - Monte Toro
Fri 15 Mar 11:00
- We're back!

2012

Nov 2012

Tue 27 Nov 12:00
- This seems like a nice place to leave the boat!
Sun 11 Nov 07:00
- Mahon
- The sail from Porto Colom, Majorca to Mahon, Minorca
Sat 10 Nov 17:00
Thu 1 Nov 14:55

Oct 2012

Tue 30 Oct 17:33
- Majorca. What a great Island!
Fri 26 Oct 06:05
- We arrive in Palma, Majorca
- WP
Thu 25 Oct 17:00
- WP
- We sail from San Antonio, Ibiza to Palma, Majorca
Mon 22 Oct 14:00
- We tour the island of Ibiza (2) - Portinatx
- We tour the island of Ibiza (1)
Sun 21 Oct 16:00
- Elvissa (2) ..more pics
- Elvissa (1)
Sat 20 Oct 17:00
Fri 19 Oct 08:00
- Formentera
Thu 18 Oct 11:00
- Posidonia - of course, silly!
Wed 17 Oct 08:00
- sail to Formentera
Tue 16 Oct 08:00
- Alicante ..more pics!
Mon 15 Oct 08:07
- Alicante
Sat 13 Oct 11:00
- Sail to Alicante
Fri 12 Oct 12:03
- WP
Thu 11 Oct 18:01
- WP
Wed 10 Oct 14:54
Sun 7 Oct 11:00
- Old Town, Marbella, Spain
Wed 3 Oct 19:04

Sep 2012

Sun 30 Sep 14:00
Thu 27 Sep 14:16
- A few days at Cadiz, Spain
- ..enroute to Cadiz, Spain
Mon 24 Sep 15:09
- Anchorage at Ilha da Culatra
- WP
Wed 12 Sep 11:53
- Vilamoura, Portugal ..and great friends!
Tue 11 Sep 15:57
- Rounding Cape Vincent, Portugal
Mon 10 Sep 14:51
- WP
Sun 9 Sep 13:45
- We leave Baiona for Vilamoura, Portugal
Sat 8 Sep 10:18
- Overnight stop at Baiona, Spain. (..and 2,000 miles on)
Thu 6 Sep 22:52
- WP
- WP
Sat 1 Sep 11:00
- Viva A Coruna!

Aug 2012

Thu 30 Aug 16:24
- We cross The Bay of Biscay to A Curona
- WP
Fri 24 Aug 06:00
- La Rochelle sophistication (oh, and 1,500 miles sailed)
Thu 23 Aug 15:00
- Fw: Isle Yeu ..GRIB forecasts or local forecasts?
Wed 22 Aug 11:14
- Anchor Il Houat - the best beach in Brittany?
Tue 21 Aug 13:37
- Il de Groix
- Let's anchor on Il de Groix
Mon 20 Aug 12:43
- Concarneau
Sat 18 Aug 10:00
- ..around the corner into the Bay of Biscay - Concarneau
Fri 17 Aug 16:44
- WP
- WP
- WP
Thu 16 Aug 11:07
- WP
Mon 13 Aug 10:00
- St Malo ..for some good restaurants
Fri 10 Aug 10:40
- ..onward to St Helier
Sun 5 Aug 10:40
- ..back to Guernsey - we can't keep away!
Sat 4 Aug 10:39
- ..quick sail to Studland Bay to orientate crew!

Jul 2012

Sun 22 Jul 11:26
- Back to Southampton to have a passerelle fitted ready for the Med.
Sat 21 Jul 14:34
- St Peter Port, Guernsey
Sun 15 Jul 21:27
- Falmouth to St Peter Port in Guernsey
Sat 14 Jul 14:02
- The Eden Project
- Falmouth!
Tue 10 Jul 11:38
- ...enroute to Falmouth
Mon 9 Jul 11:46
- WP

Jun 2012

Wed 27 Jun 13:14
- off to Plymouth
- WP
Wed 20 Jun 09:00
- .. just few pics of Brixham
Mon 18 Jun 17:00
Sun 10 Jun 16:42
Thu 7 Jun 17:09
- time just.. sort of ..went by

May 2012

Thu 17 May 16:20
- ..just short trip down memory lane
- WP
Tue 8 May 17:25
- Our first Trip across the English Channel
Fri 4 May 15:59
- Guernsey photolog

Apr 2012

Mon 30 Apr 17:25
- The adventure begins..
Sun 22 Apr 15:41
- Celebrating completion of Timeless with the Discovery team