Previous Diary Entries
2014
Jun 2014
2013
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Position: Hydra, Greece
Thu 19 Jun 07:23
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Position: Navplion, Greece
Mon 16 Jun 07:25
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Position: Spetses, Greece
Mon 9 Jun 07:24
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Position: Poros, Greece
Mon 2 Jun 07:22
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Position: Marina Zea, Athens
Thu 29 May 14:32
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Position: Kythnos
Wed 28 May 14:31
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Position: Tinos
Sat 24 May 14:29
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Position: Mykonos.
Thu 22 May 14:24
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Position: Paros
Wed 21 May 14:23
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Position: Milos
Tue 20 May 14:21
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Position: Sarakiniko Bay
Mon 19 May 14:20
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Position: Pilos, Greece.
Sat 17 May 14:09
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My Father
Thu 15 May 23:01
Oct 2013
2011
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Position: Manoel Island, Malta.
Tue 22 Oct 14:08
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Position: Zakinthos
Sat 12 Oct 16:05
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Position: Lefkas
Thu 10 Oct 14:04
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Biscay Bertie's Favourite Charity
Wed 2 Oct 09:39
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Biscay Berties' Birthday Message
Fri 20 Sep 08:56 -
Bertie's Blog: It's a dogs life....
Fri 20 Sep 08:55 -
At last something to write home about.....
Mon 16 Sep 15:18
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Position: Paxos, Greece
Thu 5 Sep 13:38
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Position: Levkas, Greece
Wed 4 Sep 07:36
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Position: Marminisi, sicily
Mon 2 Sep 14:35
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Position: Valletta, Malta
Thu 11 Jul 15:19
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Position: Straits of Messina
Tue 9 Jul 05:15
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Position: Strombolli, Italy
Tue 9 Jul 01:15
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Position: Capri, Italy
Thu 4 Jul 11:15
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Position: Naples, Italy
Sat 29 Jun 11:15
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Position: Ponza, Italy
Thu 27 Jun 14:39
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Position: Bonifacio, Corsica
Thu 20 Jun 15:00
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Position: Palma
Sat 1 Jun 17:58
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Position: Ibiza
Tue 28 May 17:00
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Long awaited catch up from UHURU
Tue 28 May 12:49
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Position: Gibraltar
Fri 24 May 09:02
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Position: Puerto Banus
Wed 22 May 15:27
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Position: Gibraltar
Sat 18 May 15:26
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Position:Vilamoura
Wed 15 May 16:25
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Position: Cabo St Vincent
Wed 15 May 11:00
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Vasco da Bertie
Thu 9 May 14:48
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Position: Cascais, Lisbon
Wed 8 May 13:00
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Position: Porto
Fri 3 May 12:45
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Position: Vigo
Thu 2 May 14:30
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Position: Off Cape Finisterre
Wed 1 May 13:00
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Bay of Biscay... What's all that about.
Thu 25 Apr 08:00
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24 hours and holding....
Wed 24 Apr 08:58
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Position Report: Camaret
Sat 20 Apr 12:30
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Position Report: Channel du Four
Sat 20 Apr 08:30
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For once they didn't exaggerate.
Sat 6 Apr 11:07
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Bertie's Blog, a story from a young Sea Dog.
Fri 5 Apr 15:49
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Position Fix: Beaucette Marina, Guernsey
Tue 26 Mar 17:13
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Bye Bye Ladycross
Sat 2 Mar 12:10
Jun 2011
2010
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Fantastic Homecoming, Flotilla welcomes UHURU.
Sun 12 Jun 10:44
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Honour Guard join for the 'Home Run'
Thu 9 Jun 10:26
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Courage beyond limits
Sat 4 Jun 10:37
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Position: Just 500nm to go!
Thu 2 Jun 21:26
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Position: 500nm North of the Azores
Wed 1 Jun 09:29
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Position: Azores
Tue 24 May 13:26
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Position: Very Middle of the Atlantic
Wed 18 May 13:08
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Blessed with a perfect wind
Mon 16 May 12:57
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Position: Atlantic Ocean
Fri 13 May 12:56
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Northern Hemisphere... At last.
Wed 11 May 12:57
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Captain Stupid.... Dah!
Tue 10 May 00:46
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Position: Rounding the Sticky out bit.
Tue 3 May 16:55
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Position: Approaching the sticky out bit.
Mon 2 May 21:06
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Position: Off Brazilian Coast
Sun 1 May 13:39
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Position: Buzios
Tue 26 Apr 12:18
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By way of Explanation
Fri 22 Apr 16:24
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UHURU heads home......
Sun 17 Apr 09:25
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Heading North AGAIN!
Fri 8 Apr 10:45 -
Rumours that UHURU has been lost at sea have been greatly exaggerated!
Sat 2 Apr 16:45
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Position: Heave too for Second Night
Fri 1 Apr 16:43
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Position: Heave too for the First Night. Hit by big wave and took on water.
Thu 31 Mar 16:43
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Position: Estrecho De Le Maire
Wed 30 Mar 16:43
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Heading North.
Tue 29 Mar 18:44
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Position: Ushuaia
Fri 25 Mar 17:45
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Beanie Rides Again.
Mon 21 Mar 17:17 -
Guest Blog: Beans of Patagonia
Wed 16 Mar 18:07
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Not even a ripple....
Sat 12 Mar 13:22
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Tsunami
Fri 11 Mar 15:55 -
Holed up in Patagonia
Thu 10 Mar 15:08
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Position: Caleta Columbine
Thu 10 Mar 15:07
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More of the same... But with Canapés.
Sat 5 Mar 13:58
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In between.....
Thu 24 Feb 15:09 -
Position: Puerto Natales
Wed 23 Feb 12:10
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The Straits of Magellan
Sun 20 Feb 18:44
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The Navigator
Mon 14 Feb 15:58
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Position: Caleta Parmelia, Chilean Channels
Sat 12 Feb 10:32
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Trapped in a Boys Own Adventure
Sun 6 Feb 22:06
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"We 'ave ways of making you talk"
Fri 4 Feb 17:20
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The Horn
Mon 24 Jan 12:21
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Telegram to the London Times
Fri 21 Jan 12:29
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At work, rest and play
Wed 19 Jan 19:41
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A Prudent call....
Tue 18 Jan 18:46
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Position: Port Scharcott
Tue 18 Jan 08:00
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Guest Blog from Brother Mike: Pico Luigi
Tue 18 Jan 01:03 -
'Base A': Port Lockroy
Mon 17 Jan 15:24 -
So how was your weekend?......
Mon 17 Jan 02:25 -
+++++Breaking News+++++
Sun 16 Jan 00:23
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Enterprise Island
Fri 14 Jan 17:36
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Running out of Superlatives....
Wed 12 Jan 16:22
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Position: Deception Island
Mon 10 Jan 19:25
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Antarctica!!
Sun 9 Jan 11:58
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Becalmed in the Southern Ocean...
Fri 7 Jan 19:23
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The Perfect start
Thu 6 Jan 09:25
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We're off...
Wed 5 Jan 10:44 -
Life on Mars....
Tue 4 Jan 20:46
Dec 2010
2009
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Happy Christmas from UHURU
Sat 25 Dec 13:53 -
Confessions of a Whale Basher.....
Thu 23 Dec 14:04 -
We have arrived...........
Mon 20 Dec 14:53
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Supplementary to "All those worrying Mums..."
Sat 18 Dec 13:58 -
For all those worrying Mums....
Sat 18 Dec 13:37
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Whales, seals, and birds...
Wed 15 Dec 20:58
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Anchor watch tied up in a marina?
Sat 11 Dec 19:46
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Position: Punte del Este, Uruguay.
Tue 7 Dec 19:23
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That South Atlantic feeling..
Sat 4 Dec 17:51
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Pirates....or just innocent fishermen?
Thu 2 Dec 01:11
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Position: Ihia Grande
Wed 1 Dec 01:11
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Buzios excels, but Rio disappoints.
Fri 26 Nov 18:52
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Family time....
Fri 26 Nov 16:43
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Guest Blog from the lovely Beans
Mon 15 Nov 18:37
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Position: Salvador
Sat 6 Nov 17:50
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Position: Still off the Brazilian Coast
Wed 3 Nov 21:33
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Position: Brazilian Coast
Tue 2 Nov 13:28
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Position: Natal
Mon 1 Nov 10:28
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The 'Rocky' Moment
Sun 31 Oct 05:40
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Position: 'The Corner'
Sun 31 Oct 05:15
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Slugging it out....
Sat 30 Oct 15:51
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Position: Fortaleza, Brazil
Tue 26 Oct 20:17
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Neptune's Kingdom
Sun 24 Oct 13:58
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Guest Blog from Botty!
Fri 22 Oct 14:32
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Position: Off the Amazon Basin
Fri 22 Oct 09:45
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Position: Off Brazil
Wed 20 Oct 18:26
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Morning Chorus
Sun 17 Oct 12:04 -
Position: Cayenne
Fri 15 Oct 18:51
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Position: Devils Island
Tue 12 Oct 19:04
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Position:
Sun 10 Oct 10:49
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To Bartica and back
Sat 9 Oct 00:34
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The Chief Engineer
Wed 6 Oct 11:29
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Position: Off Guyana
Tue 5 Oct 15:11
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Position:
Mon 4 Oct 15:09
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Position: Off Venezuela
Sun 3 Oct 15:07
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Position: East of Grenada
Sat 2 Oct 15:06
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Hey ho and away we go!!!!!!
Fri 1 Oct 20:41
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She Floats!!!
Thu 23 Sep 21:58 -
A Summer revisited and a Winter anticipated!
Fri 17 Sep 12:56
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School holidays are over........
Sat 1 May 15:43
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The big catch up!! Cuba to Jamaica to Bonaire to the Eastern Caribbean.
Wed 24 Mar 19:38 -
Midshipman Sean & The Princess Emma earn their sea legs.
Sun 21 Mar 14:17 -
Thoughts and impressions from Cuba
Thu 11 Mar 22:12 -
Backpacking in Trinidad de Cuba
Thu 11 Mar 22:00 -
The UHURU Christmas Special...... Delivered in March.
Thu 11 Mar 17:05 -
Its a Small, Small World, and sometimes shit happens.....
Fri 5 Mar 19:50
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Tuna drought over at last!
Wed 3 Mar 23:26
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Where have all the Blogs gone?
Sun 28 Feb 15:14
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Position: Marigot Bay, St Lucia
Sat 30 Jan 14:45
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Position: Bequia, WI
Sun 24 Jan 15:00
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Position: La Blanquilla, Venezula
Thu 21 Jan 14:53
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Position: Bonaire
Sun 10 Jan 02:35
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Position: Port Antonio, Jamaica
Fri 8 Jan 17:34
Dec 2009
2008
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Position: Cienfuegos, Cuba
Tue 29 Dec 20:03
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Position: Maria de Gorda. Christmas Day
Tue 29 Dec 20:02
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Position:Yucatan Channel
Tue 29 Dec 20:01
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Position: Marina Hemingway, Havana, Cuba
Sat 12 Dec 09:52
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Position: Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas
Tue 8 Dec 15:51
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Position: Keywest, Florida.
Sun 6 Dec 15:50
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Leg Five Finishes with a whimper.......
Thu 19 Nov 19:05
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An Awesome Day...
Mon 16 Nov 18:43 -
Position: Cape Canaveral
Sat 14 Nov 13:30
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Friday the 13th - Oh! What a perfect day
Sat 14 Nov 11:47
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"Atlantic Assault"
Fri 13 Nov 18:07
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Hurricane Ida keeps Savannah Bars busy.
Wed 11 Nov 17:04 -
Position: Savannah, Georgia.
Sat 7 Nov 14:09
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Position: Charleston, South Carolina
Wed 4 Nov 07:39
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The 'Cassoulet of Death'
Wed 4 Nov 07:38
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Position: Cape Hatteras
Tue 3 Nov 19:16
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Position: Chesapeake City
Tue 27 Oct 19:08
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Position: Delaware - Chesapeake Canal
Tue 27 Oct 12:07
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Position: Cape May, New Jersey
Tue 27 Oct 09:55
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Position: Atlantic City
Mon 26 Oct 15:55
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Position: North Cove Marina, Manhattan, NY.
Thu 15 Oct 20:50
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UHURU sails up the East River, NY.
Wed 14 Oct 20:03 -
Position: Stamford, Connecticut
Tue 13 Oct 20:49
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Have I been dropped from the blog?
Tue 13 Oct 10:22
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Position: Port Jefferson, Long Island
Mon 12 Oct 20:47
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Position: Sag Harbour, Long Island
Sat 10 Oct 20:44
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Position: Block Island
Fri 9 Oct 20:43
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Position: Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard
Tue 6 Oct 20:37
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Position: Tarpaulin Cove
Mon 5 Oct 16:36
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Hurricane Bill, or Just when you thought it was safe..........
Fri 21 Aug 10:36
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Newport, Rhode Island
Mon 11 May 18:21
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The last 36 hours.........
Sun 10 May 11:58
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Good Morning Sports Fans....
Fri 8 May 00:17
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Stuck in Bermuda.... Tough duty!
Sun 3 May 15:35
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Sh*t happens in the Bermuda Triangle!!!
Sat 2 May 19:23
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Heading North
Sun 26 Apr 16:33
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Quote of the week from Richard Littlejohn
Thu 23 Apr 13:24 -
Norman No Mates
Wed 22 Apr 19:25
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The Sugar Scoop Girls
Sat 18 Apr 18:38
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Position: Nelson's Dockyard, English Harbour, Antigua.
Sat 21 Mar 16:02
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Steep Learning Curve.........and lessons learned.
Thu 12 Mar 16:42
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Position: British Virgin Islands
Mon 9 Feb 16:21
Dec 2008
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No sparkling Trophies... But Job done.
Mon 22 Dec 13:59 -
We're here!!!!!!!!
Wed 10 Dec 04:33
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Frustrating, frustrating, and bloody frustrating!!!
Tue 9 Dec 19:53
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A day in the life of the Dinghy Boys
Mon 8 Dec 18:53
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There she blows... The NE Trades at last!!
Sun 7 Dec 19:52
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The Tortoise and the hare(s)
Fri 5 Dec 11:52
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Guest Blog from Peter, the boats stowaway.
Thu 4 Dec 11:52
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A guest Blog from the two Buddha¹s
Wed 3 Dec 19:51
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Caption Competition Winners
Wed 3 Dec 11:51
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Major Milestones and catch up.
Tue 2 Dec 17:51
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UHURU Caption Competition
Mon 1 Dec 19:50
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The Race is on......
Mon 1 Dec 12:00
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Busy, busy, busy on UHURU
Sat 29 Nov 11:50
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At work, rest and play.....
Fri 28 Nov 11:50
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Definitely NOT another day at the office
Thu 27 Nov 12:00
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Whale of a day... Or close encounters.
Tue 25 Nov 16:30
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Midnight to 4am Watch.. The other side of sailing.
Tue 25 Nov 05:30
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The Start
Sun 23 Nov 13:00
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We're ready....... At last!
Sat 22 Nov 11:48
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We start to head west! Bob Marley here we come.
Wed 12 Nov 14:31
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We leave European waters and head into an exotic World
Thu 6 Nov 11:47
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He's back...............
Sat 1 Nov 11:47
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Position: Palma
Sun 5 Oct 14:25
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Ibiza... Party, Party.
Wed 10 Sep 11:46
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History lessons and a very patriotic time in Gibraltar.
Sat 6 Sep 11:46
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Position: Cape St Vincent
Fri 5 Sep 04:00
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Lessons learned and records set in the Bay of Biscay
Wed 3 Sep 11:45
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To Blog or Not to Blog......
Sat 30 Aug 11:41
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Position: Quiberon
Mon 18 Aug 14:17
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Position: Ushant
Fri 15 Aug 20:30
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Position: Brixham
Thu 14 Aug 18:30
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Position: Lymington
Sat 9 Aug 10:00