Previous Diary Entries
2014
Jun 2014
2013
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Position: Hydra, Greece
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Position: Navplion, Greece
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Position: Spetses, Greece
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Position: Poros, Greece
Oct 2013
2011
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Position: Manoel Island, Malta.
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Position: Zakinthos
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Position: Lefkas
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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.....
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Position: Paxos, Greece
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Position: Levkas, Greece
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Position: Marminisi, sicily
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Position: Valletta, Malta
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Position: Straits of Messina
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Position: Strombolli, Italy
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Position: Capri, Italy
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Position: Ibiza
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Long awaited catch up from UHURU
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Position: Gibraltar
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Position: Puerto Banus
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Position: Gibraltar
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Position:Vilamoura
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Position: Cabo St Vincent
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Vasco da Bertie
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Position: Cascais, Lisbon
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Position: Porto
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Position: Vigo
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Position: Off Cape Finisterre
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Bay of Biscay... What's all that about.
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24 hours and holding....
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Position Report: Camaret
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Position Report: Channel du Four
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For once they didn't exaggerate.
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Bertie's Blog, a story from a young Sea Dog.
Jun 2011
2010
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Fantastic Homecoming, Flotilla welcomes UHURU.
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Honour Guard join for the 'Home Run'
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Courage beyond limits
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Position: Just 500nm to go!
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Position: 500nm North of the Azores
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Position: Azores
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Position: Very Middle of the Atlantic
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Blessed with a perfect wind
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Position: Atlantic Ocean
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Northern Hemisphere... At last.
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Captain Stupid.... Dah!
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Position: Rounding the Sticky out bit.
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Position: Approaching the sticky out bit.
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Position: Off Brazilian Coast
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Position: Buzios
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By way of Explanation
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UHURU heads home......
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Heading North AGAIN!
Fri 8 Apr 10:45 -
Rumours that UHURU has been lost at sea have been greatly exaggerated!
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Position: Heave too for Second Night
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Position: Heave too for the First Night. Hit by big wave and took on water.
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Position: Estrecho De Le Maire
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Heading North.
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Position: Ushuaia
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Beanie Rides Again.
Mon 21 Mar 17:17 -
Guest Blog: Beans of Patagonia
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Not even a ripple....
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Tsunami
Fri 11 Mar 15:55 -
Holed up in Patagonia
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Position: Caleta Columbine
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More of the same... But with Canapés.
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In between.....
Thu 24 Feb 15:09 -
Position: Puerto Natales
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The Straits of Magellan
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The Navigator
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Position: Caleta Parmelia, Chilean Channels
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Trapped in a Boys Own Adventure
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"We 'ave ways of making you talk"
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The Horn
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Telegram to the London Times
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At work, rest and play
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A Prudent call....
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Position: Port Scharcott
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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+++++
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Enterprise Island
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Running out of Superlatives....
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Position: Deception Island
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Antarctica!!
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Becalmed in the Southern Ocean...
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The Perfect start
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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...........
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Supplementary to "All those worrying Mums..."
Sat 18 Dec 13:58 -
For all those worrying Mums....
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Whales, seals, and birds...
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Anchor watch tied up in a marina?
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Position: Punte del Este, Uruguay.
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That South Atlantic feeling..
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Pirates....or just innocent fishermen?
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Position: Ihia Grande
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Buzios excels, but Rio disappoints.
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Family time....
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Guest Blog from the lovely Beans
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Position: Salvador
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Position: Still off the Brazilian Coast
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Position: Brazilian Coast
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Position: Natal
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The 'Rocky' Moment
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Position: 'The Corner'
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Slugging it out....
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Position: Fortaleza, Brazil
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Neptune's Kingdom
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Guest Blog from Botty!
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Position: Off the Amazon Basin
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Position: Off Brazil
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Morning Chorus
Sun 17 Oct 12:04 -
Position: Cayenne
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Position: Devils Island
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Position:
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To Bartica and back
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The Chief Engineer
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Position: Off Guyana
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Position:
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Position: Off Venezuela
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Position: East of Grenada
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Hey ho and away we go!!!!!!
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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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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.....
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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
Dec 2009
2008
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Position: Cienfuegos, Cuba
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Position: Maria de Gorda. Christmas Day
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Position:Yucatan Channel
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Position: Marina Hemingway, Havana, Cuba
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Position: Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas
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Position: Keywest, Florida.
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Leg Five Finishes with a whimper.......
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An Awesome Day...
Mon 16 Nov 18:43 -
Position: Cape Canaveral
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Friday the 13th - Oh! What a perfect day
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"Atlantic Assault"
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Hurricane Ida keeps Savannah Bars busy.
Wed 11 Nov 17:04 -
Position: Savannah, Georgia.
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Position: Charleston, South Carolina
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The 'Cassoulet of Death'
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Position: Cape Hatteras
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Position: Chesapeake City
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Position: Delaware - Chesapeake Canal
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Position: Cape May, New Jersey
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Position: Atlantic City
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Position: North Cove Marina, Manhattan, NY.
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UHURU sails up the East River, NY.
Wed 14 Oct 20:03 -
Position: Stamford, Connecticut
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Have I been dropped from the blog?
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Position: Port Jefferson, Long Island
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Position: Sag Harbour, Long Island
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Position: Block Island
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Position: Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard
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Position: Tarpaulin Cove
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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
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The last 36 hours.........
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Good Morning Sports Fans....
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Stuck in Bermuda.... Tough duty!
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Sh*t happens in the Bermuda Triangle!!!
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Heading North
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Quote of the week from Richard Littlejohn
Thu 23 Apr 13:24 -
Norman No Mates
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The Sugar Scoop Girls
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Position: Nelson's Dockyard, English Harbour, Antigua.
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Steep Learning Curve.........and lessons learned.
Dec 2008
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No sparkling Trophies... But Job done.
Mon 22 Dec 13:59 -
We're here!!!!!!!!
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Frustrating, frustrating, and bloody frustrating!!!
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A day in the life of the Dinghy Boys
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There she blows... The NE Trades at last!!
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The Tortoise and the hare(s)
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Guest Blog from Peter, the boats stowaway.
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A guest Blog from the two Buddha¹s
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Caption Competition Winners
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Major Milestones and catch up.
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UHURU Caption Competition
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The Race is on......
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Busy, busy, busy on UHURU
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At work, rest and play.....
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Definitely NOT another day at the office
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Whale of a day... Or close encounters.
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Midnight to 4am Watch.. The other side of sailing.
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The Start
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We're ready....... At last!
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We start to head west! Bob Marley here we come.
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We leave European waters and head into an exotic World
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He's back...............
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Ibiza... Party, Party.
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History lessons and a very patriotic time in Gibraltar.
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Position: Cape St Vincent
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Lessons learned and records set in the Bay of Biscay