Zipadedoda of Dart - Land at Last!! 08:58:42S 139:22:08W

Land at Last!! 08:58:42S 139:22:08W

Zipadedoda of Dart

David H Kerr

Wed 26 Mar 2008 16:33

Hurray!!!!

Ii is just after dawn on the morning of 26^th March 2008. WE can see land!!

To be precise, Ua Huka, in the Marqueasas Islands. After 3,061NM and 19 days at sea you have no idea what a welcome sight this is………..

Just 38nm to go to Nuku Hiva ……….Bring it ON!

Blog Entries

2009

Jan 2009

Wed 21 Jan 10:37
- Farewell Blue Water Rally & Kalimantan Part II

2008

Nov 2008

Sun 23 Nov 10:25
- Kumai River 02:44:58S 111:43:87E
Sat 8 Nov 23:13
- Bali- The Finale!
Fri 7 Nov 21:01
- Bali - Part II - The Sequel
Thu 6 Nov 20:44
- Bali - Part I 08:39:00S 115:23:00E
- Gili Aer & Lombok 08:21:93S 116:04:93E
Sat 1 Nov 19:25
- Moyo Island, Sumbawa and onto Kekalok, Lombok
- Komodo National Park

Oct 2008

Fri 31 Oct 05:31
- Flores to Komodo
Mon 27 Oct 05:08
- Riung Bay, Flores. 08:23:39S 121:03:45S
Sun 26 Oct 05:13
- Maumere, Flores
Mon 20 Oct 22:48
- Position Report Gili Aer, Lombok. 08:21:93S 116:04:93E 20th October, 2008
- Position Report Kekalok, Lombok. 08:20:21S 116:42:28E 19th October, 2008
Sat 18 Oct 08:24
Fri 17 Oct 16:56
- Kupang - Part II
Tue 14 Oct 14:02
- Kupang - West Timor Part I
Fri 10 Oct 07:06
- Kakadu National Park, New Territories, Australia
Thu 9 Oct 16:31
- Mary River National Park
Fri 3 Oct 18:27
- Litchfield and Mary River National Parks. New Territories
Thu 2 Oct 17:34
- Darwin & Northern Territories

Sep 2008

Mon 22 Sep 13:27
- Passage to Darwin - The continuing Saga
Sun 21 Sep 16:30
- Passage to Darwin
- "Over the Top", on passage to Red Island & Beyond
Fri 19 Sep 22:25
- Lizard Island
Thu 18 Sep 17:46
- Port Douglas - Part II
Fri 12 Sep 15:43
- Port Douglas - Part I
Mon 8 Sep 15:19
- Nearly There
Sun 7 Sep 15:14
- Port Douglas Bound
Sat 6 Sep 17:09
- The Great Escape

Aug 2008

Sun 31 Aug 10:03
- At Last we "Splash" - Mackay Marina 21:06:710S 149:13:64E
Tue 5 Aug 15:27
- Australia Here We Come!!!
Mon 4 Aug 16:15
- Australia Bound 19:29:90S 153:23:21E
Sun 3 Aug 14:57
- Tanna , Vanuatu Islands. Part Two - The Island
Sat 2 Aug 21:40
- Tanna , Vanuatu Islands. Part one - The Volcano
Fri 1 Aug 16:27
- Vanuatu 17:44:86S 168:18:63E
- Musket Cove, Malolo Lailai 17:46:19S 177:11:38E

Jul 2008

Thu 31 Jul 21:15
- Blog Frustration 18:37:77S 163:30:03E
Sun 20 Jul 12:33
- Northern Passage around Viti Levu and on to Musket Cove, Malolo, Lailai. Fiji
Sat 19 Jul 02:05
- Makongai, Fiji. 17:26:49S 178:51:12E
Fri 18 Jul 15:45
- More of Savusavu, Fiji
Thu 17 Jul 14:18
- Savusavu - Fiji 16:40:00S 178:49:00E
Wed 16 Jul 13:43
- Hunga Island, Vava'u, Tonga 18:41:33S 174:07:88W.....& on to Fiji
Tue 15 Jul 07:51
- Tonga..The Safari...by Off Road Kart and Dirt Shirts

Jun 2008

Wed 25 Jun 16:22
- Vava'u, Tonga. Parties, Dinghy Racing, Feasts and beach BarBQ's - Continued 16:57:91S 179:23:01E
Tue 24 Jun 14:12
- Vava'u, Tonga. Parties, Dinghy Racing, Feasts and beach BarBQ's
Mon 23 Jun 14:58
- Neiafu Harbour, Vava'u, Tonga 18:39:76S 173:58:09W
Thu 12 Jun 03:27
- Rarotonga, Cook Islands 18:47:23S 173:32:66W
Wed 11 Jun 10:19
- Bora Bora (On passage to Tonga 19:37:75S 168:22:75W)
Sun 8 Jun 02:39
- Tahaa & Raiatea 20:58:72S 162:59:52W
Mon 2 Jun 05:18
- Boisterous Sailing 20:38:74S 158:55:53W

May 2008

Fri 30 May 14:36
- Farewell to the Society Islands & Huahine "Round up" 17:19:04S 152:33:97W
Fri 23 May 05:42
- Tahiti 16:43:73S 151:26:61W
Sun 11 May 20:22
- Magical Moorea. Part II: 16:48:65S 150:59:54W
Sat 10 May 17:52
- Magical Moorea. Part I. 17:28:00S 149:48:00W
Tue 6 May 20:02
- Rangiroa 14:58:00S 147:38:00W

Apr 2008

Mon 21 Apr 18:25
- Manihi - Black Pearls, Sailmail base station and Big Boys Scuba Diving. 17:08:00S 149:20:57W
- Manihi - The Lagoon Day Out
Wed 16 Apr 13:20
- Magnificent Manihi, Tuamotu's. 14:27:00S 146:01:00W
Fri 11 Apr 18:55
Thu 10 Apr 18:17
- Nuku Hiva in detail - Part 1. Oh and Fantastic News! 12:23:88S 143:32:46W
Wed 9 Apr 11:55
- Marquesas, Nuku Hiva: 09:31:26S 140:18:35W
Sat 5 Apr 21:42
- The Marquasas AKA The Agony & The Ecstasy 08:56:61S 140:09:79W Another missing Blog!

Mar 2008

Wed 26 Mar 16:33
- Land at Last!! 08:58:42S 139:22:08W
- WE ARE getting there.......08:47:81S 132:56:74W (Resent due to Posting Failure at Mailasail)
Tue 25 Mar 12:09
- The Home Straight? 08:55:29S 135:41:91W
Sat 22 Mar 17:30
- Floriana & Galapagos XII. 08:36:49S 127:34:41W
Fri 21 Mar 19:07
- Happy Easter from the Pacific Ocean & Galapagos XI. 08:16:73S 125:46:66W
Thu 20 Mar 12:07
- Well it had to come to an end! + Galapagos Part X 07:57:72S 122:29:10W
Wed 19 Mar 13:44
- Well Passed Half Way Now & Galapagos IX 07:48:08S 119:46:42W
Tue 18 Mar 10:47
- Trucking Along...& Galapagos Part VIII. 07:34:49S 116:07:98W
Mon 17 Mar 17:05
Fri 14 Mar 10:54
- Trade Wind Sailing & Galapagos Part IV. 06:52:65S 104:35:37W
Thu 13 Mar 10:51
- Plodding Along; Galapagos Part III. 06:39:97S 102:12:11W
Tue 11 Mar 10:40
- Slow Boat to Marquesas; Galapagos Part II. 06:01:55S 97:13:16W
Mon 10 Mar 09:02
- Marquasas passage and The Galapagos Story, Part I. 04:59:47S 95:09:26W
Sun 2 Mar 23:07
- Galapagos Cruise
- Academy Bay, Puerto Isdro Ayora, Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands. 00:44:87S 90:18:46W

Feb 2008

Thu 21 Feb 02:11
- Crossing the LINE AKA Equator or maybe something else? 00:11:36S 89:08:40W
Wed 20 Feb 10:10
- Elusive Equator 00:19:45N 88:05:71W
Tue 19 Feb 06:10
- Equator Bound ....Still! 01:04:86N 86:35:21W
Mon 18 Feb 08:23
- Every Cloud has a solver lining? 01:33:97N 85:08:55W
Sun 17 Feb 11:12
- Pelican Fest 01:52:88N 83:50:95W
Thu 14 Feb 08:53
- On Passage for Galapagos. 06:55:68N 79:30:84W
Wed 6 Feb 00:14
- Catch up...........Portobello to Shelter Bay, Colon, Panama

Jan 2008

Tue 29 Jan 01:07
- Panama Transit 08:54:74N 79:31:17w
Fri 25 Jan 01:25
- Shelter Bay Marina, Colon, Panama 09:22:04N 79:57:04W
Sun 20 Jan 22:27
- Paradise - AKA Lemon Cays, San Blas Islands 09:32:65N 78:53:99W
Fri 18 Jan 05:31
- Povenir Bound 10:28:65N 77:48:66W
Thu 17 Jan 06:56
- Colombian Basin 12:05:86N 75:27:13W
Wed 16 Jan 06:06
- Bonaire part 2 (In search of Iguana's) 13:31:10N 72:38:00W
Tue 15 Jan 06:54
- Bonaire 13:32:20N 69:50:77W
Sat 12 Jan 01:34
- Bonaire via Islas de Aves 12:09:34N 68:16:80W
Fri 11 Jan 05:09
- En route to Bonaire 12:14:88N 66:16:82W
Thu 10 Jan 05:06
- Bonaire Bound 12:26:88N 63:02:24W
Tue 8 Jan 22:55
- Petite Martinique 12:31:47N 61:23:45W
Sun 6 Jan 23:25
- Union Island 12:35:77N 61:24:89W
Sat 5 Jan 23:24
- Tobago Cays 12:38:13N 61:21:68W
- Blog Correction
Fri 4 Jan 23:58
Wed 2 Jan 23:40
- Antigua Part 3 - The final Episode From Friendship Bay, Bequia 12:59:44N 61:14:15W
Tue 1 Jan 22:27
- Antigua - Part 2 (From Bequia 13:00:19N 61:14:57W)

2007

Dec 2007

Sun 30 Dec 17:29
- Antigua - Part 1 14:05:92N 61:31:05W
Tue 11 Dec 13:23
- We have arrived in Jolly Harbour 17:03:96N 61:53:03W
Mon 10 Dec 04:01
- Almost There..... 16:58:09N 61:22:43W
Sun 9 Dec 06:18
- Day 20 Atlantic Crossing 17:01:89N 59:04:02W
Sat 8 Dec 05:08
- Stock Taking 17:15:74N 55:58:66W
Fri 7 Dec 04:45
- Flying Fish Alert! 17:22:57N 53:14:60W
Thu 6 Dec 05:32
- Another Sunny Day in the Atlantic 17:35:35N 50:52:60W
Wed 5 Dec 07:25
- We have WIND.... 18:00:56N 49:11:45W
Tue 4 Dec 04:49
- At Last, The Butter has Melted! 18:43:73N 47:58:33W
Sat 1 Dec 23:41
- Curates Egg 19:33:51N 44:36:71W

Nov 2007

Fri 30 Nov 03:24
- Pot of Gold?? 20:23:69N 39:53:23W
- Pot of Gold?? 20:23:69N 39:53:23W
Thu 29 Nov 04:33
- Eureka - We have Water!!! 20:52:26N 37:20:90W
Wed 28 Nov 04:35
- Bad Hair day! 21:25:29N 34:49:75W
Tue 27 Nov 03:34
- A Tale of Two Fishes 22:09:24N 31:54:95W
Mon 26 Nov 04:04
- Rainy Days and Sundays 22:38:39N 29:25:56W
Sun 25 Nov 02:12
- Down Hill Sailing. 22:59:51N 26:36:91W
Fri 23 Nov 19:59
- Hello to the Trade Winds 23:21:39N 23:07:47W
- Atlantic RnR 23:43:45N 21:04:01W
Thu 22 Nov 09:13
- Progress 24:09:06N 19:38:00W
Wed 21 Nov 19:38
- Excitement in the Atlantic ...with Pictures 24:47:34N 18:17:42W
- Tramping Along 26:06:59N 17:36:79W
Mon 19 Nov 18:40
- Day two of leg 2 BWR 26:22:19N 14:59:35W
Sun 18 Nov 20:11
- "Oh, we're going to Antigua" 28:02:02N 13:56:54W
Thu 15 Nov 22:26
- More Lanzarote Tourism + J Yachts
- Things can only get better!
Sun 11 Nov 19:13
- Week us Horiblous
Mon 5 Nov 08:25
- Puerto Calero Lanzarote
Thu 1 Nov 18:43
- BWR Leg 1 - Lanzarote 28:54:98N 13: 42:29W

Oct 2007

Tue 30 Oct 13:03
- BWR - Day Two. 32:24:23N 10:25:81W
Mon 29 Oct 08:43
- Day one Bluewater Rally 34:43:42N 007:40:74W
Fri 26 Oct 08:27
- Count Down to Bluewater Rally Start
Tue 23 Oct 10:45
- Smir - Morocco 35:45:00N 05:20:00W
Fri 19 Oct 14:50
- Gibraltar Marina Bay 36:08:95N 005:21:30W

Sep 2007

Fri 28 Sep 17:24
- Tail of Two Fishes 36:18:22N 003:41:65W
Tue 25 Sep 19:56
- Bye Bye Balearics 38:43:93N 01:17:74E
Sat 22 Sep 10:23
- Palma, Mallorca 39:29:00N 002:35:00E
Tue 18 Sep 17:00
- San Antonio - Ibiza 38:58:37N 01:18:09E
Mon 17 Sep 15:17
- Formentera 38:43:87N 01:24:55E
Sun 16 Sep 18:30
- Gibraltar - National Day
Sat 15 Sep 18:33
- SAILING AT LAST............The BALLY ARICS 38:54:79N 01:27:54E
Thu 13 Sep 18:35
- Ibiza was not to be. Cartagena it is! 37:35:83N 00:59:05W
Sat 8 Sep 18:40
- Gibraltar at Last!!! 36:08:95N 05:21:24W
Fri 7 Sep 17:43
- Bastard of a Day - Barbate AKA Cape Trafalgar 36:11:04N 05:56:01W
Thu 6 Sep 16:24
- Cadiz 36:36:93N 006:21:27W
Tue 4 Sep 09:48
- More Alcoutim & Cadiz 36:32:46N 06:17:03W
Mon 3 Sep 11:25
- The Great Escape!! 37:11:00N 07:24:00W

Aug 2007

Mon 20 Aug 17:16
- Sparkling Sail
Sat 18 Aug 14:50
- Wedding Anniversary
Tue 14 Aug 11:55
- Life in Lagos

Jul 2007

Tue 24 Jul 15:52
- What a difference a day makes 37:07:82N 08:36:09W
Mon 23 Jul 13:16
- Rain!!!!!
Thu 19 Jul 12:09
- Farewell to the Grandchildren
Fri 13 Jul 08:39
- More Kids Stuff 37:07:83N 08:36:10W
Tue 10 Jul 12:02
- Normal Service is Resumed 37:06:61N 08:40:51W

Jun 2007

Thu 21 Jun 19:14
- Lagos via Sines 37:06:62N 08:40:49W
Tue 19 Jun 11:53
- Sailing!!!!! Sines 37:57:05N 08:51:97W
Mon 18 Jun 12:34
- Lisbon, farewell Cascais. 38:30:75N 09:20:98W
Sat 16 Jun 20:19
- Cascais Marina - Lisboa 38:41:43N 09:25:11W
Sun 10 Jun 11:47
- The Magical Cies Islands 42:12:17N 08:54:26W
Fri 8 Jun 16:48
- "On the Road again?"
Thu 7 Jun 09:04
- Sunshine, Oh Yes!!
Tue 5 Jun 20:21
- What a difference a day makes!
Sun 3 Jun 17:09
- Biscay Update
Sat 2 Jun 19:31
Fri 1 Jun 19:23
- Day one of the Adventure

May 2007

Thu 31 May 21:25
- The Adventure begins - Well almost!

Mar 2007

Sun 11 Mar 17:51
- Back at Noss

2006

Aug 2006

Sun 27 Aug 11:27
- Dartmouth Royal Regatta
Thu 24 Aug 18:51
- Home at Last
Tue 22 Aug 14:38
- West Country Cruising
Fri 18 Aug 11:55
- Blighty at Last
Wed 16 Aug 18:00
- Rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. Oh no it doesn't
Tue 15 Aug 11:00
- Farewell Spain
Sun 13 Aug 13:46
- La Coruna - at Last!!
Fri 11 Aug 16:52
- La Coruna.........perhaps not today!
Thu 10 Aug 19:31
- Look Behind You!
- Best Laid Plans.................
Sun 6 Aug 18:04
- Catching Up

Jul 2006

Mon 31 Jul 18:09
- Good News, Bad News............
- Islas Cies
Sat 29 Jul 19:27
- Bayona
Fri 28 Jul 11:44
- Thank You Portugal
Wed 26 Jul 13:48
- Figueira Da Foz via Nazare
Sun 23 Jul 19:27
- Sines - Cascais
Fri 21 Jul 21:05
- Escape
Thu 20 Jul 20:28
- Last Day in Lagos
Tue 18 Jul 19:28
- Ilha da Culatra
Sun 16 Jul 20:04
- (no subject)
- (no subject)
Sat 15 Jul 19:27
- Vilamoura
Thu 13 Jul 21:14
- Azores???
- Azores???
Tue 11 Jul 16:19
- Lagos - Still!
Sun 2 Jul 09:37
- Ellie's Birthday
Sat 1 Jul 10:13
- Ellie's Birthday

Jun 2006

Tue 27 Jun 18:44
- Sines to Lagos
Mon 26 Jun 23:02
- Sines
Fri 23 Jun 17:25
- Cascais
- Escape from Peniche
Tue 20 Jun 13:43
- Figueira da Foz to Peniche - 19th June
Sun 18 Jun 18:12
- Figueira da Foz
Fri 16 Jun 20:48
- Povoa de Varzim to Figueira da Foz
Thu 15 Jun 17:11
- Taylors Port
Wed 14 Jun 18:43
- Povoa de Varzim to Porto de Leixoes
Tue 13 Jun 18:57
- Povoa De Varzim
Mon 12 Jun 19:51
- Portugal
Sat 10 Jun 10:43
- Bayona - Hurray
Thu 8 Jun 01:59
- Bayona at Last
Wed 7 Jun 22:15
- Rally Portugal - Plymouth to Bayona: Day Four
Tue 6 Jun 20:30
- Rally Portugal - Plymouth to Bayona; Day Three
- Rally Portugal - Plymouth to Bayona; Day Three
Mon 5 Jun 20:15
- Monday 5th June
Sun 4 Jun 14:09
- Rally Portugal - Day One
Thu 1 Jun 18:05
- 1st June 2006
- 1st June 2006

May 2006

Wed 31 May 17:21
- River Yealm
Mon 15 May 16:53
- Rally Portugal
Mon 8 May 13:16
- Web Diary test

2005

Jul 2005

Tue 26 Jul 09:00
- The Adventures of Zipadedoda of Dart