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Entries from May 2009

At Sea: Great Sailing

May 20th, 2009 · Comments Off on At Sea: Great Sailing

Position: 3.043,-83.007 at 07:00 local, 13:00 BST 24hr run: 106 miles by GPS, 113 miles through water. ETA Galapagos at 5 knots: 10:01 local Sun 24th May Wind: South west 9 knots Sea: smooth with SW swell 1m Great days sailing yesterday.  All to windward and virtually all nearly straight at Galapagos.  Wind has now […]

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Tags: At Sea · Pacific Leg

At Sea: Relaxing

May 19th, 2009 · Comments Off on At Sea: Relaxing

Position: 3.363,-81.269 at 07:00 local, 13:00 BST 24hr run: 72.1 miles by GPS, 107.7 miles by log. ETA Galapagos at 5 knots: 15:29 local 24th May Wind: South West 12 knots Sea: slight with no swell Skye:  20% cloud cover Quietly tacking to windward.  Egret away to Columbia.  Time for books, concertinas, French on the […]

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Tags: At Sea · Pacific Leg

At Sea: Isla Del Malpelo

May 18th, 2009 · Comments Off on At Sea: Isla Del Malpelo

Position: 3.990,-80.238  ,at 07:00 local, 13:00 BST 24hr run: 95.2 miles GPS,  112.6 miles log. ETA Galapagos at 5 knots:  05:21 local 24th May Wind: South West 15-18 knots Sea: lumpy with no swell Skye:  60% cloud cover no thunder clouds Isla del Malpelo is some 80miles to the west, a small island in the […]

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Tags: At Sea · Contacts for good info · Pacific Leg

Making Yoghurt

May 17th, 2009 · Comments Off on Making Yoghurt

Culture – you do need a plain yoghurt to start with. Carton of Long life full cream milk Sealed container I warm the milk to start with, only because I use an ordinary container not a manufactured yoghurt maker. – So warm milk to finger temp.(when you dip your finger in it’s not hot but […]

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Tags: Roaming Taste

At Sea: Cattle Egret

May 17th, 2009 · Comments Off on At Sea: Cattle Egret

Position:5.565,-80.454 at 07:00 local, 13:00 BST 24hr run: 94 miles GPS, 92 miles log. ETA Galapagos at 5 knots: 19:35 local 23rd May Wind: South 8knots Sea: smooth with SW swell 1.5m Skye:  70% cloud cover no thunder clouds Light winds mostly just enough to sail hence below 100 mile 24 hour run.  Enough to […]

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Tags: At Sea · Pacific Leg

At Sea: Acrobatic Rays-

May 16th, 2009 · Comments Off on At Sea: Acrobatic Rays-

Position.  6.979,-79.740 at 07:00 local 13:00 BST 16th May ETA Galapagos at 5 knts 14:20 23rd May Wind N 3 with thundery rain Left Isla Las Perlas at 12:00 yesterday.  We did what we often did on holiday with Puilladobhrain – got up early and had an hour on the beach before we set off. […]

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Tags: At Sea · Pacific Leg

What’s the sign

May 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment

So now you know we’re off on probably the longest crossing, Panama to Marquesas with possible with stop over at Galapagos. So you won’t hear from me for a while, but I do have something to amuse you. We have taken pictures of various signs, do you know what they mean?

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Tags: Uncategorized

At Sea: Pedro Gonzalez

May 14th, 2009 · Comments Off on At Sea: Pedro Gonzalez

Position 8.401,-79.082 We have escaped Panama City.  Anchored off Pedro Gonzales, In the Las Perlas islands. Plan to scrub the bottom and fit the windpilot ready for the Pacific starting probably starting tomorrow. David

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Tags: At Sea · Pacific Leg

Update: Cleared Out

May 12th, 2009 · Comments Off on Update: Cleared Out

We have cleared out of Panama! Normal to stop at Las Perlas islands after the paperwork and we will make our way there tomorrow. Bottom needs a scrub and we will fit the windpilot. Then off towards Galapagos. We have still to decide if the outrageous charges there are worth the “zoo” experience. Over the […]

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Tags: Pacific Leg

Preparations for the Canal and the Pacific

May 11th, 2009 · Comments Off on Preparations for the Canal and the Pacific

Time came to move on from the San Blas Islands and the Kuna Indians, and off to Colon we set, leaving with just enough light to get out passed the reefs and sail though the night to Colon. Our usual watch pattern I’m on watch from eight in the evening till midnight or there about […]

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Tags: Atlantic Leg