Distance sailed today:103 NM Total distance sailed: 2263 NM Midnight GPS position: N 20.11 W055.39 Wind: NE Wind Force 1-3 Sea state: Slight Generator hours: 9.9hr Such was the laziness of the daylight hours today, that I didn’t take even one photograph today. It was another hot day, but we […]
The Atlantic
Distance sailed today:148 NM Total distance sailed: 2140 NM Midnight GPS position: N 20.29 W053.47 Wind: NE Wind Force 1-3 Sea state: Calm Generator hours: 20.8hr I must admit I am feeling some apprehension about our arrival in the British Virgin Islands. Once there, I still have 1,000 miles to […]
Day 416 – THE ATLANTIC: Day Twenty One
Distance sailed today:148 NM Total distance sailed: 1992 NM Midnight GPS position: N 20.47 W051.09 Wind: Variable Wind Force 1-2 Sea state: Calm/Flat Generator hours: 22.40hr Positively Carribbean. That’s all I can say for the weather today. 29 degrees celcius in the shade. Not a day greatly condusive to cleaning […]
Day 415 – THE ATLANTIC: Day 20
Distance sailed today:148 NM Total distance sailed: 1844 NM Midnight GPS position: N 21.06 W048.33 Wind: Variable Wind Force 1-2 Sea state: Calm/Flat Generator hours: 24hr Smooth motoring on a smooth Sunday on the Atlantic Ocean today. We broke through the 1,000 miles remaining mark. Not far to go now […]
Day 414 – THE ATLANTIC: Day Nineteen
Distance sailed today:127 NM Total distance sailed: 1696 NM Midnight GPS position: N 21.27 W045.56 Wind: NE Wind Force 1-2 Sea state: Calm Generator hours: 16.4hr Silky smooth motoring today on the calmest sea we have experienced so far on this trip. The wind is still very light, with clear […]
Day 413 – THE ATLANTIC: Day Eighteen
Distance sailed today:101 NM Total distance sailed: 1579 NM Midnight GPS position: N 21.48 W043.39 Wind: NE Wind Force 1-2 Sea state: Slight Generator hours: 1.9hr Walking casually around the deck this morning, I was met by some very friendly and inquisitive marine life. A pod of dolphins. It was […]
Day 412 – THE ATLANTIC: Day Seventeen
Distance sailed today: 95 NM Total distance sailed: 1478 NM Midnight GPS position: N 21.43 W041.49 Wind: NE Wind Force 3-4 Sea state: Slight Generator hours: 3.5hr A dope on a rope. That’s what I was today. I dangled in a climbing harness off the side of the boat washing […]
Day 411 – THE ATLANTIC: Day Sixteen
Distance sailed today: 126 NM Total distance sailed: 1383 NM Midnight GPS position: N 21.56 W040.10 Wind: ENE Wind Force 3-4 Sea state: Slight Generator hours: 2.9hr Ahhhhh, another day bobbing along in the ocean. First Mate Ellie checks our position on our highly sophisticated and detailed marine charts. Skipper […]
Day 410 – THE ATLANTIC: Day Fifteen
Distance sailed today: 126 NM Total distance sailed: 1257 NM Midnight GPS position: N 22.14 W038.19 Wind: NNE Wind Force 4-5 Sea state: Slight Generator hours: 1.8hr I woke up today confronted with the happiest Skipper in the world. Steve was on cloud nine. I’m sure this had something to […]
Day 409 – THE ATLANTIC: Day Fourteen
Distance sailed today: 105 NM Total distance sailed: 1131 NM Midnight GPS position: N 21.59 W036.06 Wind: NNE Wind Force 4 Sea state: Slight Generator hours: 3.1hr So with such a limted amount of fresh water on the boat, how do you wash the dishes? Washing them in fresh water […]
Day 408 – THE ATLANTIC: Day Thirteen
Distance sailed today: 115 NM Total distance sailed: 1024 NM Midnight GPS position: N 21.41 W034.09 Wind: ENE Wind Force 3-5 Sea state: Medium Generator hours: 2.5hr Generally overcast today with some light showers. Steve and Ellie enjoy their Sundays at sea. Weather permitting, there is always a Sunday roast, […]
Day 407 – THE ATLANTIC: Day Twelve
Distance sailed today: 135 NM Total distance sailed: 909 NM Midnight GPS position: N 22.21 W032.13 Wind: ENE Wind Force 3-5 Sea state: Slight Generator hours: 1.2hr I was awoken with a shout last night at about 3:30am. Ellie was on watch and the wind had just suddenly shifted, causing […]
Day 406 – THE ATLANTIC: Day Eleven
Distance sailed today: 129 NM Total distance sailed: 776 NM Midnight GPS position: N 23.05 W030.09 Wind: ENE Wind Force 4-6 Sea state: Slight Generator hours: 2.4hr I was just finishing my 4am to 8am watch this morning, when I noticed that the batteries were getting low on the boat. […]
Day 405 – THE ATLANTIC: Day Eleven
Distance sailed today: 110 NM Total distance sailed: 647 NM Midnight GPS position: N 23.57 W027.59 Wind: NE Wind Force 4-5 Sea state: Slight Generator hours: 40 mins Whether you like it or not, weather is a big deciding factor which way you go in the Atlantic. Today the Atlantic […]
Day 404 – THE ATLANTIC: Day Ten
Distance sailed today: 107 NM Total distance sailed: 537 NM Midnight GPS position: N 24.32 W025.57 Wind: NE Wind Force 3-4 Sea state: Slight Generator hours: 2.1hr We sailed past a longitude/latitude convergence point today. 25/25 it was. Very exciting. Here in the offshore ocean, the law is that you […]
Day 403 – THE ATLANTIC: Day Nine
Distance sailed today: 105 NM Total distance sailed: 430 NM Midnight GPS position: N 25.24 W024.14 Wind: NE/E Wind Force 3-4 Sea state: Slight Generator hours: 2hr THE DUTY ROSTER First Mate Ellie has made up a daily roster that covers lunch, dinner, and cleaning duty. There are three of […]
Day 402 – THE ATLANTIC: Day Eight – How things ...
Distance sailed today: 98 NM Total distance sailed: 325 NM Midnight GPS position: N 26.14 W022.36 Wind: NNE Wind Force 3-4 Sea state: Slight Generator hours: 10.1hr A D-shackle broke on the mainsail boom this morning. Unfortunately the checking of this particular shackle was overlooked because Steve usually secures the […]
Day 401 – THE ATLANTIC: Day Seven
Distance sailed today: 110 NM Total distance sailed: 227 NM Midnight GPS position: N 26.49 W020.56 Wind: NNE Wind Force 3-4 Sea state: Slight Generator hours: 5.5hr Nothing quite like being flung about half way up a mast… There were a few screws loose on the forestay – the ‘mast’ […]
Day 400 – THE ATLANTIC: Day Six
Distance sailed today: 20 NM Total distance sailed: 117 NM Midnight GPS position: N 27.19 W019.09 Wind: NE Wind Force 4-5 Sea state: Calm to slight Generator hours: 8.3hr “There are two flappy things on a yacht – one at the front, one in the middle. The front flappy thing […]
Day 399 – THE ATLANTIC (Day 5): Leaving Hiero (Canary ...
“It’s not that we’re overly supersticious, but it’s just that we have never left on a Friday before” said Ellie delicately this morning. Fair enough with me, I thought, and it was settled, wait it out another day to leave tomorrow. The weather maps were still showing not much wind […]
Day 398 – THE ATLANTIC (Day 4): Supersticious?
No sailing today, just maintenance. After some discussions with people in the know about the new electric engines in the boat, Steve set about making some modifications to fix the problems we were having. Still clearly adamant that heads should roll at Lagoon Catamarans for the malfunctions he has encountered […]
Day 397 – THE ATLANTIC (Day 3): On Hiero Island ...
Distance sailed today: 96.5 NM Total distance sailed: 96.5 NM Midnight GPS position: N 27.47 W017.54 Wind: Variable Sea state: Slight “French plastic boats, good. French electrics, bad.” Skipper Steve Dewhurst on a certain model of catamaran. STOMACH STATE:Feeling better, but still a little queasy. We are now on the […]
Day 396 – THE ATLANTIC (Day2): On land already?
Distance sailed today: 88.2NM Total distance sailed: 88.2NM Midnight GPS position: N 27.38 W017.17 Wind: Variable to NNW 2-4 kt Sea state: Slight STOMACH STATE: Crook. Not feeling the urge to puke, but well and truely getting there. We finally got away from Tenerife at 11:30am this morning after filling […]
Day 395 – THE ATLANTIC (Day 1): Leaving Tenerife
“At least there’s less dog shit here. France is dog shit central.” – Skipper Steve Dewhurst lamenting about too many drunk British tourists in Las Americas, Tenerife. We were hoping to head out today. However a quick check of the weather maps showed little improvement on the wind situation. Skipper […]
Day 394 – CANARY ISLANDS: Bobbing in the marina
“Quick! Look rich!” – Skipper Steve Dewhurst upon seeing tourists looking at the yacht in the marina. “I’ll be buggered if I’m going to go out there today!” said Steve when he climbed out of his berth this morning. The wind was blowing from the south this morning. And less […]
Day 393 – CANARY ISLANDS: Lazy Sunday
Hello from the Canary Islands. The yacht is amazing – I have a double berth all to myself including ensuite. Big stable catamaran. We depart on Sunday. You can keep a track on where we are by logging onto the following website: Access: Yacht Control Username: u_CAT008 Password: WHALE This […]
YACHT TRACKING
“Go south till the butter melts, then turn right.” – Skipper Steve Dewhurst on how to get across the Atlantic. So the plan was to set sail today. However the wind was not 100% great, and there were still a few things to organise before setting off. One of those […]