Previous Diary Entries
2019
May 2019
2018
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17 May - passage from the Azores to Gosport - the last leg
Sun 19 May 06:37
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17 May - passage from the Azores to Gosport - the last leg
Fri 17 May 11:15
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16 May - Passage from the Azores to Gosport - a Cornish pitstop (er... pasty stop)
Thu 16 May 17:33
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15 May - Passage from the Azores to Gosport, Day 9
Wed 15 May 11:04
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14 May - Passage from the Azores to Gosport, Day 8
Tue 14 May 11:47
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13 May - Passage from the Azores to Gosport - Day 7
Mon 13 May 12:08
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12 May - Passage from the Azores to Gosport, Day 6
Sun 12 May 11:42
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11 May - Passage from the Azores to Gosport, Day 5
Sat 11 May 12:02
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10 May - Passage from the Azores to Gosport Day 4
Fri 10 May 11:50
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9 May - Passage from the Azores to Gosport Day 3
Thu 9 May 11:48
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8 May - Passage from the Azores to Gosport - Day 2
Wed 8 May 11:47
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7 May - Passage from the Azores to Gosport - Day 1
Tue 7 May 11:39
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6 May - Transatlantic Part 1 - and some Azorean delights
Mon 6 May 19:07
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2 May - Arrival at Horta, Azores
Fri 3 May 00:34
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1 May - on passage to the Azores, Day 19
Wed 1 May 12:57
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30 April - on passage to the Azores, Day 18
Tue 30 Apr 14:16
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29 April - on passage to the Azores, Day 17
Mon 29 Apr 14:04
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28 April - on passage to the Azores, Day 16
Sun 28 Apr 15:17
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27 April - on passage to the Azores, Day 15
Sat 27 Apr 15:02
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26 April - on passage towards the Azores, Day 14
Fri 26 Apr 14:56
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25 April - on passage to the Azores
Thu 25 Apr 15:11
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24 April - on passage to the Azores
Wed 24 Apr 15:05
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23 April - on passage to the Azores
Tue 23 Apr 14:58
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22 April - on pasage to the Azores
Mon 22 Apr 14:58
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21 April - on passage to the Azores
Sun 21 Apr 14:57
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20 April - on passage to the Azores
Sat 20 Apr 16:27 -
19 April - on passage to the Azores
Fri 19 Apr 16:32 -
18 April - on passage to the Azores
Thu 18 Apr 16:10
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17 April - on passage to the Azores
Wed 17 Apr 15:54
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16 April - on passage to the Azores
Tue 16 Apr 16:13
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15 April - on passag to the Azores
Mon 15 Apr 16:10
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14 April 2019 - on passage to the Azores
Sun 14 Apr 15:54
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13 April - Return to Antigua and off to the Azores
Sat 13 Apr 17:46
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12 March - Jolly Harbour and back to Blighty
Sun 17 Mar 22:16
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20 Feb ... and chasing chicks in Barbuda
Fri 22 Feb 22:25
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18 Feb - playing boats in Antigua
Fri 22 Feb 22:20
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5 Feb - exploring Guadeloupe
Fri 22 Feb 22:18
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3 February - climbing masts and drinking with hummingbirds
Fri 22 Feb 22:07
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28 Jan - Exploring St Croix and an unplanned return to the BVIs
Thu 31 Jan 12:34
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22 Jan - St John and on...
Thu 31 Jan 12:33
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18 Jan - Diving, flying, grinding and filling in the BVIs
Thu 31 Jan 12:32
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9 Jan - revisiting Anegada and the Baths
Thu 10 Jan 15:30
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4 Jan 2019 - New Year and beyond in the BVIs
Thu 10 Jan 15:28
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28 Dec - Christmas in the British Virgin Islands
Thu 10 Jan 15:25
Dec 2018
2017
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21 Dec - Exploring the Virgin Islands, a sandbank and an Anniversary!
Sat 22 Dec 18:49
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8 Dec - Back to the British Virgin Islands
Sun 9 Dec 16:27
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25 Nov - Passage to BVIs: 1800(local) update
Tue 27 Nov 01:41
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24 Nov - Passage to BVIs: 1800(local) update
Sat 24 Nov 22:33
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23 Nov - Passage to BVIs: 2100(local) update
Sat 24 Nov 02:31
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22 Nov - Passage to BVIs: 1800(local) update
Thu 22 Nov 23:59
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21 Nov - Passage to BVIs: 1800(local) update
Wed 21 Nov 22:43
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20 Nov - Passage to BVIs: 1800(local) update
Tue 20 Nov 23:32
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19 Nov - Passage to BVIs: 1800(local) update
Tue 20 Nov 01:09
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18 Nov - Passage to BVIs: 1800(local) update
Mon 19 Nov 00:04
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17 Nov - Passage to BVIs: 1800(local) update
Sat 17 Nov 23:37
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16 Nov - Passage to BVIs: 1800(local) update
Fri 16 Nov 23:47 -
15 Nov - Pushing south and watching the weather
Fri 16 Nov 04:50
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7 Nov - Of Naval stuff and a return to Reedville
Thu 8 Nov 04:31
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29 Oct - Cape May to Annapolis
Thu 8 Nov 04:29
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25 Oct - Port Washington to Cape May
Thu 8 Nov 04:19
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23 Oct - Of Maintenance, Cautionary Tales and a Cultural Miscellany in the Big Apple
Tue 23 Oct 19:48
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15 Oct - the Connecticut shoreline
Tue 23 Oct 19:41
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10 Oct - Long Island to Hell's Kitchen and back
Tue 23 Oct 19:40
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3 October - Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and a return to Newport
Sun 14 Oct 03:00
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29 Sept - Large whale and small rock
Mon 8 Oct 15:59
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27 Sept - Boston
Sat 6 Oct 17:22
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23 Sept - a spot of witchcraft, ashore and afloat
Thu 4 Oct 01:48
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20 Sep - Visiting Portsmouth New Hampshire and Gloucester Massachusetts
Mon 1 Oct 02:54
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16 Sept - Isles of Maine Part 5 - island living and fog heading to Pompey!
Fri 21 Sep 03:09
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11 Sep - Isles of Maine Part 4 - climbing the Desert
Thu 13 Sep 22:43
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9 Sep - Isles of Maine Part 3 - Mount Desert Island
Thu 13 Sep 22:40
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6 Sep - Isles of Maine, Part 2: Swan's Island
Thu 13 Sep 22:38
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4 Sept - Isles of Maine Part 1
Sun 9 Sep 18:22
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How on earth did we get here?
Thu 6 Sep 01:31 -
30 Aug - West to Maine, old friends and some technical stuff
Sun 2 Sep 15:17
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15 Aug - exploring Nova Scotia
Thu 30 Aug 18:10
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14 Aug - Pushing north with North
Wed 22 Aug 02:33
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5 Aug - Bling, beauty, boating tales and some cool jazz in Newport
Tue 14 Aug 01:51
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28 July - Long Island to Rhode Island and Cape Cod
Tue 7 Aug 19:59
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27 July - a week in New York
Wed 1 Aug 16:18
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15 July - Destination New York City
Wed 25 Jul 03:56
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13 July at Atlantic Highlands (no narrative)
Tue 24 Jul 20:56
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13 July rounded Sandy Hook Point (no narrative)
Tue 24 Jul 20:55
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12 July rounded Cape May (no narrative)
Tue 24 Jul 20:53
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13 July - at the top end of the Chesapeake
Fri 20 Jul 15:54
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11 July - Sassafras River (no narrative)
Thu 19 Jul 15:44 -
10 July - Oxford, Maryland (no narrative)
Thu 19 Jul 15:43
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8 July - Solomons Island (no narrative)
Thu 19 Jul 15:41 -
7 July - Some history, some engineering and the odd glass of wine
Tue 17 Jul 17:45
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4 July - Hotter than July in Reedville!
Thu 12 Jul 14:18
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26 June - The Boss returns, Colonial treasures and the Corrotoman
Mon 9 Jul 02:07 -
21 June - Flies, Fire Trucks, Optimists, Old Friends and new
Sun 8 Jul 02:31
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18 June - History, power projection, old friends and peace in the Chesapeake
Tue 26 Jun 03:11
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13 June - Cape Hatteras, the Outer Banks and some serious 'dit spinning'
Sat 23 Jun 21:21
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11 June - from Charleston to the Chesapeake
Sat 23 Jun 17:59
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9 June - Off Cape Hatteras (position only)
Sat 23 Jun 17:53
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7 June - Exploring Charleston, South Carolina
Fri 15 Jun 18:11
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31 May - Georgia on my mind?
Thu 14 Jun 19:07
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26 May - Heading North along Florida's Atlantic coast
Thu 7 Jun 16:23
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20 May - Of Mustangs and cats in the Florida Keys
Sun 3 Jun 16:26
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18 May - discovering the Conch Republic and the Dry Tortugas
Sun 3 Jun 16:22
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13 May - images of rural Cuba
Wed 30 May 03:33
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12 May - Heading west in Cuba
Wed 30 May 03:31
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10 May - Havana Main Course
Wed 30 May 03:27
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9 May - Havana Aperitif
Wed 30 May 03:25
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8 May - This Cruising Life... a Cuban Adventure Part 2
Sun 20 May 23:14
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3 May - an introduction to Cuba
Thu 17 May 13:57
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1 May - Heading west from Puerto Rico
Sat 12 May 20:41
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27 April - the passing of time, old friends and the coast of Puerto Rico
Sat 28 Apr 02:18
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22 April - exploring Old San Juan
Mon 23 Apr 02:50
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19 April - the last Virgins
Mon 23 Apr 02:49
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15 April - a taste of America in the US Virgin Islands
Mon 23 Apr 02:46
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10 April - Movin' on from BVIs
Sat 14 Apr 18:36
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7 April - Glorious Anegada
Sat 14 Apr 18:33
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5 April - Coopers and Baths in Sir Francis Drake's Channel
Sat 14 Apr 18:30
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3 April - Easter in the BVIs
Sat 14 Apr 18:27
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1 April - scenes of destruction and reconstruction in the BVIs
Sat 14 Apr 18:23
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28 March - an introduction to the British Virgin Islands
Sat 14 Apr 18:19
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25 March - (Doubly Dutch) Sint Maarten and gently British Anguilla
Wed 28 Mar 18:18
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24 March - St Martin - split personality?
Wed 28 Mar 18:12
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20 March - discovering Montserrat
Sat 24 Mar 03:06
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18 March - Further Escapades in Antigua
Mon 19 Mar 15:12
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13 March - Colour, cricket and chillin' in Antigua
Mon 19 Mar 14:58
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8 March - Marie Galante, Guadeloupe and English Harbour
Fri 16 Mar 01:00
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3 March - Les Iles des Saintes
Fri 16 Mar 00:58
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28 Feb - Dominica: Bonto's story
Thu 8 Mar 21:54
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27 Feb - First impressions of Dominica
Thu 8 Mar 21:53
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27 Feb - Windward to Leeward
Thu 8 Mar 21:50
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26 Feb - Breaking out of Marin
Fri 2 Mar 13:37
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22 Feb - Marinading in Martinique
Fri 2 Mar 13:35
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16 Feb - St Lucia
Sun 25 Feb 02:34
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12 Feb - Goodby Grenadines, Hello Rodney (Bay)
Sat 17 Feb 04:05
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4 Feb - Music in Mustique
Sat 10 Feb 18:09
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2 Feb - Canouan, the haves and have nots
Tue 6 Feb 15:06
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31 January - Union Island Blues
Mon 5 Feb 00:07
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25 Jan - Return to Carriacou
Wed 31 Jan 13:01
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19 Jan - 'Just liming' in Grenada
Sun 21 Jan 23:26
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6 January - Exploring Grenada
Wed 17 Jan 22:51
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1 January 2018 - a Grenadian New Year
Mon 15 Jan 08:11
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28 Dec 2017 - Do turtles vote for Christmas in the Grenadines?
Sun 7 Jan 22:18
Dec 2017
2016
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21 December: Grenadan Spice - Part 1
Wed 27 Dec 18:35
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10 December - A Transatlantic Two-handed Escapade
Tue 19 Dec 21:27
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9 December - Arrived St Georges Harbour, Grenada
Sun 10 Dec 15:29
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Passage to Grenada - 8 December 1900UTC position
Fri 8 Dec 19:16
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Passage to Grenada - 7 December 1800UTC position
Thu 7 Dec 19:14
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Passage to Grenada - 6 December 1800UTC position
Wed 6 Dec 20:07
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Passage to Grenada - 5 December 1900UTC position
Tue 5 Dec 19:10
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Passage to Grenada - 4 December 1800UTC position
Mon 4 Dec 18:19
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Passage to Grenada - 3 December 1800UTC position
Sun 3 Dec 18:21
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Passage to Grenada - 2 December position at 1800UTC
Sat 2 Dec 18:16
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Passage to Grenada - 1 December position at 1800UTC
Fri 1 Dec 18:21
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Passage to Grenada - 30 November 1800UTC position
Thu 30 Nov 18:56
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Passage to Grenada - 29 November 1800UTC Position
Wed 29 Nov 18:53
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Passage to Grenada - 28 November 1800UTC position
Tue 28 Nov 19:11
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Passage to Grenada 27 November - 1800UTC position
Mon 27 Nov 19:09
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Passage to Grenada 26 Nov 2017 - 1800UTC position
Sun 26 Nov 19:36
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25 November - Basecamp Mindelo
Sat 25 Nov 14:45
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17 Nov - South to Cape Verde
Mon 20 Nov 23:25
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17 November - arrived Mindelo, Cape Verde at 0500UTC
Fri 17 Nov 21:49
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Passage to Cape Verde 16 November at 1800UTC
Thu 16 Nov 18:14
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Passage to Cape Verde 15 November at 1800UTC
Wed 15 Nov 19:05
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Passage to Cape Verde 14 November at 1800 UTC
Tue 14 Nov 18:08
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Correction to 12 Nov position
Mon 13 Nov 18:57 -
Passage to Cape Verde 13 November at 1800UTC
Mon 13 Nov 18:49
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Passage to Cape Verde 12 November 2017 at 1800UTC
Sun 12 Nov 18:20
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10 Nov - Further Canary Island excursions V2
Fri 10 Nov 23:47
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5 Nov - A Look at Lanzarote
Sun 5 Nov 21:06
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31 Oct - Atlantic Islands
Tue 31 Oct 13:03
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28:57.79N 013:32.32W
Mon 30 Oct 12:02
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24 Oct - Moroccan Coastal Caravanserais
Sun 29 Oct 16:53
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22 Oct - Marrakech madness
Sun 29 Oct 15:35
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20 Oct: 'Down the Kasbah'
Sun 29 Oct 13:20
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25 October on passage to Lanzarote 1800 position
Wed 25 Oct 17:15
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18 Oct - Into Africa
Tue 24 Oct 22:31
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16 Oct - More Moorish Meandering
Fri 20 Oct 20:56
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13 Oct - More time at Gibraltar
Mon 16 Oct 21:27
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9 Oct - more tales from Gibraltar
Mon 9 Oct 22:43
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30 Sept - Gibraltar work package
Fri 6 Oct 14:24
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22 Sept - the glorious city of Seville
Mon 2 Oct 10:24
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20 Sept - Los Pueblos Blancos
Mon 2 Oct 08:16
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19 Sept - The Pillars of Hercules
Tue 26 Sep 20:39
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16 Sept - Bulls and Bodegas
Tue 19 Sep 06:24
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12 Sept - A week in the Algarve
Tue 12 Sep 23:00
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3 Sept - Caves, dolphins and lead lines
Mon 4 Sep 20:26
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27 Aug - pushing south
Mon 28 Aug 10:10
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25 Aug - rounded Cape St Vincent
Sun 27 Aug 22:04
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24 Aug - At Cascais
Sun 27 Aug 08:48
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23 Aug - Palaces and promontories
Sun 27 Aug 08:46
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Fw: 21 Aug - Discovering Lisbon
Wed 23 Aug 11:41
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15 Aug - Learning, beach holidays and great sardines
Mon 21 Aug 23:00 -
14 Aug - a Douro Day
Fri 18 Aug 22:23
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13 Aug - Shiny tiles and cobbled streets V5
Thu 17 Aug 21:18
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9 Aug - Leixoes Laundry Blues
Sun 13 Aug 22:02
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7 August: Farewell to you, Spanish Rias...
Wed 9 Aug 22:53
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6 Aug - of islands, the Romans, bling and bliss
Sun 6 Aug 20:38
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29 July - Vigo repairs and some cool jazz
Thu 3 Aug 18:55
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25 July - an Irish party in Galicia
Sat 29 Jul 15:44
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FW: 24 July - Diplomacy in Vigo
Fri 28 Jul 22:20
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23 July - Island paradise and Vigo Delight
Wed 26 Jul 22:59
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20 July - Bent Metal and the Ria Pontevedra
Sat 22 Jul 16:52
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18 July - at Illa de Arousa and Pedras Negras
Sat 22 Jul 16:46
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17 July in the Ria de Arousa
Mon 17 Jul 12:08
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13 July - Finisterre to San Francisco Bay is just 20 miles...
Sun 16 Jul 22:25
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11 July - a short stop at the end of the world
Tue 11 Jul 11:58
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8 July at Ria de Camarinas
Sat 8 Jul 21:07
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5 July - Old Ferrol and the Percebes Capital of the World
Wed 5 Jul 21:25
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29 June - 2 Jul: Backroads and beaches
Tue 4 Jul 09:05
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28 June on the Camino de Santiago
Sat 1 Jul 16:47 -
27 June at La Coruna
Sat 1 Jul 14:58
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26 June - This sailing life!
Mon 26 Jun 15:59 -
25 June - on passage (4)
Mon 26 Jun 14:39
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25 June - on passage (3)
Mon 26 Jun 14:35
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25 June - on passage (2)
Mon 26 Jun 14:34
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25 June on passage
Mon 26 Jun 14:03 -
23 June at Ria Viveiro
Sat 24 Jun 21:04
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22 June at Ribadeo
Sat 24 Jun 09:59
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19 - 21 June at Luarca
Wed 21 Jun 22:20
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17 June - mountaineering
Wed 21 Jun 09:35 -
15 June - a coastal run
Tue 20 Jun 09:21 -
13 June - Hola Gijon!
Wed 14 Jun 17:38
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11 June at La Trinite sur Mer
Wed 14 Jun 17:11 -
10 June at La Trinite sur Mer
Sun 11 Jun 12:22
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8 June - an eventful day at Belle Ile
Sun 11 Jun 10:50
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7 June at Belle Ile
Sun 11 Jun 09:50
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6 June: wet and windy in the Morbihan
Tue 6 Jun 17:12
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4 June In the Golfe de Morbihan
Sun 4 Jun 22:02
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1 June - at Port du Crouesty, Golfe de Morbihan
Fri 2 Jun 05:38
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30 May at Star Vraz Bay, Belle Ile
Thu 1 Jun 22:08
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31 May at le Palais, Belle Ile
Thu 1 Jun 22:08
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FW: 28 May at Lorient
Sun 28 May 22:26
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24-26 May at Iles de Glenan
Fri 26 May 19:03
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A word or two on Responsibilities
Fri 26 May 19:03 -
23 May at Port la Foret
Tue 23 May 21:38
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22 May: At Port la Foret
Tue 23 May 10:32
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22 May 47:44.6N 004:19W
Tue 23 May 10:31
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22 May 48:03N 004:46.1W
Tue 23 May 10:30
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21 May at Douarnenez
Sun 21 May 21:10
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19 May: The world beyond Finisterre
Fri 19 May 18:04
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18 May at L'Aberwrac'h
Thu 18 May 21:11
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16 May at Brixham (now with photos)
Thu 18 May 21:00
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Paring down life...
Sun 14 May 20:41 -
At Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
Sun 14 May 10:41
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The Start Line beckons...
Sat 13 May 09:02
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Heading towards the start line...
Fri 28 Apr 20:48
Jul 2016
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14 July
Fri 15 Jul 10:27
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13 July at Iona
Fri 15 Jul 10:16 -
12 July at Coll and Iona
Wed 13 Jul 22:33
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11 July at Loch Sunart
Wed 13 Jul 22:21
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10 July at Loch Drumbuie
Wed 13 Jul 21:46
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9 July at Tobermory
Wed 13 Jul 21:41
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8 July at Oban
Wed 13 Jul 21:35 -
7 July at Oban
Wed 13 Jul 21:31 -
6 July 2016 at Oban (still)
Wed 6 Jul 21:02 -
5 July 2016
Wed 6 Jul 20:53
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24 June 2016
Sun 26 Jun 20:53
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Gigha and Islay
Wed 22 Jun 21:19
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Escapade's Scottish Adventure
Tue 21 Jun 12:24