Previous Diary Entries
2016
Jul 2016
2015
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Oriole's last throw of the dice.
Sat 23 Jul 11:33
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Antigua Classics Regatta etc
Sat 23 Apr 16:32
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Water water everywhere, nor any drop to drink!
Sun 10 Apr 17:00
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Wet and windy in Dominica.
Mon 28 Mar 14:54
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Oriole abandoned!
Sat 19 Mar 12:10
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Luxury in Marigot
Sun 6 Mar 15:36
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Idleness in Bequia
Sun 28 Feb 14:30 -
Great sailiing and ivory hunting.
Sun 21 Feb 15:33 -
Oriole dodges the pirates
Wed 10 Feb 19:59
May 2015
2014
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It could not have been better!
Sat 23 May 01:26
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Going South.
Sun 19 Apr 13:46 -
Farewell to Bequia
Mon 13 Apr 22:42 -
Plans - what plans?
Sun 5 Apr 12:03
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What has happened to ORIOLE?
Sat 28 Mar 20:45
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Oriole returns to her former glory.
Tue 10 Mar 17:27
May 2014
2013
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Picking up the bits.
Wed 7 May 21:39
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Stumpy meets the Gestapo in Trinidad.
Mon 21 Apr 20:29
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Inconvenience! What inconvenience??
Sun 13 Apr 12:37
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Oriole trashed!
Sun 6 Apr 20:29
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Benign conditions - no test for the leaks!
Sat 29 Mar 23:25
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Administrative exhaustion and rough passage.
Sun 23 Mar 15:44
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Ocean Cruising Club 60th Anniversary Meet in Prince Rupert's Bay, Dominica.
Sun 16 Mar 13:06
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Another minor crisis averted!
Sun 2 Mar 23:57
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Visitors from HELL!
Sun 23 Feb 18:21
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All systems GO!
Mon 17 Feb 19:22
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Life goes slightly pear shaped.
Sun 9 Feb 21:07
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There IS always something!
Sun 2 Feb 21:30
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What do we do?
Sun 26 Jan 22:43
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Whatever will happen next?
Mon 20 Jan 15:13
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Escape from Trinidad
Mon 13 Jan 00:53
Dec 2013
2012
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Southern Ocean Adventure
Fri 27 Dec 21:42
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Living in a hot air dryer dryer.
Tue 16 Apr 19:31
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Wet and Dry
Sun 7 Apr 21:36
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Traditional local sloops and schooners
Mon 1 Apr 19:26
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Bequia with reggae.
Sun 24 Mar 16:47
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What will the French get up to next?
Sat 16 Mar 21:27
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Trades still on strike.
Tue 12 Mar 00:25
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Escaped to the Saintes
Sun 3 Mar 15:05
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Blog censored!
Sun 24 Feb 14:23
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Too much wind and no rugby!
Sun 17 Feb 12:40
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All quiet again.
Sun 10 Feb 12:56
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The Great Conch Hunt
Sat 2 Feb 22:54
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There's always something!
Sun 27 Jan 22:01
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Crisis over!
Sat 19 Jan 16:41
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EMERGENCY BLOG!!!!!
Sun 13 Jan 22:54
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Somebody turned the switch!
Sat 12 Jan 11:45
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Wow!! De wind is back.
Sun 6 Jan 21:20
Dec 2012
2011
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Christmas in Bequia.
Mon 31 Dec 12:16
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Up through the Grenadines to Bequia.
Sun 23 Dec 17:01
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A month in Trinidad.
Fri 14 Dec 15:13
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Fast and furious at the end.
Thu 12 Apr 23:21
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Great weather for diving
Tue 3 Apr 19:08
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Cook's tour of the Grenadines
Sun 25 Mar 22:09
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Jet Maxima in control
Tue 20 Mar 10:39
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The old boots are off
Sun 11 Mar 21:52
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We don't do "weather windows".
Sun 4 Mar 21:40
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Loads a wind.
Sun 26 Feb 13:57
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The weather is OK, it's just the forecasters!
Sun 19 Feb 20:15
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There has been rather a lot of wind!
Sun 12 Feb 21:59
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Something always needs fixing!
Mon 6 Feb 00:25
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Is nothing sacred!
Mon 30 Jan 15:35
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Farewells.
Sat 21 Jan 23:18
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Romance blossoms in Antigua.
Mon 16 Jan 12:14
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Repeat - sailing is not a safe occupation.
Sun 8 Jan 12:55
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It's all change in Antigua
Sun 1 Jan 14:53
Dec 2011
2010
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Only just in time!
Sun 25 Dec 16:07
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Dangerous game this yachting.
Sat 17 Dec 22:42
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Activity whirlwind to the end.
Sun 27 Mar 15:59
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The social whirl continues.
Mon 21 Mar 21:32
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All that glistens ..........
Sun 13 Mar 14:29
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Just 'im and 'er again.
Sat 5 Mar 12:02
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Trades back in business again.
Mon 28 Feb 12:27
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Light winds and fair weather
Sun 20 Feb 21:42
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Forget the £5 notes.
Mon 14 Feb 13:25
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Tearing up 5 pound notes!
Sat 5 Feb 16:20
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Away from the fleshpots
Mon 31 Jan 11:26
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Out and about.
Sat 22 Jan 22:29
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There's always something!
Sun 16 Jan 23:04
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Feels like home.
Mon 10 Jan 19:40
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Too much weather!
Sun 2 Jan 22:17
Dec 2010
2009
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Christmas in Bequia
Mon 27 Dec 10:43
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It's amazing how time flies
Sun 19 Dec 19:46
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Is the Caribbean getting too hot to hold?
Tue 27 Apr 17:29
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There's more wind underwater?
Sat 17 Apr 19:09
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Bequia Easter Regatta
Sun 11 Apr 13:19
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Mixed conditions.
Mon 29 Mar 11:17
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More French leave
Sat 20 Mar 18:44
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French leave.
Sun 14 Mar 18:25
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Rock and Roll City
Sat 6 Mar 16:42
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On the way south again
Tue 2 Mar 14:44
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Liming in Nonsuch
Sun 21 Feb 19:10
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Wrecks and ashes
Sun 14 Feb 16:26
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M&M and R&R
Sun 7 Feb 15:23
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Sun,squalls,swells and WIND.
Tue 2 Feb 15:27
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Not all bliss in paradise.
Sun 24 Jan 17:52
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Par - tee Time
Mon 18 Jan 11:14
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Christmas and New Year in Bequia
Fri 1 Jan 16:56
Dec 2009
2008
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Fast movers!
Thu 24 Dec 12:37
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Signing off.
Sun 26 Apr 14:22
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Drawing to a close.
Sun 19 Apr 17:11
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When you're tired of floating try sinking!
Mon 13 Apr 00:08
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Southern Grenadines alias South Armagh.
Mon 6 Apr 19:53
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Lobsters? Not at that price!
Mon 30 Mar 13:18
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Fast sailing, whales, turtles and guests.
Sun 22 Mar 15:09
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Goodbye to Antigua
Tue 17 Mar 21:54
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Frigates, sand and solitude.
Thu 5 Mar 14:40
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Recharging the batteries.
Mon 23 Feb 14:08
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How do you leave Antigua?
Sat 14 Feb 15:46
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Falmouth for orders
Tue 10 Feb 20:16
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Murder in Antigua
Wed 28 Jan 23:30
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Liming in Antigua
Sun 18 Jan 21:38
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Back with the fleshpots
Tue 13 Jan 20:08
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Making tracks
Sun 4 Jan 21:07
Dec 2008
2007
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Christmas in Bequia.
Mon 29 Dec 13:05
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Cruising mode at last.
Tue 23 Dec 13:22
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Ready to go?
Sun 14 Dec 12:28
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Hard work and frustration
Sun 7 Dec 17:52
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All good things come to an end!.
Sat 29 Mar 14:44
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Liming in Grenada
Sat 22 Mar 14:39
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God is bowling googlies!
Sun 16 Mar 15:52
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De sun.......he come back!
Mon 10 Mar 17:00
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Don't laugh but.................the weather...................!
Tue 4 Mar 23:07
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Time to move south
Sun 24 Feb 14:28
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Oriole with the superyachts.
Sun 17 Feb 12:15
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What is the attraction in Antigua?
Sun 10 Feb 16:23
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A leisurely circumnavigation of Antigua.
Sun 3 Feb 13:52
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FIRE DOWN BELOW!
Fri 1 Feb 13:43
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Anchor is growing roots!
Sun 20 Jan 22:04
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Excellence through discipline!
Sat 12 Jan 14:38
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We still here man!
Sat 5 Jan 21:22
Dec 2007
2006
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Time to move, but not far!
Sat 29 Dec 23:57
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Peace in Antigua
Sun 23 Dec 15:29
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Stormy weather
Sat 15 Dec 21:35
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Finally underway
Mon 10 Dec 15:19
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The calm before the storm.
Mon 23 Apr 11:14 -
Wildlife and cricket.
Mon 16 Apr 15:50
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Southern Grenadines border area
Sun 8 Apr 16:18
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Surgical Charter Party
Sat 31 Mar 23:50
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Liming in Bequia
Sun 25 Mar 17:17 -
Bequia at its best.
Sun 18 Mar 23:35
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Catwalk in Bequia.
Mon 12 Mar 20:29
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Taking roots?
Sun 4 Mar 14:50
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Do we love the French?
Sun 25 Feb 16:59
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Cold turkey on Oriole
Sat 17 Feb 20:08
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Could it be safer at sea?
Sat 10 Feb 18:52
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Superyachts plus plus
Mon 5 Feb 17:24
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The charter must go on.
Sat 27 Jan 22:07
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Whistle stop charter
Sun 21 Jan 20:22
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All change!
Sun 14 Jan 12:20
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Reefs, islands and volcanos.
Sun 7 Jan 15:46
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Oriole abandons the fleshpots.
Tue 2 Jan 01:31
Dec 2006
2005
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Christmas preparations.
Sun 24 Dec 14:05
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Paradise regained.
Sat 16 Dec 23:47
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Overcast in paradise
Sun 10 Dec 20:52
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Still in Trinidad
Mon 4 Dec 12:29
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Fitting out in Trinidad
Mon 27 Nov 22:18
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Return to Trinidad
Tue 25 Apr 01:09 -
Happy Easter from Grenada
Sat 15 Apr 16:46 -
Relaxed Grenadine quicktour.
Sun 9 Apr 15:55 -
The clans are gathering.
Sun 2 Apr 15:23
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Oriole FOR SALE - briefly.
Sun 26 Mar 15:41 -
Oriole and Mirabella V leave Antigua
Sun 19 Mar 14:37 -
The long and the short and the tall
Tue 14 Mar 16:25 -
What? no more Virgins.
Tue 14 Mar 16:13
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First Class Passageros
Sun 26 Feb 14:40 -
USVIs to BVIs
Sun 19 Feb 19:10 -
Idyllic anchorages
Sat 11 Feb 16:14 -
Gracias senorita
Sun 5 Feb 17:18
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The wet and windy Virgins
Sun 29 Jan 19:01 -
Hey man its blowing hard.
Mon 23 Jan 16:49 -
Chilling out in Anguilla.
Sun 15 Jan 18:50 -
Tropical Storm Zeta.
Sun 8 Jan 21:44 -
Falmouth Harbour day working.
Sun 1 Jan 16:28
Dec 2005
2004
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Christmas greetings from Antigua
Sun 25 Dec 22:52 -
Hard tack for Christmas
Sun 18 Dec 19:23 -
Raining in Trinidad
Sun 4 Dec 17:54
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What a twit!
Sun 27 Nov 17:21 -
Waterborne at last
Mon 21 Nov 11:51
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Laying up in Chagaramus, Trinidad
Sun 1 May 19:29
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Hog Island, Grenada.
Sun 24 Apr 15:56 -
Tyrrel Bay Carriacou.
Sun 17 Apr 16:56 -
Mad social whirl.
Sun 10 Apr 18:56 -
Fast and furious with noise and smoke.
Sun 3 Apr 15:41
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Da wind, he com back!
Sun 27 Mar 17:33 -
St Kitts ? next year
Sun 20 Mar 22:56 -
Antigua
Sun 13 Mar 15:27 -
Islands to Leeward.
Sun 6 Mar 20:04
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Martinique East Coast
Sun 27 Feb 15:06 -
Missing Photos
Sun 20 Feb 16:37 -
Guests! Who'd have them?
Fri 18 Feb 15:03 -
Still nah wind!
Sun 13 Feb 14:20 -
Whar da trade winds man!
Sat 5 Feb 21:14
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Oriole in St Lucia
Sun 30 Jan 15:37 -
Oriole in the Grenadines
Sun 23 Jan 23:07 -
Trinidad no longer!
Sun 16 Jan 21:35 -
Growing roots in Trinidad
Sun 9 Jan 15:14 -
Still in Trinidad
Sun 2 Jan 15:55
Dec 2004
2003
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Christmas in Trinidad
Sun 26 Dec 12:53 -
Trinidad.
Sun 19 Dec 11:24 -
Oriole back in her element.
Sat 11 Dec 20:12
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Still fitting out at St David's
Sun 31 Oct 18:13 -
Grenada Post Hurricane Ivan
Sun 24 Oct 19:43
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Laid up.
Sun 4 Apr 11:58
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Mother's Day?
Sat 27 Mar 18:00 -
Liming in the Grenadines.
Sat 20 Mar 23:09 -
Oriole on charter.
Sat 13 Mar 20:08 -
Change over day
Sun 7 Mar 11:40
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In the lee of the Windwards
Sat 28 Feb 18:36 -
Quid pro quo.
Sat 21 Feb 20:48 -
Islands which Brush the Clouds
Sat 14 Feb 21:19 -
High pressure sailing
Sat 7 Feb 18:18 -
Polluted in St Martin
Sun 1 Feb 12:49
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Escape from English Harbour
Sun 25 Jan 18:29 -
Sunshine, showers and almost no wind.
Sun 18 Jan 17:03 -
Harbour rot cured
Sun 11 Jan 22:02 -
Christmas winds.
Sat 3 Jan 13:59
Dec 2003
2002
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Retired to cure hangover.
Sat 27 Dec 18:51 -
Bequia to Martinique
Sun 21 Dec 19:51 -
Grenadine perambulation
Sat 13 Dec 19:55 -
Tropical storms and white whales
Sat 6 Dec 19:38
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Whar de sun gone mun?
Sun 30 Nov 14:43 -
Chasing the World Cup
Sat 22 Nov 16:57 -
Tyrell Bay, Carriacou.
Sun 16 Nov 14:55 -
Certified divers
Sat 8 Nov 16:05 -
Oriole launched
Sun 2 Nov 12:23
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St David's Grenada. 12°00'N 61°40'W
Sun 6 Apr 20:01
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Hog Island, Grenada 12°38'N 61°23'W
Sun 23 Mar 18:15 -
Windward Bay, Mayreau, St Vincent Grenadines
Sat 15 Mar 20:08 -
Admiralty Bay, Bequia, St Vincent. 13°00'N 61°15'W
Sat 8 Mar 23:02 -
Anse de Piton, St Lucia 13°49'N 61°04'W
Sun 2 Mar 23:36
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Marigot Bay, St. Lucia.
Sun 23 Feb 22:10 -
Pigeon Island, Rodney Bay, St.Lucia.
Sun 16 Feb 19:36 -
Anse de Ste Anne, Martinique
Sun 9 Feb 20:46 -
Cul de Sac du Marin, Martinique, 14°26'N 60°54'W
Sun 2 Feb 20:08
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Anse de Marin, Martinique.
Sun 26 Jan 18:40 -
Ile Gozier, Guadaloupe.
Sat 18 Jan 23:41 -
12/01/03 Iles des Saintes
Sun 12 Jan 21:04 -
Deshaies Bay, Guadeloupe
Sun 5 Jan 16:56
Dec 2002
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Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua
Tue 31 Dec 15:29 -
Anchorage off Green Island, Nonsuch Bay
Sun 29 Dec 22:07 -
29/12/02 Nonsuch Bay
Sun 29 Dec 21:52 -
Antiguan life
Wed 25 Dec 14:48 -
22/12/02 Falmouth Harbour, Antigua
Sun 22 Dec 22:23 -
English Harbour, Antigua.
Sun 15 Dec 17:42 -
English Harbour, Antigua
Thu 12 Dec 21:26 -
08/12/02 17º03N 51º44W
Sun 8 Dec 16:58 -
16 39N 44 18W
Sat 7 Dec 15:23 -
1/12/02 17°05N 32º56W On Passage from Cape Verdes to?
Sun 1 Dec 16:42
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(no subject)
Sun 24 Nov 17:55 -
16°53N 25º00W Mindelo Harbour, Cape Verde Islands
Sun 24 Nov 16:38 -
Oriole leaves Lanzarote
Sun 17 Nov 17:19
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Puerto Calero - Lanzarote 28°55'N 13°42'W
Sun 13 Oct 12:30 -
Oriole 29°42'N 13°04W
Sun 6 Oct 11:13
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Portimao - Algarve 37°07'N 8°31'W
Sun 29 Sep 19:12 -
Alvor - Algarve 37°07'N 8°37'W
Sun 22 Sep 11:25 -
Sunny Algarve!!
Sat 14 Sep 16:23 -
Postcard from Cascais, Portugal
Sat 7 Sep 18:12
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Oriole in Portugal
Sat 31 Aug 15:10 -
Oriole in Portosin, NW Spain
Sat 24 Aug 18:27 -
Oriole's progress from Plymouth - Camaret
Mon 19 Aug 15:14 -
Introduction to Oriole's diary
Thu 8 Aug 15:16