Category: Expeditions
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Sheepsheads
Position N57,59 x W011. Wind force 5 – 6 South easterly. Last night we had pasta with reindeer meat balls. At least we hope they were reindeer meat balls and not reindeers balls. Come to think of it the reindeer on the can did have a surprised expression on his face. As the journey nears…
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So far, so good!
Position N62,01.386 x W017,04.007. Wind SW Force 3. Sunny At last we were able to turn off the engine and hoist the genoa. We have been making 4 kn in the right direction through the night with 361 nm left to go before getting to St Kilda. Yesterday afternoon the topping lift chafed through and…
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Stop Press: Thembi almost home
Just received this great news from Thembi sent at 1944 on 7th August. They are 25nm off Ullapool and having Frey Bentos pies for diner. They will probably be ashore celebrating by now. Well done Thembi! Sent at 08.21GMT 8th August
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Any mechanics out there? Dan?
This gearbox doesn’t feel right. I wonder if I have damaged it with the 15 minutes of motoring with the lever in the wrong poition. It is fine now but when you engage gear it seems to have no thrust, getting 1.5 knots at half revs. If you rev it up it seems to solve…
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En Route to St Kilda
Position N63,03.7 x W019,25.85 We completed our chores on Sunday morning and Gudrun and I climbed up Heimaklettur, a spectacular hill over looking the harbour and the south coast of Iceland. The weather was perfect and the whole island was smiling. After a swim and hot tub we returned to Sumara to clear customs. This…
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Thembi News
Thembi are doing fine but a bit short on wind.Position N56,14 x W008,35. They were 90 nm off the Butt of Lewis on 6th August at 19:26. Their weekdays are not Monday, Tuesday etc but Curry, Pizza etc. So in Thembi time it was Pizza19:26. Quite a good system.
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Vestmannaeyjar Islands
Position N63,26 x W20,16. Heimaey Harbour. Calm Well we made it, but only just. After we rounded Reykjanes Peninsular the wind became light and we needed to motor to make any worthwhile progress. Gradually the wind increased and we were able to sail again but it was an easterly and the sea was more lumpy…
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Rounded Reykjanes Peninsular
Position N63,47.37 x W022,20.27. Wind: All over the place. We have now successfully rounded the headlands with a following tide. We were late arriving at the northern headland because we had to beat into a westerly instead of wafting along in the forecast north easterly. But the north easterly did eventually arrive and we cleared…
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Investment Opportunity
Position N67,05.4 x W020,36.9. Wind NE F4 We are still under poled out genoa and full main making 5-6 kn. Sumara rolls less with the genoa than with the yankee but it’s still pretty rolly. The wind is gradually backing so in a few hours we will gybe the pole and go on a magic…