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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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Thembi Update
Making slow progress with light head winds, but definitely back on solid food!Saw a kittiwake which must be a good sign.Pos. 60.43N x 14.56W Sent at at 05:44 GMT 5th August 2011
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Underway Again
Position N64,09.877 x W022,11.66. Wind light westerly. Sumara set off today at 1400 from Reykjavik heading for the Westmann Islands. Ray and Gudrun are onboard. The forecasts seem to be all over the place so we will just have to see what happens. It was pretty hectic in town, just before we left we were…
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Stop Press: News from Thembi
I’ve just received news from the Good Ship Thembi Hi Alasdair, We got 15 miles from Heimeiy before gale and big seas stopped us. Hove to 6hrs, but heavy breaking seas made landfall unwise. Heading S. Currently 61.21N X 19.24W When are you due in Oban? Hope all good with you. Rotten shark had last…
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Farm Houses and Summer Houses
Once we had decided that the weather was too strong for sailing to Grindavik Gudrun lost no time in implementing Plan B. Equipped with a roughty tuffty four wheel drive thanks to her kind brother, she arrived on Sumara at 09:00 sharp asking if I was ready to go. I inquired if I needed to…