tome
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Re: Update at 2000 via SMS
Sea breeze front on beam one hunded miles to bottom corner
Sea breeze front on beam one hunded miles to bottom corner
Asterie Leg 2 (Plymouth to Villamoura)
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tome
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Update at 1013 via Inmarsat email
typical - I saw the low on the chart last night - no icybars at all - no local wind - we are 30 miles off the final corner sw portugal under engine, full sunshine - not a breath of wind.
Water maker pumping away loads of hot showers.
Hot batteries cooled down, at peak before I turned down the voltage regulator, the gassed enough to set off the gas alarm in the galley - fags out on deck please - cooker off!! New pants all round..
Sailed across the entrance to Lisboa BIG ships - the IoW ferry skippers could learn a lesson or two from these fellas, they slowed down, turned, all sorts to help us out in light winds, fantastic.
cheers - with luck and some winds we should be there tonight - perhaps before the bar shuts!!
7 Days at sea FANTASTIC.
Andy has confirmed his fear of heights dreaming about falling off the F8 waves !!
typical - I saw the low on the chart last night - no icybars at all - no local wind - we are 30 miles off the final corner sw portugal under engine, full sunshine - not a breath of wind.
Water maker pumping away loads of hot showers.
Hot batteries cooled down, at peak before I turned down the voltage regulator, the gassed enough to set off the gas alarm in the galley - fags out on deck please - cooker off!! New pants all round..
Sailed across the entrance to Lisboa BIG ships - the IoW ferry skippers could learn a lesson or two from these fellas, they slowed down, turned, all sorts to help us out in light winds, fantastic.
cheers - with luck and some winds we should be there tonight - perhaps before the bar shuts!!
7 Days at sea FANTASTIC.
Andy has confirmed his fear of heights dreaming about falling off the F8 waves !!
tome
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Re: Update at 1630 via Inmarsat email
Turned last corner - 36 miles to run, no wind, eta 2200,
dipping tank reckon we've 80 litres left
Turned last corner - 36 miles to run, no wind, eta 2200,
dipping tank reckon we've 80 litres left
tome
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Update at 2100 via cellphone
11.1 miles to Villamoura, ETA 2240.
The port office closes at 2230. Anyone know if they'll get into trouble by going ashore for a beer before the form filling is completed?
11.1 miles to Villamoura, ETA 2240.
The port office closes at 2230. Anyone know if they'll get into trouble by going ashore for a beer before the form filling is completed?
tome
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Phone call at about 11pm...
In bar Villamoura, will allow Ian to close the thread. Well done all - Ian, Brian, Andy and Asterie.
Ian's relieved wife and both daughters now flying out Friday.
Ta ta!
Tome
In bar Villamoura, will allow Ian to close the thread. Well done all - Ian, Brian, Andy and Asterie.
Ian's relieved wife and both daughters now flying out Friday.
Ta ta!
Tome
jimi
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Re: Phone call at about 11pm...
Fantastic .. well done Ian .. have a cheap bottle of Port on me!
Fantastic .. well done Ian .. have a cheap bottle of Port on me!
Twister_Ken
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Re: Phone call at about 11pm...
Hang on, hang on.
You can't close the thread before answering the most important question posed during the entire trip.
Can you hit the bars b4 having cleared in?
Hang on, hang on.
You can't close the thread before answering the most important question posed during the entire trip.
Can you hit the bars b4 having cleared in?
iangrant
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Re: Phone call at about 11pm...
yes - no probleme we arrived at 22:30 100 liters left 'cause no wing. sea legs a problem , beer and fags cheap sun hot boat scrubbed pis to folow when i get wifi sorted cheers.
Milk mopped out of fridge...
yes - no probleme we arrived at 22:30 100 liters left 'cause no wing. sea legs a problem , beer and fags cheap sun hot boat scrubbed pis to folow when i get wifi sorted cheers.
Milk mopped out of fridge...