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5 june

Portland, Plymouth, North Biscay

Northerly, backing northwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 for a time. Slight or moderate. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor


South Biscay

Variable, becoming mainly northwesterly, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later. Slight or moderate. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor


Trafalgar (Issued 2315 UTC Sat 04 Jun)

Northerly 5 to 7, but mainly 4 in east Fitzroy. Moderate or rough. Mainly fair. Moderate or good

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Station 62029
UK Met Office
Location: 48.701N 12.401W
Conditions as of:
Sun, 05 Jun 2011 07:00:00 UTC
Winds: N (10°) at 24.1 kt
Atmospheric Pressure: 30.13 in and falling
Air Temperature: 54.5 F
Dew Point: 48.0 F
Water Temperature: 57.0 F

Station 62163
UK Met Office
Location: 47.500N 8.5W
Conditions as of:
Sun, 05 Jun 2011 07:00:00 UTC
Winds: N (360°) at 15.9 kt
Significant Wave Height: 6.2 ft
Atmospheric Pressure: 29.91 in and falling
Air Temperature: 57.9 F
Dew Point: 55.6 F
Water Temperature: 58.6 F
 
6 June

Portland, Plymouth

North, backing west or southwest 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Good

Biscay

Westerly 4 in south at first, otherwise northerly or northwesterly 5 or 6. Slight or moderate. Thundery showers. Moderate or good

Trafalgar (Issued 2315 UTC Sun 05 Jun)

Northerly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good


Station 62163
UK Met Office
Location: 47.500N 8.5W
Conditions as of:
Mon, 06 Jun 2011 07:00:00 UTC
Winds: N (350°) at 18.1 kt
Significant Wave Height: 7.9 ft
Atmospheric Pressure: 29.88 in and rising
Air Temperature: 55.2 F
Dew Point: 47.7 F
Water Temperature: 58.1 F

Station 62029
UK Met Office
Location: 48.701N 12.401W
Conditions as of:
Mon, 06 Jun 2011 07:00:00 UTC
Winds: NW (310°) at 15.9 kt
Atmospheric Pressure: 29.96 in and falling
Air Temperature: 54.1 F
Dew Point: 46.2 F
Water Temperature: 56.7 F
 
7th June

Plymouth

Westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in west later. Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough later. Showers. Good

Biscay

Westerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in northwest later. Slight or moderate, becoming rough in northwest later. Showers. Mainly good

Trafalgar (Issued 2315 UTC Mon 06 Jun)

North or northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5 later. Moderate or rough. Showers, occasionally thundery at first. Moderate or good

North FitzRoy, Sole

Northwesterly 5 to 7. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough. Squally showers. Good


Station 62163
UK Met Office
Location: 47.500N 8.5W
Conditions as of:
Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:00:00 UTC
Winds: NW (310°) at 15.0 kt
Significant Wave Height: 5.2 ft
Atmospheric Pressure: 29.81 in and rising
Air Temperature: 55.9 F
Dew Point: 46.8 F
Water Temperature: 58.6 F

Station 62029
UK Met Office
Location: 48.701N 12.401W
Conditions as of:
Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:00:00 UTC
Winds: NW (310°) at 22.0 kt
Atmospheric Pressure: 29.86 in and rising
Air Temperature: 54.9 F
Dew Point: 39.7 F
Water Temperature: 57.2 F
 
8th June

Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

West or southwest 5 to 7, decreasing 5 or 6 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in Plymouth. Showers. Good

Biscay, FitzRoy

Mainly northwesterly, becoming cyclonic in southwest Fitzroy later, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in north at first. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in north Fitzroy at first. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally moderate later

Trafalgar (Issued 2315 UTC Tue 07 Jun)

Northwesterly 4 or 5, decreasing 3 at times, becoming cyclonic 5 or 6 in west later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in north Fitzroy. Showers, rain later. Mainly good



tation 62029
UK Met Office
Location: 48.701N 12.401W
Conditions as of:
Wed, 08 Jun 2011 06:00:00 UTC
Winds: NW (320°) at 19.0 kt
Atmospheric Pressure: 29.95 in and rising
Air Temperature: 53.2 F
Dew Point: 45.1 F
Water Temperature: 57.2 F

Station 62163
UK Met Office
Location: 47.500N 8.5W
Conditions as of:
Wed, 08 Jun 2011 06:00:00 UTC
Winds: NW (320°) at 15.0 kt
Significant Wave Height: 12.5 ft
Atmospheric Pressure: 29.91 in and rising
Air Temperature: 53.2 F
Dew Point: 44.8 F
Water Temperature: 58.6 F
 
A hoy Black pig,

How you holding out, you've been through some lumpy bits. bet you've lost a stone or so.
Hope your making it realistic by at least living in the garden shed, balanced on a medicine ball.
Spilt the wee wee bucket all over the floor, Konked your head every 1/2 hour, egg timer going off every 20 mins, making concoctions in your cooking pot that you can't eat anyway. Shouting at the head winds, thanking the fair winds. pouring buckets of water over your cloths and bed.
Your neighbours will think your nuts, Welcome to the converted
Malcome
 
6th June

SORRY 9th JUNE

Portland, Plymouth

West or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good
Biscay

Mainly westerly 3 or 4 increasing 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in north later. Slight or moderate. Showers. Mainly good
Trafalgar (Issued 2315 UTC Wed 08 Jun)

Variable or cyclonic 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 in west Trafalgar for a time, becoming westerly 5 or 6 in north Fitzroy later. Moderate. Showers. Mainly good
North FitzRoy

Mainly westerly or northwesterly 4, increasing 5 or 6 for a time later. Moderate. Showers. Good

Station 62029
UK Met Office
Location: 48.701N 12.401W
Conditions as of:
Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:00:00 UTC
Winds: WNW (300°) at 12.0 kt
Atmospheric Pressure: 30.10 in and rising
Air Temperature: 52.0 F
Dew Point: 43.9 F
Water Temperature: 57.9 F

Station 62163
UK Met Office
Location: 47.500N 8.5W
Conditions as of:
Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:00:00 UTC
Winds: WNW (290°) at 5.1 kt
Significant Wave Height: 5.9 ft
Atmospheric Pressure: 30.07 in and rising
Air Temperature: 54.9 F
Dew Point: 41.0 F
Water Temperature: 59.7 F
 
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Is this the place for wonks who read the Almanac's ephemerides from cover to cover....?

:rolleyes:

wonk
   [wongk]
–noun Slang .
1.
a student who spends much time studying and has little or no social life; grind.
2.
a stupid, boring, or unattractive person.
3.
a person who studies a subject or issue in an excessively assiduous and thorough manner: a policy wonk.
 
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10th June

Portland, Plymouth, Biscay

West 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good
Trafalgar (Issued 2315 UTC Thu 09 Jun)

Cyclonic, becoming north, 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good
FitzRoy

North or northwest 4 or 5, backing south 5 or 6 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in west. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later

Station 62029
UK Met Office
Location: 48.701N 12.401W
Conditions as of:
Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:00:00 UTC
Winds: NNW (330°) at 15.9 kt
Atmospheric Pressure: 30.04 in and rising
Air Temperature: 52.9 F
Dew Point: 45.3 F
Water Temperature: 57.6 F

Station 62163
UK Met Office
Location: 47.500N 8.5W
Conditions as of:
Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:00:00 UTC
Winds: W (260°) at 13.0 kt
Significant Wave Height: 4.3 ft
Atmospheric Pressure: 30.05 in and falling
Air Temperature: 55.2 F
Dew Point: 44.4 F
Water Temperature: 58.8 F
 
where am I?

3rd may 45d 10'n 18d 07'w going well, lost bucket over board (should not have had the curry)
4th may 44d 06'n 19d 37'w dried out cabin after leaving vent open over night
5th may 43d 15'n 20d 50'w getting rough, moving bed to floor
6th may 42d 53n 21d 05'w run out drogue using reefed stay sail only
7th may 42d 30'n 21d 25'w still have bad time moved knot in stay sail to avoid chafe,
don't want to go on foredeck again
8th may 41d 55'n 22d 21'w weather improving a bit but got hot food for first time in 3 days
9th may 40d 55'n 24d 16'w winds all over the place but sea is a lot better
10th may 39d 52'n 25d 56'w winds still fluky but made good progress

Still 85nm NNE from land. two days should do it.
 
Hey, I got wrong for that

It never stopped my children from asking every five minutes in the car. Now they can see the GPS for themselves, with an ETA, and the clock on the car right next to it, and still they ask.

So, sounds like we will need plenty of food that does not need cooking, and plenty of stugeron. That should keep the wind speed down. Oh yes, and another spare bucket.
 
3rd may 45d 10'n 18d 07'w going well, lost bucket over board (should not have had the curry)
4th may 44d 06'n 19d 37'w dried out cabin after leaving vent open over night
5th may 43d 15'n 20d 50'w getting rough, moving bed to floor
6th may 42d 53n 21d 05'w run out drogue using reefed stay sail only
7th may 42d 30'n 21d 25'w still have bad time moved knot in stay sail to avoid chafe,
don't want to go on foredeck again
8th may 41d 55'n 22d 21'w weather improving a bit but got hot food for first time in 3 days
9th may 40d 55'n 24d 16'w winds all over the place but sea is a lot better
10th may 39d 52'n 25d 56'w winds still fluky but made good progress

Still 85nm NNE from land. two days should do it.

I'm very concerned that you're going backwards - in time. Your latest position was recorded 17 days before you left.
 
"May June June May" 15 days at sea, give me a break, the sat phone has been in the bilge for three days as it's the driest place on the boat. my log is now 5 times the size of when I started with green mould on it. the quills have all gone blunt so the ink runs and I can't read my writing. I had to crank start the computer to get the interweb up and running, The only thing working is the bloke who keeps walking around the deck while I'm trying to sleeeeeeeeeeep
 
"May June June May" 15 days at sea, give me a break, the sat phone has been in the bilge for three days as it's the driest place on the boat. my log is now 5 times the size of when I started with green mould on it. the quills have all gone blunt so the ink runs and I can't read my writing. I had to crank start the computer to get the interweb up and running, The only thing working is the bloke who keeps walking around the deck while I'm trying to sleeeeeeeeeeep

Yip, Your qualified
 
11th June

Plymouth, Northwest Biscay

Northwesterly backing southwesterly 4 or 5, then southerly 5 to 7 later. Slight or moderate. Showers then rain. Good, becoming moderate or poor

Southeast Biscay

Variable 4, becoming southerly or southeasterly 4 or 5 later. Slight or moderate. Showers. Moderate or good

Trafalgar (Issued 2315 UTC Fri 10 Jun)

Mainly northerly 5, occasionally 6 in east later, becoming variable 4 in northwest. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good

FitzRoy

Northerly 5 in far southeast at first, otherwise variable 4 becoming southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in northwest. Slight or moderate, becoming rough in northwest. Rain. Good, becoming moderate or poor



Station 62029
UK Met Office
Location: 48.701N 12.401W
Conditions as of:
Sat, 11 Jun 2011 05:00:00 UTC
Winds: SSE (160°) at 9.9 kt
Atmospheric Pressure: 30.06 in and falling
Air Temperature: 54.1 F
Dew Point: 41.2 F
Water Temperature: 57.9 F

Station 62163
UK Met Office
Location: 47.500N 8.5W
Conditions as of:
Sat, 11 Jun 2011 05:00:00 UTC
Winds: SW (220°) at 2.9 kt
Significant Wave Height: 4.6 ft
Atmospheric Pressure: 30.11 in and falling
Air Temperature: 54.7 F
Dew Point: 42.1 F
Water Temperature: 58.6 F
 
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