Monthly Archives: November 2010

We made it

At 1810 we secured our lines alongside the fuel pontoon in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. After we took the decision to divert due to information received from the crew of Moonbeam, we headed for the northern point of Gran Canaria. … Continue reading

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Saint Sebastian closed

Due to the current and expected weather conditions, Saint Sebastian is not letting any more yachts enter the marina. As there is no nearby tenable anchorage, Donata and her crew are diverting to Las Palmas on Gran Canaria.

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And we kept plodding along.

The first reef stayed in last night and thank goodness it did. Just after 0300 the wind picked up and Donata went off like a train. By dawn the log was showing up to seven knots, but it was incredibly … Continue reading

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Are you awake?

Yachts and the sea produce the strangest of circumstances. This evening this skipper was asleep in his bunk, having finally managed to get out of his head the slating of sails and the rolling of the boat. During this, Ju … Continue reading

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All Change from Yesterday

Grey skies, grey sea, grey dolphins (Atlantic Spotted), but we are moving. Today has been a complete contrast from yesterday. The wind built this morning and since breakfast we have been ploughing along under full sail, uming and ahing about … Continue reading

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We are moving

The wind has filled in from the South and we are on the move at just under 4 knots on a bearing of 225 degrees. We are beating again. A quick study of the pilot charts, Admiralty or NOAA shows … Continue reading

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Going nowhere again

As you can see from the tracker, we are trying to set a new world record pace for no progress. Our log shows that we have moved all of eleven miles since midnight. Some of this is in circles so … Continue reading

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Becalmed again

As the sun set this evening the wind started to fade. We were able to hold our course for a number of hours, the water gently rippling past the hull. Just after midnight the wind appeared to strengthen and for … Continue reading

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Pointing in the right direction

As this is written the wind has veered sufficiently that we are now heading straight towards our destination, but we are still beating. The wind has veered nearly thirty degrees in the last few hours and is expected to go … Continue reading

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Scottish Weather

Apologies for the brevity of the last couple of blogs. Lets start by getting the important information out of the way; currently largely overcast with patches of sun. 70 degrees in the shade, wind Southerly at an average of 10 … Continue reading

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