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day 3 ' 29 May, 05 - 19:04 ------------------------ out here at last - looked like i might be back on llandd last night - had to go on sea anchor till wind changed. lost sight of land this morniing.' thank you so mucch to everyone for all theirr he...no bank holidays here! 30 May, 05 - 17:26 ------------------------ DAY 4 again hot slow progress hope will be able to get off the continental shelf by tomorrow morn. row,row,row your boat. saw 3 porpoises or whales at lunchtime - hopefuully porpoise as they are...DAY 6 - in the doghouse 1 Jun, 05 - 14:40 ------------------------ so this is what its really like - row slowly in the right direction for 5 days then watch it all slip away at the whim of the wind. have been on sea anchor since last night - have lost 7 miles so f...Day 7 - going nowhere fast 2 Jun, 05 - 17:42 ------------------------ first week at sea over. was woken early this morning by a visit from a canadian warship. They shouted to ask if i was ok took some photos then sped off again! Been rowing 7 hrs so far today to ma...DAY 8 -- wet, wet, wet 3 Jun, 05 - 22:24 ------------------------ been raining all day, made 15 miles east today against the wind. much harder physically and mentally rowing into a headwind. now on sea anchor. new speed record now looks unlikely due to slow pro...DAY 8 - fog and shark 4 Jun, 05 - 20:17 ------------------------ pretty scary day really... fog this morning kept hearing ships fogg horns - v hard to gauge how close they are or where they are going - spoke to one on radio and he was 3 miles north though he sounn...DAY 10 - the naked ginger 5 Jun, 05 - 23:39 ------------------------ most miles so far 36 miles rowed today - hopefully more tomorrow. hottest day too not much wind rowed starkers so hot - quite odd feeling! ...DAY12 7 Jun, 05 - 18:08 ------------------------ so at last we are making reasonable progress. - next target is to get east of 68'W then we should start to get some help from the current. have seen nothing for 3 days - no ships or animals - ex...day 13 8 Jun, 05 - 18:26 ------------------------ very foggy this morning + cold last night - hot todday naked again, though no wind so slow progress - just south of Nantucket at the moment - might drop in for a quick shandy! that bird that was on...day 14 foggggg 9 Jun, 05 - 23:02 ------------------------ wet fog all day. very cool last night rowing in the fog and all you could see was theglowing at the end of the oars as they stir up the phosphorescence also the loom of light and eerie moaning of a b...Day 15 - more fun and games 10 Jun, 05 - 22:56 ------------------------ Today i rowed - similar to yesterday and the 13 days before that. foggy again. good mileage - 45nm but not a very straaight course looks like drunkspider! weird sea here - because so shallow. moss...`DAY 16&17 12 Jun, 05 - 22:32 ------------------------ fighting to get off the shelf. wind wants us to go N we want to go E - wind is stronger so we must compromise! still foggy & getting colder noww - i think the end of naked rowing for a while! - an...DAY 18 13 Jun, 05 - 22:22 ------------------------ no news - fog rowing more fog. off the shelf trying to get to 65W before 12Z Tomorrow. probably on anchor for 2 days bbig E wind coming :(. OCH...DAY 19 - going nowhere fast 14 Jun, 05 - 19:07 ------------------------ its pretty bouncy outhere as i type tied in inside the kennel! on sea anchor all day since this morn and probably till thursday as this strong east wind tries to send us back from whence we came! go...GROUNDHOG DAY 19 15 Jun, 05 - 20:12 ------------------------ Again the floating anchor has been busy while the oars have rested - not a stroke for 2 days. I have remained in position as hostage in the kennel. another busy day watching waves - getting bigger! b...DAY 21 -back to work! 16 Jun, 05 - 23:14 ------------------------ ah good to be grafting at the oars again! worked hard all day except for quick feeding time. weather was kind sea went down this afternoon & sun came out. saw a sunfish about 5ft across - they are ...DAY 22 17 Jun, 05 - 21:23 ------------------------ A hard day at the oars light headwinds all day - made snails progress against it. worn out. now got freeride on good west wind ......sweet dreams!! saw some small whales with calves today - nearly ...DAY 23 18 Jun, 05 - 23:27 ------------------------ the sun came out again ! happy days :) WIND still not great but so good to see sun & blue sky again rather than grey fog! + saw 3 aeroplanes v.ex iting. swapped back to ALBERTHALL OARS as atomics to...DAy 24 19 Jun, 05 - 21:41 ------------------------ sea has been brewing all day , ugly and grey had to go on anchor at 1600as N WInd shifted to NE 15-20 kts. beam seas (side on) all day v uncomfortable & hard to row. for now on anchor - back we go...DAY 25 20 Jun, 05 - 21:10 ------------------------ ANOTHER DAY ON ANCHOR :( NE HEADWINDS. STILL - fully rested up for the favorable winds coming our way xx TRIED FISHING TODAY NO LUCK SO FAR ALSO TRIED TO SPEAR A SEAGULL - AGAIN NO LUCK - LOOKS LIKE...DAY 26 21 Jun, 05 - 21:48 ------------------------ Well hopefully we are now a few miles closer to that green and pleasant land as the wind is on side again for now.... Saw a yacht today came within about a mile and we spoke on the radio - his boat s...DAY 27 22 Jun, 05 - 22:08 ------------------------ Well I hope this doesn't become our bread and butter - 12 hrs pulling oars, even with vaguely favorable winds and we only make a pittence of miles. On a brighter note seeing the challenge yachts...Day 28 23 Jun, 05 - 22:40 ------------------------ Two steps forward one step back.... Had to put out sea anchor laast night at 0300 until 1200 today spent 2 futile hrs rowing till the wind came round and 1500-2100 we made up the lost miles from yes...DAY 29 24 Jun, 05 - 21:52 ------------------------ West winds at last - how long for? Made some headway to the east. Saw big ship container ship this morning . Going to get zzzzzzzzzzzzzz's OCH ...Day 30 25 Jun, 05 - 22:12 ------------------------ Another good day of west wind - 20 kts, and big seas , some surfing when we got up to 5kts max! Now on drogue to keep the stern into the waves (opposite of the sea anchor but similar bit of kit) Th...DAY31 - 1 month at sea! 26 Jun, 05 - 21:19 ------------------------ Happy days! Easy rowing today :) wind ok, seas small, blue skies + sunshine ! Wind turned against 1700 - on anchor again ! Now calm should get some good sleep. Was just oiling the stove and then coo...DAY 32 27 Jun, 05 - 20:01 ------------------------ So here we are over a month bobbing around on the pond. All seems well with mind, body and soul , boat and equipment . Progress maybe a little slow - well if you will row... Been on anchor all day E...DAY33 29Jun, 05 - 00:51 ------------------------ Slow, steady progress today - the fog came down after lunch to join the party atmosphere. Some days MISS OLIVE slips easily through the water other days she has to be dragged EFI - (Every Inch). Toda...DAY34 29 Jun, 05 - 00:27 ------------------------ JUST CAn?t get it right in this game - and a mugs game it is - Wind either wrong direction so go backwards. Wind light so go slow Wind strong so go fast but in zig zags Wind moderate & from behind -...DAYY35 1 Jul, 05 - 00:00 ------------------------ pinch & punch for first of the month . caught 1st fish! See photo! Must have hooked him last night and someone else got to him first ! - look at the teeth on that! He has gone back out as part o...DAY 36 2 Jul, 05 - 00:16 ------------------------ Very average day. Rained most of day + headwinds all day so slow old slog. Saw some big whales came quite close - I wonder what they are? Wish I had a bird&fish book. Found 3 birds on deck this mor...DAY37 3 Jul, 05 - 01:04 ------------------------ Not much going on here except rowing - was trying to work out how many strokes I have to row to get home - 18 per min =1080 per hr so 12960 in a 12 hr dday! -quite a lot morre then. Spent this m0rn ...DAY37 4 Jul, 05 - 00:31 ------------------------ WELL life rolls on on the high seas. Storm went the other way - we just got the tail of it, quite big seas + rain all day. Guess he's saving up a really big one for us! Haven't seen a day...DAY 39 5 Jul, 05 - 00:09 ------------------------ Blue sky + sunshine ! was able to dry out some stuff on deck. Much better for spirits even if wind not much goodd for rowing - N/NNE 5-10kts - same expected tomorrow . The best thing about freeze...day40 6 Jul, 05 - 09:40 ------------------------ Forty days & 40 nights in the wilderness! Well another beauty day weather wise :) wind still rubbish - light headwinds in morning then flat calm this afternoon - the calmest its been so far. Have ...DAY 41 7 Jul, 05 - 01:03 ------------------------ Sorry to worry anyone with late dispatch yesterday - system down don't know why. All well - more or less! ER, well wind still rubbish + set to worsen - all screwed up by tropical storm Cindy do...DAY 42 7 Jul, 05 - 23:42 ------------------------ Have been bouncing off the walls all day. On para anchor since last night against 20kts of ENE wind. So we sit here caged slowly losing hard won ground. Turned on the wireless at 1700GMT tuned to t...Day 2 score + 3 9 Jul, 05 - 00:53 ------------------------ On anchor till 1500, have now managed to claw back the lost ground plus a bit. Should be able to row till tomorrow evening then 5 days bad forecast !?? Caught 2nd fish this time with body attached t...DAY 44 10 Jul, 05 - 00:53 ------------------------ Off again! Made a few more yards in the right direction - now the winds changed and back on anchor are we! Another couple of those little black birds kipped on board last night, when given their ma...DAY 46 11 Jul, 05 - 11:16 ------------------------ After another day on anchor we were able to row at 2330. So after a thrilling day in the kennel, I started rowing as darkness fell, - and so began the monsoons! As you might imagine this really che...DAY46 12 Jul, 05 - 10:31 ------------------------ DAY46-thinK I have missed out/mixed up day 45? this is yesterdays dispatch but it wouldn't send last night . Managed to get off anchor at midday and got in 11hrs rowing & actually made some good...DAY 47 12 Jul, 05 - 23:35 ------------------------ DAY47 After a promising start 4 hrs later we are on anchor again wind coming out of the SSE 15kts, wind+seas building . Now drifting backward infuriatingly quickly. Had phone call from Virgin Atlan...Day 48 13 Jul, 05 - 23:27 ------------------------ DAY48 Well considering that I couldn't row today - except for 2x 1hr shifts at the oars to no real effect, its been quite busy. Spent much of the day experimenting with the sea anchor trying to...DAY49 14 Jul, 05 - 23:58 ------------------------ DAY49 Half a days rowing, heavy going strong S wind big beam seas. Rain. Haven't seen any cod yet; thought i'd caught a monster this evening when I checked the line - couldn't even...DAY50 16 Jul, 05 - 01:01 ------------------------ Half a century, a nifty, two score & ten. well there's 50 days gone be nice to think we're not going to be out here to see the full century in - but I won?t be putting money on it in billy ...DAY 51 16 Jul, 05 - 22:59 ------------------------ Raining cats and dogs all day, been preparing for depression to pass with gale force winds. Been spending a lot of quality time with the sea anchor these days - I think we are fully bonded by now! S...DAY 52 18 Jul, 05 - 00:18 ------------------------ DAY52 and we're back on the yellow brick road, wahoooo!!!! After that week mincing about with the anchor, stop go stop go now we seem to have broken away from our weather enforced captivity . S...DAY53 19 Jul, 05 - 00:23 ------------------------ DAY53 Come on MISS OLIVE you beauty ! Another day 50+ miles, allez allez, home James and don't spare the donkey..... Too fast for photos! OCH ...day 54 20 Jul, 05 - 00:46 ------------------------ DAY54 thought we had seen the last of the sunshine but he put in a noble showing today - warmed us up again & dried out cabin + clothes . Was tempted to go for a dip with the dolphins but felt that ...DAY 55 21 Jul, 05 - 00:35 ------------------------ DAY55 Still rowing !!!!!! VERY FOGGY TODAY Saw a massive whale today - he came right up to us, swam under & alongside the boat for a while - I reckon you could land a little plane on his back, w...DAY56 22 Jul, 05 - 00:38 ------------------------ DAY56 Terrible rowing conditions - beam/confused seas, quite short/choppy , makes boat buck around like a bronco. Spine takes a good pounding, rowing seat beginning to feel like sitting on a chees...DAY 57 23 Jul, 05 - 01:31 ------------------------ DAY57 Trying to stick to the 45N lattitude but it is proving difficult - keep being pushed north. Fine rain for most of day. & foggy. Shaving banned until at least 40W! London sounds like its the ...DAY 58 24 Jul, 05 - 01:08 ------------------------ DAY58 Think that from now we must give up the speed record of 62 days since we have 1900 miles to go in 4 days!!!! Easy come, easy go..... Don't know how stans going to cope on these thin ratio...DAY 59 25 Jul, 05 - 00:16 ------------------------ DAY59 It can't rain all the time! Happy sunshine this afternoon :) now on anchor after rowing into light headwinds all day. Wind from SE but drifting NE so must be in a current - North ATLAN...60 26 Jul, 05 - 01:58 ------------------------ Day60 After slow, wet morning the sun came out & the wind came strong from WSW:) for a while we were steaming along at 4-4.5 kts ! V fast compared to more usual 1.5 - 2.2. Perhaps william hill will...DAY61 27 Jul, 05 - 01:52 ------------------------ Day61 Days like this the North Atlantic is a cracking place to be - even in a little red rowing boat! Sunny, warm, calm & SW breeze. Thought I'd caught a good fish but hauled in a big bunch ...dday 62!!!!!! 28 Jul, 05 - 02:07 ------------------------ Day62 Ah well, there goes record day! Much spent on anchor, like rowing through wet concrete. Just saw a ships lights on the horizon. I like this simple life perhaps I should become a monk! OC...63 28 Jul, 05 - 00:26 ------------------------ Day 63 Knackered!!!!!! Dodgy weather forecast nxt 7 days. ZZZZZZZzzzzzzz.......... OCH ...DAY64 30 Jul, 05 - 01:43 ------------------------ DAY64 HALFWAY!! But as they say it's a game of 2 halves - and there really is everything to play for in the second half! Marginally behind schedule! Still not bad for the little lad that new...DAY65 31 Jul, 05 - 01:33 ------------------------ DAY65 After a few fairly calm days the wind is beginning to blow a hoolie! Rain all morning sunny this afternoon. just got my halfway shirt - the memphis pig out! 'Best ribs and shrimp in NJ...day66 1 Aug, 05 - 01:16 ------------------------ DAY66 Everyday have to dig a bit deeper - so luckily stan's here! The oars feel heavier everyday. Spoke to Ocean 4s -Falmouth is surely like Elysium! Food, beds, baths,food........! Closest ...DAY67 1 Aug, 05 - 23:59 ------------------------ DAY67 Welcome to August and 'Arry the anchor is at work again - he's had a pretty busy trip so far! Sinew stretching stuff rowing into a stiff breeze all morning. now seas picked up so a...DAY68 2 Aug, 05 - 22:21 ------------------------ DAY68 First whole day on anchor for a while - good chance to catch up on admin! Even been reading my book for the 1st time - Ernest Hemingway short stories - belter it is too! A difficult factor to...DAY69 3 Aug, 05 - 23:02 ------------------------ DAY69 Managed 3hrs rowing this morning before the wind came too strong & couldn't keep course. ....more anchortime, more Hemingway - good stories bull fighting, hunting & fishing ! Not sur...70 5 Aug, 05 - 01:27 ------------------------ DAY70 Rowed most of day, trying to get out of north flowing current - think we're still stuck in it as going north PDQ - very annoying .... All packed up for storm tomorrow - guess its gonna...DAY71 6 Aug, 05 - 01:26 ------------------------ DAY71 Well storm not too bad, biggest so far, Miss Olive behaved splendidly - never looked like capsizing and when knocked far over she was back onn her feet sharpish. Worst in the darkness w...day72 6 Aug, 05 - 23:32 ------------------------ Closer than yesterday....73 8 Aug, 05 - 02:10 ------------------------ DAY73 The second day running of the rare west-ish wind... Burned my leg last night with boiling water, good one. The burn has blistered up and filling with pus, nice. Shortly afTer burning leg I g...74 8 Aug, 05 - 23:14 ------------------------ DAY74 Good start speedwise, then wind changed midday all went to the dogs. pretty whacked worked thru most of last night - make hay while the sun shines! Fine rain on & off all day. On anchor ...75 10 Aug, 05 - 01:15 ------------------------ DAY75 .....and back we go from where we came.... Anchor all day, now going hellish with 25-30 kts out of the East, v uncomfortable, part of a sting in the tail from tropical storm harvey 100miles a...76 10 Aug, 05 - 22:48 ------------------------ DAY76 Second day at anchor.... Wind 30 kts NE/NNE Stone the crows.... I'm gonna go off my rocker if this wind doesn't get better pronto. Some monster surf around at the moment which mak...day77 11 Aug, 05 - 23:23 ------------------------ DAY77 3rd day on anchor - I think that's about a total of 16 days on anchor now - hopefully not too many more. Drifting S ish for now which isn't too bad better than backwards for sure! A...78 13 Aug, 05 - 02:13 ------------------------ DAY78 The glorious & magnificent twelfth ! What a day.... Saw what looked like a big sailing vessel on the horizon, a further gander through the binos showed it to be a warship- one of Her Majest...79 13 Aug, 05 - 00:15 ------------------------ DAY79 Another fairly hopeless day for progress. rowed about 8 hrs largely stemming our westward drift, still we made about 8 miles of east.... A poor performance from the engine room. However ...80 14 Aug, 05 - 00:38 ------------------------ DAY 80 A SLOW START better later even a west breeze sprung up for a while... Trying to trough through the fresh food before it grows legs and walks off the boat Another absolute scorcher Spoke to...81 15 Aug, 05 - 23:02 ------------------------ tired as a hunted stag! ...81 16 Aug, 05 - 00:09 ------------------------ DAY81 Crazy ol' weather, heavy squalls, rain on & off now always on... Hot but now colder N wind Wind changes at the drop of a hat Big pot of vegetables for lunch - more than mr macgregor ha...82 17 Aug, 05 - 23:29 ------------------------ DAY82 Had a phone interview with journalist today who obviously thought I must be crackers, he seemed to think that being out here must be the worst thing since sliced bread..... Well, of course hi...83 18 Aug, 05 - 22:29 ------------------------ DAY83 Another fine day although on anchor with winds against - seas now very lively - Miss Olive dancing around wild as fire! Cleaned stove - good as new Veg gone except 2 1/2 cabbages. Nearly fi...84 19 Aug, 05 - 00:09 ------------------------ DAY84 Ayee! She's a wild fiesty bitch today, boiling, seething, surf, breakers, even standing waves & cross seas.... Makes for very wet rowing. Reached top speed so far tonight - 8 knots !! ...85 20 Aug, 05 - 22:26 ------------------------ DAY85 Another tempestuos & gritty day - better for ducks. I should think my blood runs salty by now. Salt likes to collect in my ears! Got salt sores back of my knees. There are some people who w...86 21 Aug, 05 - 23:47 ------------------------ DAY86 What a belter of a day. Blue skies , calmish seas, frosties for breakfast. Gr-r-reat! Saw another turtle, bit smaller than the last about the size of a dinner plate. as we passed it seemed ...87 22 Aug, 05 - 23:30 ------------------------ DAY87 Wonder if ocean rowing will ever get as popular as football..... ...88 23 Aug, 05 - 23:33 ------------------------ DAY88 SCARY STUFF! - some of the biggest waves so far, decks awash, foot well flooded, wave came into cabin & got wireless but I think I dried him off in time. Few 30ft's... Hard to keep on an...89 24 Aug, 05 - 22:28 ------------------------ DAY89 Another very sporting day. Knocked over to 90 degrees 4 times. Cabin carnage. Everything very wet. Opened industrial tin of ravioli. Progress seems so slow v...90 25 Aug, 05 - 22:43 ------------------------ DAY90 Damn wet. Mildred the mold coming on leaps & bounds. Carcass feeling it. Undercarriage extremely raw after 4 days pickling in saltwater! I chose the hard way - better try & enjoy it! ...91 26 Aug, 05 - 22:42 ------------------------ DAY91 What a joy to come home to my cabin this evening to find an aga! Now I can dry my clothes & stuff. Also in the bottom left I found bacon&eggs and pheasant stew..... The blue sky put on a 2 h...91 27 Aug, 05 - 23:07 ------------------------ DAY92 What a difference a day makes! this is what i'll remember - breeze on face, sun on skin & bones & blue skies. even managed to dry some stuff. Also got a bit of the good old fashioned...93 28 Aug, 05 - 22:26 ------------------------ DAY93 Fairly average day - the most infuriating sort of rain - a constant pathetic fine drizzle.... Neither one thing nor t'other Did some more rowing. now must deploy the sea anchor then zzz&...94 29 Aug, 05 - 21:17 ------------------------ DAY94 On anchor. Pretty good to have a rest really. Fine day. Had to wire a new DC plug onto ipod - took a v lOng time! Fell against my hatch landing all my weight on my collarbone - yow! ...95 30 Aug, 05 - 22:48 ------------------------ DAY95 Ships log reads 3000NM covered. Good rowing conditions Spectacular clouds. ...96 31 Aug, 05 - 23:00 ------------------------ DAY96 Same old... Weather ok, a ship passed close by tonight, autumn is beginning to nip, a cold edge to the wind & cold mornings & evenings. Hurry home before Jack Frost arrives. Saw some strange...97 1 Sep, 05 - 21:55 ------------------------ DAY97 painfully Slow day. Found a fishing float covered in billions of blue blistering barnacles. Saw another ship, a bulk carrier. good weather,- storm brewing, black clouds gathering . Despite ...98 2 Sep, 05 - 20:48 ------------------------ DAY98 HELLISH!! We've had just about all weather except for snow today - rain storms like I never saw, hail storm, & gale force winds, & even some sun happy days.... Wind not very helpful. T...Write headline 3 Sep, 05 - 21:33 ------------------------ Write dispatch...100 4 Sep, 05 - 21:28 ------------------------ DAY100 5 score, a century, a ton of days at sea in me rowin' boat... 5 score but how many more! Steering still not quite right - probably end up in Australia.... Still unsure of new oars - ne...101 5 Sep, 05 - 20:39 ------------------------ DAY101 MOre f#@$%ING NW wind - should shortly be on a lattitude closer to NY than cornwall.... Very grey rain all day. Highlight - saw a piece of blue foam floating past. Had to change a wheel ...102 6 Sep, 05 - 22:24 ------------------------ DAY102 One day I just started rowing...... ...103 7 Sep, 05 -00:15 ------------------------ DAY103 9/7/05 Fine day. At last change of winds. Climbed out of cabin this morn to find another little sharky following us.... He scarpered sharpish when he saw me. Found this pink buoy bobb...104 8 Sep, 05 - 20:49 ------------------------ DAY104 Anchortime again after few hrs rowed this morning....anchor holding quite well. Seas building. Made a fairly venemous rice stew - methinks the remains is not fit for fish food... Went throu...105 10 Sep, 05 - 11:40 ------------------------ DAY105 9/10/05 Never been to La Coruna. ...106 10 Sep, 05 - 22:08 ------------------------ DAY106 Sick as parrot yesterday. Still not right - too long stuck in kennel I reckon , so having repaired the sea anchor again rowed today - towards spain ... But rowing's rowing. couldn&apo...107 11 Sep, 05 - 22:20 ------------------------ DAY107 not a breath of wind, gentle swell, barely a cloud, hot. This weather alone indicates our significant distance from home shores. Belting beauty sunset, half sky dusky & moon up while other h...108 12 Sep, 05 - 21:22 ------------------------ DAY108 'OCTOBER, OCTOBER MARCH TO THE DULL AND SOBER......' ...109 13 Sep, 05 - 21:51 ------------------------ DAY109 Still rowing. If this was the Pacific we wouldn't be halfway across..... SSW 10-20kts Overcast saw red tanker 0.5M north video killed the radio star.... OH ...110 14 Sep, 05 - 22:57 ------------------------ DAY110 Long day. Is this english weather setting in ??? Mist, showers Grey. Everything extraordinarily monochrome & grey See some whales Good cricket ! Another wheel broken on rowing seat. Ca...111 15 Sep, 05 - 20:42 ------------------------ DAY111 9/15/05 NW-NNW-N 10-25kts. Showers. Well after steaming towards Kernow for 4 days the outboard is out of petrol, so back to the oars! It has been so rare on this crossing to get...112 16 Sep, 05 - 20:34 ------------------------ DAY112 16-09-2005 Anchor all day, except for a couple of hours spent fighting to haul it in then untangle it before relaunching the dear creature. Full moon, perhaps the last we will see ou...113 17 Sep, 05 - 21:28 ------------------------ DAY113 MAGNIFICO! A finer day one couldn't wish for. Back on anchor again after a gentle row this morning. No better place in the world today than aboard the good ship OLIVE . Came upon a ...114 18 Sep, 05 - 22:50 ------------------------ DAY114 BLUE SKIES, SILVER SEAS. Yesterday weather forecast reversed ! NE WIND inbound.... Just met yacht RAINBOW DANCER & Captain Tom, he kindly gave us some apples & oranges - he said 20 yrs ago...115-119 23 Sep, 05 - 14:49 ------------------------ DAY115-119 9/23/05 115 SSW-SW 10-15kts, ovcast, showers. email / dispatch system packed up. Perhaps due to atmospheric anomalies. Fell onto argos beacon bruising left ribs. On anchor 21...120 25 Sep, 05 - 13:16 ------------------------ DAY120 4 months or 1/3 of a year at sea! Pleasure to see the back of past 24hrs; SSW-WNW force 8 occasionally F9 (FYI- force 12= hurricane F 1= sea like a mirror ) so pretty lively. At dusk the...
Expedition Log
EXPEDITION ROUTE INFO (Kilometers)
LAT LONG ALT DTS DTT DTG
USA START 40.42 74.01 n/a
UK END 50.09 05.03 n/a
Total Distance 5291
EXPEDITION LOG
DISPATCH DATE LAT LONG ALT DT DTS DTT DTG
 
1 29 May, 05 - 19:04 40°18.22 072°37.65 0 125.26 125.26 125.26 5229
2 30 May, 05 - 17:26 40°09.91 072°03.07 00 51.38 176.55 176.64 5198.19
3 1 Jun, 05 - 14:40 39°47.87 071°43.29 0 49.59 219.01 226.23 5199.24
4 2 Jun, 05 - 17:42 39°26.00 071°41.00 0 40.62 243.35 266.85 5220.41
5 3 Jun, 05 - 22:24 39°28.41 071°30.06 0 16.3 253.7 283.15 5205.12
6 4 Jun, 05 - 20:17 39°28.60 071°17.80 0 17.58 268.36 300.73 5190.71
7 5 Jun, 05 - 23:39 39°35.00 070°38.00 0 58.22 313.31 358.95 5137.64
8 7 Jun, 05 - 18:08 40°24.00 069°50.00 0 113.59 355.36 472.54 5029.43
9 8 Jun, 05 - 18:26 40°47.60 069°07.80 0 73.83 412.32 546.37 4955.66
10 9 Jun, 05 - 23:02 41°03.00 068°28.00 0 62.71 468.83 609.08 4893.49
11 10 Jun, 05 - 22:56 41°20.40 067°49.42 0 62.81 525.01 671.89 4830.8
12 12 Jun, 05 - 22:32 41°51.00 066°11.00 0 147.97 667.7 819.86 4685.54
13 13 Jun, 05 - 22:22 41°53.30 065°18.30 0 73.03 740.5 892.89 4622.04
14 14 Jun, 05 - 19:07 41°59.30 065°06.60 0 19.62 757.99 912.51 4602.45
15 15 Jun, 05 - 20:12 42°13.00 065°11.40 0 26.23 755.36 938.74 4594.38
16 16 Jun, 05 - 23:14 42°16.00 064°27.00 0 61.31 816.5 1000.05 4539.84
17 17 Jun, 05 - 21:23 42°25.65 063°51.55 0 51.83 867.39 1051.88 4489.14
18 18 Jun, 05 - 23:27 42°31.00 062°54.00 0 79.48 946.83 1131.36 4416.93
19 19 Jun, 05 - 21:41 42°24.81 062°45.34 0 16.5 956.96 1147.86 4412.85
20 20 Jun, 05 - 21:10 42°30.36 062°49.99 0 12.1 952.07 1159.96 4412.89
21 21 Jun, 05 - 21:48 42°48.00 062°07.00 0 67.21 1015.12 1227.17 4345.75
22 22 Jun, 05 - 22:08 43°11.80 061°30.00 0 66.87 1072.26 1294.04 4280.01
23 23 Jun, 05 - 22:40 42°52.00 062°17.40 0 74.07 1002.38 1368.11 4354.04
24 24 Jun, 05 - 21:52 42°54.00 060°30.00 0 146.26 1147.42 1514.37 4226.82
25 25 Jun, 05 - 22:12 43°09.70 059°32.00 0 83.94 1229.39 1598.31 4144.24
26 26 Jun, 05 - 21:19 43°13.00 058°59.50 0 44.44 1273.82 1642.75 4103.13
27 27 Jun, 05 - 20:01 43°15.40 059°03.30 0 6.8 1269.32 1649.55 4105.35
28 29Jun, 05 - 00:51 43°31.00 058°38.50 0 44.23 1306.57 1693.78 4061.94
29 29 Jun, 05 - 00:27 44°02.40 057°47.90 0 89.4 1382.91 1783.18 3974.33
30 1 Jul, 05 - 00:00 43°56.00 056°45.00 0 84.91 1464.06 1868.09 3906.43
31 2 Jul, 05 - 00:16 44°00.00 056°21.00 0 32.93 1496.87 1901.02 3874.73
32 3 Jul, 05 - 01:04 44°12.00 055°57.00 0 38.98 1531.74 1940 3836
33 4 Jul, 05 - 00:31 44°20.00 055°27.00 0 42.57 1573.39 1982.57 3793.84
34 5 Jul, 05 - 00:09 44°16.00 054°53.60 0 45.02 1616.34 2027.59 3758.13
35 6 Jul, 05 - 09:40 44°15.00 054°22.00 0 42.09 1657.82 2069.68 3721.88
36 7 Jul, 05 - 01:03 44°18.00 053°59.00 0 31.09 1688.86 2100.77 3692.25
37 7 Jul, 05 - 23:42 44°18.00 054°07.00 0 10.64 1678.29 2111.41 3701.65
38 9 Jul, 05 - 00:53 44°02.00 053°55.00 0 33.7 1690.97 2145.11 3701.44
39 10 Jul, 05 - 00:53 44°03.00 053°17.00 0 50.79 1741.67 2195.9 3655.81
40 11 Jul, 05 - 11:16 44°18.87 053°05.10 0 33.42 1760.26 2229.32 3628.08
41 12 Jul, 05 - 10:31 44°29.39 052°35.44 0 43.92 1801.43 2273.24 3584.17
42 12 Jul, 05 - 23:35 44°34.00 052°29.00 0 12.07 1810.81 2285.31 3572.68
43 13 Jul, 05 - 23:27 44°41.40 052°30.00 0 13.77 1811.02 2299.08 3567.63
44 14 Jul, 05 - 23:58 44°50.34 052°13.00 0 27.88 1835.23 2326.96 3540.15
45 16 Jul, 05 - 01:01 44°54.00 051°43.40 0 39.56 1874.72 2366.52 3502.28
46 16 Jul, 05 - 22:59 44°58.00 051°27.00 0 22.81 1896.99 2389.33 3479.67
47 18 Jul, 05 - 00:18 44°54.70 050°36.40 0 66.83 1962.53 2456.16 3422.77
48 19 Jul, 05 - 00:23 44°55.20 049°28.70 0 89.09 2051.34 2545.25 3342.48
49 20 Jul, 05 - 00:46 44°45.60 048°44.08 0 61.41 2108.75 2606.66 3297.58
50 21 Jul, 05 - 00:35 44°55.00 048°00.00 0 60.62 2167.74 2667.28 3237.78
51 22 Jul, 05 - 00:38 45°02.00 046°59.10 0 81.08 2248.35 2748.36 3160.06
52 23 Jul, 05 - 01:31 45°13.00 46°18.00 0 57.6 2303.14 2805.96 3102.66
53 24 Jul, 05 - 01:08 45°04.00 045°37.00 0 56.25 2356.18 2862.21 3061.17
54 25 Jul, 05 - 00:16 45°12.20 045°16.40 0 30.98 2383.64 2893.19 3030.28
55 26 Jul, 05 - 01:58 45°24.20 044°15.40 0 82.75 2463.99 2975.94 2948.61
56 27 Jul, 05 - 01:52 45°21.40 042°56.40 0 103.24 2566.98 3079.18 2856.98
57 28 Jul, 05 - 02:07 45°36.00 042°30.00 0 43.76 2601.67 3122.94 2814.53
58 28 Jul, 05 - 00:26 45°41.80 41°54.80 0 46.96 2647.5 3169.9 2768.37
59 30 Jul, 05 - 01:43 45°44.36 040°54.26 0 78.68 2726.05 3248.58 2694.54
60 31 Jul, 05 - 01:33 45°53.60 040°03.10 0 68.42 2792.24 3317 2626.94
61 1 Aug, 05 - 01:16 45°50.00 039°12.00 0 66.45 2858.44 3383.45 2568.78
62 1 Aug, 05 - 23:59 45°48.00 039°03.05 0 12.16 2870.1 3395.61 2559.6
63 2 Aug, 05 - 22:21 45°50.40 039°12.40 0 12.89 2857.91 3408.5 2568.97
64 3 Aug, 05 - 23:02 46°00.07 039°02.29 0 22.18 2870.66 3430.68 2549.95
65 5 Aug, 05 - 01:27 46°14.50 038°38.33 0 40.84 2901.17 3471.52 2511.21
66 6 Aug, 05 - 01:26 46°17.80 038°00.14 0 49.43 2950.13 3520.95 2463.48
67 6 Aug, 05 - 23:32 46°02.00 036°57.90 0 85.27 3031.02 3606.22 2400.53
68 8 Aug, 05 - 02:10 45°59.40 035°39.99 0 100.65 3131.67 3706.87 2309.63
69 8 Aug, 05 - 23:14 45°48.60 034°47.40 0 70.89 3200.81 3777.76 2254.79
70 10 Aug, 05 - 01:15 45°50.00 034°59.10 0 15.37 3185.52 3793.13 2267.7
71 10 Aug, 05 - 22:48 45°43.68 035°08.70 0 17.09 3173.91 3810.22 2283.74
72 11 Aug, 05 - 23:23 45°25.30 35°13.50 0 34.63 3170.2 3844.85 2303.15
73 13 Aug, 05 - 02:13 45°07.80 035°05.00 0 34.29 3184 3879.14 2306.44
74 13 Aug, 05 - 00:15 44°47.99 034°48.97 0 42.33 3208.49 3921.47 2303
75 14 Aug, 05 - 00:38 44°42.70 034°02.30 0 62.35 3270.78 3983.82 2251.82
76 15 Aug, 05 - 23:02 45°04.00 033°00.80 0 90.05 3346.8 4073.87 2161.78
77 16 Aug, 05 - 00:09 45°15.00 032°07.00 0 73.36 3414.51 4147.23 2089.31
78 17 Aug, 05 - 23:29 44°53.60 031°55.85 0 42.28 3433.87 4189.51 2093.05
79 18 Aug, 05 - 22:29 45°01.00 031°58.70 0 14.22 3428.43 4203.73 2090.49
80 19 Aug, 05 - 00:09 45°20.88 031°12.86 0 70.43 3483.49 4274.16 2020.51
81 20 Aug, 05 - 22:26 45°32.44 030°18.30 0 74.27 3551.43 4348.43 1946.93
82 21 Aug, 05 - 23:47 45°16.00 029°50.70 0 47.17 3591.14 4395.6 1927.05
83 22 Aug, 05 - 23:30 45°25.00 029°22.00 0 41.02 3625.97 4436.62 1886.04
84 23 Aug, 05 - 23:33 45°31.30 028°35.80 0 61.31 3683.95 4497.93 1826.53
85 24 Aug, 05 - 22:28 45°27.10 027°53.90 0 55.13 3739.09 4553.06 1780.4
86 25 Aug, 05 - 22:43 45°26.41 027°08.04 0 59.8 3798.36 4612.86 1726.98
87 26 Aug, 05 - 22:42 45°32.20 026°01.00 0 87.98 3882.8 4700.84 1643.64
88 27 Aug, 05 - 23:07 45°41.33 025°06.56 0 72.74 3949.67 4773.58 1572.55
89 28 Aug, 05 - 22:26 45°45.70 024°11.45 0 71.95 4018.65 4845.53 1504.65
90 29 Aug, 05 - 21:17 45°48.00 024°15.40 0 6.66 4012.86 4852.19 1507.41
91 30 Aug, 05 - 22:48 45°49.30 023°39.60 0 46.43 4058.05 4898.62 1464.62
92 31 Aug, 05 - 23:00 45°48.70 023°03.41 0 46.88 4104.31 4945.5 1423.05
93 1 Sep, 05 - 21:55 45°47.90 022°27.45 0 46.61 4150.33 4992.11 1382.06
94 2 Sep, 05 - 20:48 45°52.30 021°59.38 0 37.24 4184.39 5029.35 1345.95
95 3 Sep, 05 - 21:33 45°38.50 21°17.84 0 59.6 4242.31 5088.95 1310.1
96 4 Sep, 05 - 21:28 45°24.99 020°43.33 0 51.42 4291.55 5140.37 1283.03
97 5 Sep, 05 - 20:39 45°08.50 019°43.97 0 83.4 4374.08 5223.77 1232.28
98 6 Sep, 05 - 22:24 44°56.00 018°48.14 0 76.87 4450.83 5300.64 1183.64
99 7 Sep, 05 -00:15 45°11.96 017°49.74 0 82.13 4517.85 5382.77 1103.71
100 8 Sep, 05 - 20:49 45°18.60 017°15.70 0 46.18 4557.92 5428.95 1060.12
101 10 Sep, 05 - 11:40 45°00.29 017°09.00 0 35.04 4575.03 5463.99 1072.83
102 10 Sep, 05 - 22:08 44°52.88 016°57.34 0 20.59 4593.41 5484.58 1068.89
103 11 Sep, 05 - 22:20 45°00.23 016°41.17 0 25.25 4610.38 5509.83 1043.73
104 12 Sep, 05 - 21:22 45°36.07 016°30.81 0 67.8 4606.45 5577.63 993.6
105 13 Sep, 05 - 21:51 46°32.00 015°59.40 0 111.32 4620.33 5688.95 903.55
106 14 Sep, 05 - 22:57 47°14.60 015°01.80 0 107.66 4672.75 5796.61 801.28
107 15 Sep, 05 - 20:42 47°14.79 013°57.96 0 80.54 4750.87 5877.15 730.36
108 16 Sep, 05 - 20:34 47°00.40 013°55.85 0 26.82 4760.05 5903.97 741.62
109 17 Sep, 05 - 21:28 46°51.92 013°59.60 0 16.41 4759.35 5920.38 753.96
110 18 Sep, 05 - 22:50 47°12.89 013°41.56 0 45.1 4771.8 5965.48 714.21
111 23 Sep, 05 - 14:49 48°50.21 010°29.94 0 298.75 4957.72 6264.23 420.31
112 25 Sep, 05 - 13:16 49°14.00 008°48.50 0 131.21 5065.99 6395.44 289.24
 
ABBREVIATIONS
DTTDistance traveled total (true)
DTDistance traveled since last update (true)
DTSDistance traveled straight line (as the crow fly)
DTG Distance to go straight line (as the crow fly)