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Second Wind - Second Wind is up to the challenge
Second Wind - Second Wind is up to the challenge
Second Wind - Second Wind is up to the challenge
Second Wind - Second Wind is up to the challenge
Second Wind - Second Wind is up to the challenge
Second Wind - Second Wind is up to the challenge
Second Wind - Second Wind is up to the challenge
Second Wind - Second Wind is up to the challenge
Second Wind - Second Wind is up to the challenge
Second Wind - Second Wind is up to the challenge
Second Wind - Second Wind is up to the challenge
Second Wind - Second Wind is up to the challenge
Second Wind - Second Wind is up to the challenge
Second Wind - Second Wind is up to the challenge
27/11/2023

Wolkenschlößchen - Day 8 - Steak on Sunday

Today we concluded the first week of our crossing and also completed the first 1000 miles. Reasons enough to celebrate this beautiful Sunday with dancing, self-baked bread for breakfast and a perfect medium fried steak for dinner! Celebrating the day with us was a group of dolphins who visited and performed cool stunts for us. And towards this afternoon, trade winds finally picked up. After a few days of slow sailing, we are making some decent speed again! We are now almost on direct course towards Saint Lucia and we can see the remaining distance dropping on our plotter. Feels good!. read more...


Wolkenschlößchen - Day 8 - Steak on Sunday
Wolkenschlößchen - Day 8 - Steak on Sunday
27/11/2023

Blue Wonder - Leg 2, day 10

The side swell really got to me overnight. Worse than any other time on this trip. I'm not sure if it's because our speed slowed down, but it shook me about and I did not sleep. The winds had eased to a more reasonable pace, so it should have been the opposite. The bright moon has been a pleasant companion for this difficult washing machine ride. I was grateful for clearer skies after a few gray nights. Provisioning has been quite successful overall. We still have some fresh vegetables like carrots, cucumber, sweet potato, potato. Lots of salami, some ham, and plenty of frozen meat for our remaining meals. I even still have another frozen batch of chilli con carne for any evening I'm feeling too lazy to cook. Where we have failed though is on sneaky treats. Both adults are craving. read more...


Arkyla - Free Spirit wave riding
Arkyla - Free Spirit wave riding
26/11/2023

Bluejay Blog

A watch blog Day 8 of the Bluejay Big Brother experiment and we are in fine spirits. We have developed into a finely tuned, sun tanned and muscled sailing machine, determine to outpace with our closest rivals in the race, our colleagues from the other Rubicon 3 boat, Hummingbird. The talk is of little else, where is Hummingbird now - how far behind, in front, to the north, to the west, east or south of us are they? We are not entirely sure whether the crew of Hummingbird has the same competitive intent but we can't take any chances. That is why we were delighted to see that we arrived just in front Hummingbird at our fuel stop in Cape Verde, where we took on more diesel just to make sure that we were covered for the remaining 2,100 miles to St Lucia. After some jockeying in the fuel. read more...


Uno - Day 8: Reeling in a 6ft marlin!!
Uno - Day 8: Reeling in a 6ft marlin!!
Uno - Day 8: Reeling in a 6ft marlin!!
Uno - Day 8: Reeling in a 6ft marlin!!
Uno - Day 8: Reeling in a 6ft marlin!!
Uno - Day 8: Reeling in a 6ft marlin!!
Uno - Day 8: Reeling in a 6ft marlin!!
Uno - Day 8: Reeling in a 6ft marlin!!
27/11/2023

Uno - Day 8: Reeling in a 6ft marlin!!

Sunday 26th November .The most exciting news of today is that we caught a 6ft Atlantic Blue Marlin! Just a baby according to google (they can grow to 14ft!). After just a 40min fight, Rich reeled him in & after much work filleting we’ve now got fish for weeks! #Also fun - it’s shower day! We cranked up the generator, made some more water &; everyone was able to wash off the smell of freshly caught fish in style! Currently we’re on a shower-every-3-days schedule.. seems to be working out well. No one is getting too stinky or unpopular. Other highlights included laying on the trampolines reading &; watching the waves, bringing out the Week 2 Snacks Bag, averting another near disaster when a pin had come free from a shackle but was found rolling back n forth on the solar panels. read more...


27/11/2023

Cats Pajamas - Cats Pajamas Day10

Well we passed half way, which is both exciting and terrifying when you realise youreally are “in the middle of nowhere". Proud of the team I chose to join me on this amazing adventure, I thinks it’s dawning on them just what a task they have undertaken, but also the privilege we all have to attempt what 0.0001% of the worlds population has done.Humbled love CP. read more...


26/11/2023

Champagne Hippy - Day 8 - 26th November

Again much of the same happening here on Champagne Hippy sun, music, and sails up. Although, having said that we had relatively light winds today so mid-afternoon decided to take down the spinnaker. This morning whilst relaxing on deck the familiar sound of Rodney having caught something clicked into our ears. Julia sprung into action and after an arm-aching time reeled in a beast of a Whoo! Captain Josh then gave a lesson in filleting a fish showing us an example on one side and then Julia practicing on the other. This resulted in two large sides being produced. One Matt rustled up as a delicious dinner and the other saved for another day in the freezer. Today is our 8th day at sea and we are hoping it's almost a mid point. To celebrate our chief baker Becca whipped up some delicious. read more...


Champagne Hippy - Day 8 - 26th November
Champagne Hippy - Day 8 - 26th November
Champagne Hippy - Day 8 - 26th November
Champagne Hippy - Day 8 - 26th November
Sally - Good morning from the middle of the Atlantic
Sally - Good morning from the middle of the Atlantic
26/11/2023

Asante - Day 8 of the never ending poem

Day 8 was a challenge, with lack of sleep for me.I really could have done with more.But was clearly not to be.The wind was up.The wind was down.It flitted all about.Mainsail banged, the jib sheet too.So we tried a new plan out.Some sailors may have left it, but our sails we want to keep.We plan to sail around the world.So if damaged I would weep.And so despite our promise, of no more jibes to do.We did just that, and turned around, and set a course a-new.Now, all that aside, I have to tell, of what can throw the mood.It’s usually just a simple thing, and generally it’s the food.Some people have a vague idea, of what it’s like to be.Living with some strangers, in close proximity.They are so wrong, it’s often tough.Way tougher than they think.And so it is the tiniest thing that can set one. read more...


Asante - Day 8 of the never ending poem
Asante - Day 8 of the never ending poem
Asante - Day 8 of the never ending poem
Asante - Day 8 of the never ending poem
26/11/2023

Cassini - Blog#60 - 26th November

Whoop whoop!A day of celebration:We are over half way to Grenada, looking at miles to go!We have less than 1000 miles to go to the corner of Grenada.Wrexham won 6-0, making at least one senior officer very happy,And the wind is blowing!All this means we are a happy crew, so we started with cooked breakfast, eggs, bacon and beans. Even in the tropics you can't beat an English breakfast. Then a celebratory cold beer for lunch, which tasted l-o-v-e-l-y! Cant wait for a few more of those when we finish!!!Then before lunch it was my first chance to practice my bread making skills. Having practiced many times at home, and once in Las Palmas, I felt the pressure was on. At first it looked like it could have been a disaster, but then, with a bit more flour, and despite the sweaty palms, it all. read more...


Cassini - Blog#60 - 26th November
Cassini - Blog#60 - 26th November
26/11/2023

Northern Light II - Sunday 26th November

Food and laundry have been on the mind of the crew today.As I write this, the aroma of fruit cake is gently permeating through the boat. We persuaded Cat that her baking would be much improved by the addition of rum and we look forward to tasting it later now that we’re a dry boat again. With just five bananas left hanging in the cockpit, all of which were black, the question earlier was what to do for the best. Should we give everyone one now or should we find a way to divide them up for later. There are now ten small plastic bags in the freezer each with four pieces of banana in each for future consumption at breakfast with yogurt and granola. The remaining fruit that hangs in the nets is looking diminished with just a few apples and oranges to see us through.The fish continue to elude. read more...


Saida - Saida day 8
Saida - Saida day 8
26/11/2023

Saida day 8

A hard day for our skipper Jöggu/Jürg/Jorge at the helm of SAIDA . Suzie, our autopilot, makes it possible to relax and nap in between. A school of about 50 dolphins visited us this morning for a few minutes. Other than that, not too much going on today. We are making good progress with 8- 10kn speed toward the Caribbean.. read more...


26/11/2023

JaaZoFi day 8

Not much to relay today, the usual boat cleaning and housekeeping. Wind was very light and late this afternoon we turned right to 270 degrees.Chef made a delightful Pork loin marinated in soya sauce and honey served with rice and veggies. We won’t go hungry … very tasty. As we settle for the evening, we had a glimpse of Play station 5 only 2 nautical miles ahead. She is a much bigger boat. We have as much sail up as JaZoFi has available as we work hard to cross the Ocean before the crew fly out!.. read more...


26/11/2023

Sidney ll - Sunday 26th November

After a very very slow start with no wind and no motoring, we have found our grove. The start was tough, watching all the cruising division boats motor passed and we sat there in 2 kts wind going nowhere, at one point we were doing 0 kts facing the start line! To be honest I think that has been the hardest part of week one. All about mental strength and resilience. We have our six crew, most of whom have not helmed before doing shifts of 2 hours on 4 hours off with either Bob or myself with them. They have been amazing and you can see the improvements every day in their helming. The beginning of the week was ‘left a bit, right a bit’ now we stay quiet in all but the rough stuff, no auto pilot used at all, these guys are sailing and steering the whole way. Our six fabulous crew, who had. read more...


Sidney ll - Sunday 26th November
Sidney ll - Sunday 26th November
26/11/2023

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SKYELARK 2.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SKYELARK 2.So Dan, our Skipper, has asked for an outline account of ‘life at sea’ to give some idea to those family and friends who are following this adventure, what exactly we are up to.As there is no real start or end to any particular day (they seem toall just blend one into another) I thought I would start at 0700 and imagine it is a midweek day at home.Each member of the crew has a roster position whereby we continually swap from 3 hours ‘on watch’ to 6 hours ‘off watch’ 24/7.That roster continues throughout the passage until the day in the week when each crew member is allocated to be “mother”, or more correctly amongst the ranks of this all male crew....”father”.‘Father’ starts the day roughly at 0700 by preparing breakfast.Usually this has been proceeded the. read more...


Skyelark 2 - A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SKYELARK 2.
Skyelark 2 - A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SKYELARK 2.
Skyelark 2 - A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SKYELARK 2.
Skyelark 2 - A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SKYELARK 2.
Skyelark 2 - A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SKYELARK 2.
Skyelark 2 - A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SKYELARK 2.
Skyelark 2 - A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SKYELARK 2.
Skyelark 2 - A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SKYELARK 2.
Skyelark 2 - A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SKYELARK 2.
Skyelark 2 - A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SKYELARK 2.
Skyelark 2 - A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SKYELARK 2.
Skyelark 2 - A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SKYELARK 2.
Skyelark 2 - A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SKYELARK 2.
Skyelark 2 - A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SKYELARK 2.
26/11/2023

Hot Stuff - 16:59.911n 28:00.22W

We continue. Its now a bit of a race against against the weather. Not the bad kind as in the blowy type but more the 'no wind' variety. We have been heading West South and West south West to try and get between the doldrums which are still present mid Atlantic. The new weather behind from the Verde Islands will appear to be spreading west towards us. I suspect at the,  moment we need to make 350 NM in the next 48 hrs to avoid the worst thing NO WIND. So the race is on. Hopefully it wont continue to chase us but we will have to look at tomorrows forecast.Yesterday we said a sad farewell to our orange friend. It was sad in many ways. The bucket has been used for showers, washing up and much more but as the swell picked us up and dropped it. read more...


26/11/2023

TAHIRA ARC BLOG D-Day 7 [26-Nov-23]

TAHIRA ARC BLOGD-Day 7 [26-Nov-23]Location: North of Cape VerdeLat: 18.07N Long: 26.56W BIG WORLD SMALL WORLD PERSPECTIVES One of the fascinating aspects of sailing the Atlantic is both the enormous size and space you find in an ocean, but at the same time, the smallness of our day-to-day world on a 42 foot yacht. Big worldBobbing around in the middle of one of the world's great oceans makes us feel very small." We can see as far as the horizon in all directions" Other than the occasional ship passing in the night, most days we see no other manmade object" The ocean floor is already over 3,000m beneathus and we are still only on the edge of the ocean as we work our way down the coast of Africa" Every night when the cloud is clear the sky opens up to reveal the planets and stars in their. read more...


26/11/2023

Vitamin Sea - Tag 6: Sternenklare Nacht und Delphinzauber, Samstag, der 25. November 2023

Die Nacht vom 24. auf den 25. November 2023: Eine stille Nacht unter dem Sternenhimmel Eine weitere Nacht bricht an und der Wind bringt uns mit einer Geschwindigkeit zwischen 6 und 8 Knoten weiter südwärts. Es wird gesagt, dass, wenn man den Atlantik überqueren möchte, man so lange südlich segeln sollte, "bis die Butter schmilzt".Und genau das ist auch unser Plan. Leider gab es diese Nacht eine kleine Herausforderung: Unser AIS-System, das normalerweise die Schiffe in unserer Nähe verfolgt, schien nicht zuverlässig zu funktionieren. Gestern hatten wir bereits festgestellt, dass das Boot "Emily" nursporadisch auf dem AIS auftauchte und dann wieder verschwand. Peter, unser Technikexperte an Bord, vermutete, dass dies auf Probleme mit deren Energiesystem zurückzuführen sei, da auch das. read more...



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