2012 Oct Blog

Island Tour and Weather Watch!…..

Island Tour and Weather Watch!….. 11 October 2012 Dear F&F, Yesterday, Nikki and I along with Dave & Kathy of \”Sunflower\” took a \”tour de lagoon\”! We went over to Ile Foquet and it\’s neighbor \”motu\”, Ile Yakamaya. On the north tip of Ile Foquet is the wreck of \”Black Rose\”. She was a French …

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Salomon Atoll, Chagos……

Salomon Atoll, Chagos….. 08 October 2012 Dear F&F, We\’ll we\’re now on our fourth day here at Salomon. Two days ago, we went for a walk an what a wild \”put together\” scene exists on the beach. There is an old stone jetty (very small) that was here when people lived here 50 years ago. …

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Arrival at Chagos, 10 days at sea……

Arrival at Chagos, 10 days at sea….. 05 October 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, Our last day at sea was in lovely light downwind conditions except for the odd swell coming from both the northwest and the east southeast. It felt like we were zooming up and down hills, shortly spaced together. We had an …

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Day 9, squalls, wind shifts and ships……

Day 9, squalls, wind shifs and ships….. 04 October 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, Well yesterday turned out to be a nice day, lots of \”breeze\” (18-25 knots) and we were able to make some northing. The swells became more tolerable and today feels like we\’re almost at the dock relatively speaking!..:-) We saw two …

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Day 8….Uh!…

Day 8, Uh!….. 03 October 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, Well, the last 24 hours has not been lots of fun. Squalls, rain and most importantly, wind from a less favorable direction. We passed a few more ships on AIS yesterday and had a bit of a start this morning (1/2 hour ago) as we …

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Day 7, weather and ships……

Day 7, weather and ships….. 02 October 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, Yesterday was a nice sailing day, the evening got a bit cranky. The winds are definitely \”northern hemisphere\”. There is a small low pressure system now between us and Chagos which is moving toward Chagos. This should allow us to follow it in …

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