We arrived in Bristol!!
Thankyou to everyone who turned out to wave hello to us as we came into Bristol on the final leg of our journey on Thursday (20th October) And to Estella Tincknell the deputy mayor who welcomed us back. Thankyou to the…
See picture above is us in Portishead ‘up the road’ It’s lovely to see her!
Its David Hempleman-Adams here. Back on my boat. See picture above is us in Portishead ‘up the road’ It’s lovely to see her! (thanks Tim H. for the photo). Thanks to the super crew of guys who brought her across…
Well, this is my final Captains Log. Tomorrow I hand over to David Hempleman-Adams the expedition leader to bring the boat home its final final leg into Bristol harbour.
Position: Alongside PORTISHEAD Dock, UK. 19 October Well, this is my final Captains Log. Tomorrow I hand over to David Hempleman-Adams the expedition leader to bring the boat home its final final leg into Bristol harbour. We are currently safely…
45 minutes – The time to takes for the average crew member to dress and equip for watch and get to the cockpit. 35 seconds -The time it takes for the same crew to get to his bunk, get his kit off and get in bed with eyes closed…..
Position 51,12.6N 007,04.1W, Cse 091 T, Speed 7.6Kt, Air 14.1c, Water 14.7c Westerly Gale 25kt, seas: moderate. 17.00 UTC 17th October We departed DINGLE yesterday (Sunday), 24 hours ago (in good order, after picking up Steve, cleaning and re stowing…
After crossing the North Atlantic we needed a break…! And fix some issues on the boat.
Position 53,36.6N, 010,21.6W, Sea Temp 14.c Air Temp 11c, Baro 998 14 October UTC 21.00 CSE 185T, SOG 6.6KT Destination DINGLE, Ireland. We have departed the very hospitable and friendly crew in Westport, NORTHABOUT’S home port, and what a great two…
Its definitely LAND!
SHIPSLOG 12-13 October 2016 – Destination Westport, Ireland Position 53,49.4N 009 47.9W Barometer 1011, Sea Temp 14.5 Degrees, Air 14.5, Course 087 T Well we have arrived at our interim landfall after 10 days of challenges and frustrations crossing the…
Everyone is tired, ready for a break, and maintaining a genuine smile when they can, its only the captain that is smiling like a terrified chimpanzee as I’m the one who see the weather forecasts!
Posn.52,42.7n, 15,16.7w, baro 1018, sea temp13.2d,air temp12.8d, use 085T, wind SE 35KT 10 October UTC 21.00 We continue to beat to windward, roughly our 5th day of headwinds, in the absolute direction of our interim destination. It can be tiring,…
We have seen two vessels directly in our track, both picked up on ever working radar and mark one eyeball. A large japanese trawler and a 128m tanker both heading north. Well done watch lookouts.
Position 55,10.5N, 19,19.8W. wind SE,25 KT seas moderate, vis poor, sea temp 12.0c, air temp,12.8c Baro 1019 rising. 9 Oct 16.00 UTC Firstly an apology for missing daily logs, we have had our hands full keeping the boat moving SE…
5 Shades of Grey…
Position: 57,28.2N 030,26.4W 6 October UTC 18.00 mid north Atlantic Baro 998 rising, wind East 15KT, sea moderate, around 2m. current west (against us) Air temp 9.7c, water temp 9.2c. We plod south east. Chug Chug Chug….As we have an almost perfect headwind…
WHUMP! a hard hitting wall of a water knocks us firmly sideways, then the vertigo of 26 tons shifting sideways and downwards about 30 feet, roll and recovery and water washing everywhere decks, widows, cockpit, someone has a fire hose spraying on us……
Position, 58.10.1N 35,37.2W wind 25 kt, gusting 35 kt, sea moderate to rough, blue sky and birds. temp 17.7c, water 8.1c, SOG 8.5 kt, CSE 113T, DTW (Bantry Bay) 952 nm BARO 974 rising. 5 Oct 11.30 UTC We have…