Category: Ships log

Ben Edwards 26 July-27 July on watch, nightime, Barents Sea For any of you who are watching us on the AIS I wish to reassure you that we have not gone insane, or least not by that much…. Yes, we…

0800  Tues 26th Day 7 N77 24  E064 33 Pressure 1004 Wind NE 20 knots cloud 8/8 full Genoa out, and one reef in main. Choppy sea, taking four hour tacks. These sea conditions make it hard to sleep, cook or relax. We are considering many elements…

0700 UTC 25th JULY, 2016 N76 24, E059 40 pressure 1011  water temp 6.1  air temp 7 Sky 7/8th  Grey and dull, Batt 13.9 , bearning 026 distance since yesterday, 140nm Going slowly under sail deliberately 2/3 knots. And doing some maintenance today. Weather charts show…

24 July 0700 UTC Barents Sea 75 23 . 4N , 053 25 .3 E pressure 1017 steady water temp 8.1c, air temp 11c Blue skies,3/8 Batt 13.9 speed 6 k Main and genoa furled Distance in last 24 hrs. 144 NM   Distance since…

07.10 Sat 23rd July 73 48 . 4 N 046 26 .2 E PRESSURE STEADY AT 1019 water temp 10.5c  9c air temp  sky 8/8 Batt 14.0 bearing 022 SOG 5k distance last 24 hours 145nm Crew good, a little sea sickness. Woke up to being…

0800 UTC 22 July N72 00, E040 35, pressure 1020mb and steady, sky 4/8, BATT 12.4, bearing 019, 7.9 SOG furled genoa, full main, distance last 24 hours 146 nm Yesterday we had glorious weather again, turquoise seas, a good swell going….

0700 UTC 21st JULY N69 57  E 035 37, PRESSURE 1019mb, water temp 14c, sky 4/8, batt 13.7, bearing 019, speed over ground 6.1k Well after a hive of activity left Murmansk. We were all ready to leave Murmansk. We have all have had…

20 July in Murmansk Morning! So the plan is to leave today… the weather is lovely and everything is stowed. Last night I went to a small да́ча dacha (Russian second home), outside Murmansk and met friends of Nikolay. They worked on…