http://www.tripsailor.com en Sailing Trip Journals, Sailing Blogs Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:13:06 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3501-blog-sy-jaja/posts/20447-gran_canaria_süden sy-jaja http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3501-blog-sy-jaja/posts/20447-gran_canaria_süden 27.7468 -15.6192 geo:lat=27.7468 geo:long=-15.6192 27.7468 -15.6192 <div class="maincontent"><p>Wir hatten einen schönen Segeltag und machen erstmal einen Zwischenstopp im Süden Gran Canarias. Morgen früh gehts weiter.</p></div> // via http://tripsailor.com Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:13:06 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3515-blog-ein-jahr-unterwegs-mit-der-volare/posts/20445-194195_baie_de_fort_de Seabird http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3515-blog-ein-jahr-unterwegs-mit-der-volare/posts/20445-194195_baie_de_fort_de 14.5568 -61.056 geo:lat=14.5568 geo:long=-61.056 14.5568 -61.056 <div class="maincontent"><p>Am Mittwoch &#8211; nach einem gemütlichen Vormittag an Bord &#8211; fahren wir am<br /><br/>Nachmittag hinüber in die Stadt, uns ein bisschen umsehen. Das Fort St.<br /><br/>Louis, neben dem wir ankern, ist Militärzone und kann nicht besichtigt<br /><br/>werden. In dem Park (La Savane) beim Dingi-Steg steht die geköpfte Statue<br /><br/>der Josephine &#8211; geköpft... // via http://tripsailor.com Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:44:39 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3683-blog-atlantic-challenge-2011/posts/20443-caribbean_here_i_come Tom Williams http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3683-blog-atlantic-challenge-2011/posts/20443-caribbean_here_i_come 43.6538 -8.99609 geo:lat=43.6538 geo:long=-8.99609 43.6538 -8.99609 <div class="maincontent"><p>Well this is it, this is what I am out here for; the big trip starts today. According to the <span class="caps">GPS</span>, Grenada lies 2143 miles away in the Caribbean, and should take somewhere between 16 and 21 days to reach. As ever I&#8217;m feeling quite nervous about the passage, but happy that I&#8217;m as ready as I can be (and besides, this should be a wal... // via http://tripsailor.com Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:59:21 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/2580-blog-ken-and-katies-voyages-aboard-sand-dollar/posts/20441-no_subject Sand Dollar http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/2580-blog-ken-and-katies-voyages-aboard-sand-dollar/posts/20441-no_subject 6.22517 99.7445 geo:lat=6.22517 geo:long=99.7445 6.22517 99.7445 <div class="maincontent"><p>2nd Langkawi anchorage. Outstanding!</p></div> // via http://tripsailor.com Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:58:22 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/2580-blog-ken-and-katies-voyages-aboard-sand-dollar/posts/20439-no_subject Sand Dollar http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/2580-blog-ken-and-katies-voyages-aboard-sand-dollar/posts/20439-no_subject 6.172 99.8072 geo:lat=6.172 geo:long=99.8072 6.172 99.8072 <div class="maincontent"><p>First night anchorage. Beautiful!</p></div> // via http://tripsailor.com Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:13:07 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/2580-blog-ken-and-katies-voyages-aboard-sand-dollar/posts/20437-penang_to_langkawi Sand Dollar http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/2580-blog-ken-and-katies-voyages-aboard-sand-dollar/posts/20437-penang_to_langkawi 6.31383 99.8467 geo:lat=6.31383 geo:long=99.8467 6.31383 99.8467 <div class="maincontent"><p>On our first morning in Penang, we woke early in the quiet cove where we&#8217;d anchored the previous day, at a little islet just south of the big island of Penang. We lingered over coffee as we waited for the tide to turn and give us a fair current.x</p><p>When we got underway, we motored north, with the mainland industrial town of Butterworth on our starboard side... // via http://tripsailor.com Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:39:05 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3683-blog-atlantic-challenge-2011/posts/20435-mindelo_cape_verdes Tom Williams http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3683-blog-atlantic-challenge-2011/posts/20435-mindelo_cape_verdes 43.6538 -8.99609 geo:lat=43.6538 geo:long=-8.99609 43.6538 -8.99609 <div class="maincontent"><p></p><p>The volcanic Cape Verde islands are situated about 800 miles southwest of the Canaries, and about 300 miles into the Atlantic from West Africa. They are mostly very dry with a distinct lack of rainfall, and consequently are very dusty. The city of Mindelo is one of the four possibilities for entering the CV group, and being the westernmost was the one I chose ... // via http://tripsailor.com Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:52:06 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3515-blog-ein-jahr-unterwegs-mit-der-volare/posts/20433-tag_191193_rodney_bay_st Seabird http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3515-blog-ein-jahr-unterwegs-mit-der-volare/posts/20433-tag_191193_rodney_bay_st 14.5998 -61.0688 geo:lat=14.5998 geo:long=-61.0688 14.5998 -61.0688 <div class="maincontent"><p>Am Sonntag machen wir am fr&uuml;hen Nachmittag mit dem Dingi eine Runde durch die weitl&auml;ufige Bucht. Bei der Landenge, die zwischen Pigeon Island und dem Festland durch die Aufsch&uuml;ttung des bei der Herstellung der k&uuml;nstlichen Lagune ausgehobenen Materials entstanden ist, sind jetzt zwei gro&szlig;e Hotelanlagen. Pigeon Island ist ein Naturschutzgebiet... // via http://tripsailor.com Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:03:18 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3927-blog-further-adventures-in-hawaii-2012/posts/20431-a_game_of_musical_chairs Tregoning http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3927-blog-further-adventures-in-hawaii-2012/posts/20431-a_game_of_musical_chairs 19.6683 -156.026 geo:lat=19.6683 geo:long=-156.026 19.6683 -156.026 <div class="maincontent"><p><span><span>As I checked us out of Ala Wai Harbor and commented that we looked forward to returning in a few weeks&rsquo; time, James, one of the friendly state employees who has to keep a track of several hundred docked boats, lamented that the cruising community seems to give Hawai&lsquo;i a bad rap.<span>&nbsp; </span>He was particularly disappointed that some of ... // via http://tripsailor.com<img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/6251/0005/7607/5d9572ab1783b_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/6251/0005/7609/bf1bb0bacc809_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/6251/0005/7611/83160cf908171_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/6251/0005/7613/5f4a53be0f454_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/6251/0005/7615/e7a1100544c32_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/6251/0005/7617/5867760b0b92c_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/6251/0005/7619/fa6eab3c434f0_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:26:47 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3461-blog-in-the-med/posts/20429-christmas_amp_new_year_201112 Muskrat http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3461-blog-in-the-med/posts/20429-christmas_amp_new_year_201112 39.53 2.36189 geo:lat=39.53 geo:long=2.36189 39.53 2.36189 <div class="maincontent"><p>Now I know why I stopped work. It’s just not as interesting or nearly as satisfying as the cruising life we lead. I know that now because I was given the opportunity to spend a few days working with the chartered quantity surveying practice mine merged with. It helps, of course, to top up the cruising fund and I hope it made a worthwhile contribution to the practice,... // via http://tripsailor.com Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:33:12 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3515-blog-ein-jahr-unterwegs-mit-der-volare/posts/20427-tag_189190_rodney_bay_st Seabird http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3515-blog-ein-jahr-unterwegs-mit-der-volare/posts/20427-tag_189190_rodney_bay_st <div class="maincontent"><p>Am Freitag gegen Mittag legen wir von unserer Boje in der Marigot Bay ab, und es geht weiter nach Norden zur Rodney Bay. Die Windverh&auml;ltnisse sind nahe der K&uuml;ste sehr unregelm&auml;&szlig;ig und gro&szlig;teils bekommen wir den Wind direkt auf die Nase, also rollen wir f&uuml;r die ca. 10 sm nach Rodney Bay erst gar nicht die Segel aus (wir m&uuml;ssen ja a... // via http://tripsailor.com<img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0002/7073/0005/7599/10b655c0f55b4_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:26:06 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3501-blog-sy-jaja/posts/20425-gran_canaria sy-jaja http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3501-blog-sy-jaja/posts/20425-gran_canaria 28.129 -15.4252 geo:lat=28.129 geo:long=-15.4252 28.129 -15.4252 <div class="maincontent"><p>Zwischenstopp in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria</p></div> // via http://tripsailor.com Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:26:06 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3501-blog-sy-jaja/posts/20423-punta_papagayo sy-jaja http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3501-blog-sy-jaja/posts/20423-punta_papagayo 28.844 -13.7902 geo:lat=28.844 geo:long=-13.7902 28.844 -13.7902 <div class="maincontent"><p>Abfahrt nach Gran Canaria, vielleicht mit Zwischenstopp auf Fuerteventura</p></div> // via http://tripsailor.com Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:17:31 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3515-blog-ein-jahr-unterwegs-mit-der-volare/posts/20421-tag_187188_marigot_bay_regenwald Seabird http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3515-blog-ein-jahr-unterwegs-mit-der-volare/posts/20421-tag_187188_marigot_bay_regenwald <div class="maincontent"><p>Am Mittwoch in der Fr&uuml;h ist noch immer keine Information &uuml;ber unseren Transfer zum Regenwald-Erlebnispark gekommen. Irgendwo klemmt da was! Aber ich entdecke im Internet gl&uuml;cklicherweise eine e-Mailadresse der amerikanischen Zentrale der Betreiberfirma, denen schicke ich gleich die bisherige Mail-Korrespondenz. Und, siehe da, etwas sp&auml;ter k&ouml;n... // via http://tripsailor.com<img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0002/7073/0005/7551/43ac89b6ad1a3_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0002/7073/0005/7553/4b55d08ac63fc_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0002/7073/0005/7555/b0854ee4f4763_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0002/7073/0005/7557/186b39b129ccf_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0002/7073/0005/7559/509cad9100635_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0002/7073/0005/7561/986c78bdec08d_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0002/7073/0005/7563/55f22ae893dcc_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0002/7073/0005/7565/6b79a71ad7c8f_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0002/7073/0005/7567/acf7488e3dc63_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0002/7073/0005/7569/a4d34bc9efd1e_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0002/7073/0005/7597/cb6b5dee8e3c4_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:48:54 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3927-blog-further-adventures-in-hawaii-2012/posts/20419-year_of_the_dragon Tregoning http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3927-blog-further-adventures-in-hawaii-2012/posts/20419-year_of_the_dragon 21.2853 -157.841 geo:lat=21.2853 geo:long=-157.841 21.2853 -157.841 <div class="maincontent"><p><span lang="EN"><span>(Note: this blog entry is a repeat with photos of the last posting on &#8220;Islands of Hawai&#8217;i 2011&#8221;.) </span></span></p><p><span lang="EN"><span>&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span lang="EN"><span>Over the last few days the winds in Hawai&lsquo;i have been blowing from the south and southeast, the relatively unusual Kona winds.<span>&... // via http://tripsailor.com<img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/6251/0005/7513/812affcd3b6cb_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/6251/0005/7515/3ee6659a2b349_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/6251/0005/7517/5b23334c98d10_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/6251/0005/7519/2a9158cdd262b_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/6251/0005/7521/2a537541c2f4b_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/6251/0005/7523/8a0e78df8bcee_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/6251/0005/7525/379fc164b7273_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/6251/0005/7527/3b0c300a35a86_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/6251/0005/7529/b17f0bf5e5e12_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/6251/0005/7531/619b6c563f173_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/6251/0005/7533/d56716a981b53_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/6251/0005/7535/9b1e18fffeb39_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/6251/0005/7537/2e62b4facfc06_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:29:47 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3661-blog-islands-of-hawaii-2011/posts/20417-year_of_the_dragon Tregoning http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3661-blog-islands-of-hawaii-2011/posts/20417-year_of_the_dragon 21.2853 -157.841 geo:lat=21.2853 geo:long=-157.841 21.2853 -157.841 <div class="maincontent"><p><span lang="EN"><span>(Note: this blog entry is repeated with photos at the beginning of the new section &ldquo;Further Adventures in Hawai&lsquo;i 2012&rdquo; &ndash; please find that new section and sign-up for email notifications if you wish.) </span></span></p><p><span lang="EN"><span>&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span lang="EN"><span>Over the last few days the win... // via http://tripsailor.com Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:47:00 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3515-blog-ein-jahr-unterwegs-mit-der-volare/posts/20415-tag_185186_marigot_bay_st Seabird http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3515-blog-ein-jahr-unterwegs-mit-der-volare/posts/20415-tag_185186_marigot_bay_st <div class="maincontent"><p>Am Montag fahren wir hin&uuml;ber zur Marina um ein bisschen einzukaufen &#8211; es ist leider der einzige Supermarkt in der Umgebung und die Preise sind auch konkurrenzlos (hoch). Wir kaufen also nur einen Paprika. Dann erforschen wir noch das kleine Restaurant &#8220;Chateau Mygo&#8221; direkt am Eingang zum inneren Teil der Bucht &#8211; auch nicht gerade billig, ... // via http://tripsailor.com<img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0002/7073/0005/7509/119617f6617c9_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0002/7073/0005/7511/4ae79de2dba18_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:24:19 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3515-blog-ein-jahr-unterwegs-mit-der-volare/posts/20413-tag_183184_marigot_bay_st Seabird http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3515-blog-ein-jahr-unterwegs-mit-der-volare/posts/20413-tag_183184_marigot_bay_st <div class="maincontent"><p>Am Samstag ist tats&auml;chlich eine Wetterbesserung zu verzeichnen &#8211; die Regenpausen sind von einer viertel Stunde auf etwa eine Stunde angewachsen. Eigentlich sollte die Regenzeit hier erst im Sommer beginnen &#8211; wie wird das dann aussehen? wir bewundern jedenfalls die zahlreichen Regenb&ouml;gen &#8211; am Vormittag &uuml;ber der Bucht, am Nachmittag &uu... // via http://tripsailor.com<img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0002/7073/0005/7485/c9ab76b10bb06_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0002/7073/0005/7487/1bc1dfaeedf80_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0002/7073/0005/7489/e9232574a8671_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0002/7073/0005/7491/522c79ea340ea_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:21:21 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3923-blog-crusoe/posts/20411-tasman_crossing Crusoe http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3923-blog-crusoe/posts/20411-tasman_crossing <div class="maincontent"><p>As usual the Tasman was an eventful crossing.&nbsp; Brent has made 7 crossings and Raewyn 5.&nbsp; Each and every time preceeded by waiting for a weather window.</p><p>We made it to Australia, not where we originally intended but the same continent! Actually we left too late to make Darwin due to weather in New Zealand, we left late battling winter lows, and had a ro... // via http://tripsailor.com<img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0005/4475/0005/7479/2c3129e991ebf_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0005/4475/0005/7481/94927a5000d4e_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0005/4475/0005/7483/8be8583480883_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:02:47 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3925-blog-crusoe/posts/20409-beginning_our_adventure Crusoe http://www.tripsailor.com/sailing-blogs/3925-blog-crusoe/posts/20409-beginning_our_adventure <div class="maincontent"><p>After months of searching, many miles and hours online we found our fourth sailboat home.&nbsp; Crusoe was lovingly built in NZ in 1999&nbsp;and owned by the Robinson family.&nbsp; She is an awesome vessel and ticked all our boxes.&nbsp; December 20th 2010 was the big day for change of ownership.&nbsp; With nothing to do other than bring our belongings onboard we pro... // via http://tripsailor.com<img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0005/4475/0005/7475/f89c4e443b235_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0005/4475/0005/7477/b2383e91f04fd_fixw200.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" />