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As you have noticed we are back in Switzerland for the Winter. Lily is in Lavrion Greece on the hard. This spring we plan to continue our sailing adventures in the Med.

Meanwhile we are enjoying domestic life and going on with our projects.

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Spain, Fall 05 Guadiana River to Costa del Sol

The last day of October, 2005 was a special one for several reasons.

First, we had a fabulous sunny sailing day with the gennaker up taking Lily to a comfortable 7 to 8 knots speed. The Atlantic seas were even smooth.

Second, we left Portugal and technically entered Spain by anchoring on the Spanish side of [...]

November 15th, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, 06 Portugal, abstracts, logbook | Comments are closed

Gibraltar

Gibraltar
After a terrible rocky night in Tarifa, we get up early and start pulling up the anchor. Rod drops it with rope and all…..and goes diving. Leaving the protected bay we are hit by such choppy waves, that Lily is hurled to a stop. We are forced to change course and head further out into [...]

November 8th, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook | Comments are closed

Spain, Coruna to Santiago de Compostella

The last day of August, we spent washing Lily and clothes, and resupplying the boat, and having the crew of “Aluqueen”
over for a BBQ. We set off on gorgeous sunny September 1 for the Rias Altas, in Galicia, in the North/West corner of Spain, sailing through the narrow and rocky Islas Sisargas

September 9th, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, 06 Portugal, abstracts, logbook | Comments are closed

Biscay crossing and last week of August 05

A weather window finally showed itself on August 28 and we set off around noon, on our 48 hour and 359 nm journey across the Bay of Biscay from Camaret-sur-mer, France to La Caruna, Spain. Some say that it is more difficult to sail the Bay of Biscay than cross the Atlantic due to mean [...]

September 9th, 2005 | Category: 04 France, 05 Spain, abstracts, logbook | Comments are closed

Rod raising the Portuguese flag

Rod raising the Portuguese flag on the way to Porto

September 8th, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, 06 Portugal, logbook | Comments are closed

Ghostship

Ghostship in the fog 3 miles off the northern Portuguise border.

September 8th, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook | Comments are closed

Position Update

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Latitude 42� 7.224″ N, Longitude 8� 50.627″ W
The position report was received Wednesday September 7 2005 at 8:19 PM GMT

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http://mapserver.maptech.com/bp/mapserver/index.cfm?lat=42.120399&lon=-8.843781&type=0&zoom=50&scale=2100000&icon=crosshair_yel_32_32_-16_-16|42.120399|-8.843781|http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eskymate%2Ecom%2F|08%3A19+GMT%2C+Sep+07%2C+2005

September 7th, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook, position | Comments are closed

birds

We successfully landed on this birds sanctuary.

September 7th, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook | Comments are closed

Islas de St Martin

Islas de St Martin
Absolutly beautiful islands, both of us were sorry fo being in a hurry to get to Portugal.

lat=42.120399 lon=-8.843781

September 7th, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook | Comments are closed

Position Update

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Latitude 42� 36.166″ N, Longitude 8� 56.047″ W
The position report was received Tuesday September 6 2005 at 8:18 PM GMT

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http://mapserver.maptech.com/bp/mapserver/index.cfm?lat=42.602768&lon=-8.934113&type=0&zoom=50&scale=2100000&icon=crosshair_yel_32_32_-16_-16|42.602768|-8.934113|http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eskymate%2Ecom%2F|08%3A18+GMT%2C+Sep+06%2C+2005

September 6th, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook, position | Comments are closed

Bailing the dinghi

Bailing the dinghi after a rainy night in Car�menal

September 6th, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook | Comments are closed

Lily is stuck on sand at low tide!

Lily is stuck on sand at low tide! We woke up in the morning with fishermen standing next to Lily diging clams. We underestimated the tide, luckily for us there was no swell and lily stood on her keel.
lat=42.602768 lon=-8.934113

September 6th, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook | Comments are closed

Position Update

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Latitude 42� 45.792″ N, Longitude 8� 56.765″ W
The position report was received Sunday September 4 2005 at 8:16 PM GMT

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http://mapserver.maptech.com/bp/mapserver/index.cfm?lat=42.763206&lon=-8.946075&type=0&zoom=50&scale=2100000&icon=crosshair_yel_32_32_-16_-16|42.763206|-8.946075|http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eskymate%2Ecom%2F|08%3A16+GMT%2C+Sep+04%2C+2005

September 4th, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook, position | Comments are closed

Santiago de Compostela

Das Werk ist vollbracht. Die Kappelle des Retters. The chapel of the Savior!

September 4th, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook | Comments are closed

Die Kerze

Die Kerze

September 4th, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook | Comments are closed

Santiago de Compostela.

Santiago de Compostela. San Martin.

September 4th, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook | Comments are closed

Position Update

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Latitude 42� 46.834″ N, Longitude 9� 3.497″ W
The position report was received Sunday September 4 2005 at 8:12 AM GMT

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http://mapserver.maptech.com/bp/mapserver/index.cfm?lat=42.780567&lon=-9.058289&type=0&zoom=50&scale=2100000&icon=crosshair_yel_32_32_-16_-16|42.780567|-9.058289|http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eskymate%2Ecom%2F|08%3A12+GMT%2C+Sep+04%2C+2005

September 4th, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook, position | Comments are closed

Ria de Muros

Ria de Muros

September 3rd, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook | Comments are closed

Position Update

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Latitude 42� 46.841″ N, Longitude 9� 3.521″ W
The position report was received Saturday September 3 2005 at 8:10 PM GMT

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http://mapserver.maptech.com/bp/mapserver/index.cfm?lat=42.780685&lon=-9.058685&type=0&zoom=50&scale=2100000&icon=crosshair_yel_32_32_-16_-16|42.780685|-9.058685|http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eskymate%2Ecom%2F|08%3A10+GMT%2C+Sep+03%2C+2005

September 3rd, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook, position | Comments are closed

Ria de Muros

Ria de Muros

September 3rd, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook | Comments are closed

More dolphins

More dolphins in the fog before Ria de Muros

September 3rd, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook | Comments are closed

Position Update

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Latitude 43� 7.594″ N, Longitude 9� 10.847″ W
The position report was received Friday September 2 2005 at 6:58 PM GMT

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http://mapserver.maptech.com/bp/mapserver/index.cfm?lat=43.126572&lon=-9.180786&type=0&zoom=50&scale=2100000&icon=crosshair_yel_32_32_-16_-16|43.126572|-9.180786|http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eskymate%2Ecom%2F|06%3A58+GMT%2C+Sep+02%2C+2005

September 2nd, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook, position | Comments are closed

Lage

Lage

September 2nd, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook | Comments are closed

Lage

Lage

September 2nd, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook | Comments are closed

Lage in Spain

Lage in Spain

September 2nd, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook | Comments are closed

Position Update

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Latitude 43� 13.183″ N, Longitude 9� 0.119″ W
The position report was received Thursday September 1 2005 at 6:57 PM GMT

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http://mapserver.maptech.com/bp/mapserver/index.cfm?lat=43.219719&lon=-9.001984&type=0&zoom=50&scale=2100000&icon=crosshair_yel_32_32_-16_-16|43.219719|-9.001984|http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eskymate%2Ecom%2F|06%3A57+GMT%2C+Sep+01%2C+2005

September 1st, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook, position | Comments are closed

Laura is killing tonights dinner.

Laura is killing tonights dinner.

September 1st, 2005 | Category: 05 Spain, logbook | Comments are closed

We sail alongside the Dutch Aluqueen and

We sail alongside the Dutch Aluqueen and exchange news by vhf with Marianne and Wim.

September 1st, 2005 | Category: 04 France, 05 Spain, logbook | Comments are closed

Dolphins play at sunset

Dolphins played at sunset for an hour along side of Lily. In the night they came back and had a feast as we past through schools of fish, attrakted by our position lights.

September 1st, 2005 | Category: 04 France, 05 Spain, logbook | Comments are closed

Tradewind sailing through the Biscay.

Tradewind sailing through the Biscay.

September 1st, 2005 | Category: 04 France, 05 Spain, logbook | Comments are closed
 
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