In Falmouth, we met friendly people at the Pendennis yard, including Skipper Charlie on 70 footer “Ocean Phoenix”, as well as bumped into the Dutch family met in Holland in Medemblik on “Trinath” on their way to the Azores and the Caribbean. But Falmouth was a place where we stayed out of necessity. On Saturday, [...]
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After recuperating most of the day (Sunday, August 14) This position report is brought to you by SkyMate. Visit us at http://www.skymate.com for more information. Latitude 49� 0.192″ N, Longitude 4� 56.715″ W To view on Maptech mapserver, click on the link below. http://mapserver.maptech.com/bp/mapserver/index.cfm?lat=49.003204&lon=-4.945251&type=0&zoom=50&scale=2100000&icon=crosshair_yel_32_32_-16_-16|49.003204|-4.945251|http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eskymate%2Ecom%2F|02%3A51+GMT%2C+Aug+23%2C+2005 Laura looking relaxed leaving England out to the open seas. Leaving Falmouth for Brest in France. This will be our first overnight crossing. Checking weather by sattelite. Before crossing to Brest. This position report is brought to you by SkyMate. Visit us at http://www.skymate.com for more information. Latitude 50� 12.411″ N, Longitude 5� 2.155″ W To view on Maptech mapserver, click on the link below. http://mapserver.maptech.com/bp/mapserver/index.cfm?lat=50.206852&lon=-5.035919&type=0&zoom=50&scale=2100000&icon=crosshair_yel_32_32_-16_-16|50.206852|-5.035919|http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eskymate%2Ecom%2F|02%3A31+GMT%2C+Aug+21%2C+2005 This position report is brought to you by SkyMate. Visit us at http://www.skymate.com for more information. Latitude 50� 14.586″ N, Longitude 5� 1.005″ W To view on Maptech mapserver, click on the link below. http://mapserver.maptech.com/bp/mapserver/index.cfm?lat=50.243103&lon=-5.016754&type=0&zoom=50&scale=2100000&icon=crosshair_yel_32_32_-16_-16|50.243103|-5.016754|http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eskymate%2Ecom%2F|02%3A29+GMT%2C+Aug+21%2C+2005 Charly on the Ocean Phoenix who was also caught with us in Pendennis shipyard. He will be sailing back to Spain this Fall. We hope to see him around. This position report is brought to you by SkyMate. Visit us at http://www.skymate.com for more information. Latitude 50� 9.187″ N, Longitude 5� 3.153″ W To view on Maptech mapserver, click on the link below. http://mapserver.maptech.com/bp/mapserver/index.cfm?lat=50.153111&lon=-5.052551&type=0&zoom=50&scale=2100000&icon=crosshair_yel_32_32_-16_-16|50.153111|-5.052551|http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eskymate%2Ecom%2F|08%3A25+GMT%2C+Aug+19%2C+2005 We met Eric and Diana with their two sons Tristan and Natan already in Mendemblik in Holland, as they were preparing for their Atlantik cruise (see http://www.trinath.nl). By chance we passed their boat Trinath in Falmouth. They departed this morning and we hope to see them for a beer on Lily in Portugal. After Dinner in the old harbor of Falmouth. Great pub food with view over the bay. In the docks of Pendennis Falmouth. we are having a watermaker built in and other small repairs done to Lily. With se winds 3bft and genecker. Sunshine and no wind from Salcombe to Fowey river 35 nautical miles. On board we pass our time reading and first attempt on water color painting. I’ tring to record some sound and post it with my mobile. Just didn’t work out yet… On the way from Dartmouth to Salcombe river. After leaving the busy town of Portsmouth Rod also in action Laura in action at dartmouth harbor. turning lily manualy into the wind it was a very long, stormy crossing to dartmouth We meet chris and steve on their westerly storyline. More waymouth with queen lily Weymouth. Enchanting harbor showing off all the pubs at sundown to the tired sailors coming in from sea. Rod in Poole reading his email at sunset. Who said hungarians were romantics? ;.) Last night we spent a wonderful evening on the river of Beaulieu, a paradise of natur and stil in the belonging of Lord Montagu. Oscar our autopilot steering Lily very reliably. Old Oxford pal Tabs and his wife Kate and their 3 year old daughter Gabs We are in Portsmouth, Leaving dover fishing for macrel. The exciting crossing from Oostende (Beligium) to Dover (England) was full of changes. We set our genneker and took it down ten minutes later as a large cargo ship crossed our path. |
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