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I'm back
Ronald G Hart | Public | Aug 20, 2008 2:15:33 AM | By heartsong
and needful of a rest. Luckily for me there is very little else to do here in Vanuatu. Its cloyingly hot, but without ho...

aug 19
brian t r lewis | Public | Aug 19, 2008 11:14:21 PM | By ekhaya
I hope the worst of the storm is passed. Solander isl, 10 miles away, reported 60knt winds. Had gusts to 30 here but an...

19/08
FRANK BALVAY | Public | Aug 19, 2008 10:38:55 PM | By foudebassan
Journée très sympa on a fait un peu de spi et de la couture...du moteur aussi. Cela fait du bien de naviguer cool. On s'...

aug 18
brian t r lewis | Public | Aug 18, 2008 11:28:44 PM | By ekhaya
forgot to mention the big black bear we met on my walk w mike yesterday. we just looked at each other, said hi, and mov...

18/08
FRANK BALVAY | Public | Aug 18, 2008 10:31:39 PM | By foudebassan
Ouf c'est fini!!! On a passé une nuit d'enfer (raisonnable tout de même). On a fini sans grande voile avec un srting à l...

aug 17
brian t r lewis | Public | Aug 18, 2008 4:23:56 AM | By ekhaya
not a great day. left winter hbr 0600 expecting 20 knt NW and got almost zip wind, but rough seas. made for a very uncom...

17/08
FRANK BALVAY | Public | Aug 17, 2008 10:42:32 PM | By foudebassan
Journée difficile dans des grains sans discontinuer. On passe dans un onde tropicale!!! On se fait secouer mais tout va ...

aug 16
brian t r lewis | Public | Aug 17, 2008 2:21:41 AM | By ekhaya
nice day today. left sea-otter at 1100 due to tides. right outside the cove put up the sails, turned off motor and sail...

galagala
guillebot denis | Public | Aug 17, 2008 1:47:00 AM | By goldfishdelivery
il est encore au sec , tout le monde remonte les bateaux a cette saison , moi j'ai hate de pouvoir partir!

16/08
FRANK BALVAY | Public | Aug 16, 2008 9:15:13 PM | By foudebassan
On entre dans notre région météo. depuis ce matin on a récupéré l'alizée encore un peu faible mais ce soir on retrouve n...

aug 15
brian t r lewis | Public | Aug 16, 2008 2:43:04 AM | By ekhaya
not a nice day. pea-soup fog all day. left blunden 0600 to catch current and had to negotiate the rocks and islands to P...

15/08
FRANK BALVAY | Public | Aug 15, 2008 10:39:12 PM | By foudebassan
Journée au moteur dans l'anticyclone. Mer calme beau temps, repos rangement, bricolage. Tout va bien on devrait finir la...

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John Lewis | Public | Aug 15, 2008 8:15:42 PM | By activetransport
Sitting at San Leandro Marina testing skymate weblog

aug 14
brian t r lewis | Public | Aug 14, 2008 11:44:54 PM | By ekhaya
left mcneil in pea-soup fog at 0600. arrived blunden hbr in thick fog about 1000, no wind. then fog lifted to reveal a n...

13/08
FRANK BALVAY | Public | Aug 14, 2008 10:15:41 PM | By foudebassan
Après 36h dans un front fort avec grains orages violent vent soutenu 30/35nds, nous sommes enfin sortis d'affaire. Les q...

14/08
FRANK BALVAY | Public | Aug 14, 2008 9:08:26 PM | By foudebassan
Journée de rêve, le bateau qui glisse à 9/10nds au près pas de grain mer calme, soleil ciel bleu et il fait chaud! On n'...

18/08
FRANK BALVAY | Public | Aug 14, 2008 9:31:58 AM | By foudebassan
Après 36h dans un front fort avec grains orages violent vent soutenu 30/35nds, nous sommes enfin sortis d'affaire. Les q...

aug 13
brian t r lewis | Public | Aug 13, 2008 11:41:37 PM | By ekhaya
Dick and Lois returned to Seattle today by seaplane. They left a boat that has never been so clean and well fed. We also...

aug 12
brian t r lewis | Public | Aug 13, 2008 6:38:15 AM | By ekhaya
made it to port mcneil today at 1200. saw orca whales on the way and some wind. tied to dock in mcneil and have broadba...

12/08
FRANK BALVAY | Public | Aug 13, 2008 6:19:04 AM | By foudebassan
Fini la rigolade!! 16h dans un front 30/35 nds de vent une mer infernale on n'a jamais eu ça encore, des déferlantes et ...

Giles Blog 2
Ronald G Hart | Public | Aug 13, 2008 5:19:36 AM | By heartsong
Each morning, the village baker (named Christopher Columbus!) paddled his outrigger dugout canoe around the bay and sold...

Giles Blog 1
Ronald G Hart | Public | Aug 13, 2008 5:19:31 AM | By heartsong
We are nearing the end of our two-week adventure to Fiji and Vanuatu and this trip has been a great experience for us as...

aug 11
brian t r lewis | Public | Aug 12, 2008 4:46:41 AM | By ekhaya
left Growler at 0500 to get ebb current up Blackfish into Qu Charlotte straits. Ended up at noon in cullen hbr with grey...

11/08
FRANK BALVAY | Public | Aug 11, 2008 10:21:45 PM | By foudebassan
Encore une journée au moteur, merci volvo!! La mer n'est pas très calme et le vent nous manque. Les dauphins sont venus ...

Nevis
guillebot denis | Public | Aug 11, 2008 8:31:43 PM | By goldfishdelivery
c'était joli et sympa , les cocotiers , la plage , le mouillage devant le bar fini tout cela, les cocotiers il reste ...

west indies cruising
guillebot denis | Public | Aug 11, 2008 4:47:20 PM | By goldfishdelivery
croisiere de st martin a nevis, tout cela for 2 killer bee

aug 10
brian t r lewis | Public | Aug 11, 2008 4:26:24 AM | By ekhaya
nice liesurely motor sail up Johnstone str. stopped at Growler cove for the night. tomor will investigate spots around Q...

10/08
FRANK BALVAY | Public | Aug 10, 2008 10:47:42 PM | By foudebassan
Journée incroyable. Nous n'avons jamais vu autant de bestioles. Des centaines de dauphins chassant par petits groupes de...

9/08
FRANK BALVAY | Public | Aug 10, 2008 2:01:03 AM | By foudebassan
Ca y est, c'est fini, il faut rentrer... Après les pleins d'eau et GO, direction le supermarché puis les lessives (la ro...

8/08
FRANK BALVAY | Public | Aug 10, 2008 2:00:00 AM | By foudebassan
Visite du lac bras d'or, extra....Comme à la télé, sapins, petites iles, calme absolu, animaux(loutres, aigles, phoques....

aug 9
brian t r lewis | Public | Aug 10, 2008 1:34:57 AM | By ekhaya
left the warm wx for the icebox. Sea temp now 9 C, was 19 C this am. lots of rain and wind. Tomor we hit johnstone strai...

aug 8
brian t r lewis | Public | Aug 8, 2008 11:59:49 PM | By ekhaya
moved north a few miles in preparation for our run up Johnston st tomorr. Wx changing to South and rain poss.

aug 7
brian t r lewis | Public | Aug 8, 2008 4:14:33 AM | By ekhaya
Forgot to note that yest, aug 6, the oysters ejected a lot of white fluid, probably related to reproduction. Was also a ...

Fleetnet
Nathan Lee | Public | Aug 7, 2008 10:21:06 AM | By twocaptains
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Nathan Lee | Public | Aug 7, 2008 10:07:05 AM | By twocaptains
test fleetnet

aug 6
brian t r lewis | Public | Aug 7, 2008 4:25:50 AM | By ekhaya
Moved to Rosco bay. Wx still terrific, lots of boats to watch. Big hike sched for tomorr.

aug 5
brian t r lewis | Public | Aug 6, 2008 3:29:07 AM | By ekhaya
great day up here, hot, warm water, etc. In Tenedos bay that is. Wish u were here.

cruising time
guillebot denis | Public | Aug 6, 2008 1:46:26 AM | By goldfishdelivery
mouillage a road bay Anguilla, apres les dernières transat un peu de cabotage dans les iles

5/08
FRANK BALVAY | Public | Aug 5, 2008 9:48:50 PM | By foudebassan
Ca y est, Fou de Bassan est dans un lac... A près passage d'une écluse, nous sommes mouillé au milieu des sapins.... EXT...

4/08
FRANK BALVAY | Public | Aug 5, 2008 12:08:59 PM | By foudebassan
Remontée vers l'est de la cote n'est pas chose facile... Nous avons fait 220 miles au près, souvent contre le courant. L...

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