Friday, February 20, 2009
Monday, November 24, 2008
Sat 22 Nov, 19:28 News - West is Best
49 54 n
004 44.4444W
1810z
Since our last blog we eventually arrived in Plymouth after a long drag across the channel from Alderney. It was a long beat. Tiring and wet… and not in a good way. I cannot write who was on the helm because they want their identity protected… however, they did manage to tack through over 180 degrees… without noticing and happily trot away South… Alice who was watch leading, neglected to notice this wee mistake… resulting in the distance to Plymouth Breakwater increasing from 14.9nm to 23.6nm… Skills!
A careful and diligent pilotage plan saw us into Plymouth Yacht Haven safely. A highly efficient boat close down followed… everyone pitched in and it was done in record time. Everyone took to their pits (at around 0600) and had a few hours’ kip. 1030 was the objective wake up time. It was difficult! But we got to shower so that was the motivation. A good few hours was dedicated to the yacht getting some jobs done; before a few hours down time to relax and catch up with sleep.
Today started well, few jobs finished off, lunch was had and dinner cooked, before we set off to sea. After leaving we wrote a masterpiece of a song… details to follow once it has been tamed for public consumption. Currently we are playing a game of dodge the trawler; which we are winning! Just finished packing the kite… hoping to send it before the voyage is over.
The plan is as follows… we are going left. Having weighed up our options and utilising our new found weather knowledge we all agreed that [heading] west was best. We are just going to sail and have some fun in the big big water. We will turn back in time to make it home.
The song… (Can you guess the tune?)
Hello Pain, my old friend
You’ve come to screw with me again
My sleeping bag was sooooo warm and comfy
Now I’m out here in the cold North Sea [ed!]
And the wind chill factor would cut you to the fecking bone
So; we moan
This is an ode to Pain…
More to follow if you are good.
Captain’s Log
All is well aboard TGS Challenger II. Trotting off west for a few days blast, before a big ole wind shift and a flight back towards Ireland. Expecting a mixed bag of weather over coming days… a running theme of Baltic cold seems to be the case with the Northerly breeze set that we are currently experiencing… and of course that it is winter.
More exciting news to follow… watch this space.
004 44.4444W
1810z
Since our last blog we eventually arrived in Plymouth after a long drag across the channel from Alderney. It was a long beat. Tiring and wet… and not in a good way. I cannot write who was on the helm because they want their identity protected… however, they did manage to tack through over 180 degrees… without noticing and happily trot away South… Alice who was watch leading, neglected to notice this wee mistake… resulting in the distance to Plymouth Breakwater increasing from 14.9nm to 23.6nm… Skills!
A careful and diligent pilotage plan saw us into Plymouth Yacht Haven safely. A highly efficient boat close down followed… everyone pitched in and it was done in record time. Everyone took to their pits (at around 0600) and had a few hours’ kip. 1030 was the objective wake up time. It was difficult! But we got to shower so that was the motivation. A good few hours was dedicated to the yacht getting some jobs done; before a few hours down time to relax and catch up with sleep.
Today started well, few jobs finished off, lunch was had and dinner cooked, before we set off to sea. After leaving we wrote a masterpiece of a song… details to follow once it has been tamed for public consumption. Currently we are playing a game of dodge the trawler; which we are winning! Just finished packing the kite… hoping to send it before the voyage is over.
The plan is as follows… we are going left. Having weighed up our options and utilising our new found weather knowledge we all agreed that [heading] west was best. We are just going to sail and have some fun in the big big water. We will turn back in time to make it home.
The song… (Can you guess the tune?)
Hello Pain, my old friend
You’ve come to screw with me again
My sleeping bag was sooooo warm and comfy
Now I’m out here in the cold North Sea [ed!]
And the wind chill factor would cut you to the fecking bone
So; we moan
This is an ode to Pain…
More to follow if you are good.
Captain’s Log
All is well aboard TGS Challenger II. Trotting off west for a few days blast, before a big ole wind shift and a flight back towards Ireland. Expecting a mixed bag of weather over coming days… a running theme of Baltic cold seems to be the case with the Northerly breeze set that we are currently experiencing… and of course that it is winter.
More exciting news to follow… watch this space.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Log to Date
C o r k - t o - C o r k 2 0 0 8
Dates Voyage Details MWF Days Distance nm Night Hours WL Nav GPS Trip
From To
09 Nov 11 Nov Cork to Kinsale. 1st MOB Drill! Night entry and berthing Kinsale. 5 2 38 6 n/a n/a 38
12 Nov 12 Nov Kinsale to Kinsale. Work-Up Sail. Headsail Change. Points of sail. Night entry 3 1 25 3 n/a n/a 63
13 Nov 14 Nov Kinsale to Falmouth. Poled Out Headsail. Tide calc Lizard. 5 2 222 9 Dazz Groinee Nelly 285
15 Nov 17 Nov Falmouth to Poole Bar 1. Poled Out Headsail. Reduced Visability. Zero notice nav change to GWQ. Tide Portland. 5 2 152 12 Phil Alice Phil (Alice) 437
17 Nov 17 Nov Poole Bar 1 to GWQ, Portsmouth. Reduced Vis Needles Channel. Solent Shipping Traffic. 3 1 33 0 Phil Alice Phil (Alice) 470
18 Nov 19 Nov GWQ to Cherbourg. Headsail change at night. TSS with traffic at night. Numerous Gybes. Night Entry Cherbourg 5 1 97 9 Kate Jen Kate (Jen) 567
19 Nov 19 Nov Cherbourg to Weymouth. Dawn departure. Night pilotage arrival. TSS. Cross Channel Tide Calculation. Reefing. 6 1 98 5 Tony Tony Jack 665
19 Nov 20 Nov Weymouth to Alderney. Night Depature. Stonkin' Downwind Blast & TSS.Harden Up Reef in breeze. 11.6knts Fets 7 1 56 6 Danny Grainne Danny Grainne 721
20 Nov 21 Nov Alderney to Plymouth. TSS. Start Point Tide. Reefing. H/s Change. Trawler avoidance close quarters. FDU Fun Storm Stay. Tack on 'I'. 7 1 146 12 Alice Peter Alice Peter 867
Dates Voyage Details MWF Days Distance nm Night Hours WL Nav GPS Trip
From To
09 Nov 11 Nov Cork to Kinsale. 1st MOB Drill! Night entry and berthing Kinsale. 5 2 38 6 n/a n/a 38
12 Nov 12 Nov Kinsale to Kinsale. Work-Up Sail. Headsail Change. Points of sail. Night entry 3 1 25 3 n/a n/a 63
13 Nov 14 Nov Kinsale to Falmouth. Poled Out Headsail. Tide calc Lizard. 5 2 222 9 Dazz Groinee Nelly 285
15 Nov 17 Nov Falmouth to Poole Bar 1. Poled Out Headsail. Reduced Visability. Zero notice nav change to GWQ. Tide Portland. 5 2 152 12 Phil Alice Phil (Alice) 437
17 Nov 17 Nov Poole Bar 1 to GWQ, Portsmouth. Reduced Vis Needles Channel. Solent Shipping Traffic. 3 1 33 0 Phil Alice Phil (Alice) 470
18 Nov 19 Nov GWQ to Cherbourg. Headsail change at night. TSS with traffic at night. Numerous Gybes. Night Entry Cherbourg 5 1 97 9 Kate Jen Kate (Jen) 567
19 Nov 19 Nov Cherbourg to Weymouth. Dawn departure. Night pilotage arrival. TSS. Cross Channel Tide Calculation. Reefing. 6 1 98 5 Tony Tony Jack 665
19 Nov 20 Nov Weymouth to Alderney. Night Depature. Stonkin' Downwind Blast & TSS.Harden Up Reef in breeze. 11.6knts Fets 7 1 56 6 Danny Grainne Danny Grainne 721
20 Nov 21 Nov Alderney to Plymouth. TSS. Start Point Tide. Reefing. H/s Change. Trawler avoidance close quarters. FDU Fun Storm Stay. Tack on 'I'. 7 1 146 12 Alice Peter Alice Peter 867
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