Test | |
Description: |
This a test |
Date: |
03:13pm 13/07/2020 |
Latitude: |
53.82666667 (53°49’36”N) |
Longitude: |
1.216944444 (1°13’0”E) |
In the race | |
Description: |
Fighting the elements |
Date: |
12:13pm 05/09/2009 |
Latitude: |
54.55972 (54°33’34”N) |
Longitude: |
-3.608933 (3°36’32”W) |
Middle of the fleet | |
Description: |
Racing for South Workington Buoy.Meniscus is in the middle of the fleet. |
Date: |
11:40am 05/09/2009 |
Latitude: |
54.55972 (54°33’34”N) |
Longitude: |
-3.6089933 (3°36’32”W) |
Ready to Start | |
Description: |
All sails now. Two reefs in main.Milly Brown is practicing her run |
Date: |
11:15am 05/09/2009 |
Latitude: |
54.54712 (54°32’49”N) |
Longitude: |
-3.623183 (3°37’23”W) |
Heading for the start | |
Description: |
Nick hasn't sailed before but is strapped on and coping well.The sea is rough and we are still stowing fenders and rope while under mainsail only.Hope we make the start in time.The course is short because of conditions. |
Date: |
11:01am 05/09/2009 |
Latitude: |
54.55575 (54°33’20”N) |
Longitude: |
-3.609667 (3°36’34”W) |
Friendship Race | |
Description: |
The race is between Whitehaven and Maryport. With absence of Maryport boats, Meniscus and Milly Brown will race in name of Maryport.Conditions are not great with moderate - rough seas ad wing 22 -25 kt, gusting to 37kt.Meniscus leaves the Marina with other boats |
Date: |
10:30am 05/09/2009 |
Latitude: |
54.55313 (54°33’11”N) |
Longitude: |
-3.609633 (3°36’34”W) |
Return to Whitehaven | |
Description: |
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Date: |
11:51am 09/06/2009 |
Latitude: |
54.55065 (54°33’2”N) |
Longitude: |
-3.589783 (3°35’23”W) |
Bangor Marina | |
Description: |
Jun. 8, 2009 - Sight seeing in Northern Ireland |
Date: |
10:46pm 08/06/2009 |
Latitude: |
54.66588889 (54°39’57”N) |
Longitude: |
-5.672633333 (5°40’21”W) |
Belfast town | |
Description: |
We took the train to sight see in Belfast. |
Date: |
11:43am 08/06/2009 |
Latitude: |
54.5847 (54°35’4”N) |
Longitude: |
-5.9 (5°54’0”W) |
Passage to Belfast | |
Description: |
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Date: |
11:10pm 05/06/2009 |
Latitude: |
54.50295 (54°30’10”N) |
Longitude: |
-5.3519833 (5°21’7”W) |
Out of Strangford Narrows | |
Description: |
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Date: |
12:30pm 05/06/2009 |
Latitude: |
54.3194 (54°19’9”N) |
Longitude: |
-5.4923 (5°29’32”W) |
Stanford LOugh | |
Description: |
4th June: Cruised around the Lough, visiting Down Cruising Club, Kirkcubbin and the river Quoile, before picking up a mooring again at Killyleagh. After leaving Kirkcubbin we picked up a PANPAN from a yacht with engine failure and which was drifting onto rocks off Rainey Island, where we had been two hours earlier. Two... |
Date: |
07:31pm 04/06/2009 |
Latitude: |
54.4473833 (54°26’50”N) |
Longitude: |
-5.5544 (5°33’15”W) |
East Down | |
Description: |
4th June: Cruised around the lough, visiting Down Cruising Club, Kirkcubbin and the river Quoile, before picking up a mooring again at Killyleagh. After leaving Kirkcubbin we picked up a PANPAN from a yacht with engine failure and which was drifting onto rocksoff Rainey Island, where we had been two hours ealier. Two local... |
Date: |
07:09pm 04/06/2009 |
Latitude: |
54.41587222 (54°24’57”N) |
Longitude: |
-5.64425 (5°38’39”W) |
Killyleagh | |
Description: |
We left Portaferry before 19:00, when another days berthing fee would be forfeit and made our way out of the narrows and into the lough to pick up a swinging mooring in the bay off Killyleagh at 20:00 on 2nd June 2009. We didn't go ashore. |
Date: |
08:10pm 02/06/2009 |
Latitude: |
54.39213333 (54°23’31”N) |
Longitude: |
-5.6477 (5°38’51”W) |
Poraferry | |
Description: |
Because we need to be home next week, Pat and I decided to make a pilot cruise to Ireland. If all goes well we will set off again after completing essential business. Plans will be revised because of loss of time, so a full circumnavigation will have to be put off until 2010. |
Date: |
06:42pm 02/06/2009 |
Latitude: |
54.38666667 (54°23’12”N) |
Longitude: |
-5.564283333 (5°33’51”W) |