Friday 25 April 2014
It seems that the middle of the Pacific is too far from land for Adina’s SSB email system, which is why there have been no blogs for a few days. They’ve been in touch via their backup short-message service on the Yellowbrick. Everything is ok and they passed their halfway point last Sunday. Stephen.
Friday 18 April 2014
Day 2, Sunday 13th, we were happily sailing and making nice progress. While the forecast was for no wind, we had 10-12 knots of lovely wind. The sun shone and it was hot. Out on the sea, large squadrons of flying fish were fleeing in front of the boat and we could admire small Petrel…
Monday 14 April 2014
Adina is on her way across the Pacific Ocean. Saturday morning, we woke at 7am and after final boat preparations were ready for the off at 7.40am. Our departure this time was very different to the start of our crossing of the Atlantic Ocean when we were one of 250 boats taking part in the…
Friday 11 April 2014
So our time in the fabulous Galapagos Islands is nearly up. We’ve been here just over 4 weeks and without doubt it’s been a trip highlight. But as much as we’d like to stay and play with the sea lions and penguins forever and a day, one must move on. We are looking to raise…
Friday 28 March 2014
We are pleased to announce we have been awarded the Cruising Association’s 2014 Love Cup for the best log of a journey under 30 days for our trip through Algeria in August last year. The Love Cup was presented to the Cruising Association in 1911 by John Love, a founder member and first President of…
Wednesday 12 March 2014
So Adina has arrived in the Galapagos. While we had hoped for sea lions and Orka whales leaping out of the sea to greet us as would happen in a Disney movie, our experience was a little different. The sun was setting and we started noticing several fins on the surface of the water. Indeed…
Tuesday 11 March 2014
At 0640 (UTC-5) on Monday 10th March, Adina crossed the Equator marking another milestone in our little adventure. Those milestones seem to be coming thick and fast at the moment! The sun was just coming up and as we crossed the wind joyfully picked up. To mark the occasion we made appropriate offerings…