Yacht Wishing For The Moon
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| Vessel Name: | Whimbrel |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Discovery Bluewater 50 catamaran |
| Hailing Port: | Guernsey |
| Home Page: | www.sailsunsea.com |
27 January 2021
Summer 2021 plans
Wishing For The Moon is now back in shape with a new engine, new watermaker, and better plumbing. Now in Isola D'Elba Italy.
02 May 2020 | Isola D'Elba, Italy
Wishing For The Moon
Now on shore on the island of Elba for last couple of years, and works going on October 2019 up to March 23 with engine replacement, plumbing, hull works etc, but locked out due to the virus thing here in Italy, and new engine blocked in the UK still.
06 April 2019
The Futur Plan for Whimbrel
We are free for charters around Antigua between 20th April and 5th May, which is the period of Antigua Race Week 27th April to 3rd May.
26 January 2019 | Carlisle Bay
Guadaloupe Circuit
After checking out in English Harbour following a nights stay, and watching an Atlantic crossing rowing boat with 5 men on board arrive around midnight, we sail down to Deshais bay.
07 January 2019 | Jolly Harbour
Christmas Cruise
Cathleen aboard 14th Dec, and guests arrive 22nd. We sail south out of Jolly Hr, anchor off a beach for the night, then visit Cades Reef for snorkelling and spend the next night anchored off Carlisle Bay, near English Harbour.
Strong NE Winds force 5-7
At 1205hrs yesterday engine off and sailing under full main and Genoa on a beam reach in force 3 - 4 winds from the north. Pleasant long period swells from the North.
At 2000hrs we set the bluewater runner and furl the main and genoa, and make good sailing slightly south of our course to keep the sail full.
Then at 0100hrs a blast of wind over 25knots pulls the spinnaker halyard block off the top of the mast, and the halyard runs out of the jam cleat and slips off the winch, which lowers the sail almost to the water. We try and pull it up and furl it with limited success, but we do recover it with a little damage.
Then we set the jib and a well reefed main, and making 8 to 9 knots!
Also the ensign flag pole broke off the mounting, but we did recover it.
Very rough seas about 3 to 4 meters high and some breaking, so lots of motion on board!
Forecast for continuing breezy weather from the North East for the next few days at least, so very good progress expected.
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Images from our 2013 crossing from Gran Canaria to Bequia via Cape Verde Islands
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Created 21 December 2013
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