14 January 2023 | 38 45.642'N:0 15.249'E, Passing Denia
02 June 2022 | 38 20.362'N:0 29.043'W, Real Club de Regatas, Alicante,Spain
01 June 2022 | 36 34'N:2 37'W, 70 miles N of Melilla, Algeria
31 May 2022 | 36 14'N:4 41'W, 35 miles W of Gibraltar
30 May 2022 | 35 28'N:09 12'W, 170 miles W of Tangiers, Morocco
29 May 2022 | 34 48'N:12 14'W, 220 miles SW of Cape St Vincent, Portugal
28 May 2022 | 33 43.9'N:14 36'W, 115 nm NE of Madeira
27 May 2022 | 32 47'N:16 30'W, 15nm SE of Porto Santo
27 May 2022 | 32 44.478'N:16 42.722'W, Quinta do Lorde marina
25 May 2022 | 34 04'N:18 41'W, 106nm NW of Madeira
24 May 2022 | 35 30'N:22 29'W, 340 miles WNW of Madeira
23 May 2022 | 36 22'N:25 01'W, 33 miles S of Ilha de Santa Maria, Azores
22 May 2022 | 36 14'N:29 09'W, 90 miles WSW of Ilha de Santa Maria, Azores
21 May 2022 | 36 21'N:30 30'W, 720nm ENE of Madeira
20 May 2022 | 36 19'N:34 51'W, 300nm SW of the Azores
19 May 2022 | 36 08'N:36 47'W, 450nm SW of the Azores
18 May 2022 | 34 48'N:39 45'W, A week from Madeira
17 May 2022 | 32 54'N:45 07'W, Still in the middle of the Atlantic
17 May 2022 | 32 54'N:45 07'W, In the middle of the Atlantic
16 May 2022 | 32 14'N:45 49'W, 1450 miles west of Madeira
Back on the Move
30 August 2017 | 15 11'S:175 22'W, Apia, Samoa to Suva, Fiji
MStA
After 6 days in idyllic Samoa, we have set sail again with Suva, the capital of Fiji, as our next destination. This time we are doing it two-handed - Janette and Micky - and the first 30 hours have been lively. With an Easterly wind gusting up to 30 knots, we set out with 2 reefs and shortened jib and have not adjusted since, as we bounce our way south westerly on what should be a 4 day passage.
Weather has been kind so far with limited rain but enough to keep us fresh. Forecast for tomorrow suggests that winds will die down to high teens - perfect sailing conditions for Zephyr. While there were plenty of supplies in Apia, and we are well stocked, the current conditions are not encouraging a gourmet feast!
Apart from our still non-operative genset and a cough and splutter from the main engine this afternoon (followed by a speedy return to normal service) everything seems to be working well - particularly the auto-pilot which has had to cope with some challenging waves.
Given that Zephyr was designed to be sailed two-handed, everything is remarkably easy to handle and we are comfortably positioned for the rest of the passage.