Monthly Archives: July 2013
Day 073: Curaçao
Day 073: Curaçao Status: In Port From the Navigator Throughout the night we will proceed at slow speed, firstly on a southerly heading before altering to an easterly heading as we make progress toward Curacao We will be embarking our pilot at 0600 who will be assisting us as we maneuver toward the quay. On … Continue reading
Day 072: Oranjestad, Aruba
Day 072: Oranjestad, Aruba Position: N º ‘ ” W º ‘ ” Weather: ºC wind kts, waves m Last Port: New York City, USA Next Port: Curaçao Status: In Port From the Navigator
Day 071: Caribbean Sea
Day 071: The Caribbean Sea Position: N 15º 55′ 45″ W 072º 50′ 24″ Weather: 29ºC wind north 31kts, waves 4m with whitecaps Last Port: New York City, USA Next Port: Oranjestad, Aruba Status: At Sea From the Navigator Early this morning we will enter the Caribbean Sea and head south east toward the Dutch … Continue reading
Day 069: Atlantic Ocean
Day 069: Atlantic Ocean
Day 068: Atlantic Ocean
Day 068: Atlantic Ocean
Day 067: New York City, USA
“The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.” – Rudyard Kipling Moving west across the Atlantic Ocean, the prevailing westerlies blowing off North America bring you land smells a full day before the watch above calls “land ho!” We have been underway for over two months and the sounds and smells of the … Continue reading
Day 066: Atlantic Ocean
Day 066: Atlantic Ocean Position: N 40º 35’ 24” W 068º 55’ 31” Weather: 22ºC wind 15kts, waves 3m Last Port: Torshavn, Faroe Islands Next Port: New York City, USA Status: At Sea From the Navigator We will continue on a west south westerly course throughout today through the North Atlantic as we start making our … Continue reading
Day 065: Atlantic Ocean
Day 065: The Atlantic Ocean Weather: 20ºC wind 15kts, waves 3-4m Last Port: Torshavn, Faroe Islands Next Port: New York City, USA Status: At Sea From the Navigator Throughout today we will maintain a west south westerly course as we continue our passage to New York and proceed down the coast of Newfoundland and Nova … Continue reading
Day 064: Atlantic Ocean
Day 064: The Atlantic Ocean Weather: 17ºC wind 15kts, waves 4-5m Last Port: Torshavn, Faroe Islands Next Port: New York City, USA Status: At Sea From the Navigator Throughout the morning we will continue on our south westerly course across the North Atlantic and later we will alter our course to the west south west … Continue reading
Day 063: Atlantic Ocean
Day 063: The Atlantic Ocean Weather: 15ºC wind 20kts, waves 4m Last Port: Torshavn, Faroe Islands Next Port: New York City, USA Status: At Sea From the Navigator We will continue on our transatlantic crossing throughout today maintaining a south westerly course. Transatlantic travel played a major role in the expansion of western civilization into … Continue reading
Day 062: Atlantic Ocean
Day 062: The Atlantic Ocean Weather: 14ºC wind 25kts, waves 2m Last Port: Torshavn, Faroe Islands Next Port: New York City, USA Status: At Sea From the Navigator We will continue on a south westerly course throughout today as we continue across the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean is named after the Greek mythical god … Continue reading
Day 061: Atlantic Ocean
Day 061: The Atlantic Ocean Position: N 57º 08′ 26″ W 019º 25′ 17″ Weather: 12ºC wind southwest 35kts, waves 8m Last Port: Torshavn, Faroe Islands Next Port: New York City, USA Status: At Sea From the Navigator Throughout today we will maintain a south south westerly course out into the North Atlantic Ocean. This … Continue reading
Day 060: Faroe Islands, Denmark
Day 060: Torshavn, Faroe Islands Position: N 61º 58′ 00″ W 006º 50′ 00″ Weather: 15ºC wind southwest 35kts, waves 3m Last Port: Oslo, Norway Next Port: New York City, USA Status: At Sea From the Navigator This morning just before 0700 we will pass between the islands of Nolsoy and Streymoy as we make … Continue reading
Day 059: North Sea
Day 059: The Norwegian Sea Position: N 59º 26′ 12″ W 000º 23′ 10″ Weather: 15ºC wind north 15kts, waves 5-6m Last Port: Oslo, Norway Next Port: Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Status: At Sea From the Navigator Early this morning we will round the southern tip of Norway and alter our course to the west north … Continue reading
Day 058: Oslo, Norway
Day 058: Oslo, Norway Position: N 59º 52′ 20″ E 010º 43′ 06″ Weather: 22ºC wind north 8kts, waves 1m Last Port: Copenhagen, Denmark Next Port: Torshavn, Faroe Islands Status: In Port From the Navigator This morning at 0515 we will make our final approach to Olsofjorden and shortly after we will embark our local … Continue reading
