26/6/14

On voit la Sardeigne et la Corse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

35 nm de Ajaccio

25/6/14

23.45 Local
40°48.64N, 6°17.51 E, SOG 7.4 kt, COG 61°

Beautiful sunrise this morning followed by a dolphin show, jumping in front of the bow, just for me.
Also spoted some big gellyfishes and one turtle, then some dolphins.

125 nm to Corsica.

15 minutes and I finish my watch then I get 3 hours of sleep before my next 3 hour watch

Day 11

THe night was not so peaceful afterward the dolphins,
There was an EPIRB alert relayed on the VHF every hour, then in the morning we spoted something big and white.. a dead whale..

Now we are seeing and smelling Mallorca!!

Leaving Palma to Corsica

24/06/14, 19.10 UTC
39°17.307N, 2°56.720E, SOG 7.5 kt, COG 111° T, TWS 19kt

We left Palma with a new program, now going to Corsica instead of Tunisia!
Sounds much better, indeed.
Al Arenal was like spring break for dutch and germans.
That is alright, I made peace with the germans while in Panama.
Arriving in Corsica on thurday!!!!

Day 10

12/6/14, 23.15 UTC
pos 37°54.9 N,0°15.4'E, sog 4.3 kt, cog 60°
TWS 7 kt, TWD 99°M



Quelque dophins qui sautent dans le reflet de la pleine lune sur la mer

Dolphins jumping on the dancing full moon

Day 6-9

day 6

Orgies de sashimi!! Et on a attrappe un autre thon
Trop loin des cotes Portuguaise pour les voire

Day 7

On voit l espagne!
arrivé dans le détroit de Gibraltare a 12.00, 30 noeuds de vent, 3 ris dans la GV!!Bienvenue dans la Med.
Mouillage Sottogrande

day 8

Arend nous quitte, Quentin et moi pour le reste du voyage jusqu'a Palma.
Départ sans vent :(
Mouillage Marbella, mais just 45 mn.

day 9
11/06/14, 09.40 GMT +2
pos 36°34.93 N, 2°51.63 W, sog 7.3, cog 85°

Tjs pas de vent.....

Day 5

08/06/14, 01.25 UTC
36°31.27'N, 10°00.72 W
SOG 5.7 kt COG 108°
True wind 10.5 kt, 135°M

le vent a encore baissé, on a enlevé les 2 ris de la GV.
La mer est calme, trop facil pour cuisiner!!Demain on devrais voir la cote du Portugal, Gibraltar apres demain!!
200 Nm before we arrive in the Med!

Day 4

06/06/14, 21.55 UTC
37°07.45'N, 14°02.52'W
SOG 7.5 kt, COG 96° T
True wind 15 kt, 152° M

Belle journée ensoleillé malgrés quelques petits grains, le vent a faibli mais la mer est restée assez grosse jusqu'a ce soir, pas facil de faire l ommelette a midi et la tartiflette ce soir. On est a 400 miles nautique du detroit de gibraltar...

Day 3

06/06/14, 03.50 UTC
37°21.21.089' N, 16°50.510 E
SOG 8 kt, COG 66°T
True Wind Speed 24 kt, 208°M

Shushi day, lunch and diner, Sashimi Maguro and wasaaaaabi.
The Low pressure system (storm) has arrived as predicted, and we got lot of wind all day with gusts up to 35 kt, strong squalls, heavy rain, big seas and it is cold....
We saw another sailboat and talked to them on the VHF, "Maripossa"

Le front froid du systeme depressionaire est arrivé et a poussé l'anticyclone des acores vers le Sud. LOL Ca me rappelle la meteo de JT 20h qui nous prevoit un temps typique Breton
En bref vent pluie grosse mer et il fait froid

Day 2

05/06/14, 02:30 UTC
POS 37°31.9 N, 21°05.81 W
SOG 7.4 kt, COG 104° T
Under sail: one reef in the main, solent full

5.55 up for my 6 to 9 watch :/
6.05 strong coffee
6.10 whale sighting :)
6.20 sunrise :)
6.30 Dolphins swiming along the boat :)
6.40 I start fishing
6.43 I catch a tuna
6.44 I stop fishing
7.00 reading time....

another day in paradise

Azores-Palma De Mallorca

38°21.01'N, 24°52.20'W, 22:50 UTC, 03/06/14
SOG:7 kt, COG: 90 ° T

End of day 1, We left the marina of Horta yesterday at 19.00.
It is quite a place!, full of sailors from brittany !!!!!

1,500 Nm to go to Palma, 10 days ?

I am on watch every 6 hours for 3 hours, last nigth I had the 3am to 6 am, then I just got into bed when Quentin banged in my door yelling " Baleine, baleine".
We were in the middle of a pod of whales :)
I had never seen so many whales so close.....
Then in the afternoon, a pod of dolphins!!

Life is good