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- December 09, 2009by StarChaserTuesday 8 December – 23.50 GMT (19.50 boat/ local St Lucia time) 14.04N 60.56W – 0 nm to go – 0 knots We made it! After a fantastic fish dinner with lemon rice by Adrian and David, we were all really excited as land was well in sight and we were closing down! Gybed a last time and put the pole...
- December 08, 2009by StarChaserTuesday 8 December – 16.00 GMT (13.00 boat time) 14.09N 60.05W – 50 nm to go – 7.9 knots It just doesn’t stop today! The moment I sat down and had finished putting in the details and the title, there was a call of ‘Dolphins!’ A smallish pod, of big ones this time. But they were in a hurry and...
- December 08, 2009by StarChaserTuesday 8 December – 13.30 GMT (10.30 boat time) 14.12N 59.25W – 68 nm to go – 7.1 knots Almost…caught a huge fish This morning Red watch, on from 6 till 10, lost yet another lure…but this time not just the lure: while they were winding in the headsail to slow the boat down a bit (8+ knots is not...
- December 08, 2009by StarChaserMonday 7 December – 18.00 GMT (15.00 boat time) 15.04N 57.25W – 213 nm to go – 8.3 knots After another lovely day on Sunday, the feeling is building that the end is nigh. The end of the voyage, folks, not the end of the world! As we sat round on deck for a supper of savoury Indonesian rice (nasi...
- December 07, 2009by StarChaserSunday 6 December – 17.00 GMT (14.00 boat time, yes we’ve changed yet another hour on boat time) 16.22N 54.26W – 399 nm to go – 7.3 knots Get those cold rum punches ready! An after-dark arrival in St Lucia Tuesday/Wednesday night is looking likely, unless we can sustain a sleigh ride progress for...
- December 07, 2009by StarChaserSaturday 5 December – 15:00 GMT (12:00 boat time) 15.57N 51.09W – 579 nm to go – 6.0 knots We are on the count down. The talk in the boat onboard Swan 51 Star Chaser is on what we are all going to do when we get there. Some of us (Ahem! The astro navigator) have already lost the sweep steak of...
- December 04, 2009by StarChaserFriday 4 December – 15.05 GMT (13.05 boat time) 15.52N 48.29W – 729 nm to go – 6.6 knots Stewart is not only the Granddady of Star Chaser’s Crew, he is also our Chief Chomper. He reminds me of our Springer Spaniel who feigns totals deafness when asked to retrieve a ball from the pond (or washing...
- December 04, 2009by StarChaserThursday 3 December – 20.55 GMT (18.55 boat time) 16.29N 46.38W – 841nm to go – 6.4 knots Guess you are all reading the blog and even paying attention to what it says! It didn’t take long after having published our last log, that we received the first email, asking us about an oddity in the...
- December 04, 2009by StarChaserThursday 3 December – 12.42 GMT (10.42 boat time) 16.47N 45.45W – 893nm to go – 7.1 knots You know it’s time for the crew to have a shower again when the skipper brings out the hose and subtly starts spraying the deck… So in no time after having desalted the deck, the shower queue had started...
- December 04, 2009by StarChaserThursday 3 December – 10.00 GMT (08.00 boat time) This must have been the quietest night so far…but also the most magical one… Already yesterday afternoon the wind had dropped off a bit and slightly veered. And as the forecast was predicting very light winds dead ahead, we decided to move a bit...
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