Archive for July, 2009
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Hi Bear
well you have been out of the water next to your sister ship Condor for nearly a week now and hopefully getting some good R and R dont get lulled into lazy mode though cos i am pulling together plans for the next trip! mark is going to be down to sort out some of [...]
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Bermuda – Newport “Marlin Tour” July 11-15, 2009
Hi Big Bear, I miss you already, thank you for such an exciting crossing, you and skipper Jon, cared for us with Great Sun, great stars and a “just a little” Big Storm. As a crew not all of us get the chance to helm in 33 knots of breeze with two reefs and a [...]
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time to dry off ….
moving Bear to the LMI yard today so she can come out of the water for a few weeks team did an AWESOME job yesterday turning her back into a cruising yacht and she looks so pretty and is so clean!! thank you guys very much indeed j
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nearly there!
gorgeous wednesday morning here and we are now approx 5 miles from harbout entrance all well on bear and all crew looking forward to lunch at the black pearl once we clear customs awesome crew plus safe fast comfortable boat plus reasonable weather conditions = great crossing! should be approx 4 hours short of 4 [...]
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Tuesday afternoon
A busy day on the ocean…… big squalls coming out of the gulf stream sails up and down engine on and off and on Will hooked and brought alongside a 50 lb marlin…a beautiful looking fish which he released from the swim platform after quite a fight net two friendly whales a huge pod of [...]
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thi s place never fails to amaze me
Monday 550pm Currently in the gulf streaam under engine with 260 miles to run to bda having done >360 very docile and straightforward stream for the moment albeit and this is the fascinating part we entered with 30 to 40 knots of wind lots of rain and thunder and generally uncomfortable seas now less than [...]
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Safely swiftly succesfully with max fun!
Sunny afternoon now 170 miles out from bda with 180 to the stream going at 8 knots in the right direction. Warm but not too hot and all in all a top class sailing day Bear is dry and comfortable down below and the race crew wont believe this we have four windows open on [...]
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Safely swiftly succesfully with max fun!
Sunny afternoon now 170 miles out from bda with 180 to the stream going at 8 knots in the right direction. Warm but not too hot and all in alll a top class sailing day Bear is dry and comfortable down below and the race crew wont believe this we have four windows open on [...]
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wow its warm out her!
Bear passed Kitchen beacon on her way out of bermuda at 3pm and at 545pm we are now approx 20miles away proceeding at 7 knots towards the g ulf stream waypoint approx 280 miles away Great to be underway again and Bear is on top form and expecting lightish breezes tonight with some more comfortable [...]
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on our way again
well its time to take Bear back to newport subject to weather looking to leave saturday 10am watch this space for updates j