Archive for December, 2009
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Happy Christmas!
Seasons Greetings from Jonathan, Libby and Somers on a rather damp Christmas day morning in Peter Island , BVI Happy Christmas to you all and all very best wishes for the New Year j PS. Big Bear sends her warmest thanks to all those crew who have made 2009 such a great year…watch this space [...]
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Back on Bear!
We (Somers Libby and me) are now at Bitter End after our first day together bear in great condition and the kayak is a big hit! Seasons Greetings and all very best wishes for the New Year to our readers jonathan
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Getting excited!
JB cant wait to join Bear with Libby this weekend!!!
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Seconds
Why “Seconds”, it started with our food of course! The infamous Sheppard’s pie prepared by Graham (Lettie’s dog sitter) and of course the mid-night ‘second’ helpings by not just the skipper I might note. Each crew provided a meal for the crossing, the menu included, Jodi’s awesome lasagna, it turned out so well I’m sure [...]
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friday 3am update
another geat evening bowling along at 8.3 knots right on track for Anegada passage 34 miles away eta still looking early morining keen eyes on deck starting to look for the loom of the islands! best wishes j This e-mail was delivered via satellite phone using OCENS.Mail software. Please be kind and keep your replies [...]
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Brochure sailing part 2
little Grey boxes around my chart table are showing digitally and graphically that we have 112 nm to run to the w/p off anegada with a suggested eta of early tomorrow morning …this ties in very neatly with the customs opening hours which are 9am to 330pm had awesome day today including catching up from [...]
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Brochure sailing
An awesome night with constant breeze flattish sea and lots of moonlight…gps now showing we have approx 175 miles to run with an eta of early Friday morning boat now getting v hotdown below as hatches are closed showers are not on the agenda today as gen set still unhappy and cant make water so [...]
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Brochure sailing
An awesome night with constant breeze flattish sea and lots of moonlight…gps now showing we have approx 175 miles to run with an eta of early Friday morning boat now getting v hotdown below as hatches are closed showers are not on the agenda today as gen set still unhappy and cant make water so [...]
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Bears mascots……..
Yesterday mornings sunrise was a very special occasion for Sooty the senior Big Bear mascot He took the opportunity to take all his friends and guests up on deck to experience the sun coming up Alongside him on deck was Prayer Bear, Climbing Bear, Charles (Jodis bear) and a very special new friend called Eewie [...]