St Martin to E Spain

[bvimatelot]

Hey ho Phil - I'll be in SXM next week to take a boat up to the States, after I've done this one from Mexico to Bahamas. Then Azores (Terceira - looking forward to that, never been there) to Rhode Island...ain't hurricane season fun eh?!!

I'm in the process of ditching my spot in favour of DeLorme. It takes a bit of getting to grips with but should be more useful for the sort of trips we make. I'll see if I can also link it to this site - at the moment, well above my pay-grade!! Tony

[boatman61]

Hey Tony..
Hoping to sail this w/end so likely miss you.. nice place Terciera much quieter than Horta..
Safe travels mate..
Phil

[bvimatelot]

And to you, oppo!!

[boatman61]

Okay.. this is it .. cleared out at Budget Marine French side and sail tomorrow around mid-day.
Elsie is heading for Europe... YeeeeeeeeeeeHaaaaaaaaa..!!
Spot should be on around the same time or a bit earlier.. time to go hunting Oyster 60's..
This boats got 2000 litres of fuel so towing is no problem..
Look out Wolfhound...
Hey... I can dream cant I...

[barnakiel]

At this point (midnight Friday on Satuday) the tropical area is clear, the analysis shows a possibly re-building High and the 4 day NOAA shows High to be 1028 just SW off the Azores.

Longest grib I can get is 10 days' worth and there is nothing menacing in it. Moderate then light on the direct route, very rainy and decent S to SE draft on the N side of the ridge.

Fair winds! I will be watching your Spot now.

Looking forward to hearing from you again soon!

Cheers,
barnakiel

[JPA Cate]

Pleasant journey, Boatie. Catch some fish, too. Way nicer than oysters...... ;-)

Ann

[MarkJ]

Bugga!
Pity to have missed you!
Ima in Bermuda waiting for weather. Think I head north on Sunday.
It would have been good to have a beer together!!

Have a fun passage!

Sent from a stupid phone that replaces words with weird stuff.

[DumnMad]

His Spot link is on post 4.

What the bet he burns up all 2000 litres ?

[JPA Cate]

My data downloads are restricted right now. Can somebody post Boatie's most recent time and position? Thank you.

Ann

[DumnMad]

Here we go Ann :-)

Boatman61
ESN :
0-2441613
Type :
TRACK
Latitude :
27.54389
Longitude :
-50.95939
Time :
19 June 2016 at 9:10:10 AM AEST
Battery State :
GOOD

[DumnMad]

Nearly 3 hour earlier

Boatman61
ESN :
0-2441613
Type :
TRACK
Latitude :
27.37782
Longitude :
-51.09296
Time :
19 June 2016 at 6:22:23 AM AEST
Battery State :
GOOD

[barnakiel]

around midnight UTC

ESN :
0-2441613

Type :
TRACK

Latitude :
27.55372

Longitude :
-50.94986

Time :
6/19/2016, 12:20:10 AM

Battery State :
GOOD

Cheers,
b.

[JPA Cate]

Yes, thanks. On the order of 2100 n. mi. to go.

Ann

[bvimatelot]

OK guys - How does one get one's spot shared page onto CF - ? Also, just playing with a DeLorme inreach - same question!!

I've got a couple of long trips coming up and it might be fun if I can get the necessary button pushes sorted out!

[DumnMad]

Well he's managed to get above the easterlies and is sitting in the middle of the big high.