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11 tons on an anchor with 200 meters chain and cable
May 25, 2015
Myth of Malham Race to Eddystone Rock. The weather forecast was gloomy i.e. predictions of hardly any wind. Consequently RORC decided to finish the Race at North Head instead of sending us back around the Isle of Wight, which would have increased the Race by some 26 Nm. We started Saturday at 1 o’clock with […]
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12 December. 26th and last leg. Reykjavik-Budel 1.230 Nm, totalling 16.673 Nm
December 19, 2018
As usual on long flights, we had to get up early, in order to reach our destination in time. However a problem with our INDS [Honeywell/Jeppesen softward for our navigation] upload caused us havoc. Since we expected this more or less, having tried the upload in the night after our ‘brutal’ arrival, I forewarned Professor […]
Post by Harry Heijst | December 19, 2018 | 2 Comments | Comments RSS
12 November. Fourth and fifth leg. Reykjavik-Narsarsuaq, Greenland 701 Nm and Nasarsquaq-Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada 707 Nm totalling 1.408 Nm
November 13, 2018
Jaillissement de la cathedrale de Reykjavik I had hoped that Sophie for the first time would not find a cathedral in a city like Reykjavik, but unexpectedly she did. A kind of monster, even uglier than the one she found in Belfast. My hopes are she will not find one in Narsarsuaq, nor in Goose […]
Post by Harry Heijst | November 13, 2018 | 2 Comments | Comments RSS