Jubilee Sailing Trust Ships' Blogs
Posted - 30 November 2012
Day 43 November 30th St Andrews Day
Ten miles out of Recife under fore and aft sails, motor sailing in wonderfully sunny calm seas. The wind blows steadily at 15 knots from the south east, allowing us to speed along at 7 knots. The current pulls us inexorably south, and the plan remains to arrive in Rio on the 9th of December.
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Posted - 28 November 2012
Hello everybody, I know that this is a British ship but now it is finally time for some Polish: Czesc Mamusiu, koniec tej angielskiej dominacji wszystko spoko, plyniemy do Recife i jutro pewnie bedziemy. Slonko swieci, opalanie idzie pelna para, wszystkie zagle postawione. caluje mocno wszystkich xxx Agata.
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Posted - 27 November 2012
Day 39 26th November.
After two glorious days in Fernando de Noronha, we are now seeing the islands disappear behind the horizon, under the continuing fine weather. The small island was once a prison and then a Second World War US marine station, and is now the distant and expensive holiday destination of mainly Brazilians and a scattering of other nationalities.
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Posted - 26 November 2012
Last Monday (19th) was rather cold, wet and fairly windy! Nonetheless, with
the yards undercover, work could proceed on them and in the cable lockers
where the relatively rare (in a wooden ship) sound of the windy-hammer or
needle gun was to be heard.
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Posted - 25 November 2012
Day 37 24th Nov
Land Ho… at dawn this morning the island was just visible, could this be the long awaited Fernando de Norhona...
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Posted - 25 November 2012
Day 36 23rd Nov
As King Neptune promised, the winds have picked up and all square sails were set this morning, some even before breakfast, and we are sailing along accompanied by a number of Red-footed and Masked Boobies, which delight with their fishing prowess and spectacular plummeting dives.
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Posted - 23 November 2012
From King Neptune 22 Nov 2012
Much will be written about today, but I, as King Neptune, worked far into the night polishing my trident, trimming my beard and preparing for the ascent of my ‘court’ from our caves at the bottom of the sea.
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Posted - 23 November 2012
Day 35 Thursday 22 November 2012 – the day we crossed the equator.
At 11.41 (12:41:11 GMT) the big moment arrived, the ship’s bell rang as we crossed the line into the Southern Hemisphere.
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Posted - 21 November 2012
Day 34 21st Nov The curse has finally been lifted on Aft Port watch as we were not soaked by a tropical rain storm just as we come up on the bridge unlike the previous three occasions!
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Posted - 21 November 2012
Day 33 20th Nov
“We can see clearly now that the rain has gone”. Boy did it rain, folks out on deck having a free shower, shampoo and all. Others were just jumping up and down. Congratulations' to Steve the Medical Purser for wiring up the Air Handling units, AIR CONDITIONING of a sort, much appreciated.
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Posted - 21 November 2012
On Thu 15 Nov, the dishwasher went back into the Galley and was set to work
- and everyone breathed a huge sigh of relief! It was a bit of a cold and
wet day, though not too windy, so we managed to get more gear craned ashore
to work on under cover.
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Posted - 21 November 2012
Day 32 19th Nov
Good afternoon from Forward Port.
Nev, who has given himself the afternoon off after a morning slaving in the galley, graced the bridge with his presence resplendent in his crushed strawberry t-shirt matched by his sunglasses and aubergine-coloured Kindle.
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Posted - 21 November 2012
Day 31 18th Nov How did a butterfly find its way out to us this morning? The watch who were on between 0800 & 1230 spotted a butterfly flutter by today. Perhaps it was lost, blown off course by a fickle breeze, perhaps it’s a special long-distance carrier-butterfly, its wing-muscles honed and toned for long flight with a message tied to its tiny leg – and it’s prettier than a pigeon
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Posted - 19 November 2012
It was a hot and steamy night and sleep was hard to be had. No funny ideas – it’s bloomin’ hot. Emergency fan measures have been drafted in normally only used for drying sails. There’s a very large caterpillar coming out of the galley (not livestock on broccoli but the extraction hose for the foc’sle heat).
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Posted - 16 November 2012
As I write this Sue T is dictating to John T the 10 commands of how to set the foremast Topsail , in a light and I must say very welcome tropical rain which seems to be evaporating off us as soon as it hits as we don’t seem to be getting wetter as the watch goes on.
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Posted - 15 November 2012
The heat is rising in direct proportion to the number of crew still ‘alive’. Questions still surround the ‘murder’ of the Captain, with some doubt over correct location and weaponry being used.
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Posted - 15 November 2012
After a bit of a break on Sunday afternoon, we were back at it come Monday.
The engineers were busy getting the rudder ready to move - the first time it's been off since the ship was built. The first coat of primer was applied to the mainmast partners (the "ring" around the mast at deck level)
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Posted - 15 November 2012
Tenacious arrived in Milford Haven a week past on Saturday evening. It was rather windy, but we made it through the lock and berthed safely on the Fish Quay, just outside the drydock.
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Posted - 15 November 2012
Blog from Captain Barbara
14 November
This is what it is all about; trade-wind sailing with the wind steadily blowing a force 4 to 6 from the North East. We look splendid under virtually full sail, it is a shame that only our crew, (and the occasional passing fishing boat), are witness to the sight.
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Posted - 15 November 2012
Having anticipated another defeat in last night’s quiz, Aft Port, aka Beryl’s Blossoms, are basking in glory!
Very few ships around, only flying fish including another one on deck but he was safely returned to the sea.
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Posted - 13 November 2012
Flying fish everywhere!! One lonely turtle.
Sailing is still fantastic although it is forecast that the wind is going to drop significantly.
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Posted - 12 November 2012
Somewhere off Africa creaming along at eight knots, this is what sailing is all about. 22 deg and feels about 10. Taking sun sights today to practice our sextant skills, Richard even proved that the GPS was spot on.
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Posted - 11 November 2012
Howdy folks! This is Forward Port watch sending greetings! Did you sleep well? We were on the Midnight to Four watch. Older readers may remember instructional films of steel production with great furnaces spilling golden, molten metal with the accompanying explosion of sparks.
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Posted - 10 November 2012
Today's blog is brought to you by the BMs, for an exciting change of perspective, or something like that anyway.
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Posted - 09 November 2012
The first 24 hours back at sea have been welcomed with everyone happy to be back in the routine of life aboard. Yesterday afternoon I went aloft and climbed to the very top of the mast. Loved it!
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Posted - 08 November 2012
Wow! What a momentous moment. We have finally sailed off from Gran Canaria bound for the New World. No engines. Down to just the stern line, Fore Topsail set and from my privileged position as Bowman in the DOTI boat, I could see the majestic Lord Nelson in glorious sunshine & hear the crew calling 2,6 HEAVE as the Fore Course was set and the stern line let go and we are off!! T
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Posted - 08 November 2012
Here we still are sitting in Las Palmas awaiting a part for the main radar, hopefully it is winging its way from Holland to us as I write so that it may be installed and away we will go on the next leg. The last few days have seen the Voyage crew enjoying an excursion into the interior of the island and locating local beaches and cafés.
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Posted - 05 November 2012
We sailed from South Ireland to West Wales. It was really exciting because of the weather.
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Posted - 04 November 2012
Avast there me hearties how fare yee? We are just approaching the Canaries after a spell of variable weather ranging from rain and force 7 winds to calm and sunny.
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Posted - 02 November 2012
Arrived in Dun Laoghaoire Thursday at approx. 10AM. A number of locals gave us a warm Irish welcome after we had moored up, and took plenty of brochures away with them.
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Posted - 02 November 2012
It’s currently 02:30 on a calm silver Irish sea. Tenacious motors sedately down the coast, Dundalk twinkles happily off the starboard bow. All but our watch and Olly, the second mate (bent over his charts face orange in the deckhouse light) are asleep.
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Posted - 02 November 2012
Yesterday the swell was decreasing and the sun was starting to break through the unfortunate weather we had just sailed through. Last night when going below deck it was very warm.
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Posted - 02 November 2012
Luckily Tuesday’s storm died down by mid-afternoon, although we were left with some very lumpy and confused seas which made life down below more than a little difficult.
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Posted - 02 November 2012
We are just getting underway again, having spent a restful night at anchor in Bangor bay. Happily, the forecasted gusts of up to 49knots didn’t hit us and so anchor watches were uneventful.
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Posted - 01 November 2012
Top of the morning to you all, from voyage TNS358, in Belfast.
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