Jubilee Sailing Trust Ships' Blogs
Posted - 31 March 2013
Mixed weather has been the main feature of the last 24 hours. After some perfect sailing weather yesterday enabling us to make good progress during the day, things changed in the late afternoon when the rain started and the wind disappeared....
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Posted - 31 March 2013
Easter Sunday began with plenty of chocolate eggs, bunnies and chicks in the cereal bowls. This was followed by an exhilarating day at sea, with Eric from the voyage crew, celebrating his birthday.
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Posted - 30 March 2013
Last night was interesting – lots of weather – and spawned our very own version of the Hokey Kokey…
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Posted - 30 March 2013
Ya hoo! Shore leave in Almeria!! There was a mass rush to the showers, and a fragrant flurry of bodies threw themselves down the gangway to hit the town.
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Posted - 29 March 2013
Well, four days have come and gone, and once more it is the turn of Aft Port to do the daily log.
Even at sea we do keep track of the days – and today is Good Friday. That means only one thing: hot cross buns for morning smoko, still warm from the oven! Yum.
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Posted - 29 March 2013
"Cold, wet from bow spray, and thoroughly enjoying myself" says Alan from Aft Starboard watch.
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Posted - 28 March 2013
With the UK experiencing its coldest March in 50 years it seems it is our turn here, in the Indian Ocean, for the sun to hide.
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Posted - 27 March 2013
WHAT COMES DOWN MUST GO UP AND VICE VERSA.
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Posted - 27 March 2013
Forward Port here! (the watch with the best bottoms)
After motoring overnight we got loads of saily things dangling this morning, and have been sailing in the sunshine ever since, albeit not in an entirely useful direction... Never mind – we’re sailing!
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Posted - 27 March 2013
It is now mid-afternoon on Tuesday 26th March and Tenacious is under partial sail...
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Posted - 26 March 2013
Once upon an afternoon watch; there was a cadet, a headmaster, a teacher’s assistant, a pilot, and a watch leader who all can’t do maths.
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Posted - 25 March 2013
It’s been a slow and lazy afternoon watch so far today, cruising along on 060 degrees at a steady 5.6kt.
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Posted - 25 March 2013
Tenacious is sitting, bathed on golden sunshine, in a pretty marina in Valencia.
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Posted - 25 March 2013
Good afternoon (morning for the UK, early morning/night for the US)!
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Posted - 22 March 2013
It’s mid-afternoon and mid-watch and I’m personally looking forward to my up-coming mess duty(!) We’re now just over a day out of Mauritius....
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Posted - 22 March 2013
We are sitting here on the bridge on a bright sunny afternoon having just left Barcelona heading towards Valencia.
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Posted - 22 March 2013
We joined Tenacious on Saturday in Monaco - she looked quite small compared with the huge gin palaces. But of course - much more beautiful with her yards outlined against the sky (not that we are biased or anything).
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Posted - 21 March 2013
So here we are, back on the ocean waves after two days of drunkenness and debauchery on the balmy Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. We were guided out of Port Louis harbour by Captain Campbell and pilot Soupe (would we make that up??).
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Posted - 20 March 2013
Starboard Watch on the bridge in the warm sun this morning having been woken up to the wonderful smell of grilled bacon.
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Posted - 20 March 2013
Sitting on board Tenacious; finally in some glorious sunshine. Blue skies however don't necessarily account for calm seas..
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Posted - 18 March 2013
The water temperature is 28 degrees, the air temperature is 30 degrees. This is how we imagined the Indian Ocean would be!
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Posted - 18 March 2013
T'was not a dark and stormy night … well, it was quite dark. But not too stormy. Okay, not stormy at all, and not windy. In fact, the winds were so light that at 10pm we had to hand all the sails.
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Posted - 18 March 2013
Two and a half days until we arrive in Mauritius. Morale and excitement is picking up with the promise of solid land.
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Posted - 15 March 2013
Hello, Chris R here from forward starboard. The Sun has finally returned today if only for 5 minutes.
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Posted - 15 March 2013
‘Twas (another) dark and stormy night … Team AP ventured on deck at 8pm into something euphemistically described as ‘rain’. Oh, hah hah, it was not mere rain!
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Posted - 15 March 2013
Forward port watch - This morning we rounded cape Corse the northern tip of Corsica, and set 11 sails in rapid time. We were then alerted to sightings of Whales or maybe one very active whale, blowing a water about just ahead of us.
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Posted - 15 March 2013
On our first watch of Sunday 10th March, we managed to achieve an ignoble speed of 1.5 knots, but this did not impress our illustrious Captain who promptly called ‘all hands’ to set more sail, which brought us back to an acceptable sailing speed.
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Posted - 15 March 2013
Thokozani Mthoko Deajay Latha “DJ”, a graduate from Sail Africa in Durban. DJ is participating in the in the Norton Rose* Sail the World Challenge.
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Posted - 15 March 2013
Forward Starboard reporting.The long awaited wind shift has come and gone, accompanied by squally showers, giving wet & soggy knickers & trousers which are now drying on our bodies.
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Posted - 15 March 2013
Another beautiful day! Sun streaming through the port holes and sailing under both Lower Topsails and Outer Jib. Wonderful sight!
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Posted - 15 March 2013
Sailing merrily along on the good ship Tenacious, still heading for Monaco (we hope). The weather is kinder and the wind abated to a more comfortable 30 knots.
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Posted - 15 March 2013
We handed sails and braced the yards as we finally made the port of Trapani at 19.00 hours.
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Posted - 15 March 2013
Blog from Lord Nelson - 9th March 2013
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Posted - 09 March 2013
Today some people woke up to a force 6, the rest of us not getting any sleep at all. The ship’s rolling with the waves and we’ve already managed to have a spillage on every deck.
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Posted - 09 March 2013
Paul Rutland (cadet) writing on behalf of fwd. port watch
Today the 7th of March 2013 we were woken up with the delightful voice of Mandy, telling us that breakfast was being served.
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Posted - 09 March 2013
Forward Starboard today – Andy, Nick, Chris, Wadi, Joyce, Lee and Bette on afternoon watch in the sun. New helm speed record of 6.9 knots just been set by Andy
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Posted - 05 March 2013
Somewhere deep in the Indian Ocean!
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Posted - 05 March 2013
1430, Somewhere blue and hot,
The last 24 hours have been a taste of the long journey ahead.
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Posted - 05 March 2013
The Lord Nelson is now in Durban about to embark on STW 3 which will take it and 28 voyage crew to Cochin in Kerala province of SW India. Crews started to arrive from 27th Feb which were mainly Watch Leaders and those whose travel plans meant an early arrival.
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Posted - 05 March 2013
We are on route to Trappini, Sicilly, despite the weather. We had
fun on the midnight to four watch last night.
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Posted - 04 March 2013
Day 1 arrived in Valletta and joined Tenacious late afternoon. Weather was
lovely and warm and it was nice to see some sunshine.
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Posted - 03 March 2013
Extracted from the " A Swain's Scuttlebuck"
Departure - a height for gales and a new crew
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