Category Archives: ARC 2010

Update We stayed a week in Lagos after Chris left to return to the UK; this gave us time to clean Anam Cara and have several electrical jobs done. We were also waiting for a new member of crew to … Continue reading →

Position @ 1200 UTC Lagos Marina Arrived at last and all of us in tack. We docked at 0710 UTC 0810 local time. The last 30 miles were very quiet and without incident, the sun was in the sky but … Continue reading →

Position @ 1200 UTC 37⁰ 06.52 N 19⁰ 52.44 W Nautical Miles travelled in last 24 hrs:- 144 Guess what we woke up to, wrong! the wind had backed at long last. Yes we still had the high seas and … Continue reading →

Position @ 1200 UTC 37⁰ 05.04 N 13⁰ 22.98 W Nautical Miles travelled in last 24 hrs:- 140 Up at 0500 hrs after a terrible night listenig to water sloshing around the bilges. Up as soon as light to see … Continue reading →

Position @ 1200 UTC 37⁰ 08.73 N 15⁰ 33.76 W Nautical Miles travelled in last 24 hrs:- 156 Well here we go again, after another rough night of discomfort for all, morning shifts arrived with strillgrey clouds,high seas and yes, … Continue reading →

Position @ 1200 UTC 37⁰ 23.10 N 18⁰ 06.20 W Nautical Miles travelled inl ast 24 hrs:- 163 Woke up after a terrible night, rocking and rolling and having put in another reef. Iwas thrown outof bed several times.Themainproblem wth … Continue reading →