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North Atlantic 2017 – 2019

This blog was first published by the clever chaps at Mailasail as we travelled clockwise from Gosport to Cape Verde, Grenada, Cuba, Nova Scotia and home with stops in between.

The original version had a number of entries posted from the high seas via our Iridium Pilot satellite. These were deliberately short, devoid of colourful pictures and designed primarily to reassure our family and friends that we hadn’t foundered overnight.

The edited version is republished here with better quality photographs and one or two teeny typo corrections. And we’ve removed most of those mid-ocean position reports because they don’t add much to your reading pleasure five years on! You may find the remaining articles useful in deciding whether or not to visit the same places yourselves. We’d be delighted to hear of your experiences – has it changed since we blundered through?

If you’d like to read the glorious original, you still can at Escapade of Rame (mailasail.com)

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26 June 2017 – This sailing life!

By Richard. Posted on June 26th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

Saturday was spent largely at anchor in the Ria Viveiro. Glorious warm sunshine prevailed and we enjoyed a walk along the beach where we...

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23 June at Ria Viveiro

By Richard. Posted on June 24th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

Friday morning entailed a walk into Ribadeo to replenish a few essentials and then we set off for the Ria Viveiro, about 35 miles to the ...

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22 June at Ribadeo

By Richard. Posted on June 24th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

43:32.4N 007:02.1W We awoke on Thursday to the sound of soft rain. It must have driven off the revellers who celebrated the Summer Sols...

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19 – 21 June at Luarca

By Richard. Posted on June 21st, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

43:32.89N 006:32.1W Sunday in Gijon was designated as a laundry day, with the boat ‘dressed overall’ to avoid waiting hours for the tumb...

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17 June – mountaineering

By Richard. Posted on June 21st, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

The weather forecast for Friday onwards was good, so having picked up some ‘boat business cards’ to exchange with other yachties (apparen...

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15 June – a coastal run

By Richard. Posted on June 20th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

Wednesday at Gijon was mostly consumed with administrative activity. The much vaunted official paperwork had seemed fairly straightforwa...

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13 June – Hola Gijon!

By Richard. Posted on June 14th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Ocean passages, Spain.

43:32.7N 005:40W We sailed from La Trinité sur Mer early on Sunday evening with mixed emotions. We really enjoyed southern Brittany and...

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11 June at La Trinite sur Mer

By Richard. Posted on June 14th, 2017 in France, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

Some additional photos which I left out of the previous article by accident… Another trimaran ready to race against QM2 A monohull ready ...

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10 June at La Trinite sur Mer

By Richard. Posted on June 11th, 2017 in France, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

47:35.222N 003:01.55q We spent the morning of 9 June exploring the Citadelle de Vauban at Le Palais on Belle Ile. It dominates the harbo...

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8 June – an eventful day at Belle Ile

By Richard. Posted on June 11th, 2017 in France, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

47:20.86N 003:09.1W The Avant Port at Le Palais, Belle Ile We decided to move inside the harbour at Le Palais in order to leave th...

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7 June at Belle Ile

By Richard. Posted on June 11th, 2017 in France, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

47:20.6N 3:08.8W We left the Golfe of Morbihan with the ebb tide. It’s akin to sliding about on one of those travelling walkways you get...

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6 June: wet and windy in the Morbihan

By Richard. Posted on June 6th, 2017 in France, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

47:33.3N 002:51.75W Our attempt to claim Ile de Brannec for the Crown failed as we were deterred by a sign telling us it was all jolly pr...

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