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Departing Pohnpei

By the time you read this, we should have fueled, watered, cleared out and gotten underway out of Pohnpei towards Majuro. We’ve gotten the okey-dokey from our weather guy Lee Chesneau — 10-15 knot winds from 080 True increasing as we go east (and get…

Hello from Greece

Yassas,
   Our day started with the alarm clock set for 5 am.  It is now 9:21 pm and I’m pooped.  We left Netsel Marina at 8:10 am and arrived at the official customs/immigration dock at 8:30 am.  There was a bit of confusion…

Tuesday afternoon in Marmaris

Merhaba,
  Wednesday’s weather isn’t cooperating, but Thursday and Friday will be just fine so we’re postponing our departure one day.  While we travel I’ll be at the mercy of many different wifi sources.  I’ll try to keep ever…

One last stroll through Old Town Marmaris 2013

  This is probably the final time I’ll type that address; at least for 2013.  Yesterday morning we “sea tested” DoraMac and everything was mostly fine.  Our ICOM radio may, or may not send sailmail, but that’s a convenience issue…

Arrived Pohnepei!

At 0400 UTC/1500 local time, MV Shearwater arrived safely at the Government Dock in Pohnepei. They are waiting to clear Customs, Immigration Etc, before they are allowed to go ashore.  (View Post…)

Approaching Pohnepei

present position: N 6deg 59.5, E 157deg 50.5 COG 078, S)G 6.6kts (Continued…)

25 May

present position: N 6deg 45.5′ E 156deg 36.25′ COG 079, SOG 6.4kts (Continued…)

I guess they got the modem going again

present position: N 6deg 19.8′ E 154deg 10.9′ COG 079, SOG 6.2kts (Continued…)

Lunar Rainbow??

This is the 25 may 0000 report: (Continued…)

Modem down

The modem on the boat is not talking to the computer. Unknown if that is a temporary thing or not. Here is the 1500 UTC May 24 report: (Continued…)