Windchase

Windchase is a 1974 Pacific 38 (Hull no 18), built in Whangarei, NZ.

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Posted: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 - 03:11

Sorrento: After waiting for the N winds to die down a bit, we headed N through the Strait, passing Messina. Despite what was meant to be a N bound tide, we still had up to 3.5kn against us at times

Posted: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 - 19:32

Taormina: Our 2 day, 250nm passage from Argostoli on Kephalonia (Greece) to Italy was pretty uneventful (read: mostly 'motor-sailing'!), except for the last 8 hours or so, when the wind got up a wee

Posted: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 - 23:45

Argostoli: Our previous delays in India, the Red Sea and Turkey meant that, unfortunately, Greece turned into a bit of a whistle-stop tour, of a very limited selection of the sights, people and food

Posted: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 - 19:02

Forgive me father (& everyone else!), for I have sinned... It's been nearly 4 months since my last position report! I have seen the error of my ways and can only ask forgiveness for my laziness. And

Posted: Tue, 4 Jun 2019 - 18:20

Arrived in Fethiye on the 25th May after stopping at some beaut spots on the way around. We're about to drag ourselves away, after a 10 day stop ashore with our friends Dave and Anne-Marie who are

Posted: Mon, 20 May 2019 - 18:30

Arrived Turkey after 370nm passage from Ismalia. Pretty smooth apart from an uncomfortable 10 hour beat in 25kn and lumpy sea after leaving the Suez Canal. Got a bit confused by lights on entering

Posted: Fri, 17 May 2019 - 20:52

Well we are out of the 2 day transit Suez - and thus Egypt... Certainly an experience. We were lucky with our 2 pilots, who both had good English and interesting stories. Bound now for Turkey at long

Posted: Tue, 14 May 2019 - 07:30

Well, around lunchtime today, we FINALLY made it to Port Suez.... at long, long last! When we entered the Red Sea on March 31st, we thought we would truck through the 1,200 or so miles to Suez in

Posted: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 - 18:39

At anchor about 20nm S of the Egyptian border (or rather one of them.. They're always under dispute and therefore a bit 'flexible'!) Khor Abu 'Arsehole' anchorage where we are is next to a large

Posted: Sat, 13 Apr 2019 - 04:33

In Suakin, Sudan, where we have been for a couple of nights and about to leave tomorrow via some island and coastal mainland Sudanese stops, on our way to Egypt. It's a little bit surreal here.. The

Posted: Mon, 8 Apr 2019 - 05:00

You may be a little perplexed by our silence for a wee while. There's a bit of a story behind it so, dear reader, I suggest you might wish to grab a nice cup of tea and we'll

Posted: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 - 07:00

Well, we are about 100nm East of Djibouti and have now turned North towards the Red Sea?at last! The more astute among you may notice that, sometimes, this site can appear to report odd distances it

Posted: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 - 22:00

Into the recommended transit corridor for ships (or rather a 2nm wide separation zone between the two 'lanes', at 0500 this morning. Since then its been hard going initially, as there is quite a

Posted: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 - 21:00

Well, Mr Miller has reminded me that I haven't made a yit update in a while and fair enough.. I'd better jump to it! Well, those winds became even more light and more fickle over the last couple of

Posted: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 - 21:00

Passage going well.. Winds can be a bit light/fickle, but enough to make progress without too much use of engine (as we're keen to not stop in Socotra or Djibouti if we can help it and thus need to

Posted: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 - 19:30

Good positive current passing N of Minacoy and while not much wind that is consistently above 8kn, it still means fair speed with the iron sail, which we have assumed we'd for using for 1st 2.5days

Posted: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 - 19:30

Motorsailing for 20 of last 24 which we expect for first 2 days. Wind is light but so is swell and the sun is shining.. All good aboard! (sailed 120nm, DTF c.2477nm)

Posted: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 - 19:30

On our way W after a few maintenance delays in India. Still, we had an awesome time, eating lots (very cheaply!) and getting to know some lovely people both staying and working at the Kochi Marina

Posted: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 - 04:30

At quarantine anchorage in Kochi (Cochin) after one of those 'longer than expected' passages! ...Reaching the S tip of India was a real buzz (being met by the sight of what looked close in from the

Posted: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 - 20:36

After a bit of a mare with wind and current tacking around the bottom end yesterday evening, it's plain sailing omg the coast at the mo, with even a little current with us. Lots of small fishing

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