ARC 101209 1200 positions 233 14.42N 58.31W 00:00 Dear Jon, Neil and Will Well this is the last forecast you will need. I will continue to send them to Starfire until they arrive. I really can't believe that it has been 10 weeks since you left Pwllheli to go to Cork on 30th Sept. It would be great to get a blog from each of you of your final philosophical thoughts on the trip as you rush under the stars on the final leg to St. Lucia. You'll have to get Will to put finger to keyboard. I am so pleased that you have achieved what you all set out to do. Well done. Enjoy the last few hours before your livers have to take the punishment that undoubtedly you will give them. I will do your stats later which I will send at 17:00 - 17:15 this afternoon Thu 10/12/2009 Forecast - All Noon Times Wind( kn) Swell (feet) Thu 10/12/2009 E19 NE7 Fri 11/12/2009 E18 NE7-9 Sat 12/12/2009 ENE20-22 NE7 Sun 13/12/2009 ENE24-25 NE7 Mon 14/12/2009 E21 NE7 Occasional Rain throughout period heaviest on Monday ……………………………………………………………………………………… Date 10/12/2009 12:00 Avg speed since last Posn kts 6.04 Overall avg speed since Las Palmas kts 6.23 Distance since last position nm 147 Total distance from Las Palmas 2,683 avg 24 hr run since Las Palmas nm 149 To go to St Lucia(Approx) nm 151 % Sailed 94.7% Estimated days for total trip 19.0 Estimated time of arrival 11/12/2009 12:15 To be sure of getting over the finish line before 13.00UTC you need to do the 151 miles up to 12.00UTC tomorrow to get to the north point of St. Lucia which will give you 60 mins to get to the line wherever it is. This is very achievable as your noon position today must have been an 11.30 reading!!!!!!! COME ON THE BOYS!!! …………………………………………………………………………………. Marinara 87 Cruising Class H Finished N 14° 3' 0" W 60° 58' 0" Finished 166 16d 14h 28m 19s 09/12/2009 03:28:19 Ocean Lady 158 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 12' 0" W 60° 18' 0" 39 163 - 10/12/2009 12:00:00 TinaTi 162 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 21' 0" W 59° 52' 0" 65 155 - 10/12/2009 13:00:00
Momo165 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 19' 0" W 59° 40' 0" 77 162 - 10/12/2009 12:00:00 Pentanemos 174 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 42' 0" W 58° 31' 0" 147 151 - 10/12/2009 12:00:00 Gwendoline 176 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 30' 0" W 58° 13' 0" 161 168 - 10/12/2009 12:00:00 Giggles 186 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 21' 0" W 55° 46' 0" 310 148 - 10/12/2009 12:00:00 Fair Encounter 191 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 46' 0" W 54° 4' 0" 402 145 - 10/12/2009 12:00:00 Silver Bear 192 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 19' 0" W 53° 16' 0" 452 122 - 10/12/2009 12:00:00 Ranja 193 Cruising Class H at sea N 16° 0' 0" W 52° 34' 0" 500 134 - 10/12/2009 12:00:00 Jan Wellem 194 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 21' 0" W 52° 21' 0" 506 145 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Cantana 195 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 57' 0" W 51° 48' 0" 535 139 - 10/12/2009 12:00:00 Sephina 196 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 57' 0" W 51° 31' 0" 551 130 - 10/12/2009 12:01:00 Heimkehr VII 197 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 28' 0" W 51° 22' 0" 558 137 - 10/12/2009 12:00:00 Zahara 198 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 1' 0" W 51° 4' 0" 577 129 - 10/12/2009 12:01:00 Sylvia of Blakeney 200 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 13' 0" W 50° 39' 0" 600 138 - 10/12/2009 12:00:00 Cantare 202 Cruising Class H at sea N 16° 39' 0" W 50° 36' 0" 619 121 - 10/12/2009 12:00:00 All the best Andrew
Dear all This is classic; there must be at time in every transatlantic crossing where being in heaven just becomes a job! Andrew 7th December 2009 Another uneventful day, at lunch time we had a conversation via vhf with a Dutch yacht on route to Barbados, they seemed very sympathetic with our hand steering plight. Only 530 miles left on the clock now.
ARC 071209 1200 positions 233 15.17N 51.05W 00:00 Dear Jon Mon 07/12/2009 Forecast - All Noon Times Wind( kn) Swell (feet) Mon 07/12/2009 ENE21 NE7 Tue 08/12/2009 ENE16 ENE7 Wed 09/12/2009 E19 ENE7 Thu 10/12/2009 E19 ENE7-9 Fri 11/12/2009 E TO ENE 19 NE7-9 Pentanemos should be Home Sat 12/12/2009 E23 NE7 Sun 13/12/2009 E20 NE7 Starfire should be Home STARFIRE as you approach St. Lucia on 12/13th there are winds of up to E24 forecast ........................................................... PENTANEMOS STATS Date 07/12/2009 12:00 Avg speed since last Posn kts 6.46 Overall avg speed since Las Palmas kts 6.28 Distance since last position nm 153 Total distance from Las Palmas 2,256 avg 24 hr run since Las Palmas nm 151 To go to St Lucia(Approx) nm 578 % Sailed 79.7% Estimated days for total trip 18.8 Estimated time of arrival 11/12/2009 07:30 STARFIRE STATS Date 07/12/2009 12:00 Avg speed since last Posn kts 5.21 3 day avg speed 5.57 Distance since last position nm 125 24hr run equiv 125 Total distance from Las Palmas 2,000 avg 24 hr run since Las Palmas nm 134 To go to St Lucia(Approx) nm 831 % Sailed 70.6% Days for balance of miles to St Lucia 6.2 Estimated time of arrival 13/12/2009 17:12 ....................................................................... MESSAGE FROM STARFIRE 15.25.423N 46.39.333W @ 1200 utc 7/12/2009. all is o.k. very tired though. sea state has calmed down so autohelm can manage 10-15mins at a time. starfire out. .......................................................................... Messages sent to Pentanemos MESSAGE FROM SANDY MESSAGE FROM LUCE MESSAGE FROM JULIA Message from David Brown ref Raymarine Message from Si ............................................................................ D4E Racing Class 1 at sea N 13° 19' 0" W 54° 21' 0" 389 158 07/12/2009 12:00 Marinara 85 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 13' 0" W 56° 13' 0" 284 175 - 07/12/2009 12:12:00 Ocean Lady 155 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 4' 0" W 52° 7' 0" 516 165 - 07/12/2009 12:00:00 TinaTi 156 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 57' 0" W 52° 7' 0" 524 152 - 07/12/2009 12:00:00 Momo 159 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 39' 0" W 51° 52' 0" 535 155 - 07/12/2009 12:00:00 Pentanemos 170 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 16' 0" W 51° 4' 0" 578 153 - 07/12/2009 12:00:00 Gwendoline 174 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 33' 0" W 50° 13' 0" 628 158 - 07/12/2009 12:00:00 Giggles 185 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 36' 0" W 48° 37' 0" 718 151 - 07/12/2009 12:00:00 Jan Wellem 189 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 19' 0" W 47° 31' 0" 784 146 - 07/12/2009 12:00:00 Fair Encounter 190 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 51' 0" W 47° 1' 0" 814 140 - 07/12/2009 12:00:00 Silver Bear 193 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 24' 0" W 46° 46' 0" 827 127 - 07/12/2009 13:00:00 Ranja 194 Cruising Class H at sea N 17° 12' 0" W 45° 46' 0" 896 128 - 07/12/2009 12:00:00 Cantana 196 Cruising Class H at sea N 17° 24' 0" W 45° 22' 0" 922 133 - 07/12/2009 12:00:00 Sephina 197 Cruising Class H at sea N 16° 7' 0" W 44° 55' 0" 937 136 - 07/12/2009 12:00:00 Heimkehr VII 198 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 9' 0" W 44° 46' 0" 942 147 - 07/12/2009 12:00:00 Zahara 199 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 36' 0" W 44° 34' 0" 955 129 - 07/12/2009 11:34:00 Sylvia of Blakeney 200 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 37' 0" W 44° 30' 0" 959 120 - 07/12/2009 12:00:00 Cantare 201 Cruising Class H at sea N 17° 57' 0" W 44° 19' 0" 986 122 - 07/12/2009 12:00:00
5th and 6th December As the finish line draws ever closer, the days seem to become less and less distinguishable, the night of the 4th and early morning of the 5th were marked by yet more lightning and a brief period of heavy rain, but as always, the sun reappeared in the morning making another hot day of belting sunshine. We also set our eyes upon a whale, (much to my satisfaction) and an argument as to what type of whale ensued (obviously we are all experts). The night of the 5th becoming 6th was uneventful with no lightning but more periods of heavy rain. The general mood on the boat is good as we are making good time and the GPS is telling us we only have 680 miles left to go, which to us seems like nothing given the distance we have already covered. Conversation is regarding St Lucia and what we intend to do when we arrive, Rum, is the general consensus.
Sun 6/12
Forecast - All Noon Times
Wind( kn) Swell (feet)
Sun 06/12/2009 E21 NE9
Mon 07/12/2009 ENE21 NE7
Tue 08/12/2009 ENE20 ENE7
Wed 09/12/2009 E18 ENE7
Thu 10/12/2009 E20 ENE7
Fri 11/12/2009 E17 NE7
Sat 12/12/2009 E20 NE7
Sun 13/12/2009 E20 NE7
There are showers about but nothing very specific
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PENTANEMOS STATS ------- THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY ------
Date 06/12/2009 12:00
Avg speed since last Posn kts 6.25
Overall avg speed since Las Palmas kts 6.27
Distance since last position nm 150
Total distance from Las Palmas 2,101
avg 24 hr run since Las Palmas nm 151
To go to St Lucia(Approx) nm 730
% Sailed 74.2%
Estimated days for total trip 18.8
Estimated time of arrival 11/12/2009 08:23
STARFIRE STATS ----TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY----------
Date 06/12/2009 12:00
Avg speed since last Posn kts 6.08
3 day avg speed 5.64
Distance since last position nm 146
24hr run equiv 146
Total distance from Las Palmas 1,875
avg 24 hr run since Las Palmas nm 134
To go to St Lucia(Approx) nm 956
% Sailed 66.2%
Days for balance of miles to St Lucia 7.1
Estimated time of arrival 13/12/2009 13:32
Message from STAR FIRE
Last 24 hours been very hard steering as sea state keeps throwing her of
course in to a broach. With a tiny rudder we are almost out of control. Now
reduced sail even further. Been on helm for 36 hours and had very little
sleep but we have less than 1000nm to go.
starfire out
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All messages forwarded to recipients.
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| D4E | Racing Class 1 at sea | N13°13'0" | W51°37'0" | 548 | 166 | 06/12/2009 | 12:00 | | Starfire | Non ARC at sea | 15 35.116N | 44 30.255W | 956 | 146 | 06/12/2009 | 12:00 | | Marinara | Cruising Class H at sea | N15°58'0" | W53°39'0" | 439 | 174 | 06/12/2009 | 15:12:00 | | TinaTi | Cruising Class H at sea | N16° 1'0" | W49°30'0" | 674 | 167 | 06/12/2009 | 12:00:00 | | Ocean Lady | Cruising Class H at sea | N15°39'0" | W49°21'0" | 680 | 170 | 06/12/2009 | 12:00:00 | | Momo | Cruising Class H at sea | N16° 1'0" | W49°13'0" | 689 | 161 | 06/12/2009 | 12:00:00 | | Pentanemos | Cruising Class H at sea | N15°18'0" | W48°25'0" | 731 | 150 | 06/12/2009 | 12:00:00 | | Gwendoline | Cruising Class H at sea | N15°55'0" | W47°31'0" | 787 | 147 | 06/12/2009 | 12:00:00 | | Giggles | Cruising Class H at sea | N14°36'0" | W46° 1'0" | 869 | 155 | 06/12/2009 | 12:00:00 | | Jan Wellem | Cruising Class H at sea | N15°30'0" | W45° 0'0" | 930 | 149 | 06/12/2009 | 12:00:00 | | Fair Encounter | Cruising Class H at sea | N16°18'0" | W44°39'0" | 953 | 144 | 06/12/2009 | 12:00:00 | | Silver Bear | Cruising Class H at sea | N15°34'0" | W44°28'0" | 960 | 149 | 06/12/2009 | 12:00:00 | | Ranja | Cruising Class H at sea | N17°24'0" | W43°34'0" | 1024 | 120 | 06/12/2009 | 12:00:00 | | Cantana | Cruising Class H at sea | N18°27'0" | W43°19'0" | 1048 | 124 | 06/12/2009 | 12:00:00 | | Sephina | Cruising Class H at sea | N16°42'0" | W42°37'0" | 1071 | 126 | 06/12/2009 | 12:00:00 | | Zahara | Cruising Class H at sea | N15°48'0" | W42°22'0" | 1081 | 131 | 06/12/2009 | 12:01:00 | | Heimkehr VII | Cruising Class H at sea | N15°48'0" | W42°19'0" | 1085 | 89 | 06/12/2009 | 12:00:00 | | Cantare | Cruising Class H at sea | N18°19'0" | W42°13'0" | 1108 | 107 | 06/12/2009 | 12:00:00 |
............................................................................ ARC 091209 1200 positions 233 15.00N 55.56W 00:00 Neil’s Atlantic diary - 9.12.2009 Hi Folks, We've got to the stage of talking quite glibly about 'only 299 Nm to go', When we left that was a long way to 'go'! Anyway, we were itching to leave Las Palmas 3 days before the start and we're ready to arrive in St Lucia right now. Getting a bit more rain and variation in the wind which is a little frustrating but we should still arrive in 48 hours or so. Starting to see a few commercial ships now so, hopefully, that means we are nearing civilisation. Not seeing many yachts, perhaps they have all gone without us. Neil. Hi There Not much to go. You are pretty well spot on for 19 days at current rate. You need to average 150 miles a days to stay at 18.something days Wed 09/12/2009 Forecast - All Noon Times Wind( kn) Swell (feet) Wed 09/12/2009 E14 ENE7 Thu 10/12/2009 E18 NE7 Fri 11/12/2009 E18 NE9 Sat 12/12/2009 ENE20 NE7 Sun 13/12/2009 ENE24 NE7 Mon 14/12/2009 E21 NE7 Tue 15/12/2009 NE7 Occasional Rain throughout period esp Weekend ......................................................................... PENTANEMOS (exactly the same as yesterday) Date 09/12/2009 12:00 Avg speed since last Posn kts 5.88
Overall avg speed since Las Palmas kts 6.24 Total distance from Las Palmas 2,538avg 24 hr run since Las Palmas nm 150 To go to St Lucia(Approx) nm 296% Sailed 89.6% Estimated days for total trip 18.9 Estimated time of arrival 11/12/2009 11:28
STARFIRE
Date 09/12/2009 12:00
Avg speed since last Posn kts 5.75
3 day avg speed 5.38
Distance since last position nm 138
24hr run equiv 138
Total distance from Las Palmas 2,262
avg 24 hr run since Las Palmas nm 133
To go to St Lucia(Approx) nm 573
% Sailed 79.8%
Days for balance of miles to St Lucia 4.4
Estimated time of arrival 13/12/2009 22:36 ...................................................................... Starfire Position 15.23.382N 51.10.064W @1200utc on the 9/12/2009 ....................................................................... Diamonds are Forever 98 Racing Class A at sea N 13° 52' 0" W 60° 0' 0" 57 167 - 09/12/2009 11:59:00 Starfire Non ARC at sea 15 23.382N 51 10.064W 573 138 09/12/2009 12:00 Marinara 85 Cruising Class H Finished N 14° 3' 0" W 60° 58' 0" Finished 166 16d 14h 28m 19s 09/12/2009 03:28:19 Ocean Lady 154 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 27' 0" W 57° 30' 0" 202 155 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 TinaTi 161 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 3' 0" W 57° 10' 0" 227 156 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Momo 162 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 46' 0" W 56° 55' 0" 239 149 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Pentanemos 171 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 0' 0" W 55° 55' 0" 297 141 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Gwendoline 174 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 52' 0" W 55° 22' 0" 328 146 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Giggles 186 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 10' 0" W 53° 13' 0" 453 135 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Jan Wellem 189 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 21' 0" W 52° 21' 0" 506 145 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Fair Encounter 193 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 15' 0" W 51° 37' 0" 546 137 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Silver Bear 194 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 21' 0" W 51° 10' 0" 573 137 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Ranja 195 Cruising Class H at sea N 16° 27' 0" W 50° 16' 0" 634 130 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Cantana 196 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 42' 0" W 49° 31' 0" 671 130 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Sephina 197 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 19' 0" W 49° 18' 0" 681 130 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Heimkehr VII 198 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 28' 0" W 49° 0' 0" 696 116 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Zahara 199 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 21' 0" W 48° 52' 0" 706 126 - 09/12/2009 12:01:00 Sylvia of Blakeney 200 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 31' 0" W 48° 18' 0" 736 138 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Cantare 201 Cruising Class H at sea N 17° 6' 0" W 48° 33' 0" 740 115 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00
ARC 091209 1200 positions 233 15.00N 55.56W 00:00 Neil’s Atlantic diary - 9.12.2009 Hi Folks, We've got to the stage of talking quite glibly about 'only 299 Nm to go', When we left that was a long way to 'go'! Anyway, we were itching to leave Las Palmas 3 days before the start and we're ready to arrive in St Lucia right now. Getting a bit more rain and variation in the wind which is a little frustrating but we should still arrive in 48 hours or so. Starting to see a few commercial ships now so, hopefully, that means we are nearing civilisation. Not seeing many yachts, perhaps they have all gone without us. Neil. Hi There Not much to go. You are pretty well spot on for 19 days at current rate. You need to average 150 miles a days to stay at 18.something days Wed 09/12/2009 Forecast - All Noon Times Wind( kn) Swell (feet) Wed 09/12/2009 E14 ENE7 Thu 10/12/2009 E18 NE7 Fri 11/12/2009 E18 NE9 Sat 12/12/2009 ENE20 NE7 Sun 13/12/2009 ENE24 NE7 Mon 14/12/2009 E21 NE7 Tue 15/12/2009 NE7 Occasional Rain throughout period esp Weekend ......................................................................... PENTANEMOS (exactly the same as yesterday) Date 09/12/2009 12:00 Avg speed since last Posn kts 5.88 Overall avg speed since Las Palmas kts 6.24 Distance since last position nm 141 Total distance from Las Palmas 2,538 avg 24 hr run since Las Palmas nm 150 To go to St Lucia(Approx) nm 296 % Sailed 89.6% Estimated days for total trip 18.9 Estimated time of arrival 11/12/2009 11:28 STARFIRE Date 09/12/2009 12:00 Avg speed since last Posn kts 5.75 3 day avg speed 5.38 Distance since last position nm 138 24hr run equiv 138 Total distance from Las Palmas 2,262 avg 24 hr run since Las Palmas nm 133 To go to St Lucia(Approx) nm 573 % Sailed 79.8% Days for balance of miles to St Lucia 4.4 Estimated time of arrival 13/12/2009 22:36 ...................................................................... Starfire Position 15.23.382N 51.10.064W @1200utc on the 9/12/2009 ....................................................................... Diamonds are Forever 98 Racing Class A at sea N 13° 52' 0" W 60° 0' 0" 57 167 - 09/12/2009 11:59:00 Starfire Non ARC at sea 15 23.382N 51 10.064W 573 138 09/12/2009 12:00 Marinara 85 Cruising Class H Finished N 14° 3' 0" W 60° 58' 0" Finished 166 16d 14h 28m 19s 09/12/2009 03:28:19 Ocean Lady 154 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 27' 0" W 57° 30' 0" 202 155 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 TinaTi 161 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 3' 0" W 57° 10' 0" 227 156 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Momo 162 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 46' 0" W 56° 55' 0" 239 149 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Pentanemos 171 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 0' 0" W 55° 55' 0" 297 141 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Gwendoline 174 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 52' 0" W 55° 22' 0" 328 146 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Giggles 186 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 10' 0" W 53° 13' 0" 453 135 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Jan Wellem 189 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 21' 0" W 52° 21' 0" 506 145 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Fair Encounter 193 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 15' 0" W 51° 37' 0" 546 137 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Silver Bear 194 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 21' 0" W 51° 10' 0" 573 137 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Ranja 195 Cruising Class H at sea N 16° 27' 0" W 50° 16' 0" 634 130 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Cantana 196 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 42' 0" W 49° 31' 0" 671 130 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Sephina 197 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 19' 0" W 49° 18' 0" 681 130 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Heimkehr VII 198 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 28' 0" W 49° 0' 0" 696 116 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Zahara 199 Cruising Class H at sea N 15° 21' 0" W 48° 52' 0" 706 126 - 09/12/2009 12:01:00 Sylvia of Blakeney 200 Cruising Class H at sea N 14° 31' 0" W 48° 18' 0" 736 138 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 Cantare 201 Cruising Class H at sea N 17° 6' 0" W 48° 33' 0" 740 115 - 09/12/2009 12:00:00 | 
