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Chart Farfarer » Where We've Been
Here, we archive the adventures of the Farfarer from port to port.
Day Two at Spot Two
Saturday 21 April 2012 – Well, yes, the Committee doesn’t think that we are a Classic, despite being a Plank on Frame Schooner from Nova Scotia.
Sensory Overload in Antigua
Thursday 19 April 2012 – It is hard to express or communicate the sensory overload for sailors to be at the Antigua Classic Race Week. We arrived yesterday in a little rain squall, which gave locals the chance to watch us make our docking. This is the Olympics of docking and we did OK.
All In Good Company
18 April 2012
Wednesday 18 April 2012 – I’m pleased to report that the Schooner FARFARER arrived in Falmouth, Antigua at 10:30 this morning. We successfully did a 180 turn and slid into a tight spot between….wait for the drum roll…. Lone Fox (won everything last year) and Dorade
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The Run Up to Falmouth
17 April 2012
At Noon on Tuesday, 17 April, the Schooner FARFARER was at 19°16N, 62°29W. We were making 8.5 knots directly for Barbuda in a gradually decreasing Easterly.
Smooth Sailing ‘Against’ the Trades
16 April 2012
At Noon on Monday, 16 April the Schooner FARFARER was at 21° 52N, 64° 19W. We were making 7 knots directly for the passage between Antigua and her sister island, Barbuda. The skies are clearing and we have a nice 12-15 knot breeze from East by South.
See Southern Stars Rising
15 April 2012
At Noon on Sunday, 15 April, the Schooner FARFARER was at 23°57N, 66°05W. Puerto Rico is the nearest land, at about 325 NM to the south.
1.15 Leagues to the Bottom of the Sea
14 April 2012
At Noon on Saturday, 14 April the Schooner FARFARER was at 26°01N, 68°35W. Cockburn Town in the Turks and Caicos is the closest land, at about 300 NM range.
Making Passage in the Trades
13 April 2012
At noon on, gulp, Friday the Thirteenth, the Schooner FARFARER was at 27°25N, 71°22W, or about 275 NM off of San Salvador Island, near Rum Cay in the Exumas.
The Perfect Day Sailing
12 April 2012
At Noon on Thursday, 12 April, the Schooner FARFARER was at 28°58N, 73°56W, about 225 nautical miles NW of Great Abaco in the Bahamas, the nearest land.
Crossing the Gulf Stream with a Squall Line
11 April 2012
At noon on Wednesday, April 11th, the schooner FARFARER was at 31°18N, 75°55W. We made 220 NM since noon yesterday. They were hard miles.