Sunday, 31 August 2008
NOON POSITION: 33 09 N 077 21 W
COURSE: 240 Degrees
SPEED: 11.5 Knots
DAY'S RUN: 268 Miles - again!
WEATHER: Considerably warmer and now muggy. Sea Temp has increased from 76 degrees to 85.
WIND: Light SE'ly yesterday and now NE'ly 5 - 10 knot
NEWS:
Everything continues going well with light winds and flat seas which is what we like. As we closed in yesterday afternoon on the notorious Cape Hatteras we saw many dolphins and a few pilot whales heading south. The shipping traffic also increased and then by the time we rounded the Cape at 2130 there were some very dramatic lightning storms over the land, with brilliant forked bolts in all directions. Meantime on board we had clear skies and lots of bright stars.
By evening we had caught a few more Skipjack Tuna (released) but nothing more, which was a bit depressing. The lines went out at first light this morning and again more Skippies but finally caught a nice sized king mackerel which Penny has grilled for our lunch.
We are making good progress and should make it to the entrance by 0900 Monday.
All crew are in fine fettle and taking care of jobs on deck.
PW
Saturday, 30 August 2008
NOON POSITION: 36 43N 074 13W
COURSE: 210 Degrees
SPEED: 11.3 Knots
DAY'S RUN: 268 Miles
WEATHER: Fine and clear with plenty of sunshine.
WIND: Westerly at 10 knots
NEWS:
Yesterday continued very calm and altho we had a few hits on the line they seemed to be very small and could not hold on. We were running down the edge of the continental shelf so were hoping for some blue fin tuna but to no avail. We did see quite a lot of life in the forms of sharks, sunfish, dolphins and of course other fishermen!
Now that we are in the Gulf Stream the temperature has climbed and it is quite warm on board, the sea temp is at 78 degrees.
The lines were out at very first light and just after 6am we caught three skipjack tuna in quick succession, all of which we released. Nothing since!
All is well on board and we are making good progress toward expected arrival on Monday morning. PW
Friday, 29 August 2008
NOON POSITION : 40 29’ N 071 30’ W
COURSE: 190 degrees
SPEED: 11.4 knots
DAYS RUN : 56 miles since departure
WEATHER: Flat calm!
NEWS:
We travelled from Nantucket to Newport yesterday and then fuelled up late yesterday afternoon for the pending trip south to Savannah, a distance of just less than 800 miles.
We had another early start this morning in Newport and managed to leave the dock at 0640 straight into a fine and beautiful day. These conditions have continued, the sun is shining with few clouds in the sky, the light breeze that we had earlier has now died altogether and the sea is glassy calm. We are making good progress, we have the fishing lines out, and we expect to arrive in Savannah on Monday morning – Labour Day. We will start work on the fire damage first thing on Tuesday morning and expect to be in the yard until second half of November.
All is well on board and most systems are working. We are being really careful with out water supply as we lost the water makers in the fire so have to rely on the water tank supply.
PW
Timoneer Engine Room Fire – Friday 11th July 2008
At about 15.15 on Friday afternoon the engine room fire alarm went off due to a short in the forward generator. The power was shut down and the fire was fought with a fire extinguisher without success. Penny had meanwhile contacted 911 and the Fire Brigade, Harbour Master and Coastguard were all on hand in less than 10 minutes. All air intakes to the engine room had been shut down and the fuel supplies shutoff which stopped the generator. The fire was under control in a fairly short time although there was considerable damage as can be seen from the accompanying photos. The crew have had regular fire drills and this all paid off in the end - it could have been far worse.
We will now stay in Nantucket, tied to the dock until the beginning of September when we will go into a shipyard for repairs. One Generator will have to be replaced completely plus a lot of equipment that was nearby and melted. The water maker control panel was one of the worse hit but also the airconditioning was badly damaged. Of course the whole engine room has smoke damaged and this will be the biggest task for the shipyard. There will be a lot of repainting to be done.
We are planning to be out of the shipyard in mid November in time to be in Antigua for the Super Yacht Cup on December 10th.
We will resume these reports once the yard period is over and we get back to sea.
April 22, 2008 1200 EDT.
POSITION: Newport, Rhode Island
DISTANCE TRAVELLED: 254 Nm (22 Hours)
WIND: 5kt 180T
WEATHER: Clear Sunny
NEWS:
We arrived in Newport at the Newport Shipyard at 1000 EDT. The crossing through the stream while a bit choppy was uneventful. Throughout the evening and into the night the swell and chop lessened and by morning we were motoring through a flat sea with very little breeze.
Newport is always a beautiful landfall and this morning was no different. The view of the mansions was unobstructed by the still leafless trees, as we motored into the harbor.
We will remain in Newport for about one month to complete some work before beginning our summer season around the New England area.
Jim Duhamel
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