Colin Wright

LAT|31|05.02|NLON|18|30.31|W VIA Telnet: Summary Day 2 of many Canary Islands to Santa Maria AzoresTotal miles sailed: (Sun-Mon) 12 noon-12 noon 126.7 nm (482nm to go) Current position: Approx 120nm South west Madeira Island (typo yesterday!) , heading 325deg, speed: 5.1knots. Sea state:1.3m but decreasing a tad (apart from the squalls […]

Canary Islands towards Santa Maria, Azores: Day 2

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LAT|29|37.44|NLON|17|06.79|W VIA Telnet: Summary Day 1 of many Canary Islands to Santa Maria AzoresTotal miles sailed: (Sat-Sun) 12 noon-12 noon 94.6 nm Current position: Approx 100nm South west Madeira Island , heading 325deg, speed: 5.8knots. Sea state:1.5m but decreasing a tad (spoke too soon) Passage notes: Well day one, sheesh. […]

Canary Islands towards Santa Maria Azores Day 1

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The sea | the sea | the open sea |The blue, the fresh, the ever free |-”The Sea,” Bryan W. Procter. It is at last time to sit down and write Part II of the green Emerald series. This time I’ll go into detail of our solar panel setup and […]

Emerald Green Series Part 2

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My Soul is full of longing For the secret of the sea, And the heart of the great ocean Sends a thrilling pulse through me. -”The Secret of the Sea,” Longfellow. Well hasn’t it been a while since my last blog. I do apologise, but thankfully my wonderful wife Nichola […]

Green Emerald Series Part 1

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