Start Date Start Time End Date End Time Passage Engine Distance Dist. Logged Time (hr's) Av. Speed Crew Wind Min Max Av. Notes
05/01/2006 13:15:00 06/01/2006 13:00:00 Arrecife -> Puerto du La Luz (Las Palmas, Gran Canaria) 0.5 112 112 24 4.7 Single Handed NE 6 20 13 Great Passage.  Good Wind + Dolphins at night and a Shooting Star
09/01/2006 10:31:00 10/01/2006 08:42:00 Puerto du La Luz -> Graciosa (Playa Francesca) 6 133 186 40.7 4.9 Single Handed NE 16 32 22 Tough Passage - Wind shifted NE fairly early in the passage.  The entry in the ship's log book for 22:30 on the 10th reads, "Struggling to maintain composure".  Dugen damaged from WindVane - Engine hours to recharge batteries 1 & 2.  
18/01/2006 11:26:00 18/01/2006 16:52:00 Graciosa (Sociadad) -> Arrecife 1.6 21 21 5.4 3.9 Single Handed NE 12 18 16 Log still not working properly.
25/01/2006 10:00:00 26/01/2006 15:52:00 Arrecife -> Puerto du La Luz (Las Palmas, Gran Canaria) 5 112 121 29.9 4 Mischa Bicker NW 10 29 20 Tough Passage throught the Straights of Bocayna - Between Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. - 4 hour beet.
11/03/2006 10:31:00 12/03/2006 18:52:00 Puerto du La Luz -> Val Gran Rey (Gomera) 10.5 105 122 32.4 3.8 Single Handed NE/SW 2 17 10 Engine overheated on final passage into Val Gran Rey. Dolphins visited the boat 3 times.
17/03/2006 12:10:00 18/03/2006 12:30:00 Val Gran Rey -> Bahia de Abona (Tenerefe) 3 62 76 24.3 3.2 Single Handed SW/E 3 35 11 Engine overheated and aborted attempt to sail to Santa Cruz.  Anchored in bay.  3 mile sail averaging 1 knot an hour
19/03/2006 11:00:00 19/03/2006 16:33:00 Abona -> Santa Cruz 5.5 22 27 5.5 4.9 Single Handed NE 6 6 6 Hand steered the whole way - engine impellor replace the day before.
21/04/2006 10:00:00 21/04/2006 20:44:00 Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Puerto de la Luz, Las Palmas 1 54 54 10.5 5.1 Single Handed NE 15 24 18 Beuatiful Passage - Beam reach all the way except for the hang over!  Aghhh.
01/05/2006 08:00:00 03/05/2006 11:52:00 Las Palmas, Gran Canaria -> El Cotillo, Fuertaventura 7.7 120 137 52 2.6 Single Handed E NE/SW/NW 1 12 6 Engine overheated 1 1/2 hours out of Puerto de la Luz.  Intermittent problem.  OK under 3 knots for 4 hours.
04/05/2006 15:00:00 04/05/2006 17:30:00 Day Sail Corralejo 0.5 3 7.5 2.5 3 Ricardo NW 15 24 20 A pleasant sail.  Forcast for 15 knots.  Much stonger in excelleration zone between Fuert and Lanzarote
13/05/2006 15:30:00 13/05/2006 14:30:00 Corralejo - Isla de Lobos 0.5 0.7 1.4 1 3 Lucya NW 20 22 18 Anchorage off Lobos was a circus when we arrived.  You name it, it was there, motor boats, para gluider you name it.  All gone bar a french yacht by sun down.
14/05/2006 11:30:00 14/05/2006 16:30:00 Isla de Lobos -> Rubicon, Lanzarote 0.75 8 15 5 3 Lucya N 16 28 22 Windy passage but got into Rubicon who thankfully did not send me away for not having unsuracne.  We were left on the reception dock
17/05/2006 12:00:00 18/05/2006 04:45:00 Rubicon Marina -> Bahia del Salado, Isla Graciosa 2 43 57.5 16.75 3.8 Single Handed N 10 20 15 F7 winds never materialised thank goodness.  Windiest section was rounding Pta Pechiguera, Lanzarote
26/05/2006 07:00:00 26/05/2006 19:07:00 Playa Francesca, Graciosa -> Pueto del Rosario 1.8 65 65 12 5 Single Handed NE 10 20 17 Pretty much a broad reach the whole way there.  Anchored off a beach Puerto del Rosario but my trip linewas gone in the morning. The anchor got snagged in Playa Francesca, Graciosa. Freed it by reversing out from anchored postion.
27/05/2006 09:30:00 01/06/2006 12:45:00 Puerto del Rosario -> Jandia 11.7 50 57.5 17 3 Single Handed NW 1 18 10 Explored the whole coast lying about 3 cables off.  Anchored in Playa de Pozo Negro, Las Playitas, Gran Tarajal, Playa de la Lajita, Playa de Solavento de Jandia(Spectacular Beach),Morro Jable, and finally Jandia.  Averaged about 8 nm a day.  It was perfect weather for exploring.  No matter how open the ancourage I always woke up to a flat calm.
03/06/2006 08:00:00 04/10/2006 03:30:00 Jandia -> Santa Cruz, Tenerife 1.3 103 96 20.5 4.7 Single Handed NE 5 21 12 Passage faster than expected.  WP's did not add up!?  Lost 7 miles somewhere.  Otherwise smooth sailing.  The stores are hitting their sell buy dates.
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
            Total 1155.9