Date Passage Engine Log Duration Av. Speed Crew Wind Speed Notes
05/02/2005 Sneem Harbour -> Templenoe 2 11 2.5 4.4 Single Handed F3  
06/02/2005 Templenoe -> Kenmare Pier 1 3 0.75 4 Single Handed F3  
07/02/2005 Kenmare Pier -> Sneem Harbour 3.5 14 3.5 4 Single Handed F4  
16/02/2005 Sneem Harbour -> Portmagee  6 30 8 3.8 Single Handed F3-4  
18/02/2005 Portmagee -> Kirush Marina 5 110 25 4.4 Single Handed F5-7  
16/04/2005  Test sail -> Kilrush 0.5 6.71 2 3.4 Michael and Katherine F2  
21/04/2005  Kilrush Marina -> Galway 2.5 95 27 3.5 Single Handed F3-F4 SE  
29/04/2005  Galway -> Kenvarra 2 10 2 5.0 Single Handed F4 SW  
02/05/2005 Kenvarra -> Galway 2 10 2.5 4.0 Single Handed F4 W  
04/05/2005 Galway -> Camarinas (Spain) 6 620 134 4.6 Ed Shryane F2-F6 NW/NE/E   
11/05/2005  Camarinas -> Muros 6.4 39 10.8 3.6 Ed Shryane F1-2 W/NW/SE  
12/05/2005  Muros -> Islas De Bayona  6.5 39 10 3.9 Ed Shryane F1-F3 E/SE/W/SW  
13/05/2005  Islas de Saint Martin -> Viana Do Castelo (Portugal) 5.5 49 10.75 4.6 Ed Shryane F3-F5 S/SW Water Spout at entrance to Harbour
19/05/2005  Viano Do Castello -> Porto 6 39 11.5 3.4 Toni Rotti F3 NW 3kn current at mouth of river
22/05/2005  Porto -> Figuera de Foz 2 56 14 4.0 Toni Rotti F3 NW Engine overheated exiting the River Porto
24/05/2005  Figuerra de Foz -> Cascais (Lisbon)  1 91 21.5 4.2 Toni Rotti F1-4 NW  
28/05/2005  Cascais -> Villamoura.  0.5 139 27 5.1 Toni Rotti F3-7 NW Very gusty arround Cabo di Sao Vicent
31/05/2005  Villamoura -> Islas Culatra (Faro) 4 16 4 4.0 Toni Rotti F2 NW  
04/06/2005  Culatra -> Rio Guadiana 8 40 9 4.4 Toni Rotti F2 NW Extremely Hot as you go up the river.
05/06/2005  Rio Guadiana -> Barbate (Spain) 2 131 37.5 3.5 Toni Rotti F2 SW, F6/7 E  
11/06/2005  Barbate -> Gibraltar 3 39 10.3 3.8 Toni Rotti F4/F6 E Left a day early.  Should have waited for Westerly
15/06/2005  Gibraltar -> Estepona 6 26 6 4.3 Toni Rotti F1-F3 E Motor Sail the whole way.
 18/06/05 Estepona -> Cartegena 36 238 56.75 4.2 Toni Rotti F1-3 NE-SE Sighted a Shark on 3rd day.  Long passage.  Started out heading for Puerto de Fuengirola but decided to head NE as far as we could.
22/06/2005 Cartegena -> Mar Menar 6 36 7.7 4.7 Toni Rotti F1-3 NE-SE Rendez vous with Dave and Elsa - Anchored off their hotel in 2.5m of water.
23/06/2005 Mar Menar -> Valencia 22 134 26.45 5.1 Toni Rotti F2-5 NE Headed for Alacante but decided to push on for Valencia.  F5 gusts much like Capo de Gato off Cabo de San Antonio
25/06/2005 Valencia -> Badella (Ibiza) 16 80 16 5.0 Graham Culverhouse & Toni Rotti F2 E Motor Sail almost the whole way. Briefly under sail in the morning.
28/06/2005 Badella -> Puerto de Sabina (Formentara) 4 18 4.2 4.3 Graham Culverhouse & Toni Rotti F3 E Tony Decides to fly on to Italy
01/07/2005 Ensa del Cabrito -> Cala Talamanca (Ibiza) 3.27 16 3.27 4.9 Graham Culverhouse F3 NE Motor Sail - very heavy traffic (High Speed Feries) between Formentara and Ibiza
14/07/2005 Cala Talamanca -> Isla Formentara (Anchorage - North of Pta Gabina) 1 18 5.3 3.4 Single Handed F3 E Sea Sick in a light chop - oh dear.  Beautifal private anchorage.  Went for a skinny dip.
15/07/2005 Isla Formentara -> Badella (Ibiza) 0.47 16 5.47 2.9 Single Handed F5 E Anchored Stern to the Shore
17/07/2005 Badella -> San Antonio -> St. Eulalia 3 40 12 3.3 Single Handed F3 SW Sunday Circuit of Ibiza - San Antonio very British
18/07/2005 St. Eulalia -> Andraitx (Mallorca) 4 63.5 21 3.0 Single Handed F3-5 W-NW-E Strong E headwinds into Palma.  Hove to and headed into Andraitx in the morning.
28/07/2005 Andraitx -> Barcelona 23.8 115 27.75 4.1 Single Handed F2-3 Variable Southly forcast did not materialise.  Most time spent under engine
06/08/2005 Barcelona -> Sitges 6 20 6 3.3 Michael Kavenaugh F4 SW Stopped for a swim but Motor sailed the distance
09/08/2005 Sitges -> Port Soller 5 107 28.58 3.7 Single Handed F3-F7 NE-E-SE Squal in the middle of the night.  Failed to put in 2nd reef.  Problem with reefing lines.
17/08/2005 Port Soller -> Puerto Alcudia 6 38 9 4.2 Single Handed F5-4 E Making tracks under engine and sail to meet up with new crewmate
19/08/2005 Puerto Alcudia -> Cala Formentor 0.5 16 4.25 3.8 Conor Mehan F4 E NE A pleasant day out.  Tied up to a mooring in Cala Formentor
20/08/2005 Cala Formentor -> Pta de la Avanzada 1.5 5 1.5 3.3 Conor Mehan F6 E Strong gust on mooring damages gunnel and fairlead on starboard side.  
21/08/2005 Pta de la Avanzada -> Pto de Pollensa 0.5 1 0.5 2.0 Conor Mehan F2 E Move closer to port just across the bay.
22/08/2005 Pto de Pollensa -> Puerto de Ciudadela (Menorca) 2 32 8 4.0 Conor Mehan F2-4 NW Wait for the right wind pays off.  Straight Passage for Menorca
28/08/2005 Pta de Ciudadela -> Cala De Tale 2 16 4 4.0 Conor Mehan F3-4 NE Stunninjg Cala.  As the guide boats say, it has water like a swimming pool
30/08/2005 Cala de Tale -> Cala Santa Goldana 0.75 2.5 0.75 3.3 Conor Mehan F2 E Why did we put the sail up!?
31/08/2005 Cala Santa Goldana -> Cala Fustam 0.5 1.5 0.5 3.0 Conor Mehan F2 E NE Cave men living next to the beach.  Yet another stunning Cala!
01/09/2005 Cala Fustam -> Isla del Aire 1 15 5 3.0 Conor Mehan SE 4 A beat to windward on this the first day of September.  Anchorage very beautiful again.
02/09/2005 Isla del Aire -> Puerto de Mahon 3 23 7 3.3 Conor Mehan F4 E NE Sailing 'round Isla del Aire fishing and then into Mehon.
06/09/2005 Puerto de Mahon -> Cala de Fornells 3 26 9 2.9 Conor Mehan F2-4 NE Engine overheated.  Anchored under sail - Porto Fornells.  Sardinia Passage aborted
07/09/2005 Cala de Fornells -> Porto Conte (Sardinia Italy) 5 196 40 4.9 Conor Mehan S-SE F4-6, NE F4 Replaced Impellor and off after a good breakfast.  A lumpy long and wet passage.
10/09/2005 Porto Conte - Alghero 2.75 8 2.75 2.9 Conor Mehan NE F3 Replaced fan belt. Damaged from overheating
15/09/2005 Aghero Day Sails 2 46 12 3.8 Skipper:  Conor Mehan F3-4 V Day sails out of Alghero
20/09/2005 Alghero -> Porto Conte 2.75 8 2.75 2.9 Single Handed F6 NW Strong Headwinds - Escape worst of F7 forcast.
22/09/2005 Porto Conte -> Bosa Marina 5 27.5 6 4.6 Single Handed F2-3 NW-SW Start of Passage on West Coast of Sardinia
23/09/2005 Bosa Marina -> Capo San Marco 1 28 6.75 4.1 Single Handed N NW F3 At last! A full days sail.  Amazing anchorage off old temple ruin.
24/09/2005 Capo San Marco -> Carloforte (Isola di S. Pietro) 6 45 11 4.1 Single Handed F2-3 Variable Dolphins, A good book and great scenery.  Passed Buguru.  Wind not co-operating.
26/09/2005 Carloforte -> Porto Malfatano (Sardinia) 6 42 11 3.8 Single Handed E,SE F3-4 Anchorage just West of Capo Malfatano Teredda - Met David Blackburn and Julia of DAQ Attack!
28/09/2005 Porto Malfatano -> Cagliari 4 32 9 3.6 Single Handed NE F3 - SEF2-3 Stopped in Co di Pula to check out Phonician Ruins
01/10/2005 Cagliari -> Cala Fedda (Isola Levazo) 7 180 37.42 4.8 Single Handed SW F1-4 Decide to stop easterly exploration of the Med.
03/10/2005 Isola Levazo -> Trapani (Sicily) 5 19 6 3.2 Single Handed SW F4 - NE F5 Tried to find anchorage in harbour, north of Trapani then the wind shifted and back into the harbour
07/10/2005 Americas Cup 7 6 7 0.9 Single Handed W-NW F4-F6 Trying day motoring arround in big swell and thousands of boats.  26 knots of wind didn't help either.
08/10/2005 Americas Cup 1 14 7 2.0 Single Handed W F4 Sailed around the America's cup course - brilliant!
10/05/2005 Trapani - Alacante (Spain) 25 646 174.12 3.7 Single Handed E-W F2-F5 8 days single handed - 90 miles a day average
20/05/2005 Alacante Day Sail 1.5 10 4 2.5 Ricky Foti NE F2 Engine overheated
24/10/2005 Alacante -> Isla Grosa 7 34 8.75 3.9 Ricky Foti SW F3 On a Mooring off entrance to Mar Menor
25/10/2005 Isla Grosa -> Estepona 36 209 49.25 4.2 Ricky Foti NE-W F3-5 Lots of shooting stars - and a lot of engine time
28/10/2005 Estepona -> Gibraltar 3 25 7 3.6 Ricky Foti E-NE - SW  F3-4 Wind shift around the Rock.
30/10/2005 Gibraltar -> Vilamoura (Portugal) 16 153 42.58 3.6 Ricky Foti Variable F3-5 Passage spanned 3 days.  Spinaker up in the Straights of Gibraltar!  Hard work from Terrife on.
17/11/2005 Vilamoura -> Porto Santo (Madeira Archapelago) 27 878 162.58 5.4 Ricky Foti SW F7-F3 7 Days, 18 hours and 35 minutes.  A 467 nm passage turned into an 878 nm ordeal
26/11/2005 Porto Santo -> Funchal (Madeira) 3 38 9.4 4.0 Ricky Foti NW F4 Peace of cake after gales. Missed the huricane in the Canary Islands
06/12/2005 Funchal -> Isla Graciosa, Playa Francesca (Canary Islands) 2 273 57 4.8 Single Handed NE F4-5 Good fast passage - logged a speed of 6.8 at 5 in the morining on the 8th.
09/12/2005 Playa Francesca -> Caleta Sebo (La Sociedad, Isla Graciosa) 1 2 0.75 2.7 Single Handed NE F3 Motor into Marina
18/12/2005 Isla Graciosa - Day Sail 0.75 19 5 3.8 Steve Hill NE F3-4 A pleasant day out!
22/12/2005 Caleta Sebo -> Arrecife (Lanzarote) 5.3 29 5.3 5.5 Single Handed SE F3 Motor Sail the whole way.
    414.74 5658.71 1333.97 3.8      
                 
  Total Days @ Sea 105[1]            

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