YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/11/12 13:51 LATITUDE: 16-11.50S LONGITUDE: 044-21.43E COURSE: 220T SPEED: 7.0 MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 16 WIND_DIR: WSW CLOUDS: 30% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1015.3 AIR_TEMP: 29.4C COMMENT: Beach House -ABEAM – Cape St. Andre…FINALLY! EN ROUTE – Richards Bay-South Africa
Like \”Hotel California\”….\”You can check out, but you can never leave!\”….
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/11/11 20:16 LATITUDE: 15-57.98S LONGITUDE: 045-16.76E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 10 WIND_DIR: SW CLOUDS: 20% VISIBILITY: 12 BARO: 1015.4 AIR_TEMP: 24.4C COMMENT: Beach House -ANCHORED- Baly Bay…reassess tomorrow! Nice and calm in here! Stars are out again. Will look at the weather in the a.m. Nighty nite!.. Scott and Sleepy Nik
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/11/11 09:42 LATITUDE: 15-50.07S LONGITUDE: 045-30.74E COURSE: 238T SPEED: 6.9 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 13 WIND_DIR: NW WAVE_HT: 0.2M WAVE_PER: 4 SWELL_DIR: W SWELL_HT: 0.5M SWELL_PER: 6 CLOUDS: 20% VISIBILITY: 25 BARO: 1015 AIR_TEMP: 31.7C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE- Richard\’s Bay South Africa!….. A change of plans! The weather looks as good as it\’s going to be for the crossing of the Mozambique Channel right now. We should cycle with the highs and lows pretty well (if several days out can be believed). We\’ve a nice 12-14 knot Northwesterly wind, pushing us where we want to go. No need to wait….we\’re off!….
KIT, Scott and Navagatrix Nik
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/11/09 12:05 LATITUDE: 15-43.67S LONGITUDE: 046-18.94E COURSE: 108T SPEED: 0.6 MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 15 WIND_DIR: W CLOUDS: 50% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1011.1 AIR_TEMP: 31.7C COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED- Mahajunga, Madagascar…. One day only!
Much more infrastructure than Hellville. The port is very industrial. Very shallow anchorage with strong tidal flow. We\’re near a boat ramp and I\’ll go ashore tomorrow to see about fuel/market, etc. If we can, I\’ll move to another area after noon tomorrow that may be more remote from town… Very good internet once we got within 10 miles north of here. KIT, Scott and Navagatrix Nikki
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/11/08 11:18 LATITUDE: 15-16.51S LONGITUDE: 047-04.29E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 9 WIND_DIR: NW CLOUDS: 40% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1011.6 AIR_TEMP: 31.1C COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED- Nosy Longany, Madagascar….desolate!
We\’re about 5 miles inside the entrance behind a lovely little point; a small small village is here. It\’s blowing 17 knots outside, but flat calm in here. NO internet, no one bar. A lovely stop enroute to Majunga tomorrow for fuel and out!…Nikki will stay aboard. KIT, Scott and Nikki
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/11/06 12:57 LATITUDE: 14-53.54S LONGITUDE: 047-20.25E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 8 WIND_DIR: W CLOUDS: 40% VISIBILITY: 25 BARO: 1013.3 AIR_TEMP: 32.8C COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED- Moramba Bay, Madagascar
This is the cove of the Indiri Lemurs. They are the largest of all the lemur species and are supposed to look like a cross between a Koala and a Panda!..Hopefully tomorrow we shall see. This IS the prettiest spot we\’ve seen by far. Baobab Tress, Limestone rock formations like the \”Rock Islands\” of Palau…. Lovely! KIT, Scott & Nikki
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/11/05 12:30 LATITUDE: 14-05.82S LONGITUDE: 047-54.36E COURSE: 077T SPEED: 2.4 MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 10 WIND_DIR: W CLOUDS: 25% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1013.2 AIR_TEMP: 32.2C COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED- Berangomaina Bay, Madagascar
Internet! Lovely, very protected…Sunflower is at Baramahamay Bay… Will head to Moramba Bay tomorrow….
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/11/04 10:30 LATITUDE: 13-32.13S LONGITUDE: 047-59.84E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 11 WIND_DIR: NNW CLOUDS: 50% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1015.1 AIR_TEMP: 32.2C COMMENT: Beach House -ANCHORED- Russian Bay, Madagascar Beginning the last big leg of this season\’s journey. About 1500 miles to go! This part of the journey is in three stages. First, Nose Be to Cape St. Andre (Baly Bay). Second, across the Mozambique Channel. Last, Bazaruto, Mozambique to Richards Bay, South Africa. We might? be able to do it one big sail. WEATHER DEPENDING!…. This one is a bit tricky!…More later, Scott and Birthday Girl, Nikki
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/11/02 10:53 LATITUDE: 13-18.09S LONGITUDE: 048-10.64E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 14 WIND_DIR: SW CLOUDS: 50% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1013.4 AIR_TEMP: 31.1C COMMENT: Beach House-ANCHORED-Back at Sakatia Island, Sakatia Island Resort
Glad to be out of \”Hell\”…:-)
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/11/01 07:48 LATITUDE: 13-26.49S LONGITUDE: 048-21.05E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 8 WIND_DIR: NW CLOUDS: 10% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1015.5 AIR_TEMP: 32.8C COMMENT: Beach House -ANCHORED- Nose Komba Island. We\’ll head back to Sakatia tomorrow
Glad to be out of \”Hell\”!ville…