YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2013/02/07 17:48 LATITUDE: 33-44.65S LONGITUDE: 026-55.68E COURSE: 258T SPEED: 6.9 MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 12 WIND_DIR: ESE CLOUDS: 40% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1014.3 AIR_TEMP: 23.3C COMMENT: Beach House -ENROUTE- Duban to Port Elizabeth. Abeam East London After lightening and the Aghulus Current, we\’ll be happy to press on to Port Elizabeth Where we expect to arrive on the afternoon tomorrow – Friday the 8th.
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YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2013/02/07 05:58 LATITUDE: 32-04.31S LONGITUDE: 029-24.89E COURSE: 232T SPEED: 6.4 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 24 WIND_DIR: 236T WAVE_HT: 1.0M WAVE_PER: 4 SWELL_DIR: SW SWELL_HT: 3.0M SWELL_PER: 5 CLOUDS: 70% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1013.3 AIR_TEMP: 24.4C COMMENT: Beach House -ENROUTE- Duban to Port Elizabeth We are currently getting a nasty SW wind opposing the Aguhlus current which is going with us at 3-4 knots. The prediction was for 10 knots, we\’ve seen 30. May have to deploy the sea anchor later today to hold our ground till the weather turns on Friday afternoon. We are incredibly making headway against the wind and wave due to the very strong push from the current. Without it, the seas would be smaller but we\’d be going backwards.. Our helm auto pilot readout is out. Pilot is working from inside or remote. Standby
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YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2013/02/06 13:49 LATITUDE: 30-11.77S LONGITUDE: 030-59.56E COURSE: 197T SPEED: 5.5 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 22 WIND_DIR: ENE WAVE_HT: 0.5M WAVE_PER: 4 SWELL_DIR: ENE SWELL_HT: 2.5M SWELL_PER: 5 CLOUDS: 90% VISIBILITY: 10 BARO: 1013.3 AIR_TEMP: 25.0C COMMENT: Beach House -ENROUTE- Duban to Port Elizabeth A bit snotty out here. Still not having good luck with the famous push from behind Agulhus Current. If anything, it\’s on our nose! 2 reefs, staysail on the pole. Wind is higher than predicted but will abate over the next several hours. KIT, Scott with Alexandra
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YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2013/02/02 16:09 LATITUDE: 29-51.85S LONGITUDE: 031-01.46E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 5 WIND_DIR: E CLOUDS: 10% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1010.3 AIR_TEMP: 27.8C COMMENT: Beach House -DOCKED- Durban Yacht Club, Durban-South Africa A long 90 mile day. Rough at first, but the wind turned and we had a lovely 3 hour sail. Be here for a few days awaiting the next weather window and a few repairs. Then off for either East London or Port Elizabeth. KIT, Scott with Alexandra
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YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2013/02/02 16:09 LATITUDE: 29-51.85S LONGITUDE: 031-01.46E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 5 WIND_DIR: E CLOUDS: 10% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1010.3 AIR_TEMP: 27.8C COMMENT: Beach House -DOCKED- Durban Yacht Club, Durban-South Africa A long 90 mile day. Rough at first, but the wind turned and we had a lovely 3 hour sail. Be here for a few days awaiting the next weather window and a few repairs. Then off for either East London or Port Elizabeth. KIT, Scott with Alexandra
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YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2013/02/01 18:43 LATITUDE: 28-47.66S LONGITUDE: 032-04.79E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 9 WIND_DIR: SW CLOUDS: 100% VISIBILITY: 10 BARO: 1011.6 AIR_TEMP: 27.8C COMMENT: Beach House -DEPARTING- for Durban, South Africa at 0300 local time 02 February 2013…..
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The Journey Begins a new!…..
01 February 2013 (Eastern Hemisphere) UTC +2
Dear F&F,
After some R&R in Santa Barbara and London, I\’ve returned back to South Africa with Alexandra Deegan from the UK who will crew with me from Richard\’s Bay to Cape Town. Once in Cape Town, Alexandra will head back to the UK and Nicola Woodrow will rejoin me for the Atlantic crossing. This leg of the voyage will be approximately 1000 miles and take us from the Indian to the Atlantic Ocean. The highlights will be Durban (where we will be heading off to tomorrow very early), Port Elizabeth, possibly Knysna, Mossell Bay, around Cape Agulhas (the Southern tip of Africa) and into the Simon\’s Town/Cape Town area where we hope to be by the third week of February. Alexandra and I did a lovely private game park called Thorny Bush immediately adjacent to Kruger National Park and a quick one day tour of Swaziland. We saw Elephants, Lions, Rhinoceros, a Cheetah and a Leopard as well as all the usual suspects. It was a terrific experience. Again…photos…one day!…:-) Hopefully Nikki and I will have an opportunity to do a similar experience once in Cape Town. But for now….stay tuned as we\’re off again…..heading to Durban tomorrow!… Scott with Alexandra!
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2013-02 Thornybush Game Reserve, South Africa – Photos
To see the associated SHIP\’S Blog associated with this PHOTO GALLERY: Click Here – Thorny Bush Game Reserved – South Africa
To see an amazing YouTube Video: \”The Battle at Kruger Park\” – Click Here It\’s 8 minutes long, has a happy ending and worth the watch! We didn\’t get to see this action, but it will give you a feel for the experience. Enjoy!
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2012-11 Johannesburg – Mandela – Soweto – Lion Park, South Africa – Photos
To see more on NELSON MANDELA: CLICK HERE
To see more on the NELSON MANDELA CENTER OF MEMORY: CLICK HERE
To see more on SOWETO: CLICK HERETo see more on the APARTHEID MUSEUM in Johannesburg: CLICK HERE
To see more on HECTOR PIETERSEN: CLICK HERE and the HECTOR PIETERSEN MUSEUM: CLICK HERE