Posted in: January 2015
By Cornell Sailing on 29.01.2015
Pontoon 5 in the Marina du Marin has been quite lively this week as the welcoming party grows each day for the Atlantic Odyssey boats arriving from La Palma. But today was the liveliest so …
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By Doina Cornell on 28.01.2015
Most of the Blue Planet Odyssey yachts have now arrived in the San Blas from their respective starts in Key West and Martinique. A cruising leg will take place, giving them time to explore the …
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By Cornell Sailing on 28.01.2015
In Martinique
SATTWA and SUNRISE arrived in Le Marin. PENNY LANE ETA at 1800UTC Wednesday
Crews of THEMI, ROXY, LAHAINA, DOUDOU and the TOURIST OFFICE welcome SATTWA to Martinique
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By Cornell Sailing on 26.01.2015
The tourist office of Marin invited the Atlantic Odyssey sailors to the first of several cocktail parties that they will be hosting during the stay of the fleet in Martinique.
The cocktail was …
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By Cornell Sailing on 26.01.2015
In Martinique
DOUDOU, the first French boat, arrived Monday night and anchored off Sainte-Anne.
SATTWA ETA is 1800UTC Tuesday
THEMI 50
THEMI arrival in Martinique
We crossed the finish line at 0012 UTC 25th …
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By Doina Cornell on 25.01.2015
Belgian yacht Roxy arrived on Saturday 24th January in Le Marin, Martinique at 14:10 local time, 16 days after the start of the Atlantic Odyssey II in La Palma. They are the first yacht of …
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By Cornell Sailing on 24.01.2015
MARTINIQUE ARRIVALS
ROXY arrived at 1410 Saturday.THEMI 50 will arrive Sunday morning.
ROXY arrival in Le Marin, Martinique
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NAVIGO
Due to engine failure, …
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By Cornell Sailing on 23.01.2015
MARTINIQUE ARRIVALS
LAHAINA has arrived in Martinique! ROXY is expected on Saturday.
LAHAINA in Martinique
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PENNY LANE
Food & Fishing
Trying to …
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By Doina Cornell on 23.01.2015
Before the Blue Planet Odyssey start on 10 January, ten drifter buoys were loaded onto yachts in Key West, Florida, as part of the Odyssey science program, ready for deployment in the Pacific Ocean.
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By Cornell Sailing on 22.01.2015
PENNY LANE
The Atlantic Crossing According to Sam
Rosie’s scarf
A flying fish had a boxing fight with Adam last night, it nearly slapped itself into Adams’s face when it flew into the cockpit. …
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By Cornell Sailing on 21.01.2015
THEMI 50 Yesterday the tradewinds vanished more or less, our speed was down to 3.5 to 4 knts during the day, overnight the wind increased a little and speeds us up to 5 knts. Some …
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By Cornell Sailing on 21.01.2015
The Blue Planet Odyssey and Pacific Odyssey boats are on the move again. The tracking map might look complicated, but it means all our boats are slowly converging… …
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By Cornell Sailing on 20.01.2015
PENNY LANE
Atlantic Sailing for Novices, by Oscar
Oscar pressing both buttons
I have never heard of anyone sailing across the Atlantic but this may be due to the fact that the closest thing …
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By Doina Cornell on 20.01.2015
As the southern part of the Blue Planet Odyssey gets well and truly underway, we will be bringing you regular updates from the boats – extracts from their blogs, photos, and any other news we …
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By S/V Chapter Two on 19.01.2015
Today we met with various ages of school children from 3rd to 9th grade. The Montego Bay Yacht Club brought in a representative from the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust to educate the …
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By Cornell Sailing on 19.01.2015
THEMI 50 Wind is still decreasing, weather gray and rainy. Wind less the 15 knt easterly some boosts from time to time bring us forward a little bit. On board all well.
Der Atlantik …
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By s/v Penny Lane on 19.01.2015
Pete has been getting a bit whimsical on his blog posts so thought I would share some of the reality of living at sea in the middle of the Atlantic:
Food. My life preoccupation. …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 18.01.2015
The highlight of the first weekend at the world’s largest boat show, overcrowded with both special events and more people than in recent years, was the awards ceremony for the European Yacht of the Year. …
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By Cornell Sailing on 18.01.2015
The Blue Planet Odyssey fleet set sail this morning with promises to return to lovely Martinique — but first they plan to sail around the world.
s/v Maggie
The Odyssey fleets have had the …
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By Cornell Sailing on 18.01.2015
CALYPSO 1 Calypso 1 have an electrical failure and have had to shut down all systems. They are all currently okay!
THEMI 50 Light easterly winds 15 knt. Heading still SE due to wind conditions …
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By Cornell Sailing on 18.01.2015
Spirits were high as the Blue Planet Odyssey and Pacific Odyssey fleets assembled Saturday evening for the Skippers Briefing.
Yvonne Tritz, Deputy Mayor of Marin and President of the Tourist Board attended the briefing and …
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By Cornell Sailing on 18.01.2015
No Regrets, a US-flagged Atlantic 42 catamaran, finally left Stock Island Marina in Key West on 18th January, just over one week after the ‘official’ start of the Blue Planet Odyssey.
Bill Dickson sounds …
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By Cornell Sailing on 17.01.2015
THEMI 50 Had various winds during the night with forces between 15 and 40 Knt. Influenced by clouds and rain but made still good progress. Everything is fine on board.
Gestern haben wir …
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By s/v Penny Lane on 17.01.2015
The mystery of our wacky GPS positions has been solved, with help from Pascal and the Cornell Sailing crew.
What was happening was that our Iridium GO sat phone, fixed to the wall next …
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By Cornell Sailing on 17.01.2015
After a busy day spent preparing for Sunday’s departure for the San Blas islands, the Blue Planet Odyssey fleet kicked back and took advantage of a special opportunity to share fishing techniques.
The Blue …
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