Estimated position on Saturday 27. nov 2010

I'm trying an updated estimate of the position for Bent and his crew on Zephyr today on Saturday, after 4 days at sea.  I've noticed that my GRIB-files (from the weather meteorologists) told that the wind died on them on Thursday then changing to a weak wind straight ahead.  If they have been using an average speed on 4 knots night and day since start from Poerto Rico - they should now be half way to Cape Verde.

I'll estimate current position at end of the white line

The low pressure (marked with "o o" on the map) will move during this Saturday NE and cross Zephyr today so our friends will suddenly loose the westward wind which will change to east during Saturday evening.
As shown in the Meteogram below, they're having 23 degree Celsius, no rain but mostly clouded and little wind - you can see the windshift at 18:00

Meteogram for their current (estimated) position

Estimated position on Wednesday 24. nov 2010

Hello again all friends
Since Bent is offshore sailing again, I'm stepping in for some estimations of how we could guess the progress of Zephyr.  We know they left Poerto Rico not earlier than 9:00 in the morning 23. November, but it is fair to assume they started around noon. With the wind conditions I've seen during the first 24 hours, we should estimate about 100 nm distance at 12:00 on 24. nov 2010.

Approximate position on the end of the thick white line after the first 24 hours

Delayed again

Delayed again.

Well, we were almost ready to sail south. But I had to get up in the mast to change a light bulb.

It took me about one hour, since I had to repair a loos wire.

Ready to leave, we found out that the diesel station was closed 30 minuts ago.

I would not leave without full thanks and jerry canes, so we have to wait for tomorrow

 morning at 8 o'clock when it opens again.

So this is the very last update before Cape Verde. ( If they have internet)

Leaving Puerto Rico Nov. 22nd.

One day late, but leaving now.

Jonas got food poisend two nights ago, so we got him out of the boat and to a hotelroom, sow we wouldn.t get the same ´shit`´ all of us.  Lill, the wife of Calle but two treatments of akupunkture to him ( 12 needels two times) And that really helped him to a quick recovery.

Sow now we are ready to leave.

By the way, you can send e-mail with no atatchments to following e-mail.

calleiridium@gmail.com

Looks like we have to make a stop at Cape Verde, since the wind will turn against us from there to the Caribbean. This because a storm is moving east from the Caribbean towards the Canary Islands. By leaving now, we should make it south of the storm by the time it hits here.

So if they have internet at Cape verde, I will update the bñog there.

Ship Ohoj, here we go.

Sailing with Synnove Per Olav Nina and Finn

Synnöve Per Olav Nina and Finn visiting

They came to Lanzarote to sail with me one week.

We had fantastic weather and a GREAT time together.

The week went very fast, but we got to see alot.

3 night we were at anchor. Had a swim in the afternoon, and of course

a swim as first ting in the morning in light blue crystal clear water.

First day we sailed north to the island north of Lanzarote. Graziosa.

Never got on the island, but anchored in the bay.

Next day we sailed south, and had to stop by Puerto Calero ( were we started) because I

had forgotten my laundrybag at ther laundry room.

Stayed over night and had a great dinner at the Spanish Tapas restaurant.

Next day we sailed south to and island north of Fuerteventura. Lobos.

Anchored again, and had a fantastic dinner made by Synnöve and Nina.

Since they were flying home from Las Palmas early Friday morning, we would

have to be at Grand Canaria somewere Thursday.

Las Palmas I new were closed because of the Atlantic Rally crusing. ARC

This is the 25th. year they have this event sailing from Las Palmas to

St. Lucia Caribbean. 250 ships. They leave same days as me Sunday 21st. Nov.

Well we found one last place to park the boat at Puerto Rico.

On the way from Lobos to Puerto Rico we sailed 28 hours,so we were doing shift during the night.

Nina and Finn was on watch from midnight to 03 morning, and Synnöve and Per Olav from 03 to 06.

They really liked the night sailing. There is uselly a lot of trafic, but there was ony 3-4 big ships.

Per Olav had to turn back of one of them.

Here are some great pictures from the trip.

They all get to take control of the wheel.

Here is Per Olav

And here is Synnöve

And Nina

And Finn

And some happy old school friends

And a great picture of Nina and Finn

After they flew home, ( which they were not happy about)

Charles and Franzi from Switzerland arrived. They are part of the crew

for the Atlantic ocean. And by coinsidence the mother and father of

my old friend Pal 'Polly' Hansen were at Puerto Mogan,

So we had lunch and a drink with them also.

Here is Erin and Per

My sister Grethe and husband Viggo came one week to Puerto Rico to

see me off.

Could not find the picture right now, but it will come later.

We had some good time together, and had some great breakfast - dinner and drinks.



Last night in Europe

Last night in Europe

Sitting in Wig Wam bar Puerto Rico marina updating my blog. It's a bar with all American indians effects.

And we are sailng to the West Indies tomorrow. What a coinsident I thought.

Today we got all the supply onboard. To mention some of it:

300 liter water on bottles, 20 cases of beer, 60 liter wine, 40 liter of juice, 10 liter long lasting milk,

30 kilo of canefood dryed bread, cheese, fres meat for bread, dark fres bread, multi vitamins etc.

Tomorrow we buy the vegetables and fruits etc.

We manages to find room for it all.

We also have 12 20 liter canes of extra diesel for charging batteries.

You can see some of it mid ships red canes.

Just checked the weather forcast for the next 7 days south towards Cape Verde.

We will sail the 700 sea miles straight south, to about 100 mils north of Cape Verde, and then turn

starboard straight west towards St. Lucia and Maragot bay Caribbean.

The blog will probably lay down for the next 3 weeks.

But we do have two satelite telefons onboard, and with internet access, so I might send a

little update from mid Atlantic.  You are also free to call us at number:

00881641470390

It cost us nothing, but you pay about 2,5 USD pr. minut. It will not be on all the time, since we

will save battery. The phone will be on about 1 hour a day.

Have not talked about it yet, but lets say. at 18 oclock UTC ( Greenwich time/ London)

We are all exited about getting started.  You will deffently hear from me when we get there.

Depending on the wind, we could land before December 15th.



Getting ready for the Atlantic ocean

Sorry  for the long time out of the blog. But after one week sailing with Synnove Per Olav Nina and Finn, out of internet,  and arriving Puerto Rico with very poor internet acces, until now. Well we are preparing Zephyr for the crossing. Most done by now, only few things left to do.

I will put pictures in to morrow. I am now on Jonas computer at a coctail bar,  so I have no pictures now.

Everything is good. Look forward for tomorrow



My local pub at Puerto Calero. Mc. Sorley's

This is were I have spent some time while 3 + weeks in the port, with the excellent crew in the

 Irish bar Mc Sorley's.

They also serve fine Irish/English food.

It's been some great times here.

Joe me Cara Nigel and Simon

Missed Simon's daughter, also working here. Frankie

To morrow I will sail by myself to Fuerteventura stay over one night there, before

sailing to Las Palmas Friday morning. Synnove, Per Olav, Nina and Finn will arrive at 19.30

Hope to fine a place to park the boat, or anchor. I am told that the big habour is full of boats

going in the ARC. Atlantic Rally Cruising, which starts with 240 boats Nov. 21st.

Same day as Zephyr is leaving. They are going to St. Lucia Roodney bay.

We are also going to St. Lucia, but another bay called Maragot Bay. Only 7 miles

south of Rooney Bay.  They say that after 2-4 days you don't see any of the other boat most likely.

That's a big ocean.  The plan is to be back here Nov. 11th. with Synnove, Per Olav, Nina and Finn, so they can fly back to Las Palmas for the early morning flight the 12th.
The other chance is that I let them off in Las Palmas, and have to sail alone back to Lanzarote.
If the weather is against me, the crew will have to meet me there.