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Med Bound
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Written by Dennis Bruckel
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Sunday, 30 September 2007 |
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“Fishin From Nordhavns” video available.
Nordhavn is making us famous, although not rich! When we participated in the Med Bound 07 Rally, and caught more fish on Leg 1 to Bermuda than the rest of the eight boat fleet combined, Milt Baker, Rally Organizer, facetiously named Dennis “The Fishing Czar”.
As the trip wore on and we continued to have excellent luck we began to share some secrets of our success via VHF radio. Finally we promised to produce a CD with a compilation of some of our fishing secrets.
Esther and Lowie did all the work (not including the fishing and fish cleaning) producing it, and we distributed a copy to each of the other boats in the Rally at a fish roast held at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. The fish of course were caught by Salty Dawg. Nordhavn recently posted the PowerPoint presentation on their web site. Find it at www.nordhavn.com/pretripguides/salty_dawg/Nordhavns-Goin.pdf
We hope you enjoy it!
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Written by Esther Bruckel
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Wednesday, 01 August 2007 |
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Friday, July 20
Yesterday afternoon, the winds increased to a steady 25 knots and we were happy
that we were in a marina.
OK you would think that since we were secure, moored in a marina a good night’s
sleep would be easy. Welcome to Thursday night in a Spanish tourist town.
Dining starts at 9:00 PM, the bands start at 10 and play until 2:00. It is
very festive. The steady wind created a low whistling/humming sound as it blew
past the masts of hundreds of sailboats moored in the marina. .
Surprisingly, there was little noise from flopping halyards. Happily, I enjoy a
good book until sleep drowned out the bands.
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Written by Esther Bruckel
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Saturday, 21 July 2007 |
Monday, July 16 about 2:30 we official entered the Mediterranean Sea although
there was no billboard saying “Welcome to the Med”. The tour guides
in Gibraltar, when at an overlook near the top of “the Rock” said the Atlantic
is to the West and the Mediterranean is to the East. So we declared that
once we left Gibraltar Bay we were in the Mediterranean; the beautiful
Mediterranean, stretching 2000 + miles to the East.
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Written by Esther Bruckel
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Friday, 20 July 2007 |
Wednesday, July 11
I awoke at 6:00 AM with a mission to get our computer connected to the internet.
As I was drifting off to sleep last night I could hear Dennis’ frustrated
attempts at the system and knew it had failed by the way he slumped into bed.
Another case of “connectile dysfunction”: A disease that separates us from the
rest of the world, or so it seems.
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Written by Esther Bruckel
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Tuesday, 10 July 2007 |
Greetings from “The Rock”
Our course, after leaving Pico, Azores was easterly (98 degrees) for 600 + miles
to 39-00.000 N x 15-00.000W. Then turning southeast (121 degrees) for 300
miles to another waypoint just off Cabo Sao Vicente, Portugal. If the new
weather report predicted strong winds we would continue on the easterly course
further and turn southeast with the wind. A decision was made by after looking
at two different reports that we would not alter course.
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Written by Dennis Bruckel
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Sunday, 08 July 2007 |
Tuesday July 3, 2007. Departure day for leg 3, Azores to Gibraltar.
Departure day had been set for Monday, July 2, but was delayed for a day to give
the large sea swells another day to settle down. The extra day was appreciated
as provisioning would have been difficult on a Sunday for a Monday departure
with many stores closed either all day or on Sunday afternoon. Monday then was
spent on “pink or blue jobs”, either provisioning or in the engine room.
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Written by Esther Bruckel
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Saturday, 07 July 2007 |
 Tuesday, July 3rd, was departure day. Dennis and I awoke early to walk,
knowing it would be the last time for at least 7 days. Well, we walk, but
just a few steps at a time, hardly what one would call exercise.
We returned to the boat about 8:00 AM to do the last minute departure duties:
Stowing items that don’t get put away when living in a port, emptying trash,
turning on instruments in the pilot house, removing canvas covers in the fly
bridge, etc. etc. David prefers to run the boat from the fly bridge when
entering and leaving harbors/docks, as the visibility is much better.
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Written by Esther Bruckel
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Tuesday, 26 June 2007 |
At last, a long quiet, calm, restful deep evening of sleep.
Tuesday, 26th and Wednesday 27th was filled with a mix of activities: walking, napping, eating, cleaning the boat inside, washing the outside and exploring Horta.
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Written by Dennis Bruckel
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Tuesday, 12 June 2007 |
Tuesday, June 12,
2007.
Dennis took a long walk this morning, by himself, ostensibly
looking for an Internet café which was supposed to be very handy to the docks. After
inquiring of several locals and getting different advice, he finally found a place
to use later in the afternoon. We have some large files of photographs to send to
webmasters Hannelore and Doug for posting to the two web sites prior to our planned
departure tomorrow.
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Written by Dennis Bruckel
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Monday, 11 June 2007 |
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With the weather being non-seasonable, Milt Baker posted the following
update this afternoon, Sunday, June 11,2007
The pressure is down and the pressure is on.
If you wondered why you haven't heard much from Med Bound 2007 in a
few days, consider that the eight yachts arrived in Hamilton a week
ago, and crewmembers have been focused on getting their yachts ready
and seeing Bermuda. However, barometric pressure is down as another
low pressure system hovers near Bermuda, bringing windy, squally
weather-far from ideal weather for beginning another ocean passage.
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