Time: 1550 UTC Position: 25° 12.840’N 017° 35.422’W Diary Entry We're under sail! I slept in this morning, after taking the 1100 to 0200 watch, to find us goose-winging the main and the code zero. The wind has been fickle with us, but we've been averaging around 4 knots almost all day. We lowered the … Continue reading Thursday 19th December
Tag: Lagoon Catamarans
Wednesday 18th December
Time: 1927 UTC Position: 26° 14.426'N 016° 35.26'W Diary Entry Very little wind today, which has meant a lot of motoring. With such calm conditions, Andrew and Neil took to the water maker again to try and improve its performance. It's been working excellently! It's enabled us to top up our water tanks and everything else … Continue reading Wednesday 18th December
Tuesday 17th December
Time: 1930 UTC Position: 27° 29.48'N 015° 37.062'W Diary Entry Day 1! It's finally here... I arrived in Gran Canaria on the 9th and, after a lot of prep to get the boat ready, we're finally at sea. LodeStar herself has been raring to go for a couple of days. Andrew (the skipper/owner) and I … Continue reading Tuesday 17th December
Sailing LodeStar
My last few hours in the Bajan sunshine are giving me some time to decompress from an extraordinary 56 days as crew on the Catamaran LodeStar; a 40 foot Lagoon. Her captain, Andrew, hails from South Africa and is on an epic adventure with his wife, Claudia, and two daughters, Erin and Bowdie. Having spent … Continue reading Sailing LodeStar