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2002 VOC Duyfken Voyagie
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Captain's Log October 2001

 

  01/10/2001 Day 180 Position;
  The troubles begin
  01/10/2001 Day 180 Position; 30-10 S 034-42 E
  The troubles begin.
  30/10/2001 Day 179 Position; 30-10 S 034-42 E
  Of low's and high's and what exactly is the wind going to do?
  29/10/2001 Day 178 Position; 27-50 S 039-44 E
  Halfway day and a new record.
  28/10/2001 Day 177 Position; 27-50 S 039-44 E
  Once more we are having a good days sail in the right direction.
  27/10/2001 Day 176 Position; 27-11 S 041-43 E
  Too far west and not enough to the south.
  26/10/2001 Day 175 Position; 27-03 S 043-26 E
  Happy 21st Birthday!
  25/10/2001 Day 174 Position; 27-14 S 044-27 E
  Not quite stopped but close to it.
  24/10/2001 Day 173 Position; 27-07 S 044-47 E
  From go to whoa!
  23/10/2001 Day 172 Position; 26-08 S 046-49 E
  What a day.
  22/10/2001 Day 171 Position; 24-58 S 049-14 E
  Another day at sea as we make good progress towards our goal.
  21/10/2001 Day 170 Position; 24-09 S 050-51 E
  And on the seventh day they shall rest, what a bloody good idea!
  20/10/2001 Day 169 Position; 23-22 S 052-28 E
  We leave the tropics and all go Brrrr.
  19/10/2001 Day 168 Position; 22-28 S 054-33 E
  The great water fight.
  18/10/2001 Day 167 Position; 21-16 S 056-12 E
  The big lottery!
  17/10/2001 Day 166 Position; 20-29 S 057-12 E
  Going south towards the cold.
  16/10/2001 Day 165 Departing Port Louis
  Departure Day from Port Louis Mauritius.
  12/10/2001 Day 164 Port Louis, Mauritius.
  Our stay in Mauritiusô
  11/10/2001 Day 160 Position; 20-16 S 057-19 E
  Coming into Mauritius.
  10/10/2001 Day 159 Position; 20-33 S 058-25 E
  Some history of Mauritius.
  09/10/2001 Day 158 Position; 20-15 S 060-59 E
  Two guests.
  08/10/2001 Day 157 Alongside at Port Mathurin
  Departure from Port Mathurin, Rodrigues.
  07/10/2001 Day 156 Alongside at Port Mathurin.
  Caves.
  06/10/2001 Day 155 Alongside at Port Mathurin
  We go to a regatta for local fishing Pirogues.
  05/10/2001 Day 154 Anchored Mathurin Bay, Diego Rodriguez.
  We enter the port of Mathurin.
  04/10/2001 Day 153 Anchored Mathurin Bay, Diego Rodriguez.
  A day of work.....
  03/10/2001 Day 152 Position; 19-37 S 063-54 E
  Arrival at Mathurin Bay, Diego Rodriguez.
  02/10/2001 Day 151 Position; 18-59 S 066-20 E
  Another day at the office.
  01/10/2001 Day 150 Position; 17-55 S 068-38 E
  A long way since Sydney.



 
   

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