| 39º 30.864' N | 2º 28.302' E | Wild Iris | In Santa Ponsa, Mallorca, for Lisa's birthday.... 16 people turned up for the BBQ on the beach... great time had by all! | almost 7 years ago | Show
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| 39º 53.832' N | 3º 5.328' E | Wild Iris | We have been having problems with this app.... it no longer picks up the correct Lat and Long from the Apple operating system! So this is manual.
We have sailing from 20th March and have been exploring the Beautiful Balearics.
We sailed back to Mallorca yesterday and doing some tourism today waiting for some wind! | almost 7 years ago | Show
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| 40º 2.934' N | 3º 55.218' E | Wild Iris | Set off from Mahon yesterday and now in a tranquil Cala with Sandy and Phil. | almost 7 years ago | Show
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| 37º 35.796' N | 0º 58.812' W | Wild Iris | In Cartagena for the winter. | over 7 years ago | Show
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| 36º 0.438' N | 5º 36.696' W | Wild Iris | Wild Iris left Cadiz on the 19th October, 211 years after the French/Spanish fleet under Villeneuve, Nelson cruising 50nm offshore. We also anchored overnight, but are a day ahead of the anniversary of the battle as we rounded Cabo Trafalgar.
Wild Iris is now anchored off Tarifa awaiting passage to Gibraltar tommorrow. | over 7 years ago | Show
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| 36º 44.82' N | 6º 25.704' W | Wild Iris | Back in Spain after spending a a couple of weeks on the Algarve. Lots of beaches and warm sea. We have had our first rain this week though. That fact it rained made National Spanish news!
We are picking up Ruth and Mark in Cadiz and sailing to Gibraltar over the next couple of weeks. | over 7 years ago | Show
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| 37º 6.084' N | 8º 39.828' W | Wild Iris | After a month in Lisbon "Wild Iris" is on the move again!
We had a fast 141 nm downhill sail to Lagos arriving as the sun rose.
Now at anchor off the beach. | over 7 years ago | Show
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| 38º 45.414' N | 9º 5.628' W | Wild Iris | Lisbon! Arrived after 33hr 35 m, 192nm and an average speed of 5.7kts and max speed 11.9kts. Very windy round Casais and lovely sail 15 miles up river past the city, under the impressive suspension bridge to our home for the next month. | over 7 years ago | Show
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| 41º 8.52' N | 8º 38.982' W | Wild Iris | Two days in Porto, tasting wine and eating sardines ahead of the long sail (hoping for wind) to Lisbon. | over 7 years ago | Show
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| 42º 28.35' N | 9º 0.162' W | Wild Iris | Anchored of the Isla Sálvora, one of the Spanish Nation Parks, in Ria Arosa. Stunning. 15 Kt breeze. Perfect! | over 7 years ago | Show
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| 43º 40.056' N | 7º 36.234' W | Wild Iris | Very happy to be in the Ria Viveiro, the first of the Spanish Rias, with wind and sunshine forecast for the coming week. | over 7 years ago | Show
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| 43º 33.996' N | 6º 8.934' W | Wild Iris | We could not see Cullidero as we approached in the fog, so narrow was the entrance to this fantastic fishing harbour set in the rock on the north Spanish coast. We were nearly by the cliff before taking a sharp right turn into the hidden harbour. We tied to to a buoy and caught the first fish of the trip, there were so many coming to the surface! | over 7 years ago | Show
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| 44º 38.328' N | 1º 14.352' W | Wild Iris | Long sail (15hr, 75nm)from with a bit of everything from thunderstorms to sunny reaching. Entering Arcachon is very impressive with a 100m high 5 mile long sand dune and narrow channels with massive tide rips | over 7 years ago | Show
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| 46º 0.288' N | 1º 10.2' W | Wild Iris | Not got much further after a lovely week with Alice and Declan, but have seen plenty of beaches and passed under many impressive bridges. | almost 8 years ago | Show
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| 46º 9.006' N | 1º 10.008' W | Wild Iris | A glorious week cruising in light winds with Mum and sister Jane between two medieval cities of Vanne and La Rochelle, via Houat, Pinerchet, Ile de Yeu, Les Sables. | almost 8 years ago | Show
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| 47º 39.096' N | 2º 45.468' W | Wild Iris | Vanne is a wonderful medieval town with its outer walled defences still in tacked.
We have spent four days in the rain reacquainting ourselves with the Morbihan.
Meeting able sea ladies Jean (Mum) and Jane (sister) later ready for the sail to La Rochelle where we will meet Alice (daughter)! Hoping for some sunshine. | almost 8 years ago | Show
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| 47º 43.05' N | 3º 57.102' W | Wild Iris | Arrived late at the Isles de Gelnan after a day of rain and it's now quite spectacular as sun sets. Plan to explore the Archipelogoe tomorrow. | almost 8 years ago | Show
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| 48º 5.946' N | 4º 20.346' W | Wild Iris | It's getting warmer as we turn the corner and head South. Douarnenez tonight. Raz de Sein tomorrow. | almost 8 years ago | Show
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| 48º 22.926' N | 4º 29.88' W | Wild Iris | Round corner to Brest today. Very sedate Chenal du Four. | almost 8 years ago | Show
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| 48º 36.27' N | 4º 34.674' W | Wild Iris | Arrived in France at dawn today. Easy crossing from Plymouth in 10kts Easterly. AIS was really useful... (We sailed right through a full on Naval exercise in the mist; Warship Summerset altered course for us and Wave rider passed at 30kts. Later, Lisa also said "hello" to cargo ship Magmus F who appeared to alter course and bear down on us, but in reality had lost control of his engines.) We entered the rock strewn LAberwrac'h as the sun rose and went straight to bed as rain came. Perfect timing! It's still very glooming looking out from our anchorage. | almost 8 years ago | Show
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| 50º 13.362' N | 5º 1.614' W | Wild Iris | Exploring the Fal estuary having had a late afternoon sail to St Mawes on Sunday and caught up with friends on the Pilot cutters in the evening. Currently sheltering in the upper reaches opposite Smugglers Cottage. Glorious sunshine and quite a breeze building. | almost 8 years ago | Show
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| 50º 20.046' N | 4º 41.238' W | Wild Iris | Having sailed to Fowey yesterday we watched the pilot cutters start there "world championship" series out of the harbour in little wind, had a walk, then motored round the corner to Polkerris Bay. Brings back memories of the 1980s WOMAD festivals where we camped on the sands of Carlion bay opposite. Rowed to shore for a beer and now cooking Megret Sole. | almost 8 years ago | Show
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| 50º 21.582' N | 4º 7.116' W | Wild Iris | We didn't see much of the coast on the way to Plymouth, just grey. Now at the Yacht Haven which is a hive of activity with a thriving working yard. We have quite a lot to do ourselves from our shakedown cruise! | almost 8 years ago | Show
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| 50º 14.202' N | 3º 45.846' W | Wild Iris | After a perfect weekend in Dartmouth (luck had it there was a blues music festival as if just for us) and an overnight in Dittisham with my Mum as additional crew, we had a lively sail to Salcombe. First visit. It's stunningly beautiful. | almost 8 years ago | Show
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| 50º 21.168' N | 3º 34.416' W | Wild Iris | Arrived at Dartmouth at 01:30 after slow sail from Weymouth. We set off late to get the tide and avoid the Portland race, but were becalmed in thunderstorms in the late afternoon.
Dartmouth in the morning sunshine was stunning. | almost 8 years ago | Show
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| 50º 35.796' N | 2º 27.612' W | Wild Iris | Lovely sail past Old Harry to Weymouth. Sunshine and 15kts. Anchored off Castle Cove. | almost 8 years ago | Show
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| 50º 40.812' N | 1º 58.716' W | Wild Iris | Lovely sail in F4 and sunshine on Wild Iris' first trip out of the Solent. Recorded 13.2kts over ground through Needles Channel! Waited For tide to anchor in South Deep. | almost 8 years ago | Show
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| 50º 53.7' N | 1º 23.424' W | Wild Iris | Popped into Ocean Village to say goodbye to Friends from work who came from London to see Wild Iris. Great night to remember at the 'Oxford Brasserie'.
Train back to Port Solent today to spend another £1000 on chandlery! (Lewmar ball blocks etc) Nearly couldn't carry it all back! Next week in Poole to fit it all! | almost 8 years ago | Show
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| 50º 44.196' N | 1º 20.742' W | Wild Iris | Picked up mooring buoy in Newtown Creek after long beat in fickle wind fron Chi Harbour. First small step on Wild Iris' adventures! | about 8 years ago | Show
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| 50º 49.932' N | 0º 48.75' W | Wild Iris | Taking it easy in Chichester harbour having said good buy to friends at HISC yesterday | about 8 years ago | Show
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| 50º 56.934' N | 1º 13.17' W | Wild Iris | Yarmouth is bathed in Sunshine. Rafted up with Rush and the yet to be named Bay Cruiser 26. Afternoon walk planned with evening rally meal | about 8 years ago | Show
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| 50º 47.124' N | 1º 24.702' W | Wild Iris | First night away at Gins Farm (RSYC) pontoon with the Wadhams, Peters, Rushall etc. | about 8 years ago | Show
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| 50º 50.598' N | 1º 6.192' W | Wild Iris | We are currently fitting out "Wild Iris" at her home port of Portsmouth, U.K. | about 8 years ago | Show
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