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39º 25.452' N0º 19.44' WNorth Starover 5 years  agoShow

37º 35.778' N0º 58.782' WNorth Starover 5 years  agoShow

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36º 24.828' N5º 9.462' WNorth Starover 5 years  agoShow

36º 8.112' N5º 21.348' WNorth Starover 5 years  agoShow

34º 58.452' N6º 50.892' WNorth Starabout 5 years  agoShow

33º 57.75' N8º 43.992' WNorth Starabout 5 years  agoShow

32º 53.268' N9º 58.722' WNorth Starabout 5 years  agoShow

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30º 13.998' N12º 54.0' WNorth Starabout 5 years  agoShow

28º 51.432' N13º 48.912' WNorth Starabout 5 years  agoShow

28º 7.62' N15º 25.56' WNorth Starabout 5 years  agoShow

26º 6.438' N16º 33.942' WNorth Starabout 5 years  agoShow

24º 11.142' N17º 58.788' WNorth Starabout 5 years  agoShow

22º 19.608' N19º 15.438' WNorth Starabout 5 years  agoShow

20º 47.76' N20º 45.468' WNorth Starabout 5 years  agoShow

19º 17.16' N22º 24.798' WNorth Starabout 5 years  agoShow

17º 51.0' N23º 55.998' WNorth Starabout 5 years  agoShow

16º 53.118' N24º 59.262' WNorth StarWe’re currently in Mindelo, Cape Verde and aiming to leave for St Lucia on
1st April 2019
almost 5 years  agoShow

16º 49.95' N26º 55.992' WNorth StarLeft Mindelo Marina at 11:30AM on 1st April 2019. Had a good sail between
Saint Vincente and Santo Antao with 20 knots of wind.

Hit the Southern tip of Santo Antao and had no wind due to the shadow of the
high mountains, so used the engine for a few hours.

We left the wind shadow and hit the trade winds with 20 knots of wind from
the NE.

Sailing with the full genoa all night we made good progress averaging 6-7
knots.

Wind died off in the morning of 2nd April and we hoisted the cruising shute
around 8am.

Currently got 6-7 knots of wind, moving along at 4 knots.

Made 114 NM in the first 24 hours.
almost 5 years  agoShow

16º 49.002' N29º 2.148' WNorth StarYesterday was a nice day with cruising shute and calm sea state.

Early afternoon wind picked up NE, reverted to main sail and genoa on a
broad reach, occasional beam reach.

Overnight we experienced a number of squalls. Wind picked up to 18-22 knots
with rain and shifted to NW for a short period of time, likely localised
condition by the squall.

Morning came and wind changed back to a NE, about 15-20 knots. Making good
progress at 5-6 knots. Rough sea state, with small swell.

24hrs trip - 126 NM

Total trip - 240 NM
almost 5 years  agoShow

16º 47.538' N31º 20.7' WNorth StarWe had a nice night last night, cruising along with clear skies and a 3%
waning moon which made for amazing star gazing and phosphorescence.

We caught the weirdest fish... It was about 80cm long, but with a really
slim body, similar to an eel, but definitely not.

It had very large teeth and we didn't want to put our hands anywhere near
it's mouth in case it got one of our fingers.

Unfortunately, we couldn't identify it in our fish book, but I believe it
might be a barracuda (not in the book).

This morning we landed a small Mahi Mahi which we'll turn into a fish
coconut curry for super.

The winds are slowly moving round to the east. We will think about polling
out the genoa soon. Still averaging 5-6 knots.



24hrs trip - 135 NM

Total trip - 375 NM
almost 5 years  agoShow

16º 53.826' N33º 28.44' WNorth StarWe had another fun night last night, 25 knots of wind for the majority, and
fluctuating between NE and E which meant we were unable to steer our
intended course, getting pushed a bit further north as we were unable to
sail dead down wind with the sail plan we had. We have now polled out our
genoa on the starboard side and we're goose winging down wind.

We had more bites on the fishing line yesterday, we landed another Mahi Mahi
but it was very small so we returned it to the sea and we unfortunately lost
a bigger one while trying to get it onboard.

Expecting to reach the 1/4 way mark in the next couple of hours! (4 days and
3 hours ish). We've all been good so far and haven't had a drink, but maybe
later depending on how we feel to celebrate.

24hrs trip - 137 NM

Total trip - 512 NM
almost 5 years  agoShow

16º 39.006' N35º 27.0' WNorth StarWe landed another Mahi Mahi yesterday evening! And a decent sized one too,
it should last us a couple of meals. .

Not the best of nights, didn't make great progress as the wind died down.
Then poor Georgie got soaked again during her 4am-7am watch, while on the
helm, as the wind was too unpredictable for Marvin (our wind vane auto
pilot).

The unpredictable winds and flogging sails also meant a restless night, so
we're all a bit tired this morning. We've been sat in the saloon playing
cards.

Our worst 24 hours sail in terms of mileage - 111NM.

We're currently making over 5 knots so lets hope we have a nice sail through
the night. Only 1484 miles to go.

24hrs trip - 111 NM

Total trip - 623 NM
almost 5 years  agoShow

16º 40.374' N37º 34.224' WNorth StarAll is well onboard North Star. We had Mahi Mahi tacos last night which were
delish! And another similar night to before, with the wind dying down again
in the early hours of the morning.

When there is not enough wind to fill the sails, she rolls around a lot in
the Atlantic swell and the sails / rigging makes a hell of a noise which is
amplified down below - it makes sleeping a bit more difficult.

Thankfully, the wind picked up again around 7am and we've been making good
progress since.

We're still on Cape Verde time, but the days are getting a bit out of sync
with our watch system the further we head west, so we are going to put the
clocks back an hour today.

We've decided to do this two more times before we reach the Caribbean and
we'll then be on the correct time when we arrive.

24hrs Trip - 126 NM

Total Trip - 749 NM
almost 5 years  agoShow

16º 42.624' N39º 29.784' WNorth StarThe anticipation of reaching our half mark is making the days longer. And we
are having variable winds at the moment which is hampering our progress a
bit.

They've also moved round to 110 / 120 degrees which is unlike the normal
trades which are supposed to be around 80 / 90 degrees, but I'm hesitant to
gybe just yet as I'm sure they'll come back round.

Olivier made some fresh bread on board, which went down a treat! Georgie is
going to make some flap jacks today. We all have slightly unsettled stomachs
though, probably from all the fruit and veg and lack of meat.

We caught another Mahi Mahi today, but it was tiny so we put it back. You've
got to give the little ones a chance! We get lots of small flying fish
landing on our decks at night, but they unfortunately die before we find
them.

Oh, we had a really interesting bird flying about the boat. They fly a huge
distance to find food! It was quite large, white with a really long tail
feather... Sometimes I wonder how I'd ever get by without Google.

24hrs Trip – 115NM

Total Trip – 864NM
almost 5 years  agoShow

16º 40.524' N41º 24.696' WNorth StarThe weather continued to taunt us yesterday afternoon, dropping off
completely so we were being overtaken by the seaweed! Thankfully, it picked
up again in the early evening and we had between 15 and 20 knots all night
from the East. We're back on track and making good progress again.

We caught another Mahi Mahi this morning! 75cm long, so we're all very happy
for the forth coming meals with more protein! We're going to make ceviche
for lunch with some fresh bread and then fish cakes for dinner. Tomorrow is
going to be a BIG day which we're all looking forward to. Not only are we
going to make the half way mark, but it's Georgie’s birthday, Whoop Whoop!
Having a birthday bang in the middle of the Atlantic ocean is slightly
different, although I'm sure she'd still prefer to be celebrating it with
her friends and family!

24hrs Trip - 115 NM

Total Trip - 979 NM
almost 5 years  agoShow

16º 30.468' N43º 36.732' WNorth StarWe had a conveyor belt of squalls last night, finished off at 5am with the
biggest, 32 knots of wind lasting for 30 to 40 minutes. We've had a few days
of cloud cover now so we're keen for the sun to come out again. The
temperature is still in the mid 20's though.

Today is Georgie’s birthday and we've passed our halfway milestone, so
double celebrations onboard North Star today. Only 1015 NM to go now!

24hrs Trip - 132 NM

Total Trip - 1111 NM
almost 5 years  agoShow

16º 32.166' N45º 48.894' WNorth StarSomeone up there has the squall gun's sights set on us, one after the
other, we've been getting battered - I counted at least 12 squalls last
night, not much fun when you're trying to sleep.

Unlike the previous couple of nights when the squalls stopped, they have
continued this morning much to our anguish. We hooked a massive Mahi Mahi
hat we had on the line for ages, but as we got it near the boat, one of the
hooks broke and we lost it. :(

We've just seen a 274m tanker, which came within a mile of us. The first
proper sighting of another boat in days.

Only 889 NM to go and we're now getting hit by another squall...

24hrs Trip - 132 NM

Total Trip - 1243 NM
almost 5 years  agoShow

16º 34.938' N47º 47.394' WNorth StarWe're all very happy as we had a lovely night of sailing with no squalls! We
managed to catch up on sleep and made good progress averaging 5 knots.

Unfortunately, the wind died down this morning to 8 knots, so we used the
opportunity to run the engine in order to charge up our batteries and
continue to make progress.

This is only the second time we've needed to run the engine to charge the
batteries as the wind generator has been doing a fantastic job.

We put a small sail patch on the main sail where the sail batten cover has
been rubbing against the inner shrouds.

The wind still hasn't improved much, but as the batteries are full and we're
supposed to be sailing, we've switched the engine off and we're doing about
3.7 knots in 10 knots of wind.

We'll see what the wind does and maybe put the cruising shute up if there is
no improvement.

24hrs Trip - 119 NM

Total Trip - 1362 NM
almost 5 years  agoShow

16º 37.956' N49º 35.31' WNorth StarThe wind picked up ever so slightly yesterday afternoon but died down again
last night. It was no surprise that we recorded our lowest 24 hour millage
of 107 NM. We're getting pushed ever so slightly north again due to the
winds swinging round to 110 degrees.

The wind is due to pick up later today so hopefully we'll start getting some
more miles under North Star. The days are going quicker now and we're
starting to get excited about our arrival which will hopefully be before
next weekend.

We haven't been very lucky on the fishing front. Georgie reeled in a tiny
fish no bigger than her hand... I felt kind of bad, but we left it on the
hook to try and catch something bigger.

Which we did, but unfortunately it got away. Our last lure is only just
hanging in there and it's missing one of its hooks...

24hrs Trip - 107 NM

Total Trip - 1469 NM
almost 5 years  agoShow

16º 13.68' N51º 32.136' WNorth StarThe wind picked up a little bit yesterday afternoon and was coming from 60
degrees which allowed us to push further south. We had 1 squall last night,
otherwise it was a very clear and peaceful night.

We put our clocks back again yesterday and made another fresh loaf of bread
which turned out really well.

Apart from that, all else is well onboard.

24hrs Trip - 117 NM

Total Trip - 1586 NM
almost 5 years  agoShow

16º 15.678' N53º 43.974' WNorth StarWe've had nice wind for the last 24 hours and made good progress.

We had a slight incident with the fishing rod that took it out of action for
most of the afternoon. I had to take the reel apart and put it all back
together but it's now back in action.

Olivier made a nice apple cake yesterday which we added candles to as
belated birthday cake for Georgie.

We've been doing lots of research and planning our cruising around the
Caribbean - the excitement is growing! Only 439 NM to go!!

24hrs Trip - 131 NM

Total Trip - 1717 NM
almost 5 years  agoShow

15º 29.184' N55º 41.85' WNorth StarWe've had the perfect conditions for the last 24 hours - cruising along and
enjoying the sunshine!

I jumped out my skin last night when I was attacked by flying fish on my
night watch, one even ended up in the kitchen sink. Unfortunately each
morning we have to clear the decks of their corpses.

We've done really well on the food front, only really having to move onto
tins 15 days in. Yesterday we made spaghetti meatballs which turned out
rather nice considering...

The winds just dropped off to 8 knots, so I'm going to run the engine for a
couple of hours to top up the batteries and continue our progress.

We have to make St Lucia by 1pm on Friday before the marina closes as it's
Easter...

24hrs Trip - 126 NM

Total Trip - 1843 NM
almost 5 years  agoShow

14º 56.964' N57º 36.114' WNorth StarAnd there we go, the oven curse returns. As you all know, we had a nightmare
trying to replace our old oven. We were very relieved when we finally
managed to do so in Gran Canaria.

However, we have been having issues with one of the hobs on the new oven,
and then yesterday, while baking some bread, the oven door exploded, sending
thousands of pieces of glass all over the saloon and us!

We are now back to square one with just the one working hob... :'(

Apart from that minor hiccup, all else is good, and we only have 200 miles
to go!

Position - 14 56.963'N 57 36.115'W

24hrs Trip - 119 NM

Total Trip - 1962 NM
almost 5 years  agoShow

14º 14.892' N59º 33.0' WNorth StarYesterday We had an afternoon of variable winds fluctuating between 9 to 12
knots and the line we use for the pole guy chaffed through.

The guy was easily repaired and the remainder of the day was spent relaxing
and playing games - I smashed everyone at Scrabble yet again.

Our night shifts went smoothly but as I was getting out of bed this morning
to take over from Georgie, the boat suddenly gybed and I was up on the helm
in nothing but my underwear.

One of the self steering pendulum lines had chaffed through, so Marvin lost
control of the boat.

Only 83 miles to go now!!

24hrs Trip - 125 NM

Total Trip - 2087 NM
almost 5 years  agoShow

14º 4.62' N60º 57.57' WNorth StarWE’VE MADE IT!!!
2178 NM
428 Hours (17.8 Days)
Average speed of 5.1 Knots

We’ve had the most epic crossing and we’re all extremely grateful to have
made it to St Lucia safely. Time to celebrate, unwind and take in the
Caribbean atmosphere.
almost 5 years  agoShow

14º 30.072' N61º 5.28' WNorth Staralmost 5 years  agoShow

14º 35.964' N61º 4.128' WNorth Staralmost 5 years  agoShow

14º 44.586' N61º 10.68' WNorth Staralmost 5 years  agoShow

15º 52.206' N61º 35.022' WNorth Staralmost 5 years  agoShow

15º 34.71' N61º 27.708' WNorth Staralmost 5 years  agoShow

15º 16.86' N61º 22.56' WNorth Staralmost 5 years  agoShow

14º 44.7' N61º 10.68' WNorth StarBack in Martinque heading southalmost 5 years  agoShow

14º 27.66' N60º 52.2' WNorth Staralmost 5 years  agoShow

14º 26.46' N60º 52.98' WNorth Staralmost 5 years  agoShow

14º 4.38' N60º 56.94' WNorth StarBack in St. Lucia for our 2nd time heading southalmost 5 years  agoShow

13º 57.96' N61º 1.38' WNorth Staralmost 5 years  agoShow

13º 0.12' N61º 14.46' WNorth Staralmost 5 years  agoShow

12º 38.76' N61º 23.4' WNorth Staralmost 5 years  agoShow

12º 35.76' N61º 24.9' WNorth Staralmost 5 years  agoShow

12º 38.1' N61º 21.54' WNorth Staralmost 5 years  agoShow

12º 37.92' N61º 21.36' WNorth Staralmost 5 years  agoShow

13º 0.12' N61º 14.7' WNorth Staralmost 5 years  agoShow

12º 38.82' N61º 23.4' WNorth Staralmost 5 years  agoShow

12º 36.0' N61º 26.94' WNorth Staralmost 5 years  agoShow

12º 32.04' N61º 22.92' WNorth Staralmost 5 years  agoShow

12º 27.36' N61º 29.28' WNorth StarHappy Birthday Samalmost 5 years  agoShow

12º 2.04' N61º 45.42' WNorth StarSt. George's, Grenadaalmost 5 years  agoShow

11º 59.76' N61º 46.02' WNorth StarTrue Blue Bay, Grenadaalmost 5 years  agoShow

11º 59.94' N61º 45.6' WNorth StarPrickly Bay, Grenadaalmost 5 years  agoShow


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