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12-27-2016, 04:04 PM
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#381
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Guru
City: Niceville, FL
Vessel Name: At Last
Vessel Model: 1990 Jefferson 52 Marquessa
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 724
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All, Richard just told me that he is having problems telling who is messaging him. He asked me to tell everyone to include your name in the message.
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12-27-2016, 06:31 PM
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#382
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Senior Member
City: Chesapeake Bay
Vessel Name: Patty Ann
Vessel Model: Mainship 34 MK1 1980
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 410
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This has been a joy to follow! Interesting posts,especially fuel burn calculations. Looking forward to Richards comments about the crossing.
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12-27-2016, 11:43 PM
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#383
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Guru
City: Victoria TX
Vessel Name: Bijou
Vessel Model: 2008 Island Packet PY/SP
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 5,290
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Yes, very interesting following Richard. Makes me realize I have no business trying to make a big crossing. I don't have the weather skills, planning skills, helmsman skills. I'm a decent mechanic and can Macgyver stuff, but that's about it.
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12-28-2016, 12:02 AM
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#384
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Guru
City: Quebec
Vessel Name: Bleuvet
Vessel Model: Custom Built
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 4,375
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Richard is almost done, in few hour he will be able to get some well deserve rest in Martinique and enjoy the warm sun and god rhum!
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12-28-2016, 12:35 AM
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#386
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Guru
City: Port Townsend
Vessel Name: The Promise
Vessel Model: Roughwater 35
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,569
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cardude01
Yes, very interesting following Richard. Makes me realize I have no business trying to make a big crossing. I don't have the weather skills, planning skills, helmsman skills. I'm a decent mechanic and can Macgyver stuff, but that's about it.
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Amen, but we can team up, together we might have one good brain...
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12-28-2016, 12:38 AM
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#388
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Guru
City: Quebec
Vessel Name: Bleuvet
Vessel Model: Custom Built
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 4,375
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HopCar
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Nope he is heading for Le Marin, south tip of the island, east from diamond rock in a well protected bay.
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12-28-2016, 12:40 AM
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#389
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 21,449
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lou_tribal
Nope he is heading for Le Marin, south tip of the island, east from diamond rock in a well protected bay.
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Webcam Martinique - Le Marin - La baie du Marin
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12-28-2016, 12:42 AM
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#390
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Guru
City: Quebec
Vessel Name: Bleuvet
Vessel Model: Custom Built
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 4,375
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BandB
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Nope should not. Anse a l'Ane is west coast, Richard should get to Le Marin directly from south east. He should go in front of the Salines, longest beach south of the island,than head north eats in the bay.
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12-28-2016, 12:47 AM
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#391
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Guru
City: Quebec
Vessel Name: Bleuvet
Vessel Model: Custom Built
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 4,375
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12-28-2016, 12:49 AM
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#392
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Guru
City: Sarasota/Ft. Lauderdale
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 5,438
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cardude01
Yes, very interesting following Richard. Makes me realize I have no business trying to make a big crossing. I don't have the weather skills, planning skills, helmsman skills. I'm a decent mechanic and can Macgyver stuff, but that's about it.
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I think you could manage.
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12-28-2016, 06:05 AM
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#393
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Guru
City: Niceville, FL
Vessel Name: At Last
Vessel Model: 1990 Jefferson 52 Marquessa
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 724
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I just got word from Richard to thank everyone for their support. He said the last six hours were the roughest of the entire trip. He is in the lea of the island now so all is well. He also said for now on till the next leg the best way to reach him is text or email. It has been a pleasure to witness their crossing. They have to be so anxious to get docked.
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12-28-2016, 06:50 AM
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#394
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Guru
City: Niceville, FL
Vessel Name: At Last
Vessel Model: 1990 Jefferson 52 Marquessa
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 724
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He just sent me a video of a sailboat crossing in front of him clearing him by maybe 30 feet. He said welcome to France. Busy, crowded but may be fun. He has not had a boat close to him this entire trip so it was a.... were back moment...
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12-28-2016, 07:04 AM
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#395
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Guru
City: Quebec
Vessel Name: Bleuvet
Vessel Model: Custom Built
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 4,375
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He is almost there, a last effort and he will sleep during the 4 next day
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12-28-2016, 07:07 AM
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#396
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Guru
City: Signal Mtn., TN
Vessel Name: Stella Maris
Vessel Model: Defever 44
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 2,742
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thought I saw him entering the harbor, but it was a sailboat. WebCam Martinique Le Marin - Live Video
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12-28-2016, 08:10 AM
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#397
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Guru
City: Hill Country TX/S.Portland Maine
Vessel Name: bout’ time
Vessel Model: Grady White 282 Sailfish
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 642
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Looks to be in the Harbor now, dang, not many parking spaces in there.
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12-28-2016, 08:13 AM
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#398
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Guru
City: Quebec
Vessel Name: Bleuvet
Vessel Model: Custom Built
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 4,375
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He told me he was doing circle in front of the fuel dock. Maybe the room was not ready yet and he was told to wait in the lobby
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12-28-2016, 08:44 AM
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#399
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Dauntless Award
City: Wrangell, Alaska
Vessel Name: Dauntless
Vessel Model: Kadey Krogen 42 - 148
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 2,820
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BandB
I couldn't correlate this sentence, "It's also confirmed be on 2014 crossing,* sight tubes became useful after the 5th day and by the end of the 9th day, I'd used 400 gal! Vice 150" with what he's saying. Obviously he doesn't have floscan as someone thought he did earlier. I wish he had a means of accurately measuring his use. I'd like to hear how many nm he's covered and how many gallons he thinks he's used, but if he's doing 5.72 knots at 0.65 gal/hr then that's 8.8 nmpg and that just doesn't sound logical. If he's gone 9 days at 1.1 gal/hr that would be 5.2 nmpg which is still amazing. But if that were true, then at the end of 9 days he would have used 237 gallons, not 140. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
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Yes. Both you and PS are right, though there is contradictory information.
When I refill, I'll recheck my curves.
Though it's hard to believe they are significantly incorrect as i check them every time I refill.
The conflicting info is for 8 day vs 5 day
I'm not sure how that can be wrong. Though it could be as simple as increased rolling
However, upon arrival I have110 gal fuel remaining, 1.23 gal/hr for the passage.
Which by the way was just below my planning figure of 1.3g/hr
The speed for the first two weeks was abnormally high. With both Paravanes deployed, As t 1500 rpms, we were doing at least 1 knot faster than normal.
Also, it seemed yo me thst fuel consumption did go up the last two weeks.
I simply don't have an answer for that.
Oh, I didn't want to worry anyone, so I never mentioned the fuel leak for the first week. The stbd tank should have about 30 more gallons of fuel thrn it does.
Another mystery that will be investigated sooner or later. Though I am pretty sure know.
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12-28-2016, 08:51 AM
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#400
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Guru
City: Quebec
Vessel Name: Bleuvet
Vessel Model: Custom Built
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 4,375
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Welcome back among us Richard and congratulation for this passage, this was a well done adventure.
One question though, what will keep me awake in the middle of the night now that you have landed!
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