| Trans-Atlantic Voyage 2011 |
| Final Page |
| "It is not the ship so much as the skilled sailing that assures the prosperous voyage." --George William Curtis (1817 - 1862) |
| Thanks to Cap'n Pete, we had such "skilled sailing" that got TwoLoose and her 3 person crew safely across the Atlantic in June/July of 2011 - prosperous, indeed! |
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| 19 - 23 Sep: We used this time to continue making preparations for getting underway for points east. We make a final run for fresh food & milk from Morrison's (when we finally remember to take the photo shown at left), we exchange some Gib pounds for Euros, the dinghy is brought on board and NEMO is lashed into his new home. Finally after 40+ days in Gib, we believe we are ready to depart - really? In any case we will miss Gib. We were VERY comfy (too comfy?) here and look forward to returning - probably on our way back across the Atlantic. |
| 24 Sep: "We came out of Gibraltar Bay around 1500 on Saturday and hooked a left in 20-22 kts of wind (which was really only supposed to be 10-12) from WSW and had a romping downwind sail until 1830 when the wind began to die. By 0200 we were on the engine in light easterly winds. This is the first "bad feeling" we got as the wind shift is at least 20 hours early." Cap'n Pete |
| FYI: Fueling in Gibraltar: Lots of vendors line up one after another on the long fuel quay. They've been known to call out to the boats and encourage them to come to their station! Open 7 days week from 0830-1900. 10% discount if you take 500+ liters of fuel. |