Across the Prime Meridian
December 23, 2018
Day 80
Noon Position: 43 21S 00 42E
Course(t)/Speed(kts): ExS 6+
Wind(t/tws): WNW 20 – 27
Sea(t/ft): NW W SW to 12
Sky: Thin stratus
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December 23, 2018
Day 80
Noon Position: 43 21S 00 42E
Course(t)/Speed(kts): ExS 6+
Wind(t/tws): WNW 20 – 27
Sea(t/ft): NW W SW to 12
Sky: Thin stratus
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December 22, 2018
Day 79
Noon Position: 43 05S 02 45W
Course(t)/Speed(kts): E 5
Wind(t/tws): WxN 25 (40 in squalls)
Sea(t/ft): W 10 – 12
Sky: Clear, then squalls
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December 21, 2018
Day 78
Noon Position: 43 12S 06 11W
Course(t)/Speed(kts): ENE 6
Wind(t/tws): NWxN 24 – 28
Sea(t/ft): N and NW to 10
Sky: Clear. Not a cloud.
Need a little something at the last minute? Here are a few ideas to help inspire the hopeful cruiser in your life… or, put a smile on that cruiser across the anchorage from you! My favorite elves above...
December 20, 2018
Day 77
Noon Position: 43 58S 09 13W
Course(t)/Speed(kts): ENE 7
Wind(t/tws): WxS 25 – 30
Sea(t/ft): NW and W to 15
Sky: Rain
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If you ever messed with celestial navigation, you probably understand why even a perfectly installed sundial can be off by more than 15 minutes at some times of the year. But let’s recap on this shortest and darkest of days ...
December 19, 2018
Day 76
Noon Position: 43 58S 13 17W
Course(t)/Speed(kts): ENE 8
Wind(t/tws): SWxW 25 – 33
Sea(t/ft): W 8, SW and NW smaller but apparent
Sky: Clear.
“After this, no more schedules!” Jamie ranted a little while coiling lines at the mast possibly a little more vigorously than necessary while we motored into Banderas Bay yesterday morning. It’s a basic principle of cruising to avoid a schedule.
Robert Merry
Security, Americas
The year 2019 will be filled with history in the making. Questions abound. Will Trump be crushed by the fervent opposition, helped along by his own limitations of temperament?
The bar will be open from 2 pm to 10.30 pm on Christmas Eve. Friday the 28th to 31st we have an open licence and the bar will be open till 2 am on the 31st into the new year.
December 18, 2018
Day 75
Noon Position: 44 44S 16 08W
Course(t)/Speed(kts): ENE 6
Wind(t/tws): SWxW 13 – 16
Sea(t/ft): W 6
Sky: Partly Sunny. Wow.
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