Packing for the big trip
It looks like the Sea Stallion will be off tomorrow. The goal is Portsmouth – 400 nautical miles non-stop.
Extract from logbook, 2 July 2008
Wednesday 2/7-2008, 15.30
8.00 Breakfast by the ship.8.45 Skipper’s briefing:
The wind is still southerly, 8–9…
Extracts from logbook, 5 July 2008
Saturday 5/7-2008, 15.30
8.00 Breakfast by the ship.8.45 Skipper’s briefing:
We are staying in Wicklow harbour…
People are talking in Wicklow
There is traffic in Wicklow today. Cars are constantly coming and going and there are really a lot of people who…
Why does the Sea Stallion sail with ballast?
We believe the original Sea Stallion’s sail had an area of about 112 square meters. The size and form of the sail…
The Skipper is welcomed in Wicklow
The Mayor of Wicklow Town Council, John O'Brien, welcomes Carsten Hvid on the quay in Wicklow
Extract from the logbook 4 July 2008
04/07 - 2008 10.30Friday 4/7-2008, 10.30
8.00 Breakfast by the ship
8.45 Skipper’s briefing
A low pressure area…
Extract from the logbook 3 July 2008
Thursday 3/7-2008, 18.40
11.09 log 13, no wind, pouring rain. We row out of the harbour at high tide to join the…