We are joined on this Leg by my sister Laurie! The Culpeppers are well represented in case of mutiny by the Pilot or the Frenchman… View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=6ab1d9d966124472842e2fd8dd4eb15e30393731&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com Daniel Culpepper sent this … Continue reading
Winds have been in the 20’s and we have been cruising. A little off our course and we are forced to tack up the line. View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=90359aa9ac0a4487a7960730c2c55a8630385050&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com Daniel Culpepper sent this … Continue reading
On the Road again… We departed Angra, Terceira yesterday bound for Gibraltar. We are now 180m down range with 888 to go. View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=547a4f2cc05c413099bc6adaa1b7ce7130384868&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com Daniel Culpepper sent this message from: Lat … Continue reading
Friend sent this photo from Bermuda. Heldeleine is second in on the left (with the yellow spinnaker bag on the bow). Never saw the drone….. … Continue reading
We arrived in Horta, Azores on Thursday and have been busy learning to sleep for more than 3 hours at a time, doing boat upgrades (new transformer for European power), some sightseeing and welcoming my sister Laurie aboard for the … Continue reading
We have arrived! Hello from Horta, Faial, Azores! We are at the customs/fuel dock waiting. Kind of surreal to be here… View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=44cff214b19245059265fa8982ca9cd629773376&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com Daniel Culpepper sent this message from: Lat 38.531198 … Continue reading
Well, after whining about this or that over the last few days, I am happy to report that we had a magical night of sailing. Winds were from the west at about 10 kts. The sea was flat except for … Continue reading
With very little wind and a dwindling supply of diesel to power our primary engine and the generator, we spent the morning going through various sail changes to keep us moving. Because of the loss of one of our halyards … Continue reading
Pierre was on his 11-2 watch last night (having deep French thoughts, no doubt) when at midnight he saw the newly repaired spinnaker fluttering gracefully down into the pitch black sea. The head of the sail had chaffed through and … Continue reading