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We have seen many dolphins in the past few days. Some are larger than others. We see them from a distance and then they change course and escort us for 10-20 minutes. They seem to really enjoy riding our bow … Continue reading
Category Archives: Heldeleine
We are currently Motoring. It’s sucks. Wind is to light for sails to stay full. The slapping of the sails are irritating and bad for the sails. We spent some time in the last 2 days tacking back and forth … Continue reading
It was a glorious sail for most of the night as we had about 14 kts of wind and semi-flat seas. We were heading northeast at 6 kts. What’s not to love? The wind diminished slowly and by morning we … Continue reading
Well, as you might know, Pierre has been dragging a fishing line overboard for most of the trip. And well…let’s just say that the fish do not seem terrified of our fishing techniques. But their flying cousins have every reason … Continue reading
Right now seas are smoother and we are trying to go EAST without going too much further north. Winds are not coming from an ideal direction for us. Patience. View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=384e808895c648b7a0f448b7b5717b2729061709&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com … Continue reading
Good Morning! Another night of intense squalls with chunky seas and 25-30kt winds.As the saying goes ‘if you think about reefing…reef’. We thought and we DID View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=5a14cb0da8b0493d95adcc6e8b0723a529061437&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com Daniel Culpepper sent … Continue reading
As usual. Everything outside was WET. This morning brought Sleet…WTF! Right now we are motoring into 6kts and hoping for a wind shift. I dislike the motor. View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=02fd89fa46954bc7971e06dc213112f628995248&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com Daniel Culpepper … Continue reading
Nasty Night Aboard Heldeleine We had a bit of wind last night (25-30) which would have been OK if it didn’t include Rain and chunky seas. Watches went on… View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=6cbe78ffaf4e4d908464f7a84ae12e4428992494&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com … Continue reading
My B-day was yesterday and it was a bit sad to open the packed presents while talking to my girls on a scratchy Satellite phone connection. Felt far away… View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=704bc13b8e0a43048d4533a71042a13d28880857&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com … Continue reading
Food has been great thanks to the brilliant provisioning by Maryly Culpepper. The crew sings her praises each and every day. View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=44c3465cd620488081884025a642fd3928880650&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com Daniel Culpepper sent this message from: Lat 35.072082 … Continue reading