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If you want to keep up to date with the JAUNT2GIB look at the blogs being posted almost everyday by Nick Madders. Go to the 'BLOG' section of this website. We also welcome and love to receive messages etc. so please keep them coming. Thanks - Nick P…
As the official "Navigator", I thought it might be useful to add an updated sailing plan which I set out below. It is up to date as at today - taking into account the three weather days we have had in Santander. Happy reading! I will update it from…
As you may have realised by now - the updates on our epic voyage are being posted on the Blogs page and not here under the events page - please do have a look at the blogs and keep up to date - well pretty well up to date anyway given the sporadic n…
Hi Nick,
Nicola and I wanted to wish you all the very best on the Jaunt 2 Gib.
Best wishes
Helen & Nicola.
Nick and I went out for a further "test drive" yesterday and again all seemed to go pretty well. Engines are being serviced today so a no boat day - lots of other catching up being done!! Nick has had a Raymarine tiller pilot fitted which now mean…
Jaunt 2 Gib - SEA JOURNEY IN MEMORY OF ROYAL MARINE BEN POOLE at FROM JERSEY, IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS, TO GIBRALTAR
June 25, 2009 to August 29, 2009
A CHALLENGING SEA JOURNEY IN MEMORY OF ROYAL MARINE BEN POOLE WHO DIED ON THE 28th JULY 2008 AND AT THE SAME TIME TO RAISE FUNDS FOR TWO IMPORTANT CHARITIES –
‘HELP FOR HEROES’ & ‘JERSEY HOSPICE CARE’
Further preparation update - 17/6/09
We went out on Monday for a further shake down - which went well again. However the event of note was that we saw the dolphins just coming out of St Aubins past Noirmont!! It was fantastic to see them - very unu…
Google Maps
It might be worth following this hyperlink to Google Maps to find out where on earth we actually are!!
http://maps.google.co.uk/
Sailing Plan Synopsis
Day 1 25/6 St Helier to Paimpol – 44.25nm – 11’03”
SD1
Day 2 26/6 Paimpol to Perros-Guirec – 32.98nm – 8’13”
SD2
Day 3 27/6 Perros-Guirec to Roscoff – 26.31nm – 6’31”
SD3
Day 4 28/6 Roscoff to L’Aber-Wrac’h – 29.97nm – 7’29…
Preparation update! – 14/6/09
We went out for our first shake down outing last Thursday and it all went really quite well!! Rozelle flew along at between 4 and 6 knots under sail down to the NW Minquiers bouy – well most of the way anyway! – and th…
Preparation update! – 14/6/09
We went out for our first shake down outing last Thursday and it all went really quite well!! Rozelle flew along at between 4 and 6 knots under sail down to the NW Minquiers bouy – well most of the way anyway! – and th…
Sailing plan synopsis.doc
It might be worth trying this link to Google maps to find out where on earth we actually are -
To make life easier - try the Google maps link to find out where on earth we are!! -
Preparation update! – 14/6/09
We went out for our first shake down outing last Thursday and it all went really quite well!! Rozelle flew along at between 4 and 6 knots under sail down to the NW Minquiers bouy – well most of the way anyway! – and th…
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- At 8:29pm on May 20, 2009,
Bea Adams said…
- The Rotary Club of Gibraltar will be waiting to welcome you into the beautiful marina of Ocean Village - . . . . . . . so don't get lost will you?
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PURPOSE:
TO UNDERTAKE A CHALLENGING SEA JOURNEY IN MEMORY OF ROYAL MARINE BEN POOLE WHO DIED ON THE 28th JULY 2008 AND AT THE SAME TIME TO RAISE FUNDS FOR TWO IMPORTANT CHARITIES –
‘HELP FOR HEROES’ & ‘JERSEY HOSPICE CARE’
WHY ?
BEN ALWAYS SET HIMSELF TESTING CHALLENGE… Continue
Posted on April 13, 2009 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment
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