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Topic: Space station (ISS)
By Alex on February 6, 2005, at 1942 UTC
Topic(s): Space station (ISS) 1942hrs 06 Feb 2005 UTC 47’50”S 158’42”W Map Ref 49 2465nm
As we get close to half way in distance between Sydney via Hobart to the Horn not counting the diversion to Dunedin, this exercise begins to develop its own perspective. We are in second term of first year at … Continue reading
By Alex on February 8, 2005, at 2131 UTC
Topic(s): Ellen MacArthur, Space station (ISS) 2131hrs 08 Feb 2005 UTC 47’00”S 152’27”W Map Ref 52 2728nm
Frustrating day again yesterday – the wind died to somewhere close to zephyr status but left the swell for us to corkscrew around in. Sails slatting and banging all day – not good for them or the rig and … Continue reading
By Alex on March 10, 2005, at 0730 UTC
Topic(s): Space station (ISS) 0730hrs 10 Mar 2005 UTC 55’54”S 072’56”W Map Ref 112
Would all y’all join us both in wishing Ben and Georgina all the very best for their wedding on Saturday in Oz and for the future. The have been part of the Berrimilla extended family ever since Ben jumped off … Continue reading
By Alex on March 11, 2005, at 0715 UTC
Topic(s): Space station (ISS) 0715hrs 11 Mar 2005 UTC 56’08”S 069’45”W Map Ref 114
86 miles to go and – touch wood – the stage seems to be set. Cold, slightly hazy night, gerzillionsAn awful lot of something: usually stars of stars up there but just a bit fuzzy, series of little rain squalls … Continue reading
By Stephen on March 17, 2005, at 2300 UTC
Topic(s): Space station (ISS) 2300hrs 17 Mar 2005 UTC 51’41”S 057’49”W Map Ref 123
Stephen (the web bloke):
This update is a compilation of a number of conversations and emails over the few days since Berri reached Port Stanley. Since arriving and clearing customs they boys have been busy reprovisioning, carrying out repairs, further … Continue reading
By Alex on March 18, 2005, at 0125 UTC
Topic(s): Space station (ISS) 0125hrs 18 Mar 2005 UTC 51’41”S 057’49”W Map Ref 123
Stanley(the place, not the name)
Alex: The Falklands – fascinating – land of contrasts – chunks of wrecked or modified 19th century sailing ships lying around in heaps, absolutely no facilities for visiting yachties and I was told they try … Continue reading
By Alex on March 18, 2005, at 1730 UTC
Topic(s): Leroy Chiao, Space station (ISS) 
Well, says he, overdoing the understatement, we have just spent half an hour talking to Dr LeroyLeroy ChiaoLeroy Chiao: International Space Station Commander, Expedition 10, at time Berrimilla first made contact. Bio here.: International Space Station Commander, Expedition 10, at time Berrimilla first made contact. Bio here. Chiao, Commander of the International Space Station. A very low tech slow speed operation in the charge of a couple of grizzled and smelly veterans down here linked by similarities on the human scale … Continue reading
By Alex on March 25, 2005, at 1400 UTC
Topic(s): Space station (ISS) 1400hrs 25 Mar 2005 UTC Map Ref 124
All times back to GMT. We cleared Customs at 1200, departed the jetty at 1300 escorted by a couple of rigid assault boats and entered the Narrows at 1315. We are not running up the S Atlantic on 040M for a point … Continue reading
By Alex on March 27, 2005, at 0930 UTC
Topic(s): Albatrosses, Birds, Space station (ISS) Well, all y’all, now that the Pan Galactic Gargle BlasterInvented by Zaphod Beeblebrox in HHGTTGThe Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams; essential reading for those trying to understand these logs. You may be none the wiser once you’ve read it, but at least you’ll have tried. More here. Unfortunately its ingredients are unavailable on this planet but its effects are described as like having your brains smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick; 128; see also Dr CooperCoopersCoopers Sparkling Ale: - according to Alex: “brewed in the bottle, so a bit of sludge comes with it - best beer on the planet - beats a Pan Galactic Gargleblaster hands down”. Also a home brew from a Cooper’s Kit, perfected by onboard master-brewer Pete. See Pete’s interesting equation Sparkling Ale: - according to Alex: “brewed in the bottle, so a bit of sludge comes with it - best beer on the planet - beats a Pan Galactic Gargleblaster hands down”. Also a home brew from a Cooper’s Kit, perfected by onboard master-brewer Pete. See Pete’s interesting equation CoopersCoopers Sparkling Ale: - according to Alex: “brewed in the bottle, so a bit of sludge comes with it - best beer on the planet - beats a Pan Galactic Gargleblaster hands down”. Also a home brew from a Cooper’s Kit, perfected by onboard master-brewer Pete. See Pete’s interesting equation Sparkling Ale: - according to Alex: “brewed in the bottle, so a bit of sludge comes with it - best beer on the planet - beats a Pan Galactic Gargleblaster hands down”. Also a home brew from a CooperCoopersCoopers Sparkling Ale: - according to Alex: “brewed in the bottle, so a bit of sludge comes with it - best beer on the planet - beats a Pan Galactic Gargleblaster hands down”. Also a home brew from a Cooper’s Kit, perfected by onboard master-brewer Pete. See Pete’s interesting equation Sparkling Ale: - according to Alex: “brewed in the bottle, so a bit of sludge comes with it - best beer on the planet - beats a Pan Galactic Gargleblaster hands down”. Also a home brew from a Cooper’s Kit, perfected by onboard master-brewer Pete. See Pete’s interesting equation ’s Kit, perfected by onboard master-brewer Pete. See Pete’s interesting equation ; HHGTTGThe Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams; essential reading for those trying to understand these logs. You may be none the wiser once you’ve read it, but at least you’ll have tried. More here
has had time to work it’s magic and I’m shaking off my cold and feeling a bit more like one of those primitive ape forms from Sydney, here we go again. Brain has been congealed for a couple of days so apologies if some of this is second time around. … Continue reading
By Alex on March 27, 2005, at 2230 UTC
Topic(s): Space station (ISS) It is nice to be in the lee of a wall like the Andes, although today we are in thick mist, with rain and low cloud. No chance to see the ISSInternational Space Station, sadly. These are convergence ZoneInter Tropical Convergence Zone, also known as The Doldrums conditions, but softer than across the wall. We are still getting the Chilean weather fax, but it seems the Brazilians may have stopped their service. We have over a knot-- Speed: definition of speed at sea. One knot is one nautical mile per hour. The nautical mile is about 1.15 % longer than the "statute" mile used on land. A knot is about half a metre per second.
-- A knot is also the result of winding a rope around itself or another rope to make a join or a loop .
of current against us, as expected, but there’s no easy way to predict where it will be so we just have to slog into it. We’re both looking forward to getting back above 40S – seems like a long time ago when we crossed going south – Dec 28 or 29,perhaps. … Continue reading
By Alex on March 29, 2005, at 1115 UTC
Topic(s): Space station (ISS) 1115hrs 29 Mar 2005 UTC Map Ref 132
I’m having an idle speculation day. It seems to me that Berrimilla and her scruffy crew are a bit like an ant being given a ride in the sunlight on the back of an elephant called NASA. There may be mutual benefit … Continue reading
By Alex on March 29, 2005, at 2000 UTC
Topic(s): Space station (ISS) 2000hrs 29 Mar 2005 UTC 46’27”S 050’35”W Map Ref 133
Those of us who thought things would get easier this side of the wall couldn’t have been wronger. Lots of wind this morning, then none and now we’re in a ferocious little storm that we were sort of expecting but … Continue reading
1100hrs 30 Mar 2005 UTC Map Ref 136
[ed: Laptop’s working again!]
I’ve been in some pretty bad storms but I think that was the worst bashing so far and quite clench inducing. Went down to about 990hp, so well out from the centre, up to 50kts very early – … Continue reading
By Alex on March 31, 2005, at 1230 UTC
Topic(s): Leroy Chiao, Space station (ISS) LeroyLeroy ChiaoLeroy Chiao: International Space Station Commander, Expedition 10, at time Berrimilla first made contact. Bio here.: International Space Station Commander, Expedition 10, at time Berrimilla first made contact. Bio here. Chiao called us from the ISSInternational Space Station around midnight to say he could see a light but as we didn’t have ours on, it can’t have been us. We sent him a white flare anyway but I think he was way past by then. … Continue reading
By Alex on April 4, 2005, at 0345 UTC
Topic(s): Leroy Chiao, Space station (ISS) 0345hrs 04 Apr 2005 UTC Map Ref 145
We spoke to LeroyLeroy ChiaoLeroy Chiao: International Space Station Commander, Expedition 10, at time Berrimilla first made contact. Bio here.: International Space Station Commander, Expedition 10, at time Berrimilla first made contact. Bio here. [ed: Commander of the International Space Station – … Continue reading
By Alex on April 4, 2005, at 0530 UTC
Topic(s): Heavy weather sailing, Noises, Space station (ISS) 0530hrs 04 Apr 2005 UTC Map Ref 146
An intensely frustrating few days, mostly spent watching Montevideo not going past. And for all you members of the great unwashed, our silence is perhaps covered by my alltime favourite song title – “When the phone don’t ring, babe, you’ll know it’s … Continue reading
By Alex on April 4, 2005, at 2300 UTC
Topic(s): Navigation, Space station (ISS) More idle nonsense. How many of you set off on a journey to somewhere new knowing exactly how to get there? Say from Randwick to Liverpool (in Sydney, for our foreign guest…) or from Chatswood to BurrumbuttockIt’s a small rural town in NSW, 30 kms north of Albury. Their school has had a significant involvement in the protection of Australia’s native Squirrel Glider.
? (Look it up…) I was thinking about mud maps – mental plots – when I was describing our track for NASA to pass on to LeroyLeroy ChiaoLeroy Chiao: International Space Station Commander, Expedition 10, at time Berrimilla first made contact. Bio here.: International Space Station Commander, Expedition 10, at time Berrimilla first made contact. Bio here.. He’s an astronaut and a pilot and it’s really very easy to do – we’re tracking parallel to the South American coast about five hundred miles out at about 5 knots, starting from Stanley on Saturday at noon. … Continue reading
By Alex on April 5, 2005, at 2214 UTC
Topic(s): Ghosts, Space station (ISS) We finally cracked part of the rendezvous – we saw the ISSInternational Space Station high and clear about 10 minutes ago for the first time since all this started – huge thrill – but we’d already decided it was too chancy with cloud moving over to risk wasting a flare so … Continue reading
By Alex on April 15, 2005, at 1130 UTC
Topic(s): Flying Fish, Leroy Chiao, Space station (ISS) 1130hrs 15 Apr 2005 UTC Map Ref 167
And still here, in a very uncomfortable headbutt into a 30kt North easter which is due to blow for at least two more days. Very frustrating. The tradesBands of NW and SW winds either side of the equator that blow with more … Continue reading
By Alex on April 16, 2005, at 1700 UTC
Topic(s): Health & Injuries, Shipping, Space station (ISS) 1700hrs 16 Apr 2005 UTC Map Ref 170Map Ref 170
Here we still are, part IV or whatever. Not a lot has changed except that the wind has dropped to 25 and we’ve got some sail up again. General conditions much the same but at least the boat is a … Continue reading
By Alex on April 18, 2005, at 1100 UTC
Topic(s): Bus shelter, Conspiracy Theory, Space station (ISS), Sunset Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose…Still in our shed in Fox StudiosConspiracy Theory: the epic is simply a mock-up-boat in Fox Studios. (See also Bus Shelter) – Based on the nutty idea that NASA never reached the Moon but faked the whole thing in the Hollywood studiosConspiracy Theory: the epic is simply a mock-up-boat in Fox StudiosConspiracy Theory: the epic is simply a mock-up-boat in Fox Studios. (See also Bus Shelter) – Based on the nutty idea that NASA never reached the Moon but faked the whole thing in the Hollywood studios. (See also Bus Shelter) – Based on the nutty idea that NASA never reached the Moon but faked the whole thing in the Hollywood studiosConspiracy Theory: the epic is simply a mock-up-boat in Fox Studios. (See also Bus Shelter) – Based on the nutty idea that NASA never reached the Moon but faked the whole thing in the Hollywood studios, Malcom – there’s a bus shelterExplanation here just outside the gate – and I forgot to add yaw into the gyrating cockpit – up to 60 degrees either side of intended course, perhaps, over the shorter period. To humour the unbelievers, we’re now off the Disneyland Space Mountain roller coaster and Pirates of the Caribbean rides and on a slowly rolling calm sea with no wind, lightning to the south, lovely moon. Chatty updates back on the agenda. … Continue reading
By Alex on April 26, 2005, at 1240 UTC
Topic(s): Communications, Space station (ISS) 1240hrs 26 Apr 2005 UTC Map Ref 184
Relevant Sunday Times crossword clue clue for all y’all, courtesy of my sister: “Howling wind that delights the shopkeeper” 7,5. A pity ours isn’t! I will post the answer if anyone is driven mad by it.
Panic last night – HFHigh Frequency … Continue reading
By Alex on April 28, 2005, at 1200 UTC
Topic(s): Space station (ISS) 1200hrs 28 Apr 2005 UTC Map Ref 188
It’s beginning to look just a teensy bit promising – we may just be on our bikes and on the way but with this particular ExaminerShe who asks awkward questions of the crew and tests them with difficult tasks., ain’t nothing … Continue reading
By Alex on May 5, 2005, at 1100 UTC
Topic(s): Space station (ISS) 1100hrs 05 May 2005 UTC Map Ref 202
Spectacular ISSInternational Space Station pass this morning. Came up right on time and passed almost directly overhead from NW to SE. Very bright when overhead – it’s a huge conglomeration of modules and solar panels so there’s probably a couple of … Continue reading
By Alex on September 19, 2005, at 2315 UTC
Topic(s): Space station (ISS) 2315hrs 19 Sep 2005 UTC 00’22”N 026’12”W Ref 376
Some idle rumination – nothing whatever to do with the price of fish, but interesting.
Think Hippopotami – lumbering ungainly beasts with ill fitting folded skin (perhaps someone can find Kipling’s story – better still, Jack Nicholson reading it?) and prone … Continue reading
By Alex on October 5, 2005, at 2100 UTC
Topic(s): Leroy Chiao, Space station (ISS) Two Old Farts and a Spaceman… The Berrimilla shirt signed by Dr LeroyLeroy ChiaoLeroy Chiao: International Space Station Commander, Expedition 10, at time Berrimilla first made contact. Bio here.: International Space Station Commander, Expedition 10, at time Berrimilla first made contact. Bio here. Chiao, the Commander of the NASA ISSInternational Space Station 10 Mission, and Pete and me will be auctioned on Lord Howe Island after the Lord Howe Race at the end of this month. The proceeds will be treated as a tax deductible donation to … Continue reading
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