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Topic: Sunrise
By Alex on January 14, 2005, at 1600 UTC
Topic(s): Birds, Sunrise A ‘why is it so’ question: back in my sensible days when we used to sail back to sydney after an S2HSydney-Hobart Race: often described as the most gruelling ocean race in the world, this annual race starts on 26th December from Sydney Harbour and ends in Hobart. The course is 628 nautical miles., we used to spend the first night in Port Arthur. I first noticed this effect the first time we left PA, very early in the morning to catch the predicted southerly – I was steering, clutching a bacon sandoAustralian sandwich and a mug of the doctorGuinness and as we turned left at the south end of the estuary I saw that the sun … Continue reading
By Alex on January 15, 2005, at 1314 UTC
Topic(s): Sunrise [ed: this log is operating on Sydney time which is 11 hrs ahead of UTC (GMT)]
Another slightly hazy starlit night with little wind, but there is a gale warning for NZ area Puysegur which we are sailing into. Very impressed with NZ satcom weather service – simple forecasts, easy … Continue reading
By Alex on March 26, 2005, at 1040 UTC
Topic(s): Albatrosses, Sunrise 1040hrs 26 Mar 2005 UTC Map Ref 126
The romantic view of dawn at sea seems to focus on pretty colours and reflections and thoughts of new beginnings with lots of allegory. Well it ain’t necessarily so – often bleak, cold, very damp with water running off the sails and … Continue reading
By Alex on August 21, 2005, at 0515 UTC
Topic(s): Clouds, Meals, Sunrise 0515hrs 21 Aug 2005 UTC 48’49”N 006’47”W Ref 302
The first of many dawns, from cherry pink to fiery gold to silver grey and then the clouds to the west change from brooding shadows to snowy peaks that turn pink as the rising sun catches them… But anyone who sees … Continue reading
By Alex on October 12, 2005, at 1615 UTC
Topic(s): Birds, Sunrise 1615hrs 12 Oct 2005 UTC 37’28”S 007’54”W Ref 435
The next few days will, I think, be wet and windy. There seems to be a tight low forming behind the high we are sitting under and tomorrow the wind will veer to the north west and north and increase over … Continue reading
By Alex on November 5, 2005, at 2150 UTC
Topic(s): Stars, Sunrise, Sunset 2150hrs 05 Nov 2005 UTC 40’13”S 040’34”E Ref 524
About 5 hours ago, I was out shaking the reefs – furious rolling, decks covered in running water, but I was sustained by the vision of the Moon and Venus close together in a clear patch of sky surrounded by a … Continue reading
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