Topic: AIS
By Alex on July 2, 2005, at 1115 UTC
Topic(s): AIS
1115hrs 02 Jul 2005 UTC Falmouth
[ed: From Alex’s sister, Isabella] Alex is currently up in London swanning around with the BBC. We had a fairly riotous night here last night which involved quantities of Pimms, Retsina and some totally disgraceful choc roulade. We despatched Pete off to Falmouth about … Continue reading
By Alex on July 27, 2005, at 1245 UTC
Topic(s): AIS
1245hrs 27 Jul 2005 UTC Lymington
The radio is back in and it seems to work – several moments of near heart failure as various bits of it refused to function but huge relief when it finally came good – haven’t yet had time to test it properly – will … Continue reading
By Alex on August 4, 2005, at 1000 UTC
Topic(s): AIS
1000hrs 04 Aug 2005 UTC Lymington
Briefing the day after tomorrow. Very close – we leave for CowesSeaport town on the Isle of WightThe largest island of England, located in the English Channel, separated from the mainland by a strait called The SolentStrait separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of England.. (UK). A home for international yacht racing. on Saturday morning and the briefing is at 1800.
So another phase of this saga seems to be coming … Continue reading
By Alex on September 11, 2005, at 2330 UTC
Topic(s): AIS
2330hrs 11 Sep 2005 UTC 11’07”N 024’20”W Ref 352
We’ve been hand steering all day – since 0900 – with the assyAsymetric spinnaker pulling us along at about 7 knots in an erratic and gusty north easterly and a biggish swell – neither autopilot copes with it particularly well but … Continue reading
By Alex on October 22, 2005, at 0400 UTC
Topic(s): AIS
0400hrs 22 Oct 2005 UTC 39’39”S 014’11”E Ref 469
We’re struggling on a bit here. Back to NW 35 kts, huge following sea, storm jibA very small jib, usually made from bright orange material, used in storm conditions. only and only making SE. Should back to W later today. Bloody … Continue reading
By Berrimilla on December 19, 2009, at 0549 UTC
Topic(s): AIS
AISAutomatic Identification System. An automatic tracking system used on ships and by vessel traffic services (VTSVessel Tracking System) for identifying and locating vessels. – Automatic Identification of Ships – gizmology with attitude and relevance. Big ships (>300 DWT for the techies) are … Continue reading
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