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Plenty of pictures

# | Posted in Real Time by Bas at Jan, 07 - 11:32 PM | Comments (2)

And here they are. (It's a big load again.)...

Updates from the past

# | Posted in Real Time by Bas at Jan, 07 - 02:54 PM | Comments (0)

Back in the Real World™ again, I was able to post all the scriblings I made during the crossing. To...

Short but long lasting

# | Posted later by Bas at Dec, 30 - 11:48 PM | Comments (0)

Rob and I are on our way back to Holland, currently on the plane to Paris. It's been an amazing...

Position & Updates 14-29 Dec.

# | Posted in Real Time by Chris at Dec, 29 - 11:00 AM | Comments (1)

29-12-2002 07.30h local time: Barbados it is!!! Send a FREE SMS to KeeS! More info, read below... Voicemessages available!. Wanna...

Whales at last

# | Posted later by Bas at Dec, 28 - 11:49 PM | Comments (0)

Around noon local KeeS time (which is now on Barbados time, or UTC-4) we were visited by two whales or,...

Final nightly watch

# | Posted later by Bas at Dec, 28 - 06:26 AM | Comments (0)

With mixed feelings I just finished what was probably my last nightly watch. On one hand it means almost the...

Not there yet!

# | Posted later by Bas at Dec, 27 - 02:23 AM | Comments (0)

13°33'N 55°27'W - With only 240 miles to go, our destination is almost in sight. And we're all looking forward...

Easy Christmas

# | Posted later by Bas at Dec, 25 - 03:40 PM | Comments (0)

14°28'N 51°08'W - When I woke up this morning, the sea was like a washing machine. The waves - sorry...

Jingle Bells SUCK

# | Posted later by Bas at Dec, 24 - 11:10 PM | Comments (0)

14°37'N 49°03'W - I don't like Christmas, and I don't think I ever did. But spending it so far away...

Another night, another watch

# | Posted later by Bas at Dec, 24 - 05:26 AM | Comments (0)

14°43'N 47°33'W - I just finished my nightly watch with an almost satisfying 5.7 average VMG. It was like calmly...

Sleepless in the Tropics

# | Posted later by Bas at Dec, 23 - 09:16 PM | Comments (0)

14°38'N 46°38'W - We are tired of it, literally. The waves have been keeping us on edge all the time....

Bumpy ride

# | Posted later by Bas at Dec, 22 - 05:38 PM | Comments (0)

14°12'N 43°55'W - Yesterday evening something went very wrong: The wind picked up, which was ok. But the waves did...

Going great

# | Posted later by Bas at Dec, 20 - 08:25 PM | Comments (0)

14°29'N 39°15'W - Yesterday I caught a beautiful fish again. It was similar to the previous one, and even bigger....

Dutch delicatessen

# | Posted later by Bas at Dec, 18 - 05:26 AM | Comments (0)

15°09'N 33°18'W - Nothing special about today: We again saw a lot of flying fish, made a lot of miles,...

Murphy's Law

# | Posted later by Bas at Dec, 17 - 04:41 AM | Comments (0)

15°10'N 30°31'W - Today started like a fine day. On my now regular watch from 00:00 to 03:00, I had...

Magic Mindelo

# | Posted later by Bas at Dec, 15 - 09:35 AM | Comments (0)

15°59'N 25°59'W - Yes! We finally left the Cape Verdes. It was wonderful having visited them, even if only for...

18.00h: Departure Cabo Verdes

# | Posted in Real Time by Chris at Dec, 14 - 10:37 PM | Comments (0)

And off the go again, hopefully this time a bit more wind so they will make it before NewYear. Bas...

Porto Grande

# | Posted later by Bas at Dec, 13 - 09:05 AM | Comments (0)

16°58'N 24°57'W - It was just before sunrise that we dropped our anchor in this large bay called Porto Grande,...

Position & Updates 5-13 Dec.

# | Posted in Real Time by Chris at Dec, 12 - 11:33 PM | Comments (0)

Tenerife (Canaries) - Sao Vincente (Cap Verdes) Fiona has published her diaryand some pictures (dutch)....

Free fish, flying KeeS

# | Posted later by Bas at Dec, 12 - 11:50 AM | Comments (0)

18°32'N 24°04'W - During those long windless hours yesterday, I tried to kill some time by dropping my fishing line...

Prijsvraag 2

# | Posted in Real Time by Chris at Dec, 11 - 11:45 PM | Comments (0)

Helaas en sorry, Bellen met Vodafone is net zo duur als KPN!...

Cape Verdes

# | Posted later by Bas at Dec, 11 - 01:44 PM | Comments (0)

20°18'N 24°27'W - On my shift from 1200 to 0300 last night, the wind died and ocean turned into this...

Prijsvraag

# | Posted in Real Time by Chris at Dec, 10 - 11:59 PM | Comments (0)

Even een tussenstand van de prijsvraag:...

Reaching for wind

# | Posted later by Bas at Dec, 10 - 09:10 AM | Comments (0)

21°13'N 23°18'W - No, we're definitely NOT in the Trade Winds. And we aren't going to encounter any such winds...

Contact 9/12/02

# | Posted in Real Time by Chris at Dec, 09 - 11:52 PM | Comments (0)

22.14N 22.21W at 22:50 PM: e-mail......

Trade Winds?

# | Posted later by Bas at Dec, 09 - 09:50 AM | Comments (0)

Whichever departure point is chosen, the objective is to get well into the belt of the established north-east trades as...

Cold showers

# | Posted later by Bas at Dec, 08 - 10:35 AM | Comments (1)

24°40'N 21°05'W - I think I am getting the hang of our watch system. But the weather, that's something else....

Calm rebound

# | Posted later by Bas at Dec, 06 - 09:35 AM | Comments (0)

27°31'N 18°24'W - We had a really calm first night, very unlike our previous attempt. As we sailed past El...

Crossing the Atlantic!!!

# | Posted in Real Time by Chris at Dec, 05 - 11:22 PM | Comments (1)

And finally they set sail, last SMS from Bas at 5-12, 14.28 GMT: "And off we go! Around the world..."...

False start indeed

# | Posted in Real Time by Bas at Dec, 04 - 12:48 PM | Comments (0)

Indeed, we´re still on the Canaries, Tenerife this time. We tried to leave for Barbados from Puerto Bianca, Cran Canaria...

Stranded again

# | Posted in Real Time by Chris at Dec, 03 - 03:16 PM | Comments (2)

Unfortunately they are not so lucky with the swell, another e-mail in dutch....

Position & weather

# | Posted in Real Time by Chris at Dec, 03 - 01:53 AM | Comments (0)

Via this url (a trackingsystem from another sailingsite) it is possible to view the position of KeeS by moving your...

Gone with the wind II

# | Posted in Real Time by Chris at Dec, 02 - 09:45 PM | Comments (0)

Will they ever reach Barbados?!! Again the waves were a bit to heavy so they spend another night at Gran...

Gone with the wind

# | Posted in Real Time by Chris at Dec, 01 - 05:20 PM | Comments (0)

This morning the KeeS finally set sail for Barbados. They will keep us updated every 2 days. Hereby the last...

Las Palmas

# | Posted in Real Time by Bas at Nov, 28 - 08:15 PM | Comments (1)

Finaly, we´re in Las Palmas. After leaving Lanzarote after my previous update, we got a call that the package HAD...

How to reach KeeS

# | Posted in Real Time by Chris at Nov, 28 - 10:16 AM | Comments (0)

Like Bas mentioned before, you can reach KeeS by Iridium Satellite phone: 00 881631514274 (EUR 7,5684 incl BTW!). It's also...

Departing Lanzarote

# | Posted in Real Time by Bas at Nov, 26 - 01:55 PM | Comments (1)

Puerto Calero, Lanzarote has been nice to us. But it´s been long enough. In - hopefully - an hour or...

Still mastless, age++, connected to the stars

# | Posted in Real Time by Bas at Nov, 22 - 11:30 AM | Comments (1)

Another day has passed in utterly relaxed Puerto Calero, Lanzarote. Jaap has left for Holland, Rob has joined the crew,...

Happy birthday!

# | Posted in Real Time by Chris at Nov, 20 - 11:43 PM | Comments (0)

Yep, Bas just turned 30+ (again)! Happy birthday dushi, I'm having one at your health! Hope you're having some birthdayfun...

Almost up

# | Posted in Real Time by Bas at Nov, 19 - 04:03 PM | Comments (0)

This afternoon we will probably finish our work on the mast. If nothing goes wrong, we should be able to...

Nose Job

# | Posted in Real Time by Bas at Nov, 18 - 05:01 PM | Comments (1)

Puerto Calero boat shop - This is supposed to be the only wired place around here: A small shop with...

Just in KeeS

# | Posted in Real Time by Bas at Nov, 17 - 06:52 PM | Comments (1)

28°41'N, 14°08'W, Aboard KeeS - On arrival in Puerto Calero I was immediately overwhelmed by the ultra-relaxed atmosphere of the...

Arrival Arrecife 09.25 AM

# | Posted in Real Time by Chris at Nov, 17 - 12:04 PM | Comments (2)

Basje has just arrived at Lanzarote. The weather is a bit better than it is in Holland and Germany, all...

Salt water views

# | Posted in Real Time by Bas at Nov, 17 - 08:09 AM | Comments (0)

Aboard Air Berlin 8568 - As we are passing Casablanca, the waves of the Atlantic Ocean seem almost frozen in...

Destination: Lanzarote (instead of Las Palmas)

# | Posted in Real Time by Bas at Nov, 14 - 01:17 PM | Comments (0)

Since it's going to take a while to get the stays fixed, KeeS will have to remain in Lanzarote for...

Be notified on updates, by MSN

# | Posted in Real Time by Bas at Nov, 13 - 06:25 PM | Comments (0)

If you happen to be one of those millions of MSN-Messenger users, you can be notified of Atlantic Shipslog's updates...

The adventure begins before it's started

# | Posted in Real Time by Bas at Nov, 13 - 01:45 PM | Comments (0)

Fiona & Andre are experiencing a little trouble: Nothing serious, it's just that the mast of KeeS has been brought...

Fishin' gear

# | Posted in Real Time by Bas at Nov, 10 - 12:46 AM | Comments (0)

What to eat, when we're sailing the ocean for weeks in a row? I'm sure we will get tired of...

Preparation Time

# | Posted in Real Time by Bas at Nov, 01 - 02:12 PM | Comments (0)

Chris found us a very nice site, with a lot of stories from a family who sailed plenty of oceans:...

Tickets in da pocket

# | Posted in Real Time by Bas at Oct, 28 - 02:13 PM | Comments (0)

Just another three weeks and I'm off. So it's a good feeling Chris and EJ managed to get me my...

Acknowledgements

# | Posted in Real Time by Bas at Oct, 06 - 01:23 AM | Comments (0)

Some remarks

# | Posted in Real Time by Bas at Oct, 01 - 03:25 PM | Comments (0)

Right now, I'm not sure if we'll have the necessary communications equipment aboard to update this shipslog during the trip...

Here I go again...

# | Posted in Real Time by Bas at Oct, 01 - 12:10 PM | Comments (2)

...blogging across the Atlantic this time. Together with Rob, I'll be tagging along with André and Fiona on the Kees,...