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s/v Bluesky: South Africa to Saint Helena, South Atlantic Ocean, April 2010

#gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Twelve foot seas in the South Atantic. Sighting Saint Helena after twelve days. The historic buildings of Jamestown. Drake and Phoebe enjoy the rope swing at the dinghy dock. Old canons and anchors litter the wharf. Phoebe practising her diving at the pool The olympic size pool at the water front. Anne´s place The Union Jack with Jacobs Ladder behind. After getting our land legs, we ascended the 699 steps of Jacobs Ladder. Jamestown from half way up Jacobs Ladder The Consulate Hotel, center, with railway girders to support the verandah. Jim buries a bottle of wine near the top. If want the coordinates email us. Phoebe and Drake proud to make it to the top. Happy to make it to the top going back down Looking down into Jamestown The steering gear from SS Papanui Old wharehouses along the wharf. Jonah, John and Jim The Briars Pavillion The Heart shaped waterfall. Longwood House im slicing off the course, thankfully no damage. The millenium forrest, where 5000 gumwood trees have been planted as a conservation initiative. Emma. Napoleon, Lynn Rattle a new temporary resident and Jonah off s/v Brillig. Phoebe and Drake present a Latitude and Attitude´s flag to Anne´s place. Phoebe above and John from s/v Dancyn below, snorkeling the SS Papanui St. Paul´s cathedral built in 1851

Jamestown is located in a deep volcanic valley on the remote English Island of Saint Helena.  The 1500 mile passage from Saldanha Bay took 12 days.  The first four, we experienced 25-30 knots of wind with 12 foot seas.  It is very difficult […]