tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post6372680187740874613..comments2023-06-25T11:17:11.810-04:00Comments on The Maryland School of Sailing and Seamanship: Southbound Norfolk to St Thomas, November 2011Rita Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-54347654008404459282011-11-24T20:13:53.022-05:002011-11-24T20:13:53.022-05:00Congrats! You certainly got your moneys worth; or...Congrats! You certainly got your moneys worth; or maybe you should go on the the MSS payroll after 14 days :-)<br /><br />Tom Kopcik<br />Crew Norfolk - STT 11/08Tom & Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770160888773545530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-79143981977179205302011-11-24T08:57:49.535-05:002011-11-24T08:57:49.535-05:00CELESTIAL arrived at Crown Bay Marina at 0330 this...CELESTIAL arrived at Crown Bay Marina at 0330 this morning! Congratulations crew on a job well done!Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-13441913940034299922011-11-23T12:41:09.593-05:002011-11-23T12:41:09.593-05:00From: Tom Tursi
To: S/V CELESTIAL
Sent: Tuesday, N...From: Tom Tursi<br />To: S/V CELESTIAL<br />Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 9:51 PM<br />Subject: Wx 11-22<br /><br />HP continues. Expect NE 10-15 Wed; NE 15-20 Thu. No tropicalsRita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-50084720156055391842011-11-23T09:15:16.005-05:002011-11-23T09:15:16.005-05:00From: S/V CELESTIAL
To: Tom Tursi
Sent: Wednesday,...From: S/V CELESTIAL<br />To: Tom Tursi<br />Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 12:09 AM<br />Subject: travel<br /><br />ETA likely early Thursday, so late afternoon flight Thur should work. JRita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-21008632512396212282011-11-22T16:25:20.810-05:002011-11-22T16:25:20.810-05:00From: S/V CELESTIAL
To: Tom Tursi
Sent: Tuesday, N...From: S/V CELESTIAL<br />To: Tom Tursi<br />Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 1:38 PM<br />Subject: travel<br /><br />ETA @ 6 SOG - Thur 0000, @ 5 SOG - Thur 0700, @4 SOG Thur 1700. My guess Thur AM most likely. Jim B - already set up, Lisa & Fred - Thur after 1600 or Fri, Roland has 2:05 res Thur, Dick asked wife to make Thur res - pls find out what she has set up. Rita agreed to take care of Jack change, same as was set up for 17th. Prob best to wait til tomorrow to pick Thur or Fri. JRita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-36282484233465081882011-11-22T13:04:02.604-05:002011-11-22T13:04:02.604-05:00Captain Jack: Its Tom from MAJJIK III. We crossed ...Captain Jack: Its Tom from MAJJIK III. We crossed when you were coming out of Beaufort and us in. Our boss got sick so ended up back in Chesapeake. We had tickets back from STT on 21st. From your experience sounds like we would have missed them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-25117545718154618512011-11-21T17:32:16.429-05:002011-11-21T17:32:16.429-05:00From: S/V CELESTIAL
To: Tom Tursi
Sent: Monday, No...From: S/V CELESTIAL<br />To: Tom Tursi<br />Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 2:18 PM<br />Subject: ETA<br /><br />Current ETA very late Wed nite @ 5 kts - Thur PM @ 4. Losing some ground to current.<br /><br />CapnJack<br />11/21/2011<br />19:15:54 GMT<br />23° 10N 66 37 W<br />66° 39.62' WRita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-13046749129501911602011-11-21T11:00:26.937-05:002011-11-21T11:00:26.937-05:00From: Tom Tursi
To: S/V CELESTIAL
Sent: Sunday, No...From: Tom Tursi<br />To: S/V CELESTIAL<br />Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 6:48 PM<br />Subject: Wx 11-20<br /><br />Expect NE 15-25 Mon; NE-E 15-20 Tue; NE-E 10-15 Wed; NE 10-15 Thu. Low at 26N54W moving out NE Tue. No other tropical storms.Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-42350024165365140242011-11-21T10:59:03.504-05:002011-11-21T10:59:03.504-05:00From: S/V CELESTIAL
To: Tom Tursi
Sent: Sunday, No...From: S/V CELESTIAL<br />To: Tom Tursi<br />Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 5:23 PM<br />Subject: Update<br /><br />NE wind arrived and we are making good time in the right direction. Small sail plan because of winds piping to 25 - occasionally 30 in showers, so between showers, running at 4 - 5 kts, esp at nite. ETA Thur? Prospects for continued NE, and eventually reaching rather than beating could move that back to Wed.<br /><br />Spirits continue high - this is a great crew.<br /><br />CapnJack<br />11/20/2011<br />22:02:37 GMT<br />24° 28.49' N<br />67° 16.71' WRita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-65744488069120754772011-11-19T18:18:09.695-05:002011-11-19T18:18:09.695-05:00From: S/V CELESTIAL
To: Tom Tursi
Sent: Saturday, ...From: S/V CELESTIAL<br />To: Tom Tursi<br />Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 4:10 PM<br />Subject: Update<br /><br />Thrilling sailing last night in 25 - 30 kts NE, giving way today to 15 - 25 ESE, which puts us hard on the wind trying to get our easting back. Need that promised NE wind again. Herb talking about some, but also about more ESE. So our best guess ETA wobbles around sometime Wed probably late unless we get a bunch more from the NE. Will refine ETA as we can. Spirits high.<br /><br />CapnJack<br />11/19/2011<br />20:10:26 GMT<br />26° 13.22' N<br />68° 24.00' WRita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-77515438817397359802011-11-19T09:14:16.694-05:002011-11-19T09:14:16.694-05:00From: S/V CELESTIAL
To: Tom Tursi
Sent: Friday, No...From: S/V CELESTIAL<br />To: Tom Tursi<br />Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 10:33 PM<br />Subject: crew<br /><br />Crew excited to be in this. High spirits, and glad to have the engine off.<br /><br />CapnJack<br />11/19/2011<br />03:33:16 GMT<br />27° 57.92' N<br />68° 22.69' WRita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-17551464225954719502011-11-18T22:23:11.223-05:002011-11-18T22:23:11.223-05:00----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Tursi
To: C...----- Original Message -----<br />From: Tom Tursi<br />To: CELESTIAL<br />Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 9:17 PM<br />Subject: Wx 11-18<br /><br />No significant Weather change. Cold front may pass you Sat and stall along 28N65W to FL. Expect NE winds 15-25 knots Sat-Tue. Rec'd your reconnect. Repeated engine overheat a puzzle. Glad batteries are happy. Hope crew is happy.Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-43218279266518948322011-11-18T22:20:22.584-05:002011-11-18T22:20:22.584-05:00From: S/V CELESTIAL
To: Tom Tursi
Sent: Friday, No...From: S/V CELESTIAL<br />To: Tom Tursi<br />Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 12:56 PM<br />Subject: Update<br /><br />Tom - lost Skymate e-mail - took two days to get it reinstalled and working again. <br /><br />In meantime - engine overheated a couple times. Charging systems for both engine and genset kicked into high gear, and all batteries healthy.<br /><br />Have been motorsailing a lot, as wind has not given us the speed all want to see - just now entering trades, where we may be able to give Yanmar a rest.<br /><br />Will give best estimate of ETA to give Rita and families for ticket rebooking tomorrow, as trades should kick in in earnest. JRita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-25354817094095275302011-11-18T16:21:34.435-05:002011-11-18T16:21:34.435-05:00I know the question everyone is asking... "Wi...I know the question everyone is asking... "Will they be home for Thanksgiving?" While we don't know for sure, our best guess is that they have another 5-6 days from today which would put them in STT near Thanksgiving. They should be getting strong NE winds followed by trade winds, which should help their progress greatly. Stay tuned. I will post everything I know, as soon as I know it!Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-58716468606474358932011-11-18T14:07:06.210-05:002011-11-18T14:07:06.210-05:00From: Tom Tursi
To: S/V CELESTIAL
Sent: Thursday, ...From: Tom Tursi<br />To: S/V CELESTIAL<br />Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 10:57 AM<br />Subject: Wx 11-17<br /><br />No significant change. Cold front may pass you Saturday. Expect NE 20 Fri-SatRita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-53408098861252807652011-11-18T14:06:24.040-05:002011-11-18T14:06:24.040-05:00Hi Wolfgang, Nice to see you here! Thanks for fol...Hi Wolfgang, Nice to see you here! Thanks for following along!Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-410866813936001422011-11-16T14:17:42.728-05:002011-11-16T14:17:42.728-05:00Thanks to Rita and Tom for providing the great inf...Thanks to Rita and Tom for providing the great information about the 2011 adventure. It looks like Capn Jack could finally set course to South this morning. Good luck to the crew and a fast ride South on the I 65. Life will be good.<br />Wolfgang Linke<br />SV Celestial Crew 2010Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-30953567151172491272011-11-16T09:30:23.454-05:002011-11-16T09:30:23.454-05:00From: Tom Tursi
To: S/V CELESTIAL
Sent: Wednesday,...From: Tom Tursi<br />To: S/V CELESTIAL<br />Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 8:06 AM<br />Subject: Wx 11-16<br /><br />Cold front to overtake you Thursday. Low to develop on CF at 26N52W and move out to NE. Expect SE 10-15 Wed-Thu & NE 20-25 behind CF. No tropical storms.Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-81480185952904613492011-11-15T12:05:58.915-05:002011-11-15T12:05:58.915-05:00From: Tom Tursi
Subject: Celestial Position
Date:...From: Tom Tursi <br />Subject: Celestial Position<br />Date: November 14, 2011 7:30:14 PM EST<br />To: Blog Followers<br /><br />"As you saw in Jack's recent status, they've had opposing winds from SE so needed to sail off to the E which isn't all that bad since they need to make easting anyway. Forecast is for a favorable shift to SW and plenty of wind for a couple of days then to NE which is also good. With patience, the wheel of fortune eventually comes around to your number... Most times."Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-20328841287594077772011-11-15T10:50:06.783-05:002011-11-15T10:50:06.783-05:00----- Original Message -----
From: S/V CELESTIAL
T...----- Original Message -----<br />From: S/V CELESTIAL<br />To: Tom Tursi<br />Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 4:10 PM<br />Subject: Update<br /><br />Have made slow easting with frustrating SE to SSE winds that prevented getting any southing last days. Maybe easing to SSW winds about mid afternoon Monday? We'll see if it lasts. Great banana nut bread this morning from Lisa, who doesn't even do breakfast. Spirits good.<br /><br />CapnJack<br />11/14/2011<br />21:08:17 GMT<br />33° 50.24' N<br />70° 13.06' WRita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-58101857022860316262011-11-15T10:48:48.269-05:002011-11-15T10:48:48.269-05:00From: Tom Tursi
To: S/V CELESTIAL
Sent: Monday, No...From: Tom Tursi<br />To: S/V CELESTIAL<br />Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 3:35 PM<br />Subject: Wx 11-14<br /><br />High pressure system persists; ridge from Jacksonville to Bermuda. Low over Maryland Wed moving northeast to New Eng Thu will drag cold front offshore. Expect SW winds 10-15 Tue; SW 20-30 Wed-Thu; possible NE 20 Thu-Fri. No tropical storms.Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-22685036046974581692011-11-14T12:07:22.418-05:002011-11-14T12:07:22.418-05:00From: Tom Tursi
To: S/V CELESTIAL
Sent: Sunday, No...From: Tom Tursi<br />To: S/V CELESTIAL<br />Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 9:38 AM<br />Subject: Wx 11-13<br /><br />High pressure persists & center NE of Bermuda. Trades forecast S of 30N after Tue. CF Wed. Expect SW 10-15 Mon; SW 10-20 Tue; SW 20-30 Wed. No Tropical storms.Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-28797372210429531752011-11-12T18:47:22.556-05:002011-11-12T18:47:22.556-05:00----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Tursi
To: S...----- Original Message -----<br />From: Tom Tursi<br />To: S/V CELESTIAL<br />Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 10:41 AM<br />Subject: Wx 11-12<br /><br />High Pressure ridge established. Cold Front Tue followed by High Pressure. Expect E-SE 5-10 Sat-Mon; S-SW 15-25 Tue-Wed shifting NE. No tropical storms.Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-85098668875576286962011-11-12T18:45:47.878-05:002011-11-12T18:45:47.878-05:00CELESTIAL departed Friday afternoon from Beaufort ...CELESTIAL departed Friday afternoon from Beaufort NC. We received this communication today, Saturday November 12, 2011:<br /><br />From: S/V CELESTIAL<br />To: Tom Tursi<br />Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 6:02 PM<br />Subject: Update<br /><br /><br />After leaving Beaufort, glorious sailing for 12 hours; then dying wind for another 12. By evening, filling in light and variable, with clear high pressure skies. Perseverence rewarded earlier today with a 25 lb mahi mahi that Lisa and Fred turned into a feast. Spirits high, and life is good.<br /><br />CapnJack<br />S/V CELESTIAL<br />11/12/2011<br />22:54:01 GMT<br />33° 40.81' N<br />74° 34.40' WRita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-45822328365790864012011-11-10T10:46:16.568-05:002011-11-10T10:46:16.568-05:00From: Tom Tursi
Subject: Wx 11-10a
Date: Novembe...From: Tom Tursi <br />Subject: Wx 11-10a<br />Date: November 10, 2011 10:26:37 AM EST<br />To: S/V CELESTIAL<br /><br /><br />In port Beaufort<br /><br /><br />TS Sean moving out NE; no other tropicals. CF later today. Expect NW 15-25 tonite & Fri; NW 10-15 Fri nite; SW 10-15 Sat; S 10-15 Sun-Mon. Atlantic Hi Sat-WedRita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.com