[PUP] Chartwell

[Colin Rae]

Sounds impressive, but fuss-free, just as Robert Beebe suggested it
should be. Well done! May I ask what kind of boat Chartwell is?

Best regards to all, Colin Rae in UK (First post!)

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  >    1. Chartwell: From Asia to Africa in 31 days (Georgs
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  From:  Georgs Kolesnikovs <georgs@trawlersandtrawlering.com>
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  Subject:  [PUP] Chartwell: From Asia to Africa in 31 days
  Date:  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 06:47:39 -0500
  >Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 00:55:04 -0800 (PST)
  >From: Larry Briggs <larrychartwell@yahoo.com>
  >
  >
  >Hi Georgs,
  >
  >Chartwell is in  Richard's Bay, SA. We had, overall, a good voyage &
  >covered the 5000 NM in 31 days including 2 stops for 3 days each in
  >Addu, Southern Maidives and Mayotte, Comoros Islands. Experienced a
  >wide belt of counter current which took us several days to cross and
  >had a bit of a tossing the last 2 days when the Wind blew SW against
  >the Mozambique Current ( which flows to the SW). Something similar
  to
  >what you can get crossing the Gulf Stream but there's no place to
  get
  >in, out of it. We averaged 7.7 knots @ 1200 RPM and burned 6 gph
  with
  >one 21 kw generator running 24-7 plus the 12 kw hydraulic cruising
  >generator which runs off the Cummins main engine. This is with the
  >paravanes streamed most of the time. They are fuel-burners, for
  sure,
  >but cut the roll down considerably. We'll be here for a month or so
  >before proceeding on to Cape Town.
  >
  >Larry Briggs
  >
  >Georgs Kolesnikovs <georgs@trawlersandtrawlering.com> wrote:
  >
  >Best wishes for a pleasant passage, Larry!
  >
  >Send an occasional update by email of you can.
  >
  >--Georgs
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