Éowyn -

Éowyn - Old English / Norse, - probably from éo 'horse' and wyn 'joy'

Last updates - "Home Page",  "In the Beginning", "Yacht Specification" "Links" November 2009
Cruising Blog 2005/10 will be updated weekly when we are cruising including our World ARC Diary

           

              

Éowyn Sails Round the World
World ARC - January 2010 - April 2011

Upwind

Downwind under Twistle Rig

Éowyn is a 2004 Hallberg Rassy 40 specifically set up for Ocean sailing. As well as modern electronics and communications, she carries more traditional Bluewater equipment such as windvane self steering, sextant & tables, etc. She carries a full suit of 6 sails. For a full description of Éowyn's equipment click here Éowyn has been based in the the Caribbean since crossing the Atlantic in 2004.

Downwind Asymmetric

The World ARC Itinerary is subject to change but the likely timetable is as follows
2009
Fly to Grenada to complete preparations 3 December
Family join us for 3 weeks. 10 December
Sail north to St Lucia. Depart 14 December

2010
St Lucia - San Blas Islands 1100 miles. Depart Wed 6 Jan
San Blas - Cristobal (Panama) 80 miles. Transit Panama Canal 21-27 Jan
Panama - La Libertad/Salinas (Ecuador) 725 miles. Depart Sun 31 Jan
La Libertad - Baquerizo Moreno (Galapagos) 530 miles. Depart Thu 18 Feb
Cruise independently to Puerto Ayora (approx. 45 miles)
Puerto Ayora (Galapagos) - Hiva Oa (Marquesas) 2980 miles. Depart Sun 7 Mar
Cruise Marquesas and Tuamotus to Tahiti (approx. 830 miles)
Tahiti rendezvous Wed 28 Apr Cruise Society Islands (approx. 170 miles )
Family on board for 2 weeks.
Bora Bora rendezvous Thu 13 May
Bora Bora - Suwarrow (Cooks) 690 miles. Depart 16 May
Suwarrow-Niue-Vava'u (Tonga) (pursuit) 540 miles. Depart Wed 26 May
(72 hour stop in Niue) 230 miles.
Cruise Tonga and Fiji (approx. 580 miles)
Musket Cove rendezvous Wed 30 June
Musket Cove (Fiji)- Tanna (Vanuatu) 450 miles. Depart Sat 3 July.
Cruise Vanuatu (approx. 210 miles )
Rendezvous Port Vila (Vanuatu) Tue 13 July
Port Vila (Vanuatu) - Mackay (Australia) 1150 miles. Depart Thu 15 July
Family on board for 2 weeks.
Cruise inside Great Barrier Reef to Thursday Island (approx. 750 miles)
Thursday Island rendezvous Wed 18 Aug
Thursday Island - Darwin 830 miles. Depart Thu 19 Aug.
Darwin - Bali 990 miles. Depart Wed 1 Sept.
Bali - Cocos 1110 miles. Depart Mon 13 Sept
Cocos - Mauritius 2350 miles. Depart Sun 26 Sept
Mauritius - Reunion 130 miles. Depart Sat 23 Oct
Reunion - Richards Bay 1370 miles Depart Sat 30 Oct
Cruise independently to Cape Town (approx. 720 miles)
Layup in Cape Town. (I will return to UK for 3 weeks)

2011
Cape Town-St Helena-Salvador (pursuit race ) 1700+1900 miles. Depart Sat 8 Jan 28 Jan
(72 hour stop at St Helena)
Cruise Brazil (approx. 350 miles) Rendezvous Recife Fri 28 Feb
(Recife Carnival 5-8 Mar)
Recife - Grenada 2080 miles. Depart Thu 10 Mar
St. Lucia rendezvous Fri 15 Apr

The World ARC Crew
Graham Payne	Mike Birch	John Chesbrough

We have 3 core crew who hope to sail the whole voyage, Graham Payne, Mike Birch and John Chesbrough. We will (hopefully) have regular visits from Chrissie Payne, Val Birch and Carole Naylor. Whilst we are now full, we are taking invitations for reserve crew should the occasion arise.

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