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'La Longue Route' 2018/19 Part 1 South Portland/Maine to Tasmania BWB Numbers 075 - 096 1 Blauwasser Briefe 'La Longue Route' 2018/19 Part 1 South Portland/Maine to Tasmania BWB numbers 075 - 096 Text and pictures © Susanne Huber-Curphey 33.043 NM, 251 days at sea, 5.49 kn (including 16.872 NM in 120 days non-stop around Antarctica, 5.83 kn) Drawing of Bernard Moitessier and 'Joshua' at the RYCT in Hobart 2 Part 1 Part 2 LISTE DER BLAUWASSERBRIEFE 75 - 96 LISTE DER BLAUWASSERBRIEFE 97 -120 2018.10.08 BWB 097 DL, Rührei fürs Weichei 2018.05.06 BWB 075 UK, Farewell to Nova Scotia 2018.10.21 BWB 098 DL, Hornisse, Bär und Fuchs 2018.06.15 BWB 076 UK, Positionreports and tracking, wl2k 2018.10.30 BWB 099 DL, Landfall in Tasmanien 2018.06.15 BWB 077 DL, Positionsmeldungen und tracking, wl2k 2018.11.05 BWB 100 DL, Das Zweite Große Kap 2018.06.17 BWB 078 DL, Ladies First, wl2k 2018.11.08 BWB 101 UK, The Second Big Cape 2018.06.24 BWB 079 DL, Mein Freund Gulfy 2018.11.14 BWB 102 DL+UK, Just a thought – Mal so nebenbei 2018.06.24 Gulfy rewritten 2018.11.23 BWB 103 DL, Der 'Stille' Ozean 2018.06.28 BWB 080 UK, My friend Gulfy 2018.12.12 BWB 104 DL, Dreimal Hoornblower 2018.07.01 BWB 081 DL, Grüße nach Horta 2018.12.14 BWB 105 UK, The Third Big Cape 2018.07.05 BWB 082 DL, Drei exzellente Wochen 2018.12.29 BWB 106 UK+DL, Happy New Year 2018.07.09 BWB 083 DL, Einmal Rund 2018.12.28 BWB 107 DL, Wieder im Südatlantik, mit Anhang 2018.07.12 BWB 084 DL, Die Wende 2019.01.12 BWB 108 DL+UK weak Pactor 2018.07.15 BWB 085 DL, Joshua – Nehaj bei 5 Grad Nord 2019.01.13 BWB 109 DL, Schon wieder Cape Agulhas 2018.07.19 BWB 086 DL, Urlaub vom Segeln 2019.01.13 BWB 110 UK, Agulhas once again 2018.07.26 BWB 087 UK, Chat w. King Neptune 2019.01.17 BWB 111 DL, Segeln in Jordanien 2018.07.29 BWB 088 DL, Extra Meilen 2019.01.22 BWB 112 DL, Das teuerste Wasser der Welt 2018.08.06 BWB 089 DL, Zick-Zack auf 30 Grad Süd 2019.01.28 BWB 113 DL, Wir pumpen uns um die Welt 2018.08.19 BWB 090 UK, Lack of Communication 2019.01.30 BWB 114 DL+UK, 30 K 2018.08.28 BWB 091 DL, Die Eisberggrenze 2019.02.08 BWB 115 DL, Die Antipoden von Portland 2018.09.02 BWB 092 DL, Power-Riese und Giftzwerge (Agulhas) 2019.02.09 BWB 116 UK,The Antipodes of Portland 2018.09.08 BWB 093 UK, Winter at Cape Of Good Hope 2019.02.13 BWB 117 DL, Knochentrocken 2018.09.14 BWB 094 DL, Zwei Wochen ohne Whisky 2019.02.18 BWB 118 UK, Landfall 2018.09.24 BWB 095 DL, Generalprobe und Premiere 2019.02.18 BWB 119 DL, Landfall 2018.09.29 BWB 096 UK, Mid-Ocean in the Indic 2019.03.25 BWB 120 UK, Tassi 2019.03.25 BWB 121 DL, Tasmania 04.04.2019 BWB 122 DL, Port Cygnet 04.04.2019 BWB 123 UK, Port Cygnet 23.04.2019 BWB 124 UK+DL, Homecoming 06.06.2019 BWB 125 DL, LR und GGR sind beendet 2019.06.06 BWB 126 UK, LR and GGR are finished 2019.06.06 BWB 127 UK, All comments of the 251 day journey 3 © Susanne Huber-Curphey On May 7th we left our winter berth at the LIFE Foundry, where Nehaj had been BLAUWASSERBRIEF 075 tied up for half a year. During that time the Foundry did everything to support me at their most secure part of the harbour. They gave me all the privacy I wanted, Portland/Maine, 20.05.2018 but I knew that there is all the help available, if needed. Latitude 43º 39' N Many new friends and interesting people enriched my life, they made me feel very Longitude 070º 15' W welcome, integrated me into their community and showered me with their warm friendship. I had intended to slip out non-observed, but of course that's not possible. Even my dentist noticed our departure and sent me this lovely picture. Thanks a lot Dr. David, you were very patient with me and not too cruel in your dental practice. Farewell to Nova Scotia Showing our greetings to the lovely town of Lunenburg Nehaj was proudly flying the flag of Nova Scotia. We were able to find decent weather on our way towards Maine (USA) with a brief stop in Shelburne. After passing Cape Sable in vicious but favourable currents for another overnight trip across the Gulf of Maine it was my “Farewell to Nova Scotia”! I was humming the melody of this well known folk song... “Farewell to Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast, For when I am far away on the briny Ocean, Tossed in the dark blue sea, will you heave a sigh for me?” All winter long a little devil in the back of my head kept on poking, demanding new adventures and some true blue water sailing. Nehaj and I had to make a serious decision. Being in good shipshape and well rested she joined the little devil's side and in the end I had to go along with both of them. Several friends had asked me if I might fall into an 'adventure-vacuum' or how I could possible do anything even more demanding and more exciting than the journey in 2017 up from Tasmania and through the Northwest Passage? As is my nature I wanted to keep quiet about it. Nehaj getting ready for sea in Lunenburg Harbour, May 2018 Only this time I didn't get away with it. After being the 'Anonymous' on the list of (Picture Dr. David M.) the participants of 'The Longue Route 2018' for nearly four months my 'outing' couldn't be delayed any longer. It seemed that half of France's sailors demanded to know my little secret. Nehaj and I had a great time in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Travelling inevitably means saying 'good-bye' to good places and to good people, The Longue Route 2018 is the French 'Pilgrimage' for the 50th anniversary of the but this time I was especially touched by it. So please let me say 'Farewell' and famous Golden Globe Race 1968. In attitude and requirements it is pretty much 'Auf Wiedersehen', hoping to be back one day soon. the opposite to the commercially oriented British version which is happening in 4 parallel. See: www.longueroute2018.com © Susanne Huber-Curphey You might be amused to hear that I joined this group of the 'Longue Route' to keepBLAUWASSERBRIEF 076 away rather then joining in. After all 'buddy boating' is not my thing, but there will be about fifty other crazy single-handers (probably four women) roaming the NEHAJ one day at sea, 15.06.2018 Oceans of the world well into next year, half of them on non-electronic retro boats Latitude 42° 34' North and I'm afraid of collisions. Longitude 067° 57' West Of course there will be no records, no first achievements and in the 'Longue Hello to all, Route' there will be no winner. All this has been done already 50 years ago: Yesterday Nehaj was lifted back into the water in Portland/Maine and we started Sailing solo and non-stop around the world. our big trip: The Longue Route 2018 Most participating yachts in both events have the size and design of the sailing boats of Sir Robin Knox Johnston and of Bernard Moitessier in 1968. While the The North Atlantic Hurricane season is sitting in my back, first tropical storm was professional multi hull racers of today set records for this trip of maybe forty days, reported already end of May and a generally active season is being predicted. most of us will be at sea for nine months (30.000 Nautical Miles) just as it was 50 Therefore I decided this early start from this western side of the Atlantic. years ago. I intend to do my communication mainly via the Amateur radio, call sign N1QFE I'm still looking for the right answer to the question: “Why is it so fascinating to be Email address at sea: alone at sea for many months - South of the Three Big Capes in the known [email protected] with subject: //WL2K, dangers of the Southern Ocean, on a journey from Point A to Point A?”. I will let NO attachments and NO pictures possible, you know how we are getting on. please do NOT resend my text Position reports and tracking: It is my intention to leave Maine in July – which is too early to avoid the spring tracker: https://eur-share.inreach.garmin.com/nehajhuber gales at Cape Agulhas in the South and at the same time is too late for having a ham radio: http://shiptrak.org with my call sign N1QFE hurricane-safe time in the North Atlantic. Nehaj is the only boat starting from this LR web page: https://maps.sail.cloud/Home/Event/19 side of the Atlantic. Apart from sending my usual position reports via Amateur radio (N1QFE) I just I have NO more access to the usual address: [email protected] registered a little Satellite Tracker, daily positions here: https://eur-share.inreach.garmin.com/nehajhuber With many greetings from the Gulf of Maine, just north of Georges Bank Many greetings from Maine, where spring has just arrived and nature is about xoxo exploding in her fresh beauty.
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