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		<title>S/V Aurora &#8211; Day 11</title>
		<link>http://captainblainesblog.com/?p=815</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 01:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Friday, May 15, 2009
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Tied to the docks at Red Hook, St. Thomas
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Hello Family and Friends,
There are times, as Captain, that I have moments of brilliance.  In this case, it was my suggestion that with a little work, some sail trim and a piece of good ‘ol Neptune luck &#8211; we might be able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S/V Aurora &#8211; Day 10</title>
		<link>http://captainblainesblog.com/?p=814</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 01:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Lat/Lon
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N 22 degrees 01 minutes
W 064 degrees 45 minutes
Sailing 182T under reefed sails
217 nm to St. Thomas
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Hello Family and Friends,
Today&#8217;s blog entry will be very short as you will notice.  But when I tell you that my laptop &#8211; perched without a single mishap for days on end &#8211; has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S/V Aurora &#8211; Day 9</title>
		<link>http://captainblainesblog.com/?p=813</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 01:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Lat/Lon
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N 24 degrees 53 minutes
W 064 degrees 32 minutes
Sailing 190T under reefed sails
389 nm to St. Thomas
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Hello Family and Friends,
For all our astute readers, you are absolutely correct if you noticed that we missed an entry for yesterday (Tuesday).  The day was absolutely more beautiful than the day before and, well, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S/V Aurora &#8211; Day 7</title>
		<link>http://captainblainesblog.com/?p=812</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 01:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CapnB</dc:creator>
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Monday, May 11, 2009
Lat/Lon
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N 30 degrees 07 minutes
W 065 degrees 51 minutes
Sailing 160T under full sail
704 nm to St. Thomas
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Hello Family and Friends,
There were times today when it was difficult to tell where the sky stopped and the ocean began.  Both shared that sapphire blue color with only a few clouds or the occasional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S/V Aurora &#8211; Day 6</title>
		<link>http://captainblainesblog.com/?p=811</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 01:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Sunday, May 10, 2009
Lat/Lon
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N 32 degrees 32 minutes
W 067 degrees 39 minutes
Sailing 140T under reefed sail
139 nm to our first turn
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Hello Family and Friends,
Happy Mother&#8217;s Day!  Our mothers may begin to disbelieve the genuine nature of our wishes since Ervin and I have both sent that greeting home from sea the last three years.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S/V Aurora &#8211; Day 5</title>
		<link>http://captainblainesblog.com/?p=810</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 00:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Satuday, May 09, 2009
Lat/Lon
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N 34 degrees 28 minutes
W 070 degrees 40 minutes
Sailing 125T under reefed sail
298 nm to our first turn
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Hello Family and Friends,
There are days at sea that exceed your expectations and imagination.  Today was one of those days with a cloudless pale blue sky, dark blue water and crisp white caps for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S/V Aurora &#8211; Day 4</title>
		<link>http://captainblainesblog.com/?p=809</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 00:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CapnB</dc:creator>
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Friday, May 08, 2009
Lat/Lon
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N 36 degrees 05 minutes
W 073 degrees 56 minutes
Sailing 108T under full sail
481 nm to our first turn
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Hello Family and Friends,
We write to you today while sailing across a beautiful deep blue and benign Gulf Stream.  This great giant of a river within the ocean isn&#8217;t always such a nice place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S/V Aurora &#8211; Day 3</title>
		<link>http://captainblainesblog.com/?p=807</link>
		<comments>http://captainblainesblog.com/?p=807#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 00:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
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N 37 degrees 07 minutes
W 076 degrees 10 minutes
Just north of Hampton Roads
1270 miles to go (as the crow flies)
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Hello Family and Friends,
The day of departure for a passage always starts early and today was no different.  My alarm went off at 5:30.  I rolled over with a groan and waited for the next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S/V Aurora &#8211; Day 2</title>
		<link>http://captainblainesblog.com/?p=786</link>
		<comments>http://captainblainesblog.com/?p=786#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 02:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CapnB</dc:creator>
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
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N 38 degrees 41 minutes
W 076 degrees 10 minutes
Oxford, Maryland
(still) Tied to docks at Oxford Boatyard
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Hello Family and Friends,
Provisioning was the game plan for today.  With an expected 11-day journey and two growing college boys for crew, I made the list &#8211; and made it BIG!  Luckily, I have some experience in this area [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S/V Aurora &#8211; Day 1</title>
		<link>http://captainblainesblog.com/?p=775</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 02:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CapnB</dc:creator>
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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N 38 degrees 41 minutes
W 076 degrees 10 minutes
Oxford, Maryland
Tied to docks at Oxford Boatyard
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Hello Family and Friends,
Our crew &#8211; Ervin Grove, Andrew Jones and me &#8211; traveled all day to make our way to the small town of Oxford, on Maryland&#8217;s eastern shore, where we became acquainted with our next yacht waiting for [...]]]></description>
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