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Rund um Afrika in einem phönizischen Boot
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Hi Micha, dann teile Julia bitte auch meine Bewunderung für ihre Kunstwerke mit. Ich habe schon immer Menschen bewundert, die in der Lage sind so mit Farbe und Leinwand umzugehen. Mir blieb dieses Talent leider versagt.mikepiller hat geschrieben:Hi Alex,
ich werde Deine Freude an Julia weitergeben-
Gruß Micha
Danke und Grüsse
Alex
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In the early afternoon Philip held a crew meeting on the stern.
Several people spoke of how they may want out of the expedition.
The biggest concern was that one of our crewmembers was chronically seasick and hadn’t kept down any liquids for three days. That was a definite health concern. So the agreed plan was to head for Port Berenice where we believed there was a hospital. Our backup plan if we didn’t make it there was to go to Port Sudan.
Philip switched watches due to the seasick crewmember, so we were down to three people on our watch. That meant a rotation of one hour on bow watch, one hour pumping the bilge and one hour on the helm. We sailed through the night.
After breakfast I took over the helm for an hour, then went up to do bow watch. Halfway through my hour there I went aft to relieve the watch leader, Mike, on the port helm so he could put a plot on the navigation chart. A minute later I heard a loud bang. The metal rudder bracket had snapped. The call went out “All hands on deck.”
The rudder was stabilized, the storm sail lowered and our makeshift jib raised. I put on a harness and hung over the side of the ship to remove the broken bracket and install our spare. Once that was done we tried to turn downwind with the jib, but once again the ship wouldn’t respond. The sea anchor was streamed aft to get the ship to turn stern to.
We then cut a length off of our spare yard to make a rudder thwart to lie across the aft deck. The port rudder was lashed to this, the idea being that this would give added stability to the rudders. We spent the rest of that day and all of that night dragging the sea anchor, moving with a ship’s speed of one knot.
The next morning another crew meeting was held. Did we sit and wait for the weather to change and then try and sail until our last metal bracket broke, or did we start to look for a tow?
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Am frühen Nachmittag gab es ein Crewmeeting.
Einige sprachen davon, die Expedition zu verlassen.
Das größte Problem war, dass einer von uns chronisch seekrank war und für drei Tage keine Medikamente eingepackt hatte.
Es war definitiv eine Gesundheitsbelastung.
Also war der von allen genehmigte Plan, Kurs auf Port Berenice zu halten, wo sich, wie wir dachten, ein Krankenhaus befindet.
Wenn es so nicht klappte, war unser Plan B weiter nach Port Sudan zu segeln.
Phillip tauschte die Wachen, um den Seekranken zu schonen und zu ersetzen.
Somit waren wir nur noch zu dritt in unserer Wache. Dies bedeutete einen stündlichen Wechsel- mit einer Stunde Bugwache, eine Stunde im Kielraum pumpen und eine Stunde am Ruder.
So segelten wir durch die Nacht.
Nach dem Frühstück übernahm ich für eine Stunde das Ruder und leistete anschließend meine Bugwache.
Als diese halb abgelaufen war, ging ich nach hinten, um den Wachenführer- Mike- am Hauptruder abzulösen.
So konnte er eine Eintragung in der Seekarte vornehmen.
Eine Minute später hörte ich ein lautes Bang.
Die metallene Ruderklammer war gebrochen.
Der Ruf erscholl: „Alle Hände an Deck!“.
Das Ruder wurde stabilisiert, das Sturmsegel gesenkt und unsere behelfsmäßige Fock gehisst.
Ich zog einen Sicherheitsgurt an und hing nun außen an der Bordwand, um die Klammer zu entfernen und unseren Ersatz einzubauen.
Als das erledigt war versuchten wir, das Schiff mit der Fock in Windrichtung zu drehen.
Der Schleppanker wurde achtern ausgeworfen, um das Schiff achtern zum Wind zu drehen.
Dann schnitten wir ein Stück aus unserer Ersatzrah, um eine Ruderbank zu basteln, welche quer über das Achterdeck führte.
Das Hauptruder wurde daran festgezurrt-
in der Hoffnung dass es den Rudern mehr Stabilität gäbe.
Den restlichen Tag und die komplette Nacht zogen wir den Schleppanker mit uns- bei einer Geschwindigkeit von einem Knoten.
Am nächsten Morgen wurde wieder eine Besprechung abgehalten.
Sollten wir abwarten, dass das Wetter sich dreht und es dann versuchen und weiter segeln bis unsere letzte Metallklammer brechen würde-
oder sollten wir nach einem Schlepper Ausschau halten?
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Position Report 80
Date: 23rd December 2009
Location: 014° 18.059S, 043° 09.396E
Message: Blog from Captain Philip Beale
We left Mayotte a little later than originally planned due to a few technical issues that had to be fixed before we left. We finally departed on Sunday afternoon and made the south eastern passage through Mayotte's reef at about 8 pm on Sunday evening. The timing was good as we benefited from the falling tide when the lagoon empties into the Indian Ocean and current enabled us to achieve some 4.5 knots through the Passe Brandrele. We then cleared the reef by about 6 miles before raising the main sail and heading south west down the Mozambique Channel. Since then we have spent the last two days crabbing our way across the channel with winds being light and varied.
We have experienced quite a lot of thunder and rain showers-the boat has become very wet and deck has leaked rather a lot. At times the living accommodation below deck has been more like the water fountain at Piccadilly Circus that the dry area it is supposed to be and much of the crew's clothing and bedding is sopping wet. No doubt it will appear on deck to dry out as soon as a bright spell emerges. The main cabin area is also suffering, books and papers have become damp from the dripping roof and electric wires drip with water, so we daren't touch them. But our main navigational aids such as the Raymarine equipment remains well protected and functions normally. We have become a little concerned at the possibility of lightening striking the ship, as electrical storms and lightening appear frequently throughout the night in this region, and so we have wired up accordingly. And that is probably one thing the Phoenicians didn't worry about.
We are doing our best to cross the channel as quickly as possible to get to the western side where the Mozambique current runs south at between 1-4 knots between October and February according to the Admiralty Sailing Directions. With the light and variable winds and making on average just two knots, we expect to reach the Mozambique Current by Christmas day. Until then we are braced for more squalls and lightening as we make our way across.
The new member of crew (Alice, Daniel, Keith, Steph and Nick) are settling in well and there is a good spirit on board. We are making plans to celebrate Christmas day at sea and possibly the New Year- depending of course on the winds and how strong the current is.
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Kurze Zusammenfassung:
Regen und Gewitter begleiten die Phoenicia fast ständig.
Das Schiff trieft, das Deck ist undicht, die darunter liegende Kabine ist durchnäßt.
Betten, Schlafsäcke, Kleidung, Bücher, Papiere sind feucht- und die ebenso feuchten Elektroleitungen sorgen für ungewollte Spannung.
Aber die Laune an Bord wird trotz alledem als " good Spirit" bezeichnet.
Die neuen Crewemitglieder werden kurz erwähnt- es sind fünf:
Alice, Daniel, Keith, Steph and Nick.
Man hat sich darauf eingerichtet, Weihnachten auf See zu verbringen- je nach Windverhältnissen wohl auch Neujahr.
Auf dem aktuellen Tracker ist zu sehen, wie die Phoenicia ab Mayotte zunächst nach Süden,
dann mehr oder weniger südwestlich gesegelt ist- was sie mehr oder weniger dem Ziel näher brachte.
Die letzte Positionsmeldung zeigt widerum einen deutlichen Kurs nach Norden auf-
exakt entgegengesetzt vom Zielkurs...
Gruß
Micha

Date: 23rd December 2009
Location: 014° 18.059S, 043° 09.396E
Message: Blog from Captain Philip Beale
We left Mayotte a little later than originally planned due to a few technical issues that had to be fixed before we left. We finally departed on Sunday afternoon and made the south eastern passage through Mayotte's reef at about 8 pm on Sunday evening. The timing was good as we benefited from the falling tide when the lagoon empties into the Indian Ocean and current enabled us to achieve some 4.5 knots through the Passe Brandrele. We then cleared the reef by about 6 miles before raising the main sail and heading south west down the Mozambique Channel. Since then we have spent the last two days crabbing our way across the channel with winds being light and varied.
We have experienced quite a lot of thunder and rain showers-the boat has become very wet and deck has leaked rather a lot. At times the living accommodation below deck has been more like the water fountain at Piccadilly Circus that the dry area it is supposed to be and much of the crew's clothing and bedding is sopping wet. No doubt it will appear on deck to dry out as soon as a bright spell emerges. The main cabin area is also suffering, books and papers have become damp from the dripping roof and electric wires drip with water, so we daren't touch them. But our main navigational aids such as the Raymarine equipment remains well protected and functions normally. We have become a little concerned at the possibility of lightening striking the ship, as electrical storms and lightening appear frequently throughout the night in this region, and so we have wired up accordingly. And that is probably one thing the Phoenicians didn't worry about.
We are doing our best to cross the channel as quickly as possible to get to the western side where the Mozambique current runs south at between 1-4 knots between October and February according to the Admiralty Sailing Directions. With the light and variable winds and making on average just two knots, we expect to reach the Mozambique Current by Christmas day. Until then we are braced for more squalls and lightening as we make our way across.
The new member of crew (Alice, Daniel, Keith, Steph and Nick) are settling in well and there is a good spirit on board. We are making plans to celebrate Christmas day at sea and possibly the New Year- depending of course on the winds and how strong the current is.
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Kurze Zusammenfassung:
Regen und Gewitter begleiten die Phoenicia fast ständig.
Das Schiff trieft, das Deck ist undicht, die darunter liegende Kabine ist durchnäßt.
Betten, Schlafsäcke, Kleidung, Bücher, Papiere sind feucht- und die ebenso feuchten Elektroleitungen sorgen für ungewollte Spannung.
Aber die Laune an Bord wird trotz alledem als " good Spirit" bezeichnet.
Die neuen Crewemitglieder werden kurz erwähnt- es sind fünf:
Alice, Daniel, Keith, Steph and Nick.
Man hat sich darauf eingerichtet, Weihnachten auf See zu verbringen- je nach Windverhältnissen wohl auch Neujahr.
Auf dem aktuellen Tracker ist zu sehen, wie die Phoenicia ab Mayotte zunächst nach Süden,
dann mehr oder weniger südwestlich gesegelt ist- was sie mehr oder weniger dem Ziel näher brachte.
Die letzte Positionsmeldung zeigt widerum einen deutlichen Kurs nach Norden auf-
exakt entgegengesetzt vom Zielkurs...
Gruß
Micha

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Disappointment and frustration were seeping into the crew. I could tell that some people were talking of leaving in Port Sudan. Food was starting to mysteriously disappear, a lynching offence on a ship. Philip decided to start making inquiries into tows. We learned that we could have an Egyptian navy frigate there in the evening to tow us to Port Berenice.
I had a moment alone with the Expedition Leader and asked the long term plans. Philip was now thinking of beefing up the rudder thwarts and installing an engine over the next three to four weeks. Our tow arrived on time and we hooked up the towlines and off we went.
Our towboat was a missile launcher! By 0800 hours September 17 we were closing in on land. We could see the rugged, dry cliffs of Egypt. There wasn’t a tree in sight. In a couple of hours we arrived in Port Berenice and tied the ship up at the navy dock, behind two missile launchers.
What a desolate place. There is no town there to speak of, and there is no hospital. It is a navy base with a few fishing boats. We were told that we could walk to the end of the pier, one hundred metres ahead, but that was as far as we could go. I took a quick walk to stretch my legs and look at the fishing boats then returned to the ship for my camera. I snapped a few photos of the small fishing port section of the base.
In the evening the navy captains came by to see what help they could offer us. A doctor came with them, and looked at our chronically seasick crewmember. I described to the captains the metal brackets that we needed made for the rudders. In our discussions of why the bigger bracket had broken we thought that it had perhaps been bent cold. So we stressed that the metal must be heated before it was bent to relieve any stress. We were at that time informed that no photos were allowed in the navy base. Yikes. Good thing I didn’t get caught earlier in the day!
The next morning we resumed our port ritual, which was pretty much working all day. We set to tightening rigging and discussing how to stabilize the rudders. The crew now seemed to divide into two groups: the three staying on board and the five people leaving.
One afternoon one of the navy captains took some of the crew out in a small boat to view a nearby shipwreck. It was a bombed out navy frigate from an Israeli air strike in 1969. There were supposed to be sharks there, but we didn’t see any. Several birds had made the rusted hulk home and it made a spectacular sight with the sun setting behind the jagged metal.
Over the next couple of days trouble set in on board as talks of getting the departing crew to Cairo became quite complicated. Since we couldn’t leave the base, all of our correspondence and planning had to go through the two navy captains. They were extremely helpful and friendly, but it was frustrating, as we couldn’t do anything for ourselves.
On our fifth morning in Port Berenice, one of our crewmembers lost his cool with the situation and said that he was going to walk off the ship with his bags at 1100 if no taxi had arrived and the Egyptians could shoot him if they didn’t like it! Later that morning one of the captains came to tell us that the taxi was set for the next morning at 0700, so that potential situation was relieved. Much to our surprise, in the late afternoon a new crewmember joined us. He was Latvian, Jev, and a second mate on cargo ships.
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Enttäuschung und Frustration machten sich breit in der Crew.
Die Wahrheit ist, dass einige davon redeten, in Port Sudan die Expedition zu verlassen.
Essen begann mysteriöserweise zu verschwinden- auf einen Schiff die höchste Straftat.
Phillip entschied sich dafür, nach einen Schleppgang zu suchen. Wir erfuhren, dass eine ägyptische Marinefregatte uns am Nachmittag nach Port Berenice ziehen könnte.
Ich sprach einen Moment unter vier Augen mit dem Expeditionsleiter und befragte ihn über seine Langzeitpläne.
Phillip überlegte nun, in den nächsten drei bis vier Wochen die Ruderbänke zu verstärken und einen Motor zu installieren.
Unser Zugschiff kam pünktlich und wir hakten die Schleppleinen ein-
und weg waren wir.
Unser Zugboot war ein Raketenträger!
Um 8 Uhr des 17. September näherten wir uns dem Land.
Wir konnten die trockenen, zerklüfteten Klippen Ägyptens sehen. Es war kein Baum in Sicht. Nach einigen Stunden kamen wir in Port Berenice an und befestigten das Schiff im Marinedock-
hinter zwei weiteren Raketenträgern.
Was für ein trostloser Ort.
Da gibt es weder eine Stadt noch ein Krankenhaus.
Es ist eine Marinebasis mit einigen Fischerbooten.
Man sagte uns, dass wir bis zum Ende des Piers laufen könnten-
etwa einhundert Meter.
Dass war das Weiteste, wohin wir gehen durften.
Ich machte einen kleinen Spaziergang, um meine Beine zu strecken und schaute mir die Fischerboote an- bevor ich zum Schiff zurück ging um meine Kamera zu holen. Ich machte einige Aufnahmen des kleinen Fischerboothafens-
Teil der Marine- Basis.
Nachmittags kamen die Marinekapitäne, um zu sehen, wie sie uns helfen könnten. Ein Arzt kam auch und untersuchte unseren chronisch Seekranken.
Ich beschrieb den Kapitänen die Metallklammern, die wir für die Ruder benötigten. In unserer Debatte, weshalb die dickeren Klammern ebenfalls wieder gebrochen waren, kamen wir darauf, dass sie vielleicht kalt gebogen worden waren.
Also beschlossen wir, dass das Metall erhitzt werde müsse, bevor es gebogen wird- um Überlastungen auszuschließen.
Wir wurden auch informiert, dass keine Fotos in der Basis erlaubt sind.
Gut, dass ich vorhin nicht verhaftet worden war!
Am nächsten Morgen nahmen wir unseren Hafenritus wieder auf-
will heißen:
den ganz Tag ganz viel arbeiten.
Wir machten uns daran, die Takelage zu straffen und besprachen, wie wir die Ruder stabilisieren wollten.
Die Crew schien sich jetzt in zwei Gruppen aufzuteilen:
Drei, die an Bord bleiben wollten und fünf wollten die Expedition verlassen.
Eines Nachmittags nahm ein Kapitän ein paar aus der Crew in einem kleinen Boot mit, um ein nahe gelegenes Schiffswrack zu besichtigen.
Es war eine von einem israelischen Luftschlag 1969 zerbombte Marinefregatte.
Es soll dort Haie geben, aber ich sah keine. Ein paar Vögel hatten sich den rostigen Rumpf als Zuhause ausgewählt und es gab einen spektakulären Sonnenuntergang, da die Sonne hinter dem zerklüfteten Metall unterging.
In den nächsten Tagen kam noch mehr Ärger an Bord, da die Verhandlungen über das Abreisen der Crew nach Kairo schwierig wurden.
Solange wir die Basis nicht verlassen durften, mussten unsere gesamten Gespräche und Planungen über die beiden Marine- Kapitäne laufen.
Diese waren auch extrem hilfsbereit und freundlich-
aber es war frustrierend, selbst nichts unternehmen zu können.
An unseren fünften Tag in Port Berenice verlor ein Crewmitglied dann seine Beherrschung und meinte, dass er um 11Uhr das Schiff mit Gepäck verlassen würde, wenn bis dahin kein Taxi käme-
und die Ägypter können ihn abschießen wenn es ihnen nicht passte!
Später kam ein Kapitän und sagte uns, dass ein Taxi am nächsten Morgen um 7Uhr da sein werde- diese Möglichkeit brachte Erleichterung.
Zu unserer großen Überraschung stieß am späten Nachmittag ein neues Crewmitglied zu uns:
Er war Lette, hieß Jev und war zweiter Maat auf Frachtschiffen.
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Dies ist Jev- GENAU der Typ, den die Crew jetzt brauchte...
später mehr.

Hier der Hafen Port Berenice- im Hintergrund das Kriegsschiff:

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Immer noch frustriert. Hauptursache ist das Wetter, das auch zu Weihnachten sintflutartige Regenfälle beschert und die Crew ständig das Wasser von Bord pumpen muss.
Position Report 82
Date: 26th December 2009
Location: 015° 33.500S, 041° 42.032E
Message: Blog from Captain Philip Beale
Christmas on board Phoenicia was an almost surreal experience. On the one one hand lots of cheerfulness, many varied plates of good food for dinner and various treats during the day. This was moderated by the pretty foul weather which meant we took it in turns for someone to take the helm (whilst the rest of us stayed in the cabin) and endure an hour or so of being drenched by the very heavy rain. We have also had some problems with the large amounts of water collecting in the bilges and getting rid of it. For now we are managing to keep on top of it with various pumps and contraptions but it is a constant battle.
The good news was that yesterday the wind was in the right direction and at times we were making between 3-4 knots, although that didn't last very long as over the 24 hours to midday today we made just over 50 miles. Still that was a significant improvement on recent days, where we have been making between 20 and 30 miles. Alas we are still some 45 miles off the south flowing Mozambique current (which ranges between 1-4 knots). however at present we are only able to hold a course to the south (the wind being from the North West) - so it will be a while before we get to the current and further towards Beira. Only the optimists would forecast New Year's Eve in Beira.
Position Report 81
Date: 24th December 2009
Location: 014° 04.939S, 042° 44.376E
Message: Christmas Blog
We have had a fairly wet and frustrating 24 hours, having experienced numerous rainy squalls, grey and dark skies, winds in all sorts of directions and have made just 21 miles over the last 24 hours. Part of the problem we perceive is the north east flowing current in the middle of the Mozambique channel which makes it challenging to sail to the west. So at times the best we have been able to do it is sail north and hope for better winds to get us the 90 miles to the west for the south flowing current which should be about 20-30 miles off the Mozambique coast. We had hoped to reach it by tomorrow, Christmas day, but that looks unlikely now.
On that note we are preparing for our second Christmas day at sea on the expedition, as last year we had just left Port Sudan as we were so eager to get away. No doubt we will have a good meal tomorrow as well as a few of the goodies we have on board. We would like to wish all of Phoenicia's friends, supporters and sponsors festive greetings and a very happy and prosperous 2010. We will be thinking of you all tomorrow.

Grüsse
Alexander
Position Report 82
Date: 26th December 2009
Location: 015° 33.500S, 041° 42.032E
Message: Blog from Captain Philip Beale
Christmas on board Phoenicia was an almost surreal experience. On the one one hand lots of cheerfulness, many varied plates of good food for dinner and various treats during the day. This was moderated by the pretty foul weather which meant we took it in turns for someone to take the helm (whilst the rest of us stayed in the cabin) and endure an hour or so of being drenched by the very heavy rain. We have also had some problems with the large amounts of water collecting in the bilges and getting rid of it. For now we are managing to keep on top of it with various pumps and contraptions but it is a constant battle.
The good news was that yesterday the wind was in the right direction and at times we were making between 3-4 knots, although that didn't last very long as over the 24 hours to midday today we made just over 50 miles. Still that was a significant improvement on recent days, where we have been making between 20 and 30 miles. Alas we are still some 45 miles off the south flowing Mozambique current (which ranges between 1-4 knots). however at present we are only able to hold a course to the south (the wind being from the North West) - so it will be a while before we get to the current and further towards Beira. Only the optimists would forecast New Year's Eve in Beira.
Position Report 81
Date: 24th December 2009
Location: 014° 04.939S, 042° 44.376E
Message: Christmas Blog
We have had a fairly wet and frustrating 24 hours, having experienced numerous rainy squalls, grey and dark skies, winds in all sorts of directions and have made just 21 miles over the last 24 hours. Part of the problem we perceive is the north east flowing current in the middle of the Mozambique channel which makes it challenging to sail to the west. So at times the best we have been able to do it is sail north and hope for better winds to get us the 90 miles to the west for the south flowing current which should be about 20-30 miles off the Mozambique coast. We had hoped to reach it by tomorrow, Christmas day, but that looks unlikely now.
On that note we are preparing for our second Christmas day at sea on the expedition, as last year we had just left Port Sudan as we were so eager to get away. No doubt we will have a good meal tomorrow as well as a few of the goodies we have on board. We would like to wish all of Phoenicia's friends, supporters and sponsors festive greetings and a very happy and prosperous 2010. We will be thinking of you all tomorrow.

Grüsse
Alexander
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He (Jev) arrived with his backpack and some fresh fruit and vegetables for us, having made his way from Cairo to the navy base. Amazing that he could get in so easily but we couldn’t get our five crewmembers out.
But the next morning, finally, a minibus arrived early to whisk the five people away. One of the Egyptian navy captains generously volunteered to go as the mandatory escort, sacrificing one if his days off. Goodbyes were quickly said and the van drove off. Then there were four. It had been difficult to sail the ship with eight crewmembers so it would be impossible to do with four. We were now stuck here in a desolate navy base with no freedoms until we could somehow get more crew.
Work resumed in earnest now that the disenchanted crew had left. We were caulking the deck in the searing heat and Jev dived right into the work. We also re-seized the shrouds and I continued to struggle to keep the generator running. Our routine was quite mundane. Eat, work and sleep seemed to be our life. We got into a cooking rotation of one day on and three days off. Every second day I baked a loaf of bread. The bilge needed pumping still, and Jev usually did an hour of that every morning as his exercise.
Recreation was very limited as we could only walk on the pier, in an area perhaps 200 metres by 70 metres, and a request to get visas to allow John and me to travel in Egypt never was taken up. I really hoped to get to Luxor and Aswan, since we were so close. Our evenings were spent reading and playing card games, namely ‘Hearts’ and ‘Up and Down the River’. John kindly let me borrow his mp3 player on occasion so I could listen to a little music. I played some chess on the ship’s computer, not too successfully.
We were waiting for a carpenter to arrive to help us with the new rudder thwart. The captains kept telling us he was coming, but it wasn’t happening. Still we were unable to pursue the issue on our own.
One day John and I were on the pier to watch the sunset. John noticed a fire in an electrical box on a light pole above a shed on the pier. John ran over to the navy boat to raise the alarm. A guy ran over with a fire extinguisher and a lot of people followed him empty handed. One of the captains sauntered over, smoking a cigarette. The fire extinguisher was used, but it didn’t put the fire out.
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Jev kam mit seinem Rucksack und frischen Früchten und Gemüse für uns- den Weg von Kairo zur Marinebasis hinter sich.
Erstaunlich, dass er so leicht reinkam- wo wir doch unsere fünf Crewmitglieder nicht raus bekamen.
Aber am nächsten Morgen kam endlich ein Minibus, um die fünf Leute rumpelnd wegzufahren.
Einer der ägyptischen Kapitäne bot sich großzügigerweise an, die obligatorische Eskorte zu übernehmen und opferte seinen freien Tag.
Der Abschied ging schnell und der Van fuhr los.
Jetzt waren wir nur noch vier. Es war schwierig gewesen, das Schiff mit acht Leuten zu segeln-
es würde unmöglich zu viert gehen.
Wir steckten also ohne Freiheiten in einer trostlosen Marinebasis fest...
bis wir irgendwie mehr Leute fanden.
Die Arbeit wurde jetzt- wo die enttäuschte Mannschaft fort war- wieder ernsthaft aufgenommen.
Wir dichteten das Deck in der glühenden Hitze ab und Jev tauchte sofort total in die Arbeit ein.
Wir zurrten auch die Wanten (Taue zur Sicherung des Mastes) nach und ich kämpfte immer noch damit, den Generator in Gang zu bekommen.
Unsere tägliche Routine war sehr banal:
Essen, arbeiten und schlafen schien unser gesamtes Leben zu sein.
Wir wechselten uns mit dem Kochen ab, also musste jeder ein Tag kochen und hatte dann drei Tage Pause. Jeden zweiten Tag habe ich einen Laib Brot gebacken.
Der Kielraum musste immer noch regelmäßig ausgepumpt werden-
für gewöhnlich tat Jev dies jeden Morgen eine Stunde lang-
einfach so als Training.
Die Erholung war sehr begrenzt, da wir nur am Pier laufen konnten-
ein zirka 200 mal 70 Meter „großes“ Areal-
und Johns und meine Anfrage in Ägypten herumreisen zu dürfen, wurde niemals aufgegriffen.
Ich hatte wirklich gehofft, nach Luxor und Aswan zu kommen- wir waren doch so nah.
Unsere Nachmittage verbrachten wir mit lesen oder Kartenspiele, welche „Hearts“ und „Up and Down the River“ heißen.
John lieh mir freundlicherweise ab und an seinen MP3 Player, damit ich ein bisschen Musik hören konnte.
Ich spielte auch ein bisschen Schach mit dem Schiffscomputer-
nicht sehr erfolgreich.
Wir warteten auf einen Zimmermann, der uns mit den Ruderbänken helfen sollte. Die Marinekapitäne erzählten uns immer wieder, dass er bald käme-
es war aber nicht der Fall.
Wir konnten die Probleme immer noch nicht selber regeln.
Eines Tages waren John und ich am Pier, um uns den Sonnenuntergang anzusehen.
John bemerkte dabei ein Feuer in einer elektrischen Box an einer Laterne über einen Schuppen vom Pier.
Er rannte zum Marineschiff, um Alarm zu geben.
Ein Typ kam mit einem Feuerlöscher angerannt und viele andere folgten ihm mit leeren Händen.
Einer der Kapitäne schlenderte herbei- seine Zigarette rauchend.
Der Feuerlöscher wurde benutzt-
aber das Feuer brannte weiter.
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An die Crew der Phoenicia: Bleibt auch im neuen Jahr dran. Wenn's auch manchmal schwierig erscheint, ihr habt es ja schon weit gebracht! Noch schnell unten um's Kap und von dort an geht es nur noch aufwaerts!
Happy 2010!!!
Happy 2010!!!
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Happy New Year Phoenicia folks. May the rain stop at least for a while :D
to avoid diluting your wine.
Let's lift our glasses and have a toast to the next adventures of the Phoenician crew.
Smoth sailing
Alexander
to avoid diluting your wine.
Let's lift our glasses and have a toast to the next adventures of the Phoenician crew.
Smoth sailing
Alexander
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Re: Rund um Afrika in einem phönizischen Boot
Once again at this place:
Happy new year to you
Nick
Richard
Eric
Philip
and to all crew members of the phoenicia expedition-
mike
Happy new year to you
Nick
Richard
Eric
Philip
and to all crew members of the phoenicia expedition-
mike
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Re: Rund um Afrika in einem phönizischen Boot
Hi im neuen Jahr,
zwei neue Blogeinträge der Phoenicia-
zunächst dieser:
Position Report 82
Date: 29th December 2009
Location: 018° 08.731S, 038° 04.539E
Message: Blog from Captain Philip Beale
We trust all our friends, family and supporters are enjoying the festive season and looking forward to the New Year. Conditions have improved here since Christmas day and we seem to have escaped these last two days with out too much rain. Dirman has repaired a hole in the stern and much less water is filling our bilges, so sailing is less troublesome. And on top of that we have enjoyed some good cooking and bread making. Alas though we have caught no fish which is a disappointment. We see plenty swimming around the ship but our attempts to catch them have been fruitless. Still on boxing day we enjoyed the chocolates that Yarmila and Nadav gave us in Mayotte- it was nice to experience a taste of luxury amongst the hardship of being Phoenician sailors-thank you.
As you may have seen from the Yellowbrick tracker, we have successfully made it across to the other side of the Mozambique Channel and are now enjoying the current that runs south down the Mozambique coast and progressing at between 4-5 knots. We have been sailing about 25 miles off the coast and are now heading out a little further in order to continue to benefit from the current as it diverges from the coast as we near the bay around Beira- now just 250 miles away.
We are also heading further offshore to give us more sea room as we expect some southerly winds tomorrow and we don't want to be trapped on a lee shore with nowhere to run to except the rocky cliffs to our north. The current and fair winds have enabled us to do a hundred miles over the last 24 hours and we hope such progress will continue. We have been having some lively discussions about the influence of the moon on the winds as well as the tides. We are not all convinced about any influence the moon may have on the winds (even if only tropical winds) but it is an interesting debate that centres around practical experience versus what some of us thought was accepted wisdom on these things. Do doubt the discussion will continue for some time yet.
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Und der aktuelle Blog vom 31. Dezember,
der Rutsch der Phoenicia ins neue Jahr:
Position Report 83
Date: 31st December 2009
Location: 18.59.6S 36.42E
Message: Blog from Captain Philip Beale
We have made slower progress since our last blog, just 55 miles over the 24 hrs to midday local time here.This has been as a result of the predicted southerly winds as mentioned in the last blog. Last night the winds were much stronger than hitherto and threw the boat about quite wildly at times as the waves hit our beam and occasionally the bow. Fortunately having gone further offshore we have avoided the worst of the problems but have nevertheless been pushed north to within 20 miles of the coast. As we make our way down the coast we are almost headed into the wind and managing to do just 1.5 knots. Alas we no longer have the current with us as it cuts across the bay on a more direct route south- which we plan to rejoin when we leave Beira for Richards Bay and South Africa next week. At the present time we are opposite the delta of the mighty Zambeze river that has its source in Zambia and runs across much of Mozambique. We still have over 100 miles to go before we reach Beira.
Just after the last blog was written we caught a large dorado of about 15lbs (our first catch since leaving Mayotte), which was quickly followed by another yesterday evening of about the same size. Keith enjoyed filleting the latter and we had a delicious and well spices fish meal yesterday evening. Tonight at 2 hours before GMT we will see in the New Year. Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous New Year. We will be thinking of you.
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Auf dem Tracker ist zu sehen, dass die Phoenicia nur noch gut 40 Meilen von Beira entfernt ist:

zwei neue Blogeinträge der Phoenicia-
zunächst dieser:
Position Report 82
Date: 29th December 2009
Location: 018° 08.731S, 038° 04.539E
Message: Blog from Captain Philip Beale
We trust all our friends, family and supporters are enjoying the festive season and looking forward to the New Year. Conditions have improved here since Christmas day and we seem to have escaped these last two days with out too much rain. Dirman has repaired a hole in the stern and much less water is filling our bilges, so sailing is less troublesome. And on top of that we have enjoyed some good cooking and bread making. Alas though we have caught no fish which is a disappointment. We see plenty swimming around the ship but our attempts to catch them have been fruitless. Still on boxing day we enjoyed the chocolates that Yarmila and Nadav gave us in Mayotte- it was nice to experience a taste of luxury amongst the hardship of being Phoenician sailors-thank you.
As you may have seen from the Yellowbrick tracker, we have successfully made it across to the other side of the Mozambique Channel and are now enjoying the current that runs south down the Mozambique coast and progressing at between 4-5 knots. We have been sailing about 25 miles off the coast and are now heading out a little further in order to continue to benefit from the current as it diverges from the coast as we near the bay around Beira- now just 250 miles away.
We are also heading further offshore to give us more sea room as we expect some southerly winds tomorrow and we don't want to be trapped on a lee shore with nowhere to run to except the rocky cliffs to our north. The current and fair winds have enabled us to do a hundred miles over the last 24 hours and we hope such progress will continue. We have been having some lively discussions about the influence of the moon on the winds as well as the tides. We are not all convinced about any influence the moon may have on the winds (even if only tropical winds) but it is an interesting debate that centres around practical experience versus what some of us thought was accepted wisdom on these things. Do doubt the discussion will continue for some time yet.
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Und der aktuelle Blog vom 31. Dezember,
der Rutsch der Phoenicia ins neue Jahr:
Position Report 83
Date: 31st December 2009
Location: 18.59.6S 36.42E
Message: Blog from Captain Philip Beale
We have made slower progress since our last blog, just 55 miles over the 24 hrs to midday local time here.This has been as a result of the predicted southerly winds as mentioned in the last blog. Last night the winds were much stronger than hitherto and threw the boat about quite wildly at times as the waves hit our beam and occasionally the bow. Fortunately having gone further offshore we have avoided the worst of the problems but have nevertheless been pushed north to within 20 miles of the coast. As we make our way down the coast we are almost headed into the wind and managing to do just 1.5 knots. Alas we no longer have the current with us as it cuts across the bay on a more direct route south- which we plan to rejoin when we leave Beira for Richards Bay and South Africa next week. At the present time we are opposite the delta of the mighty Zambeze river that has its source in Zambia and runs across much of Mozambique. We still have over 100 miles to go before we reach Beira.
Just after the last blog was written we caught a large dorado of about 15lbs (our first catch since leaving Mayotte), which was quickly followed by another yesterday evening of about the same size. Keith enjoyed filleting the latter and we had a delicious and well spices fish meal yesterday evening. Tonight at 2 hours before GMT we will see in the New Year. Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous New Year. We will be thinking of you.
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Auf dem Tracker ist zu sehen, dass die Phoenicia nur noch gut 40 Meilen von Beira entfernt ist:

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Regula St.
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Re: Rund um Afrika in einem phönizischen Boot
Sie haben es geschafft und sind in Beira!
http://live.adventuretracking.com/phoenicia
(Leider kann ich kein Bild des aktuellen Trackers einstellen... @Micha: Please help!)
Congratulations at all!
LG Regula
http://live.adventuretracking.com/phoenicia
(Leider kann ich kein Bild des aktuellen Trackers einstellen... @Micha: Please help!)
Congratulations at all!
LG Regula


