Ellen and Ed sail around the world in their NorSea 27 Entr'acte

The Voyage of Entr'acte Continues

with Ellen and Ed Zacko

Voila!
Entr'acte
is in
LeHavre, France.

CMA CGM Matisse LeHavre

On April 23, 2013, Entr'acte arrived safely in LeHavre France. The entire voyage took forty-seven days and despite several gales she arrived without a scratch. We were priveledged to ride on board Matisse from Savannah, GA all the way to LeHavre. This was a fabulous experience and will be detailed in full at a future time.

Upon boarding Matisse we looked high and low but could not find Entr'acte. At dinner on the first night at sea, Ronald the messman said "Oh, the little white boat all covered in plastic with the mast lying across it." "Yes, that's it." "I will take you to it tomorrow." The next morning after breakfast Ronald took us aft and we looked all over but could not find it. He asked one of the crew. "Oh, yes, that was unloaded in Australia!" Oh Boy! We were stunned! The Captin began a computer search of the cargo and finaly found her stowed out of sight below decks. He took us to see her and she looked just like a Mummy in a Tomb. What a relief.

The Atlantic crossing was a brief 13 days and included two gales but thanks to outstanding seamanship on the part of Captain Dragojlovik all went well.

The Mummy in the tomb Rising from the tomb Please don't drop her!

Matisse arrived in lehavre at 14:00 and by 18:00 Entr'acte was launched. The stevedores lined the dock and cheered, the entire crew of Matisse waved goodbye, Capt Dragojlovik sounded the ships horn and Harbour Control came on the radio "welcomed to France" and offered us a pilot boat as escort to the marina.

Floating again What a mess! We're gaining on it!

We arefloating again and right now we are both exhausted after our arrival. We have been working full days to prepare Entr'acte for her next voyage---Up the Seine to Paris and on to the French Canals down into the Mediterranean.

You can see the entire track of Matisse as well as our trip across France. Just click on the spinning globe.

Entracte in the Panama Canal

For the past month we have been tracking Entr'acte's progress back across the pacific on board CMA CGM Maisse. Thenks to the modern miracle of AIS we were able to plot her approaches to the varios stops along the way.
The route of Matisse began in Noumea, New Caledonia and so far has included the ports of Sydney and Melbourne in Australia, Napier and Tauranga in New Zealand and Punta Manzanillo on the Caribbean side of the Panama Canal.

Below is a selection of screen shots taken from the AIS plotting center as well as those captured when Matisse transited the Panama Cana


All ships approaching Panama Canal Ais plot Matisse in Miraflores Lock


At 03:00 on April 3, 2013, Entr'acte made her second passage of the Panama Canal on Board CMA CGM Matisse. There are so many containers that Entr'acte can not be found. We hope she is in there somewhere!


   Miraflores Lock Gatun Lock Gatun Lock Exiting Gatun Lock

Next stop for Matisse and Entr'acte will be on April 8, Savannah GA where we will both go on board Matisse for the final leg of the trans-Atlantic passage to arrive in Le Havre, France on April 23. Here's hoping for good weather in the North Atlantic.

Follow Matisse and Entr'acte-------click the spinning globe.

See you soon.

CC Matisse with Entr'acte bound for LeHavre, France

Adeiu
Pacifique!
Nous Allons
en France!

Entr'acte's Pacific voyage is now complete. It has been a terrific ride; Panama, Costa Rica, Galapagos, French Polynesia, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu and New caledonia but now it is time for something new. She is now on board CC Matisse bound for LeHavre to begin the next chapter in her world adventures.
Click here for the latest news. To follow Matisse click the spinning globe in the upper right corner of this page.

Greetings
  from
Vanuatu,
  and
  New Caledonia!

Yes, Someone lives here!

After two wonderful years in Fiji, it was time to move on. Entr'acte set sail for Vanuatu on June 29, 2012. Vanuatu was very laid back compared to Fiji. The villages while quiet were picturesque.

The Ni-Vanuatu are every bit as friendly as the Fijians but their extreme shyness is in direct contrast to the Fijians.		Welcome to Dravai Village!
Off to market		The Ni-Vanuatu live off the land. If the jungle provides it, they use it. If it is not found in the jungle, they don't need it. The entire island of Anietyum is without electricity or running water. There are no motor vehicles of any kind, no internet, no telephone, no stores or shops. If you dont have it, you wont get it here!
The Cultural Festival at Port Sandwich on the island of Malekula is not to be missed. On a score of one to ten, this was a 50!		Harvest Dance
Screaming into New Cal at 7 knots!		Entr'acte arrived in New Caledonia on August 1, after a boisterous three day passage. Once through the notorious Havana Pass we we were flying along at 7 knots with the wind astern. The wind blows like this every afternoon but inside the lagoon it is smooth sailing.

Port Moselle, Noumea, New Caledonia. A real dock, water, electricity and high speed- reliable- internet. What a treat! This was the our first real marina with such amenities since Trinidad way back in 2007.		A marina at last!
Magic Bay, Baie de Prony		Even though Noumea was crowded, there were ample places to go and be alone.
Entr'acte is now stored at Nouville Plaisance Chantilleir awaiting the end of the cyclone season. In March, she will be hoisted on board the CC Mattise and sent to LeHavre, Northern France. The plan is to cruise the Seine to Paris, the Canal de Nivernais and the Rhone to the Mediterranean and then on HOME------to -----Sevilla!		At least she won't blow away!

Ship Track Position Reporter

You easily can follow Entr'acte's progress through the Ship Track position reporter. This is a free service of the Maritime Mobile Service Network, a dedicated group of HAM Radio enthusiasts that maintain a radio network for ships at sea. Through MMSN we have world-wide access to emergency communication, daily weather reports, and daily position reports or we can just take the opportunity to pass the time at sea by calling Net Control to just say "hello!"

When on a passage we file daily position reports over the high frequency radio to MMSN which they post on the Ship Track web site. Just click on the link above and you will be automatically connected to Entr'acte's personal Ship Track page. There you can see our daily progress, or lack thereof! If you play with the zoom tool on that page, as you zoom in you will see a series of red dots which represent each individual position report(be careful, a little zoom gets you a lot). Place your cursor on a dot to see the time, date, our latitude, longitude and a brief description of the conditions on that day. You can also adjust the page to view specific lengths of time from one week, one month or all positions filed.

If there is no updated position report, it should not be viewed as a disaster. It could mean that we had very bad radio propagation that day, low battery power, laziness or bad weather. It might also mean that we are in a harbour and off the boat exploring or we are very busy having a grand time and just plain forgot!

You can track any vessel that files position reports. All you need is their radio call sign---Entr'acte's is KC2JBX--just go to the Ship Track home page, enter the appropriate radio call sign and off you go!

It's easy! Check it out!