Preparing to Leave Portsmouth. 36.49.91N 76.17.77W
Alcedo
David Batten
Wed 11 Nov 2015 00:00
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Tuesday
10 November. We didn’t leave today. There is a nasty little low
passing through the mouth of the Chesapeake today and the Tropical Storm has
been given a name: “Kate”. Did you do something to the weather Kate
T? Because at the moment, once the low has passed tomorrow morning, high
pressure is set to build and the wind is going round to the North West and
dropping. Then we have a lull before more winds with north and westerly in
them help us towards Bermuda so we can then sail south in the trades, or at
least that is the plan and it is almost too good to be true. We have done
more last minute shopping, stowing and washing and some last minute jobs like
drying some through deck fittings and applying more sico.  Edd using highly sophisticated tool for drying a deck fitting in Skipper’s
cabin.
We are as ready as we can be for a first light start tomorrow. Plus
the ship’s Boy provided excellent entertainment yesterday to those in the Rally
who attended by showing the film of Mina 2 in the Antarctic. The Americans
who saw it were well impressed.
 Ship’s Boy giving the introduction to Mina 2 adventure’s in the
Antarctic.
The Rally start has been changed to a free for all anytime we like after
midnight, which will make life much easier for getting out of the Bay and we are
timing ourselves as we cross over the Bay Bridge Tunnel. All engine hours
in gear count after that, but we are agreed we are for getting there while we
have the window in the weather, even though there is really no chance of getting
Edd there in time to catch his flight home.
Fingers crossed that the weather window holds good.
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