day 13
BumbleBee
Tim and Julia and Tiger
Sat 28 Jan 2012 12:26
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position 14:54.3 N 48:36.4 W
It was a wild night. Big cross swell. Gusts in the early
hours. When we were doing 8-10 kts under reefed mains and jib, something had to
be done!! (too fast means a lot of water over the deck and sledgehammering on
the hull sides, plus undue strain on the rigging) Boys appear to have a
remarkable ability to deny all this, and slumber on. It's not difficult when the
weather is warm, to get up, don the lifejacket, step out into the cockpit, clip
on safety line, and start to make the sails smaller. Then a quick check to alter
course if necessary, scan the dark horizon for even darker clouds (which
indicate gusts) and back to bed again. Repeat every 2 hours
until sunrise, when everything seems to settle down and Tim pops up from a
hull, with tea! Now, where's my book?
xx
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