first report 50:20.1N 26:47.5W

Ellatrout3
Tue 1 Jun 2010 17:07
My first attempt at a blog this trip and for those who are not in touch with"Command HQ" I give you the first 9 days in bullet points
 
  1. Super start day, I really enjoyed it, the children shouting your going the wrong way, The tussle with John And Fluffy on the start line and 30 hours of spinnaker Genaker sailing
  2. Found a stowaway on board in the form of a particularly virilent cold germ which laid me low monday night and all day tuesday with everything tied down boat thundered on through the nightlooking after her self, she took some hammer coas I should have reduced sail further but was not fit
  3. In my pit all day wind eased in the evening running preventer on main jib boomed out. Midnight AIS warning "dangerous Target" rush on deck fishing boatheading staight for me less than 800 yds,closing speed 18 knots rush below for VHF too late we are now so close I was debating where we would strike. with all the sail pinned down if I altwerd course the boat would stop and I'd be dead in the water. So I elected to keep  my speed 6 knots and rely on a last minute manouver.  At 50 yards he did an emergency stbd 90 degree turnand went round me I called but got no repy!!
  4. recouperating, or so i thought but well behind with food and sleep in relatively manageable weather.  Hawk, yes hawk type bird spent 2 hours trying to land in my rigging
  5. Becalmed sailsdown sleeping still not imprving, started Anti biotics
  6. weather strong but managable, extremely lethargic, stuggling to eat, no appetite, but get sick if I don't eat
  7. Very heavy night regular 30 kts wind. fully reefed, postage stamp jib Ella Trout had to tough it out and look after both of us. changed anti biotic
  8. Lovely sunny day, short spell of 5 otherwise regular 7 still deteriorating now dangerously lethargic, considered retiring and set off south. After a few hours it was such a lousy heading carrying me SE, I thought sod it and turned west.
  9. Anti biotic seem to have kick in now feeling better and have an appitite again chest and nose still heavily congested now taking part in the event again. better but not good
Yr messages of support have as they say 'filled me up' and I think helped keep me going, keep them coming.
 
I know there are typing spelling errors but this will have to do for now
 
Roger/Dad/Poppa