25 30.584N 1707.612W
Fair Do's VII, Atlantic 2008....
Professor John Shepherd
Mon 24 Nov 2008 11:52
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Hello,
Presently sailing downwind under the A2, with about
10 knots of breeze and glorious sunshine, everyone in good spirits hanging out
with their shorts and sunnies on - pretty relaxed really......
Me, Clingers, and Wakelin are technically on watch
presently though I am downstairs filling in the log, reporting to ARC and
writing this and Matt Howard, George and Johnathan H are doing as much of our
watch as we can convince them to do.
Paul W having a spell at the helm as he prepared
(and cleaned up after) every meal and cup of tea/coffe thus far - fine wife
material! We felt it was only right to let him have abreak from rafting
(catamarans) and have a go on proper boat....
Well into watch system now and my watch Paul and
clingers will be getting in the nest at 1400 having only slept for about 3
hours up to now, when we wer off watch between 0200 and 0600, we will be last to
get the second sleep in.
We have an anenome (think that is how you spell it)
on the transom not sure whether to prise him off or allow him passage to St
Lucia (a mere 2650 miles away)! We have left him whilst we
decide....
The transom toilet has been well and truly
christened by many of the crew this morning, no further details
necessary!
Having got numerous forecasts regarding the low in
the atlantic disurbing the NE trade winds this year it is already apparent it
wont be a quick crossing though we hope to push hard to get there in best
possible time.
Mr and Mrs Clingan - Ian says all the best, enjoy
NZ and we will try to facilitate a more personal response in the next couple of
days.
ARc submission deadline looming got to
go......
Duncan
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