8 Dec - 1000 miles to go
Moulin Rouge
Philip Barltrop
Thu 9 Dec 2010 13:21
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17 full days at sea, numerous watches have been
attended and a great many learning points have
come up from various 'opportunities' that have arisen on board Moulin Rouge, but
a particularly good milestone was reached today. We now have less that
1000 nautical miles to go to get to St. Lucia, so we have well and truly broken
the back of the 2700+ nautical mile passage. A similarly important second
rite of passage also passed today, we had sailed off of one chart and onto
another, so when sitting at the nav station, the end really is in
sight.
After a tiring couple of days sailing in
challenging conditions, emails from home and these little achievements help to
make us realise that this rollercoaster ride does come to an
end....
A further matter we have come to consider is how
important it is to be specific when wishing on shooting stars - simply
requesting more wind can be a dangerous wish if boundaries are not established
early...........
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