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Date: 19 Sep 2012 13:34:14
Title: Day 13
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32:51 S 29:29 E
 
It was even way before first light that we woke up and got ready to leave east London. A slight breath of wind was moving across the harbour waters. Perfect time to leave. I can understand why we hid in the harbour for a few days as we peeked out the break water and made our way into the big blue , the ocean was still in turmoil. Shorty choppy waves were all over , and made for some slow progress. By around 8 in the morning we headed over the strongest part of the Augulas Current , at the 200 meter contour line. Its pretty scary going over this area as no matter how fast or strong your engines or sails are you still get taken by the current. After around 50 miles off the current the South Westerly wind started to kick in. A kick in it did. With this wind pushing against the current soon the seas were heaving. Lightning and rain to add to the mix. We were soon flying down mountainous sea.  Connor started to feel sea sick and braved out his shift. By morning the Winds were still strong and we made some good progress. It seems the further out from the 200 meter contour line we go , the less the current becomes. A with less current means the waves are not as big and angry . Its times like this ( When the seas are huge and its wet and miserable ) that i wonder why the hell am i out here , but on the same vein , percentage wise , its only a small portion of the trip that is nasty , the rest is usually pretty fun. From what our weather files say we have one more nasty front to deal with and then we should be far enough from the coast of South Africa to not be affected by currents or cold fronts.
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