duvet & oilies
Panulirus
CR and KN Williams
Thu 29 Jul 2010 02:02
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22.44S:164.08E
Thursday 29th August
When we woke up yesterday the wind seemed to have
dropped and the grib looked promising so off we went. Heading for a narrow pass
out to sea with 25 knots of wind
I had definite misgivings. Luckily the swell was
not much worse outside the lagoon for the first few hours and the sun was
shining.
It then started to rain and a sneaky wave soaked me
in the cockpit so it was full oilies . Going down to bed and snuggling into the
duvet was bliss and I even found socks.
After 24 hours of 25/35 knot winds and big rolly
waves everything has settled down. It is still chilly and there is a big swell
but the sky is blue and the wind has settled to 18/22 knots behind us. We
are disinclined to let out more sail yet but are going in the right
direction at 5/6 knots.
In the bookswap at Noumea I found an ancient P.G.
Wodehouse which kept me chuckling during the night.
C
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