Ca Canny
Thu 10 Dec 2009 19:03
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Dear Blogg readers,
Just to clear the tension.
We have arrived this morning at 04.33.13 hours the
16th.
There was rum punch waiting for us with a basket of
fruit.
We talked till 07.00, John & Julie joined us at
6.
It was great to share experiences
At the moment we are leaving to the ARC welcome
party.
Tomorrow we will start the cleaning etc.
Skipper has been on top of the mast and found out
that cause of the parasailor halyard failure.
A U shackle where a pully block was attached had
snapped. Which left the halyard just the time of friction with the mast till
that snapped.
Anyway, we're off now.
Skipper is grand dad !!
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A girl of 7 pound plus. Congrats.
Till next time
Cheerio
Marc
We have spend the previous evening with the crews
of the 129 boats that have arrived.
Exchanging stories, amazing, some real heroic
situations.
An all female crew lost the use of generator,
engine and hence had no electricity, navigational or communication equipment and
this after 2 days into the crossing.
Still a lot of boats to arrive a the number of
entries was 200 +
We where 95th of the fleet but when handicaps are
taken into consideration we will be placed different. we will try to keep
you updated.
Half of the inside of Ca Canny has been cleaned
now.
It is very hot, luckily there is a permanent
breeze.
On Sunday the Basford and Jacobs families are
arriving, on Tuesday isobel and Marie Ellen.
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