Day 12
Top Secret
Feel The Magic Yacht Vacations
Wed 23 Jun 2010 18:34
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Our position:
Well, nothing much is happening. Yesterday
and today have been fairly grim days. Overcast, gray and cold. The
sea was very lumpy and rough yesterday and most of the night, and
only settled early this morning. With it being so cold, we've
actually been wearing our heavy weather jackets. Glad we brought those
along.
Rean is doing most of the night watches now and
sleeps in the day. Matt and I share the dawn and day shifts.
Yesterday late afternoon we all headed out to hoist
the spinnaker again. Matt was at the helm whilst Rean and I sorted out the
sail. We had the sail up only for a short while when Rean came running
from the front of the boat to the cockpit shouting for Matt to turn the
boat. Mat, instinctively swung the helm hard to port. We had no idea what
was happening until we saw an enormous tree floating by us. We must have
missed it by inches. It was enormous with roots and all. Had it not been
for Matt's cat like reflexes and Rean's eagle eyes, we would surely be occupying
our lifeboat right now.
So, officially we are now half way on our trip,
which is not great. We would have preferred being further but what
can you do if you are dependant on the wind and there hasn't been much. We
are also pretty much dead centre in the Atlantic which I think is quite an
achievement. Not many people have been where we've been.
Rean has opted for the George Clooney
in Perfect Storm look... with the beard and silvery patches, which
make him look oh, so distinguished. He is really upset that we have had so
little wind and the trip is taking so long as a result. We are not going to make
it back before Kimi's Birthday
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