Day 22
Top Secret
Feel The Magic Yacht Vacations
Sat 3 Jul 2010 13:46
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Position:33:35.69N 20:06.24W
Speed: 8.2 Knots
Course: 135'T
3rd July 2010 - Rean's Birthday at
sea.
Yesterday was uneventful with the wind changing to
the south, so we needed to reef the main sail and we are close hauling it to the
Canaries with the sea from the side and to the front and the wind at 60' on the
port side.
It is very rough going. The waves come from the
side and slam into the port hull and then the freeboard, which is
where the saloon and galley are. The wave slam lifts the table and we can't put
anything on it, as it will be thrown into the air and annihilated. The same
thing happens to your kidneys when sitting on the aforementioned table as a wave
slams into the boat. These are definitely the roughest days we have had on
the trip so far.
The starboard forward cabin hatch is leaking like a
sieve and the bilge keeps filling up with water which is salty, and we are
unable to trace the source of the leak, but the bilge pump is sorting it out, as
it fills by only 200ml every hour.
We are finding it difficult to walk around without
being thrown into fixtures on the boat. The glass coffee container was thrown
onto the floor and shattered into a million pieces last night during a
particularly rough period, lasting several hours. Rean used the vacuum cleaner
to pick up the glass last night, and then Matt used his feet to pick up the rest
this morning.
Rean was given a fantastic gift for his birthday by
Matt. It is a head light, which Rean found to be the most useful tool he has
ever had, other than the Leatherman, which Mari gave to him last Christmas. We
are going to have a party on board as soon as the milk is cold enough to make
some chocolate mousse that was purchased on Faial.
Only 2 more days left of this wonderful experience.
We are all looking forward to some creature comforts... Mari is missing bubble
baths and a soft mattress that stay put and Pepper. Matt is missing Green. Rean
is missing Kimi and Jon-jon.
So far, this leg of the trip has been up to
expectations. The wind is blowing and the boat is moving at over 8 Knots. The
sun has come out, after 2 days of hiding behind the clouds, and is shining
brightly. The water is still chilly, but the days are warming up again. We have
moved our watches onto UK time now.
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