Loan sailor from Lympstone
Silver Bear
Ray Lawry
Tue 8 Jun 2010 11:50
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44:38.6140N 26:07.4940W
Shortly after daybreak yesterday I received a
radio call from a loan yachtsman travelling from east to west, having left
Plymouth and on his way to Newport, Rhode Island as part of the
Jester Challenge, a race open only to small single handed yachts under 30 feet
in length. Other than that there are no other rules or regulations for the race
other than a start and finish line. It originated from a challenge by Blonde
Haslar (founder of Special Boat Services Commando fame). The radio call was from
yacht Cookie and I was later informed by Tony that she is being sailed by Rory
from Lympstone Sailing Club, so two boats in the middle of the Atlantic with
no-one else for miles around (certainly the only ones in VHF range) and
both flying the Lympstone burgie. What are the chances of that and good luck
Rory)
We continue to make good progress north,
averaging around 150 miles per day but the wind is beginning to
ease and turn more northerly against us, so the progress is slowing. Still no
fish.
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