day 36
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49:29.921n
21:34.140w Distance to home:
868 miles Distance run
today: 36 miles Course
075 A plumber, a banker and a
student decide to sail across the Atlantic, five weeks in they realise the crew
they were really after was a rigger, a mechanic and a meteorologist!
Domestic Firstly, Apologies for
the short blog yesterday we were having power issues as the wind had died so we
decided to use least laptop power as possible. This weather never ceases to
amaze! We had a rope caught
round our prop for a few days, the GoPro came into its own again as we lowered
it over the side underwater and from the live feed it gives via wifi to the
iPad, we were able to confirm our suspicions. Yesterday as the seas calmed Wills
jumped over board to cut it free, after his recent ice shower he knew what was
coming so managed to squeeze into Tim’s thin shorty wetsuit for a bit of
‘warmth’, it was still a shock nonetheless. Tim and Jez tackled the
bog yesterday to strip down and grease the pump and also give it a deep clean.
The bog is another real hero of this trip having coped with three blokes for
five weeks. We have a rule that if anybody breaks it they have to fix it which
thank god, so far hasn’t been applied. Wills had a moment of
madness yesterday and discussed at length with Jez a topic for his dissertation,
notes were written and a rough guide for a proposal has formed! His degree in
Outdoor Education allows him to explore all kinds of outdoor sports, so writing
12,00 words on ballooning is 100% legitimate! An inventory has been
made of the remaining stock and we have made a menu of evening meals and options
for lunches too. Our list of luxuries includes two and a half bars of chocolate,
half a pack of bourbons, no wait….a quarter of a pack….., a whole pack of
custard creams, three tins of fruit, one tin of carnation milk, seven cartons of
fruit juice, a crate of beer and plenty of rum! These might not all sound like
luxuries to you but the simple things keep us going on board Sadie from time to
time. We have been efficient
with our use of water as well. On Sunday will be four weeks since we left
Sailing Yesterday we sailed close
hauled at about 4 knots with the wind coming form At half ten this morning
we furled the genoa and set the spinnaker out, since then the wind has slowly
been building from the South West, (The one direction we have been praying for
the whole trip!) we are currently doing 5.5 knots and heading straight for home
with a forecast of decent wind for the next couple of
days. Natural
History A tern spent an hour this
morning perched on the pulpit while Jez played about with the genoa and was
determined to stay there even while he was swinging the pole about.
As we get closer to home
we continue to tow our fishing lure but are unsure as to what would be best
choice for these waters, perhaps a smaller hook and lure would be more realistic
but for now we have stayed with the ‘big boy’, all suggestions are welcome… Today’s
Responses Mum – Nice to hear you
are back seeing Alex as I know she went quiet for a while, have you stuck with
the same hair colour? Any important post for me at home ie. Uni stuff? You’re
right about final port but the boat is being kept at Tollesbury. Hope you had a
nice time with Jonathan xxxx Tom – You love being busy
so enjoy all that! Still haven’t got round to working out the highest possible
number of chicken nuggets, it seems ridiculously hard to work out, not too sure
what you mean by Em – Sorry, just but ran
out of time. Grumpy last night
though when bobbing about. Now
moving and fine.
Do you go to the Red Dog
café in Innworth ? – Tim says it’s run by an Aussie (or Kiwi) ex-Olympic cyclist
Lizzie – Yes please, I’ll
have a batch. Jason – Welcome
back. We’re not getting that at
all. Think we are too far west at
the mo. Richard and Baz - keep them coming Cathy ,Emily and
Alex - well done on TT Emily and
bet your all looking forward to Bye for now
Sadie |