Atlantic Summary
Digiboat's "Product Testing"
Simon Blundell
Tue 12 Nov 2013 18:21
33:54.35S
018:25.31E
1311z
12/11
View of Victoria and Albert Waterfront from the
masthead
Well a busy few days
in Cape Town at the most primo berth in the continent. We have the entire wharf
- front and centre - at the V&A Waterfront just under Table Mountain. This
waterfront area is the local equivalent to Darling Harbour, so our berth is the
same as berthed up to the boardwalk area of the Darling Harbour shopping
centre.
Jed and Rob have
disembarked and the new crew is starting to filter in. Lucian, the Mate for the
next leg has been here for several days and organised us this Rock Star berth,
plus had a sailmaker (from the local Norths sail loft) arrive the same
afternoon who took our genoa and main for repair. And Robert who is Bernard's
(owner) stand-in for the trip as Bernard couldn't make it at the last minute due
to family situation.
Bernard has just
flown in today for a guest appearance for a few days before he flies off again
and will meet us in Bali.
Kay Cottee and Rod
Reid from Sydney are due tonight which will then be our full
compliment.
Hope to cast off
here on Thursday for a short trip around the Cape of Good Hope into Simon's Bay
where we'll anchor for a night or two and clean the hull etc before heading
E.
Summary from the
first leg:
Passage
Time:
1 month 15
Days
Rhumbline:
6,812 nm
Average Speed 6.2kn
(Made
Good)
Travelled:
7,316
nm
Average Speed 6.6kn
(Actual)
Max boat speed: 13.8kn
Max wind gust: 47kn
SJB