Veruda 44:49.7N 13:51.4E
The Snark on The ARC
Ben Little
Fri 24 Jul 2009 03:47
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24th July, 5:30am
We are in Veruda having sailed a short hop from
Rovinj yesterday. It was into the wind all the way, a fresh breeze of
12-14Kn and some short choppy waves which slowed our progress but it was a nice
sail. With shopping for stores we did not get away until around 11am
and sailed into Veruda around 3:30pm. We were all glad of a swim since the
days are hot and sunny.
I spent the rest of the afternoon fitting the radar
reflector (tri lens) up the mast. It was a hell of a job as I broke a
drill bit and several screws tapping the threads. Luckily I had spares and
after a few unplanned trips up the mast I was able to get the job done.
The new climbing harness and my willing crew manning the winch helped a great
deal.
We are up early this morning to get a big day's
sail in and hopefully catch some fish in the early morning. Or I should
say I am up early, Ben and Sam (my crew) having professed an eagerness to get
going with the dawn are still grunting and snoring below. I imagine me
starting the engine will change that shortly.
No photos so far as I am using the sat phone for
updates so far, also have been a bit lazy with the Camera. Depending on
where we end up tonight I will look out for an internet Cafe and try and get
online.
Bye for now.
Ben
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