Threeships
Shaun and Ainur Weaver
Sat 31 May 2014 09:22
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31/05 1030 GMT
17 51S 074 32E
A wild night and and it didn't give up
today.Over the last 24 hours we covered 178nm without even trying - 2 reefs in
the main and a couple of rolls in the staysail and we were on a roll. Toby did
best with 23 nm on his 9 to midnight watch - he was stoked. Seas got even bigger
this afternoon, up to 4m with confused wind wave on top, so we now have 3 reefs
in the main and a hankerchief of staysail without much loss in speed. On the
downside the watervane on the Monitor sheered as we came off the top of a wave
and so we're back on electronic autopilot for the last 640 nm and but it seems
to be coping fine. Yovo is a bout a mile away to port and completely disappears
behind the waves a they sweep past. Hopfully both wind and seas will ease a
little tomorrow. A bit rolly below so its a one pan corned beef hash for supper.
All well on board - except for George.
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