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Tikka
Mon 6 Nov 2017 15:46
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Hi Every one - Monday 6th November
After a Brief few Days in las Palmas Gran Canaria
Loz Flew back to the Uk for her last term at work . The Guys arrived for the
Atlantic Trip on Friday the 3rd Nov so there is now 5 on Board
Tikka Martin Fennell MF, Tim Browne TB, Dave Fisher DF,
Mike Blackman MB, Fabrizio Ghislanzoni FG.
TB Eventful first night with strong following seas
but great set up with twin head sails poled out recorded 12 knots sog at one
point. Have averaged nearly 8 knots. Took Sun meridian passage sight today
and amazingly worked out noon latitude today for the first time in 28 years !
DF Tim seems to have forgotten his extended tour
of Las Palmas in search of the local supermarket.....eventually
after an hour of driving around every back street twice Tim, Martin and
Fabritzio found Carrefour and proceeded to fill four trolleys of
food into the car. Later Dave, Mike and Martin went back (via the back streets
of Las Palmas) and filled two more trolleys full of beer, wine and gin.
Happy Days!
MB On watch at 3 am with a following wind gusting 35
knots. Surfing down 4 meters waves - all lit by a bright full moon and 20
degrees of heat. Perfect.,
FG Good choice of sail type... twin poled head sails
,after a 2 hour battle to put them up going the opposite way
of where
the rest of the Arc was going ....we are now on the way
all in good team spirit, hard work ,good food and
a few drinks .... NO fishing we are going too
fast...
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