Update 24th May
Vaquero
Mon 24 May 2010 11:59
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Position at 1200 UTC 49
39.4N 5 43.2W
What a send off yesterday!! A boat load of
wonderfully noisy supporters got us all out of the marina and over the line to
rousing cheers. The weather was perfect, although not quite enough
wind. It filled in a bit later and then faded overnight so progress has
been disappointingly slow since. I have the spinnaker up as I write, but
there's only so much you can do with 2 knots of apparent wind. I may have
to get it down before it twists round the forestay - there's an annoyiong swell
which knocks the wind out of it. Depending on the breeze I shall probably
head north a bit and pass close to the Scillies, inside the shipping lane
there. Once past them, I can steer where I want without the worry of
traffic separation schemes. Meanwhile it's hot and sunny, so no
complaints.
A big thank you to all my family, friends and
supporters who were huge fun to have around in Plymouth and on the
start line - it was quite a day for me, to have finally reached
the start line and it was great to share it with you. Love to you
all!
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