Friday 24th May 51:06N 06 26W
Bellone
Fri 24 May 2024 12:07
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We are in the middle of the Bristol Channel, becalmed
and we can't start the engine. It faltered away last night and we've been trying
to find the fault this morning but to no avail. Unfortunately, the boat now
smells like a cat cracker at Stanlow oil refinery.
We (Phil Jackson who is the co-skipper and myself) got
off to a fast-ish start yesterday on leaving Pwllheli, with a couple of
sail changes in the early afternoon and then the wind died as we neared St
David's head. Luckily, the wind returned to ensure our safe passage around it as
by then the engine had died.
The plan now is to limp into Falmouth to get the engine
repaired as we are not willing to carry on into 'Orca Valley' (where Orca whales
are biting off yacht rudders and even sinking a few of them) without a working
one as the first tactic that most people agree on is to turn on the engine and
try to find shallower water.
In the meantime, we're going to enjoy the warm weather
out here.
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