Drama at sea.............. saved by the crew !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cafeseerose
Sun 6 Dec 2009 22:58
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17.29 n 50.39 w
speed 6.6 kts
swell 3-4 m
course 241 t
wind 18 kts easterly
Hydrovane on
fishing yeah c'mon marky another big
dorado
sunny and warm
sunrise in the east set in the
west
distance to go 637 miles
distance 139 miles
Gusting 35 kts last night,odd shower or 2 ,but
generally an easy night.
I had the most fantastic dawn watch as the sun
crept over the horizon to light up the sky I was tantalized by its
beauty.
Feeling at one with the world the sea my friend,my
world ( well till I get to the beach ! )
Our damaged main sail was heroically bought down in
very large swell by the boys , we had repairs to a couple of seams to
do.
Mike volunteered to repair the larger rip whilst
myself and Greg did the smaller one.
The sea was building and the swell was rolling us
all over the place but the boys were tunnel vision to the task ( what a crew
)
We just managed to complete the repairs before 30
kt gusts swept the boat as we were hauling the main back up,Jan was on the
halyard whilst mike and I were feeding the sail into the groove (foil)
a mean feat accomplished well by a very sound
crew.
Having pulled in a very large dorado earlier
possibly our biggest so far we decided to have pasta for tea
doh.............
Fish curry is back on the menu
boys............
Love to all
Mark,Mike Jan Greg
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