Tenerife - Santa Cruz - 6 November

Dearloves
Sun 6 Nov 2005 21:06
Alice and Pip were a little disappointed to be
missing Guy Fawkes night - there have been no fireworks here at all.
However, there was great excitement this morning when we realised that Gipsy
Moth IV was moored up on the same pontoon as us. Alice went straight over
to say hello and they have put a photo of her on their website. The site
is www.gipsymoth.org and contains details
of Sir Francis Chichester's solo circumnavigation in 1966/7 and his subsequent
knighthood.


In the navstation of Gipsy Moth
IV
The board that the instruments are on (behind the
heads of Alice and Pip) is actually hinged. When lifted up a full panel of
the most high-tech modern instruments is revealed!
The compass is original (restored) and a real
work of art.

We are sailing to Las Palmas
tomorrow.