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Fair Do's VII, Atlantic 2008....
Professor John Shepherd
Tue 2 Dec 2008 12:19
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Hi All,
Much as planned we are having a well earned easy
day today, in the light airts we are trying to allow the standby watch guys to
get some sleep in these light airs to try and recover sme of the sleep deficit
from the last week.
We are now on day 8 having started approximately
this time of day Sunday before last. We have sailed for 1839 miles upto now, at
an average pace of 9.5 knots, and 230 miles per day.
Pretty quick actually!
Last night we were absolutely in the middle of the
Atlantic, 1070 miles from Africa and 1070 miles from Guyana - that is far as we
will be from land on this trip.......
Nothing much exciting today to report, there has
been loads of banter for last few days and some of the watches have been nothing
short of ridiculous in terms of the comedy and hilarity of it all. JK gets more
entertaining with a greater array of jokes/impressions every day.
Johnathan Herod is unfailingly positive and nothing
causes him any stress, he has become the lunch prep man and has done a sterling
job.
Paul Wakelin is currently occupying the mantle of
chief worrier, he instigates a daily stocktake of every consumable onboard to
ensure he will be able to maintain 17 square meals a day for the remainder of
the trip.
Ian Clingan is presently trimming wearing nothing
but his pants and a team GB sun hat, George is also trimming in his
undercrackers as we speak - hard to know where to llok when you are driving with
all that winking at you!
Rest of guys are asleep, John S wont be best
pleased when he realises I am taking us more South - the guys are beginning to
speculate that I have a different destaination in mind.
Anyway, thanks as ever for the
e-mails.
Kirsty - have not had a fact for a few days....
please oblige....
Emily - hope revision going well!
Chloe - sorry to hear you have been forced to drain
the wine/gin lakes of the European community in George's absence, you will no
doubt drink us under the table when we get there.
Fiona - hope work is going well,
relax......
Alison - hope knee recovery going well and that the
latest grandchild is inclined to make an appearance soon.
Myrrh - Hef is being positively jovial, and
behaving himself, we have all aquired some of his tidyness traits round the boat
Worrying but true.......
Nina - how do you cope? You have our heartfelt
sympathies.
Knibster - good news about the van, sat phone (9K)
did not enjoy photos too much) but sounds glamour.
Got to send positions now, will find out who we
have battered this morning or boatspeed (hope it's Desna, Nisida or the Volvo
60!)......
P.S. we have one Christmas decoration up, a
chocolate coloured clay raindeer in the galley, and we have opened the first
doors of George imaginary advent calendar (Bell yesterday, holly today - no
chocolate annoyingly).
P.P.S. - heads out of action (blocked) stil
awaiting DNA analysis which Hef has actioned but the witchhunt centres around
green watch (Matt H, JH, George).
Regards,
Duncan
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