Finally cracked.
Pelekan
Tom & Jos Hollway
Wed 5 May 2010 18:35
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26:03N 64:28W
Greetings from the Atlantic. We finally turned our
engine on 20 mins ago. The most we could get out of the sails was 2.5 knots,
which gave us an ETA in Bermuda sometime next month. It has been a delightful 36
hrs with blue/starlit skies, no waves and perfect for sunbathing or building a
deck of cards - but not for winning a race! The boys have worked hard at
squeezing speed out of the cloth with tweaking, taking in and letting out,
changing direction -everything bar blowing into them. Tom occasionally has
had to stop for a slice of lime, served inside a bottle of Corona. Chris
and James are much more serious and wait for the yard arm -if at all. We have
had serious discussions, some political as seems appropriate and will be able to
give advice to the new incoming political party(ies?).
Not sure the photo we attached on day 1 ever got on
the blog - must be our age. Will try harder.
Best wishes and love from the racers. We keep
seeing whale tracks in the water but so far about 3 birds and 1 turtle to
report.
xxxPelekan
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