Shakwe Update No 5 Horta to Belfast
SHAKWE
JAMES F MASSEY
Sat 1 Sep 2012 12:08
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As at 1200 hours
UTC position: N45 58 44 W021 38
62
Distance run over 24 hrs:117 NM
Another hard 24 hours. Initially the sailing on
only mizzen and 2 headsails was good but when the speed got up to 7 and a half
KN we furled the jib. Realising that the grib forecast was understated and that
we hadn't needed to go so far out of our way, I decided to get closer to the
high for lighter winds and less waves. Shakwe does NOT DO running. She
rolls like a pig making an awful din below and trashing everything|! We've had
an awful night and the prospect of several days of this is appalling but it has
to be.
Oul Grumpy Jim and Not so Happy
Jim
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