Day 0
Digiboat's "Product Testing"
Simon Blundell
Wed 5 Oct 2011 09:52
06°17.6939N
116°07.7639E
Wed 5/10
1700
Out for a few
hours now, what a promising start - 15-20kn broad reach, cruising under
shortened sail at 8-9 kn. A few rain squalls around but so far dodged them all.
Don't really need the reefs, but set them as more crew training/exercises. The
#2 staysail for the first time, and pulled full main up, but then shortened to
2nd reef for practice. Anyway, still making good progress and a very comfortable
ride.
Late night
last night with getting last of the "land" jobs finished, followed by an early
morning start to pre for the 1100nm passage means that now the 4 Burmese are
fast asleep. Evan, who has the 1800-0000 watch is at least sleeping officially
in his bunk, the others are sitting bolt upright in the cockpit - but out like
lights.
Maybe I should
call a MOB drill? Tempting....
SJB