We’re at sea admiring a beautiful sunset and in the distance we can just
\nmake Cape Good Hope that we are leaving behind us, this will most likely
\nbe the last piece of land we’ll see till we arrive in New Zealand.<\/p>\n
My mood the day of the start was far than relaxed. I was apprehensive and
\nmy mouth was dry, we are venturing towards the mysterious Southern
\nOcean… The first night was tough, after a light patch of wind west of
\nCape Town in the lee of Table Mountain the dreaded South Easter was
\nblowing 25-30 knots right on our noses and beating into the horrible seas
\nwas many degrees of separations away from the word pleasant. My confidence
\nwas knocked hard when I heard Sec Hayai had dismasted, only a few months
\nthe same happened to me at the start of the Rolex Fastnet Race, so all my
\nthoughts went to Nico and Frans and i hope they can deal with what surely
\nis a great disappointment.<\/p>\n
Luckily today we had a spell of light winds and sunshine to breathe and
\nmentally restart in a better and more relaxed mood, away from rocks,
\nfishing boats and other dangers.<\/p>\n
I am lucky I found in Hugo Ramon an excellent partner for this race, the
\ncommunication between us is very good, we did an excellent start and were
\nleading in the very early part of the race, later the offshore option
\ntaken by BSL, Campagne de France and Cessna paid off so we dropped behind
\nthem but the way to Wellington is still very very long indeed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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