So, the front came through, the wind went around from Northerly to
\nSoutherly in a very short space, within an hour we were reaching in 30-35
\nknots of wind in a very very confused sea state, absolutely horrible, boat
\nthrown left to right, surfing, then bashing into a wave, then knocked
\nsideways, waves of frozen water crashing over the cockpit making even the
\nshortest trip to trim a sail extremely uncomfortable.<\/p>\n
I run the heater for the first time, the exhaust pipe had come undone from
\nthe unit resulting in all the smoke invading the cabin, very unpleasant, I
\ncouldnt open any of the hatches due to the waves and just waited a long
\nwhile for the air to clear. Even after reattaching the pipe i’m not sure
\nit’s working properly, but I will try later, it’s very cold right now,
\nthermometer says 14C, but outisde with the windchill and the 80% humidity
\nit feels like London in winter.<\/p>\n
As predicted the leaders are still ahead of this front clocking up the
\nmiles, impressive runs from BSL and Cessna but i dont envy the position
\nthey are in, under constant pressure it must be very tiring, like the last
\nweek of leg one when we battled it against Cessna, it drained all my
\nenergies, to have to push so hard from the start and so early in the leg
\nwill be extremely challenging to sustain. I am impressed.<\/p>\n
I cant deny dreaming of a hot shower, a nice dinner and spending some time
\nwith my lovely girlfriend Ella, being apart is proving tough, especially
\nwhen you look at the drastic contrast of being in the warm embrace of your
\nloved one or this evil washing machine in the middle of nowhere, what was
\ni thinking?!!! Luckily i’ll get to see her as soon as i arrive in
\nWellington, we’re trying to arrive there on the same day and making
\npreditions is somewhat easier for her flight than our passage, unless of
\ncourse she flew BA and they were on strike. We are both grateful for the
\nsupport we receive from Ventana Group who’s taking care of all the flights
\nand making it possible for her to be at every stopover.<\/p>\n
I received an email from a friend asking financial advice given all is
\nhappening to the eurozone, it’s true that i worked in banking but it’s
\nalso true i havent even read a newspaper since august, not sure if it’s
\ntoo bad to admit, but partially this was the whole idea, all i can say is
\nthat form down here it does not seem that important, life will go on one
\nway or another, the albatrosses dont seem too concerned<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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