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Blue Ocean - Day 9: Blue Ocean doing well



Despite the loss of our code 0 light wind sail we are doing well – in terms of our position in the fleet. It is always difficult to work out what is really happening as we get a bewildering variety of reports from friends, family and ARC control at different times of the day – some are adjusted for TCF and others not. Of course, none of these reports take into account motoring hours (which will only be adjusted at the end). We have no way of knowng how much motoring the other multihulls have done; but we have kept ours to the minimum.
 
We are currently waiting for the tradewinds to finally kick in – as the GRIB files are predicting. We motored a bit but are now sailing again (if we only use one engine can we half the engine hours!). Though I fear that the current following wind may just be a temporary squall. The seas are flat and weather warm – so nothing to complain about.
 
Yellow watch (Vin, Darek and I) are cooking again today. For breakfast this morning it was wholewheat and raisin pancakes with maple syrup and freshly baked sourdough bread. Darek is currently preparing a pasta lunch and Vin and I are plotting to cook up a curry this evening.
 
Meanwhile a special message to MEG from VIN; “leave your phone on!”.
 
Hello,
 
toujours des petits airs dans l`attente de ces fameux mais introuvables trade winds. En attendant nous nous trainons a 3 knts peniblement.
La nuit fut tres calme, avec comme toutes ces derniers  nuits quelques etoiles filantes, du plancton lumineux dans le sillage... Un gros nuage en forme de bateau nous a suivi pendant une heure a 03,00  - le Flying Dutchman ? - Nous ne sommes pas encore menace de scorbut mais notre reserve de produits frais s`epuise, mis a part le poisson.
Et la nuit nous sommes confrontes a une mysterieuse disparition de saucisson. Laurent et moi menons une enquete confidentielle, en tenant specialement a l`oeil JH, et un marin vegetarien.
La matinee  s`annonce calme, lecture et cuisine, en attendant.. On a un peu ressorti le spinnaker, mais c`etait plus du sechage que de la voile 
Sur la carte, nous sommes au beau milieu de l`Atlantique, a la longitude de Rio de Janeiro, ah tout de meme comme ditait Edourd Baer, Samba !
 
biz a tous
Yv
 

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