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Shine - Day 2



They're off. A couple of hundred boats milling around in circles then at
13:00 we were away..............in the rain.Frantic reference to the
brochure revealed no reference to oilskins or rain for this particular
cruise, but thankfully this was short lived and we were soon roaring
along at 12 knots in sunshine.
A little local knowledge is a wonderful thing, and many thanks to Jorge
for letting us know that standing off the island would pay
dividends.Many unfortunate souls sailed straight into the inshore wind
hole and waved us on our way.
At writing we have been informed that we are leading the race having
opted to go further north than any other boat, and have managed an
impressive 200 miles in the first 24 hours.
A long way to go and many surprises ahead of us, but so far so good.
Everybody still talking to one another,and all fit and healthy, helped
in no small part by Piers' magnificent paella, produced at last night's
dinner table.
Fish supplement yet to appear, but surely it's only a matter of time
before we are struggling to land a 40lb tuna.On that note we were
briefly joined by a turtle this morning, but decided it really was too
soon to live off turtle!



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