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Celebrate - Whee! 30kt winds 10+ Speed, Margarita Party for Story Participants & Peter's Boat Icons!!



Several days of 30 knot winds coming and going have given us some 10 knot plus speeds! What a great ride! Its a pity about the weather, we have been sailing through lots of torrential rain squalls and apart from the odd blue patch its been grey skies since we left Cocos Keeling. Now lets hope for some sunshine! Festina Lente and NDS Darwin are now the closest boats to us, just behind.

Peter has suggested a "Margarita Party" (guess he liked Charlie's margaritas) as the prize for the author's boats that wrote stories with each of the boat names in it, Polaris, Folie a Deux (special separate prize for Lucy) and Merlyn of Poole. The invitations have been emailed and we are looking forward to CELEBRATING on CELEBRATE! Any other boat to write a story before Mauritius can join the party. Note to Jane- don't worry about supplies of tequila, we are sailing a dry ship on passage and stocks will be replenished by the time you join us in Cape Town.

Also, Peter has been entertaining us with picking fun icons-symbols displayed on the electronic chart for the various boats near us. For example, there is an oil derect (rig)whose boat identity we will keep to ourselves and a champagne glass (Follie a Deux). He updates them every day when we report our positions on the morning radio net. Thanks, Peter!

Charlie, Cathy and Peter




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