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Free Spirit - Log 4: 13 May 2015



The wind died last night. Today has dawned cloudless, flat calm and no wind. The ensign is stirred occasionally by a gentle waft of air form the south, behind us. We launch the Parasailor in the vain hope that its vast expanse of  bright yellow lightweight fabric will capture suffiecient breeze to generate some forward movement, and quickly take it down again as it hangs impotently limp on its halyard. So, we are motoring with 180 NM to go to Bermuda. Michael is on the aft deck with two fishing rods trolling deadly lures in the hopes of fresh fish for dinner. Shortly we will start work on the flooded bow thruster compartment. As a consequence of the calm seas there has been no further ingress of water into the anchor locker and we now have an opportunity to investigate the failed sump pump which seems to be the cause of the trouble and replace it - we have a spare.

A notice was sent out yesterday, received by us only this morning, that the skipper of a boat very close to us is ill with vomiting and dehydration. They have called for assistance. Apparently a US coast guard surgeon has diagnosed severe seas sickness with dehydration. They are calling for assistance and, having cured Michael, I feel rather well qualified to respond. The chances are that today's calm conditions will have done the job but I will prepare to assist and call them up.
Log authored by Peter    


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