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EH01 - And we are off!!



Hi All,

Sorry for the delay in writing our first blog entry! It has been a pretty
interesting few days aboard the good ship EH01. We had a great start and
flew down the east coast of Gran Canaria with our kite up not dropping below
10 knots the whole way. As we rounded the bottom of the island we all drove
into a huge wind hole which kept us trapped for over 6 hours! Unfortunately
it gave the rest of the fleet time to catch up and effectively restarted the
race! When the wind finally filled back in to our horror we had to sail
upwind. Thankfully the breeze has swung back around to the north east as
forecast and has provided us with fast reaching conditions along the Rhumb
line to St Lucia.

My crew are rapidly turning into a well oiled race machine, having managed
several sail changes, kite hoists and overnight spinnaker runs. We have just
dropped the fractional kite as the wind has gone forwards and has picked up
to about 18 knots. We are currently blasting along under number 2 and full
main with the wind just above the quarter. The crew are very committed to
working hard as we discovered we are 8th overall currently. We are aware it
is early days still but everyone aboard is keen to keep pushing!!

Aside from the sailing, our scratch crew are getting on very well. We have
cooked some excellent meals and everyone has still managed to get plenty of
sleep in between their watches. Everyone it seems is starting to love EH01
as much as I do! Our floating home for the next two weeks has enjoyed
stretching her legs into the Atlantic.

For now that is all, I plan to write another entry tomorrow.

Nick


S.V 'EH01'
www.GlobalYachtRacing.com



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