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Ensemble - Tuesday 29 May 2012: Suwarrow to US Samoa



Greetings from yacht Ensemble.

It has been a chaotic and hectic few days.

On Friday evening we dragged anchor onto a reef in a severe squall and put a hole in the port side. Fortunately we were able to get off the reef after cutting away the anchor, stem the water flow, and re-anchor off another reef.

We had lots of help from our friends in the WARC - with crews from Wind Dancer, Sapphire, Glamorous Galah, Zoe, Peat Smoke, Matilda, At Last and BeeToo and Paul form the WARC all lending a hand and working through the night.

Special thanks to Michael from Wind Dancer and Richard from Sapphire for being first on the scene and leading a lot of the work.

While it was a terrible and in many ways scary event, many things went well. Suwarrow is a deserted island - with no facilities. Yet we were able to affect repairs using the tools and equipment we had amongst the boats and in quick time. This is a big testament to why events such as the World ARC are so good.

We are planning on leaving Suwarrow for US Samoa this morning - and should arrive by Saturday afternoon. Wind Dancer, Zoe, At Last, Southern Cross, Eva and Sophie are all travelling with us in convoy.

We would like to thank everyone who helped us in our moment of need - and look forward to catching up with the rest of the fleet soon.

Best Regards

Dave & Magali


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