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Free Spirit - Log 18: 28 May 2015



The only bad thing that happened yesterday was that the knob 'fell' off the trash bin draw in the galley. I think I'll get Ian to repair it. He has a degree in agricultural engineering, which could come in handy. Knobs must fall off tractors all the time. Ian is an Ulsterman with the demeanor of a terrier on speed. The noise of a winch in the middle of the night and he's at the companionway steps in seconds wanting to know what's happening. "Nothing Ian, just tightening the sail. Go back to bed". Or the motor is is turned off, "S'happening? Why has the motor stopped?" "We switched it off Ian Go back to bed". Keen as mustard he is. Does more helming than anyone else and when there's a job to be done he's there, spanner and oily rag in hand. Top chief engineer and knows a thing or two about sailing too. Fixing the knob on the trash drawer could be the most exciting thing to happen today. Believe me, there are more interesting 'Highs'" to be had than the Azores 'High'. We are trapped windless on an oily sea going nowhere. Or we would be but for that infernal machine - the engine. 'Nough said about that yesterday. What's more the sea here appears to be totally fishless. Two lines out all day yesterday yielded absolutely nothing. Not to be detered Michael, the fisherman, is already at it again - fishing that is. The only saving grace of the Azores 'High' is that it appears to be a haven for dolphins. They appear from nowhere, play around for a bit and then disappear again. Their antics liven things up now and again but with over 700 miles to go what we really need is wind - and chocolate.   



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