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Rush - Day 10- 1000 miles to go!
Rush - Day 10- 1000 miles to go!
01/12/2020

Cloudy Bay - 1 Dec: Patience, sail changes and a dive

We should not have stated that we sailed for 7 days straight :o As of last night we have been struggling with the wind and sails. Starting with a flapping goose wing, we tried the gennaker. It worked for a while, until the wind really died to below 3 knots and the engine was started. The wind picked up... sails out again, wind dies down... back to the iron horse. At around 10 this morning, we wanted to try every sail configuration we could think of. Gennaker again, Code 0, only poled out jib and goose wing both sides, nothing seemed to do the trick with a variable4-8 knots and a little swell. The flapping drove us almost crazy... That was the point where we decided to let us just drift on the waves and to take a dive in the great blue ocean!! We always had one man on the boat just in. read more...


01/12/2020

Escapado - Skippers Blog 30th November

20 years of teaching sailing and it was last night I had one of the most dream perfect nights on the helm. No stars, no pods of dolphins. Instead, a cloudy, squally sky, a brilliant full moon, waves perfectly square on to the stern and a breeze of 20kts with the symmetric flying.What this meant was, the brilliance of the moon cast stunning dancing shadows from the thick clouds across the silvery, slippery waves. The water picked us up from astern and propelled all 40ft of us at a speed across the rolling water beneath us with the spinnaker leading the way. It felt like skiing down a mogul run on perfect powder with the swaying of trees all around as the shadows flashed by.Alistar described it as surreal. It felt like a dream.The crew are loving learning to helm with spinnakers at night.. read more...


Escapado - Skippers Blog 30th November
Escapado - Skippers Blog 30th November
Cloudy Bay - Diving into the deep blue water
Cloudy Bay - Diving into the deep blue water
Cloudy Bay - Diving into the deep blue water
Cloudy Bay - Diving into the deep blue water
01/12/2020

Escapado - 30th November

A smooth day, the first of this trip. We flew the spinnaker all day through a rough early morning squal with winds varying between 20 degrees for 1.5 hours. Still slightly traumatised by the helming after not much practice with a spinnaker it was definitely worth it for the ‘Champagne sailing’ for the rest of the day. Eddies contract was finalised, press photos have been taken at the nav table with papers and the official Escapado Club T-shirt, to be released in the near future. It’s safe to say as the day came to an end team watch out (myself, Tom, Eddie and Alister) have been thinking of stunts to spice up the blog. Perhaps throwing in a gybe, a voluntary MOB or put the engine in reverse while the battery’s are charging... no one volunteered for the mob and we want to keep the boom. read more...


Ydalir II - Blig Day 9 Ydalir Cross Atlantic - Half way
Ydalir II - Blig Day 9 Ydalir Cross Atlantic - Half way
01/12/2020

Kaizen - How we consistently catch fish

As members of our private blog will have previously read, we spent a few days this Summer rethinking our fishing method from basics. In the Med, we caught an abysmal single, solitary fish across an entire three year span. More luck than skill on our part. Now, we consistently catch fish almost every time we dip the hook in the water. This new method is not specific to a “fishy area” but has proven results on every one of our passages from the Aegean through to the Canaries and currently in the Atlantic. In fact, I often beg Captain to put the fishing lines away because we’ve caught so many, the fridge and freezer are completely full. Even our friends have ‘Christmas Turkey’ feeling because we’ve given so much away.Kaizen’s fishing philosophy revolves around tapping into the innate,. read more...


Kaizen - How we consistently catch fish
Kaizen - How we consistently catch fish
01/12/2020

Veni Vidi Vixi - fourth blog - keeping kids entertained onboard

Hello Sunshine A poem by Scarlett Lemmens - age 7I feel the sea splashing on the boat.I hear the wind blowing over me.I see the rainbow behind the cloud.I think it’s wonderful to be on a boat Atlantic MorningA poem by Vasare Lemmens - age 8I hear the waves splashing side to side. I hear the sail flapping.I think it is spectacular on a boat.I feel the sun shining shining down on my face.I feel grateful to be on my boat. My Morning on the Atlantic CrossingA poem by Coen Lemmens - age 7Cozy bed,Lego getting smashed by the the boat heeling over.I see the sun coming up.I think...what should I build with my Lego today?Writing poems on deck whist the sun rises occupied part of our morning but how, oh how will the children fill the rest of their day? Like many other boats in the ARC this year,. read more...


01/12/2020

Moonflower 3 - Merry Moonflowermas

P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}It's Christmas day for Team Moonflower! Yes, we are aware we’re 3 weeks early, but given we’re now 12 miles into international waters, we decided we are a law unto ourselves now.  Santa hats and reindeer antlers were donned as we opened chocolate advent calendars this morning, accompanied with festive tunes and French toast.   We spotted a family of sperm whales 15 minutes ago, an unexpected gift from the Atlantic to top off a wonderful morning.   We’re currently midway through preparing Christmas lunch: nut roast, featuring roast potatoes, creamy leaks, pigs in blankets, and honey mustard butternut squash. This will be followed by games, wine and secret Santa presents.   If all the other teams wouldn’t mind. read more...


01/12/2020

Suffisant - Day 10 - 1.12.2020

Gestern Abend besuchten uns kurzzeitig 5 Delphine, sonst einmal ein fliegender Fisch, einige Sturmvögel und nichts. Es hat sich verändert. Wo keine Delphine, gibts auch kein Fisch mehr. Einen einzelnen Fischer haben wir gesehen ohne AIS. Vermutlich ein Schwarzfischer. Heute gibts wieder Brot und ich backe auch einen Kuchen. An Bord wird immer ständig umgebaut, Leinen hier und da, dann geht auch wieder mal was futsch und dann muss der Schraubenzieher her.Die Winde sind gut von 12-20 Knoten aus ENE / NE, achterlichen Wellengang und das Boot schiebt.Mit der Übermittlung von Daten oder auch der Empfang mit dem Iridium ist zeitraubend.Jetzt gibts zuerst mal einen Kaffee.So long.. read more...


01/12/2020

Peter von Seestermühe - Bericht 2, 1 Dezember. Berfest

Liebe Peterfreunde an Land,Hier draußen auf dem Atlantik geht es uns gut!Das Wetter ist wie aus dem Passatbilderbuch, wobei der Wind bis zum Bergfest so kräftig war, dass wir unseren betagten Spinnaker nur sehr gelegentlich in Anspruch nehmen mussten. Es hat ihm dann trotzdem gereicht. Nun verbringt er seine alten Tage als begehrter Sitzsack an Deck. Am gestrigen Bergfesttagsmorgen fand sich ein Großteil der Crew bereits vor dem Frühstück zum Sonnenaufgang an Deck und lauschte dem über Nacht leichtgewordenen Wind der leise rief:“Spi, Spi, Spi...“Einige eingeweihte wussten um einen vakuumverpackten, recht jungen HS-HPM-Spinnaker, der allerdings im Vorschiff unter der Koje unseres selig schlummernden Backschafters verstaut lag. Kurzerhand wurde die für mittags geplante Zeitumstellung. read more...


01/12/2020

Khelios - khelios, jour 9, revue des coulisses

Khelios, jour 9Après les premiers posts de ce début d’aventure transatlantique, nous vous proposons aujourd’hui une revue des coulisses de notre vie à bord, pour essayer de vous embarquer dans notre quotidien.Et au passage, pour ce post particulier, nous vous proposons un petit jeu en incluant volontairement 5 erreurs (incongruités) sur des points impossibles qu’il vous faudra deviner… Et nous récompenserons les grands vainqueurs qui les auront trouvées et qui posteront leurs réponses soit sous ce post, soit sur la page Facebook de l’ARC sous une des photos de Khelios postées, nos fans juniors de moins de 12 ans doivent trouver au moins 4 erreurs, les autres doivent trouver les 5 pour gagner ! Les gagnants recevront une carte signée de notre équipage depuis notre port d’arrivée. read more...


Khelios - khelios, jour 9, revue des coulisses
Khelios - khelios, jour 9, revue des coulisses
Khelios - khelios, jour 9, revue des coulisses
Khelios - khelios, jour 9, revue des coulisses
01/12/2020

Khelios - khelios, message de la nuit

Bonjour à toutes et à tous, Khelios poursuit sa route avec ses équipiers de plus en plus aguerris dans l’alizé en direction des Antilles. Depuis notre avarie de la 1ère nuit, nous remontions petit à petit la flotte de concurrents, ce qui était un vrai plus pour l’intérêt de notre navigation. Avoir parcouru 1200 milles en 7 jours, c’était déjà inespéré ! Mais notre course folle est depuis hier légèrement perturbée par la rupture de notre amure de gennaker et de la gaine de sa drisse moufflée. Bien dommage de ne plus pouvoir porter cette voile très polyvalente et facile à utiliser, puisqu’elle est enroulée sur elle-même sur un emmagasineur.Notre journée de mi-parcours, fêtée ce 30 novembre et suivie de cette magnifique nuit de pleine lune, donne de bonnes raisons de se satisfaire de ce qui. read more...


Khelios - khelios, message de la nuit
Khelios - khelios, message de la nuit
01/12/2020

Rush - Day 9 - Heading South

Good Evening Everyone :-)It’s been a slow 24hrs with much lighter breeze than forecast so we are gently making our way South and a little West as best we can. We made only 125 miles or so towards St Lucia from noon yesterday until noon today which is by far our lowest 24hr run. All good though, we’re actually really enjoying the flat seas and gentle sailing under full mainsail and big yellow spinnaker. Mostly we are seeing around 7-10 knots of wind and able to sail 5 to 6 knots in almost the right direction, we should be seeing 12 knots or so of wind but we’re not so we play the game with what we have. It’ll be another pretty slow 24hrs but it’s been fun here on the good ship and there’s no rush to be at the other end. Busy day today. Took on the toilet fix but that didn’t last long as. read more...


Rush - Day 9 - Heading South
Rush - Day 9 - Heading South
Rush - Day 9 - Heading South
Rush - Day 9 - Heading South
30/11/2020

Jubilate Mare - Magic Monday!

Hi to all of you reading this and sorry for the absence of news. I missed the 'post' on Saturday, so added to my ramblings on Sunday and placed it in the outbox.Pete called me in the early evening, whilst seated at the nav station in front of the laptop, to tell me that he was really, REALLY sorry BUT he had managed to 'lose' my email and all the others in the outbox - I thought I was the only one to do things like that! Not to worry it wasn't all that exciting. Just the usual - what we had to eat, sightings of dolphins and flying fish, what we had to eat, the weather (of course!), sunsets and rainbows, unicorns, what we had to eat, moonlight paths across the sea, crocodiles, etc. So, as you can tell, you didn't miss much and there will be more. Wind has dropped a lot so, for the first. read more...


Ydalir II - Day 8, Ydalir cross Atlantic
Ydalir II - Day 8, Ydalir cross Atlantic
Ydalir II - Day 8, Ydalir cross Atlantic
Ydalir II - Day 8, Ydalir cross Atlantic
Ydalir II - Day 8, Ydalir cross Atlantic
Ydalir II - Day 8, Ydalir cross Atlantic
30/11/2020

Cloudy Bay - 30 Nov: A whole halfway day

Today we reached our halfway (nautical) milestone!! As it is not sure when exactly, due to weather and route, we decided to make it a whole day when we reach less than 1050nm to go. Therefore, today we had a nice halfway-pizza-lunch, halfway-cheers with Poseidon, halfway-caramel-ice-cream, halfway-games, halfway-songs and a halfway-face-mask is planned for tonight. A full halfway day of celebration because we already made it halfway the Atlantic :DIt’s not like every day is a little celebration... the sailing is great, the company awesome and the food delicious and to top it of we play our new theme song everyday: “He is a Pirate” from Pirates of the Caribbean.Caribbean here we come, yaaaaarrrrrr..We have been sailing for 7 days straight now, the longest together so far! Only changes in. read more...


Cloudy Bay - Half-way-day ice cream
Cloudy Bay - Half-way-day ice cream
30/11/2020

Tohuwabohu - Leg 2 Day 8

What a day, we woke up after 3x3x3 shifts last night which in essence gives an amazing 6 hours rest, unless you are me and drew the middle shift from 12-3am, anyway we are working to UTC on the boat which means actually it was still dark. So I woke to breakfast with the boat and a plan had been hatched to fix the code 0 to the mast with a prussik loop using the bosun chair.Now a this is easier said than done, making sure that that we are safe especially as we are officially 1000 miles from land, we double checked our plan and made sure that our roles were clear.There is a huge risk to go up masts at sea, with all sorts of potentials to go wrong. So with a plan set Holger set about climbing the mast with the aid of an electric winch.The ground school had been practiced and rehearsed. read more...


29/11/2020

Tohuwabohu - leg 2 day 7

With a little bit of luck I will actually save this blog properly as it is my second time of writing it! I’m not sure where I got to last or if I’m writing a day behind, so I’m going to bring everything up to speed.The email connection has been rubbish for the last few days so I’m trying to get this uploaded as soon as I can.We made 138 nm yesterday and we are aiming to hit mid way sometime on Monday morning , however the wind has abated a bit with an AWS of 9knts which puts us under the sun 5 knot.The thing that we don’t carry enough fuel to be super productive by motor sailing , we have enough food and water to keep us going, we just need to be t the airport by the 15th December. So, back to boat stuff, we have been hand steering for the last 560 or so miles and we have had numerous. read more...


28/11/2020

Tohuwabohu - Leg 2 Day 6

So yesterday was average we didn’t break anything more but we didn’t manage to fix anything either ,we had a good following wind it built to AWS 21knts and a boat speed of 6/7 knots so we made a fantastic 149 over a 24 hour period. We had information that two of the boats, Boheimen and Ibex were closing down on our position, we were glad of the company to be honest and it was good to know others were about. We are still hand steering as we have been unable to attach the windvane rudder. We did haves discussion about leaving with this attached before setting off.This may have been a good idea as trying to do it sea is virtually impossible. We have settled into the grove of 2x2x2 so my trusty crew at home had better get used to the idea when I eventually get Girolle operational!The weather. read more...


30/11/2020

Kaizen - A foot from death in the Atlantic

A series of seemingly minor errors culminated into a serious incident. Last night, Captain was super tired so I pulled an all-nighter (12.30am-6.30am) to alleviate some of his exhaustion. However, my son was really excited to hear that today we had reached our halfway mark in crossing the Atlantic Ocean. His joyous calls were an alarm clock hard to resist.Mistake 1: I started the day way too early following far too little sleep.We needed to gybe all our poles and three sails, which as double-handers, takes an exorbitant amount of planning, time, and effort. In the final stages, there was an element of speed required.Mistake 2: I rushed and started letting the highly tensioned Genoa sheet off the winch before I was really ready.I took too many turns off the winch and suddenly the rope was. read more...


Kaizen - A foot from death in the Atlantic
Kaizen - A foot from death in the Atlantic
30/11/2020

Suffisant - Tag 9 - 30.11.2020

Die letzte Nacht war mühsam. Praktisch kein Wind und wir mussten Motoren. Damit die Crew bei guter Laune bleibt, habe ich weissen Chicorée gedämpft ummantelt mit Schinken und mit Käse überbacken auf den Tisch gestellt. Alles wurde brav weggeputzt. Die Nacht war sehr schoen, klarer Sternenhimmel, voller MondHeute aus versehen die Backofentuere ausgehängt und Dieter brachte es in Ordnung.Duschen am Heck: fuedleblutt ausziehen, Sicherheitsgurt anlegen, auf den Absatz hocken und einen Eimer voll Seewasser über sich giessen, dann einseifen, wieder mit Seewasser spuelen und danach mit Suesswasser nachspülen. So geht das.Zur Zeit hat es bewölkten Himmel und etwas Regen, aber auch Wind was uns hoffentlich weiter bringt.. read more...


30/11/2020

Elli Di - Log Day 1 - Abandoned boat found

On 30th of October at 1125 Hrs, we saw a littletriangle, at first I thought it was a whale and got very excited. However, oncethe wave went down, the boat revealed itself.It felt very dramatic as none of us knew if we wereabout to find a stranded sailor or worse, a dead person. We put our sails down,switched the engines on and turned around for a closerinspection.To our relief, the boat was empty with a good engine andempty water bottles. (Luckily no skeletons although I secretly hoped we wouldhave found one) The boat had the following text on the bow 'Mona12.1.11985'  Who knows what stories Mona has totell but it shows how mysterious Atlantic ocean can be and that is prettyexciting! Ps. if anyone needs a spare engine (last maintained on12.1.1985), the boat. read more...


Elli Di - Log Day 1 - Abandoned boat found
Elli Di - Log Day 1 - Abandoned boat found
30/11/2020

Moonflower 3 - Where is the wind?​

P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}Subject: Where is the wind?It’s been a fickle 24 hrs for the Moonflowers; we caught 2 dorado for lunch, but both rudely declined the invitation, jumping off the line in favour of other plans at the last minute. Their loss though, as we had a delicious one pot curry, courtesy of Cate. But our biggest bane is wind - or lack of. After a drawn-out shouting match with our sail yesterday evening, the wind stormed off in a huff and hasn’t returned since. We mounted a search party last night to find the wind, but despite a few teasing squalls,we had been unsuccessful, slowing to a mind-numbing 1 Nott at times. If anyone has seen our wind, please do get in touch. We miss it, our sail misses it, and we’d love it to return to us safely.Until tomorrow,Your. read more...


30/11/2020

Escapado - 29 November

Deadline day transfer, Eddie Barns Morison a new up and coming sailor of the mid Atlantic switches watch mid season. The player holds Escapado’s highest SOG of 15 knots, produces a banging egg fried rice and holds the highest centre of gravity on the boat. Pre season, Eddie suffered with sea sickness, but 9 tactical chunders later and he’s made a sharp recovery after medical support and attention. With a record breaking sleep schedule the lad is back on track to winning the season despite completing a 12 hour shift today. As we speak the paper work is being processed by his agent and lawyers while the transfer fee is still under negotiation. We estimate his net worth to be approximately €7.50 + a Nutella biscuit and peanut butter rice cake, however with a good proportion of the crew. read more...


29/11/2020

Rush - Day 8- Rod overboard!

You’ll new glad to hear ‘Rod’ is not a person but have we got a fishing story for you!So, this afternoon I decided for the first time ever to use a ‘plug lure’. This particular plug looks like a green cigar with a red eye and a hook growing out it’s bottom. So I put it on the leader, let out the line, set the drag on the reel and then think, “I’ll let it out a few more metres”. Literally the second I do that a fish hits hard and because the reel is free spinning the line bunches up, jams and then the rod bends over, the rod holder snaps clean off the push pit and the rod goes overboard, all in 5 seconds flat! Thank goodness for the dyneema safety line attached to the reel or that would have been one expensive fish that got away. Attached a picture of Alan (who was sleeping at the time of. read more...


Rush - Day 8- Rod overboard!
Rush - Day 8- Rod overboard!
Rush - Day 8- Rod overboard!
Rush - Day 8- Rod overboard!
29/11/2020

Kaizen - The glamorous life

When you flick through a glossy yachting magazine, you’ll be greeted with photos of models sunning themselves on the foredeck of super yachts. Aspiring yes - but not realistic. Instead, I’ll share with you an insight into my morning. I was woken by the whiiizzzzzz of Captain putting the fishing lines out at 8.15am. Groggy-eyed I headed directly for the coffee (my shift last night was 1am-5.15am). Having cleaned both bathrooms (“heads” in sailor language) I set about hand washing some much needed underwear. It’s Sunday, so I fried up a bacon and egg bonanza to keep the family contented. Then I joined the daily SSB long range radio call for a quick chat with our fellow ARC boats. The morning is finished off juggling the kids’ homeschooling whilst cooking a glorious ribeye steak with black. read more...


Kaizen - The glamorous life
Kaizen - The glamorous life
29/11/2020

Montana - Blog 2

Neptun is still with us, but he makes it a little bit challenging. Always the question if we go with ordinary setup with main and Genoa or twin head sails poled out. That keeps us busy. Wind is still variable in direction and strength. Today we tried the first time the Spinaker and it’s running well.. read more...


29/11/2020

Moonflower 3 - Squalls & Squids

P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}Subject: Squalls & SquidsFriends, family and avid fans…As we progress further West into the open seas, we’ve encountered our first “squall” – a localised micro storm of a burst of high winds and rain.Aside from this however, the wind has been fairly low, dipping around 10 Notts, and progress has slowed. But we’re enjoying the sun, peace and Jake Usman’s superb breakfasts in bed.A squid crept its way into the saloon in the dead of night – no doubt after the recipe for Chloe’s Pineapple Bottom Jeans Cake. Fortunately, it was apprehended by Cate, who returned it to the ocean empty handed. Fish and crustaceans be warned: we will be doubling our defences, as we’re baking brownies later this week.Tata for now,Your Moonflowersxxxxxx . read more...


29/11/2020

Veni Vidi Vixi - third blog - one week at sea

So what have we been doing whilst at sea for the past week you ask? Well we’ve been doing all the regular things that you’ve probably been doing at home but now we are learning to do them on a rollercoaster ride. Yes, you heard it right, a rollercoaster ride. One called perhaps ‘The Mighty Atlantic’ or ‘Kamikaze craze’ or some such. This ride comes complete with dips, turns, unexpected moments of near zero gravity, sound effects and even safety straps. On this rollercoaster you must wear your 4 kg life vest and be harnessed on at all times - keeping the people on the boat and the water off the boat being of upmost importance on the ride. You must learn to do everything you ordinarily do in a day only now everything is moving up, down, in and out in completing unexpected ways. Making a. read more...


29/11/2020

Suffisant - Day 8 - 29.11.2020

Immer noch keinerlei Delphine oder Wale in Sicht. Das Meer hat sich seit den letzten 20 Jahren rapide zu Ungunsten der Natur verändert. Den Leuten geht es zu gut und wir sind eine Wegwerfgesellschaft geworden. Aber eben wegen der Economie und der Geldmacherei wird rücksichtslos ausgebeutet - nach uns die Sintflut… Gestern Abend habe ich einen sauren Braten mit Gemüse, Spätzle und Sauce zubereitet. Die Crew hat zugeschlagen.Heute am 1. Advent gibt es die Weihnachtskekse “Brunsli”, bestehend aus Haselnuss, Schockolade.Und ein frisch gebackenes Brot.Wetter war diese Nacht mit einem gewaltigen Schauerregen gesegnet. Wir haben ausgebaut und einen Bullstander gelegt. Alle Segel sind draussen.Mal sehen wo wir heute auf der Position stecken.Gruss, Marina. read more...


29/11/2020

Khelios - Khelios, jour 7

Après plusieurs journées et nuits mouvementées à la barre, dans une mer très formée et des rafales dépassant parfois 30 noeuds, Khelios est entré dans un régime d’alizé plus clément, qui permet à tout l’équipage de souffler un peu et de prendre la mesure des efforts collectifs accomplis, pour entrer pleinement dans la course. Nous poursuivons avec ténacité notre remontée dans le classement et en sommes très fiers ! Les signaux AIS nous indiquent un possible croisement avec certains de nos camarades concurrents transateurs dans les prochaines 24h. Hormis cette perspective, pas âme qui vive à l’horizon. Ni cargo, ni plaisancier. L’immensité nue qui nous entoure nous rappelle constamment ce régime d’autarcie qui sera notre quotidien pour une dizaine de jours encore. Grâce aux conseils. read more...


29/11/2020

Escapado - 28th November

Early morning on the graveyard shift the day started with Eddie being slapped on the back by a flying fish, retrieved by Jake the fish was quickly returned to the water with the rest of the crew laughing. As the sun rose we hoisted the spinnaker, the huge yellow and blue kite pulled us through the water, we sailed to the wind rather than a bearing due to fluky winds. This made the team work harder as the two folk on the sheet worked together along with the helmsman to keep the kite full this continued throughout the whole day and evening with efforts to surf the waves with full communication from the team. Our top speed, made by Eddie was 15.1 knots however we averaged around 8-9 knots pulling us in front of Rainmaker, the handicap still. read more...


28/11/2020

Kaizen - Enhancements to our sail setup

Our deep / dead downwind strategy is to go as fast as we can with as much sail area from our twin headsails as we can safely handle. The logic is that fast means minimising apparent wind onboard hence less loads on our sails and rig. Furthermore, lateral stability increases with speed (imagine riding a bike fast vs slowly) and exposes us to fewer total number of wave hits for a given passage.However, having sailed full time on the twin headsail setup for a week, there are some drawbacks:1) being pulled from the very front of the boat by the headsails means that the stern can sometimes have a mind of its own. This imposes unneccesary stress on the autopilot and reduces comfort in our aft cabin. Captain calls this fishtailing.2) in light winds (below 15 knots) our heavy headsails flap. So. read more...