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NEWS from Karhammel IV, Monday December 2019 16th :

About the broken jib : After 12 painful hours sewing (132 holes in the ropes+head sail, 792 knots), we installed the « repaired » jib last Thursday before sundown. Till now, the reparations allow the jib to work : grey plumber scotch over the 6 sewed ropes & 11 jib weaknesses over the crema-white sail allow an original, excentric look, J.

Today at 12.00 UTC, we were at 396 NM from Santa Lucia – ARC dixit-, Lubilu sailing boat’s  position in advance with 30 NM.

Again strong winds, 30-33 knots are back, with a rough sea – 4 to 5 m,  4 to 8 s, « houles croisées ».

Let’s use the pleasant terms picked up in  ARC weather forecasts : « enhanced trade winds », rather than « near gale force tradewinds » !

Who is mainly doing what on board ?

-          Bruno : the boss & skipper, owner, i.e.

o    skipper/captain : choice of navigation, grib files, direction, Karhammel IV sailing watch, …

o   Routing, meteorology, Satellite communications

o   Karhammel IV maintenance watch

o   Lunch cook

o   Night watches / quart

-          Gilbert : bosco & crew, i.e.

o    bosco, « operations »

o   knots’ teacher (Carrick, bosco, …)

o   dinner cook

o   Night watches / quart

-          Christine : crew & owner, i.e.

o    Sail sewer

o   Commissaire de bord, Security & medical officer

o   Cleaning watch & Satellite communications troubles’ resolution

o   Night watches / quart

Happy Christmas, Frohe Weihnachten, Joyeuses fétes

 


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