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Umiko - Friday the 6 th of December day 13



Hey Umiko Fans here is todays blog from teddy!

UMIKO BLOG Friday 6th December
SV Umiko reporting with little over 24 hours to go. As I write we have 250 miles on our Distance to Destination. The mood is very good on board, we celebrated Barry’s birthday yesterday the day after he was injured in a crash Gybe and Chris our cook made crepes with a candle on top, we all gathered in his ‘ward’ to sing him a Happy Birthday! He made it up on deck today so things are looking up.

Never a dull moment when Ocean sailing as today we realised the hydraulics on our backstay are not operational so basically we can’t tighten the backstay which puts the rig at risk. We ran a Halyard to a strop from two fixed points on the stern which seems to given it the stability required.
We are running under our A4 kite now with a wind speed of 18 knots and making good speed at 13 Knots and while our VMG is not as good as planned the angles are improving and we are happy with progress. It’s hard not to be happy when you see a magnificent red kite carrying us to St Lucia in the glorious sunshine and deep blue Sea all around.

The past two weeks have been an incredible experience where personal capabilities have been developed in conjunction with some great teamwork and strategic decision making. However, what resonates as critical factors for success in Ocean sailing is an ability to find solutions and make decisions. As there is a steady supply of challenges, but nothing is impossible!
Teddy




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