Toms progress in TJV
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:41 pm
Report from Tom 14th November
It's hot! I'm sailing in my shorts and t-shirt with a nice warm 10- 12kt breeze. Wish you were here!!
Yesterday morning we were going down wind in 10- 15 kts and a squall of around 30kts hit the boat. We had our big spinnaker up at the time and the boat was spun around into a broach and the kite blew up. Our only spinnaker after we lost the other one in Biscay! I spent all day putting it back together with the limited repair kit that I have with me and by sunset it was back flying again. It's now very delicate and looks like it has been made by Frankenstein school of sail making, but it is doing the job. The rip was around 25 meters long! We were right next to Pindar at the time and if it hadn't have happened we would have been in a better place than we are now. At least we are being consistent!
It was an amazing day yesterday though. There was a yellow haze all around us caused by the sand blowing off the Sahara. When the sun was setting you could see the clouds of sand drifting in front of the sun. Very weird, one of those things I’ll remember for a long time.
Today has been good. We caught a Tuna for lunch! Wasn't massive, about a foot long, we marinated it with some pesto and fried it. Mmmmmm fresh tuna steaks, amazing! I’m starting to act and sound like Ray Mears! Got the line out at the moment trying to catch some supper!
Tom
It's hot! I'm sailing in my shorts and t-shirt with a nice warm 10- 12kt breeze. Wish you were here!!
Yesterday morning we were going down wind in 10- 15 kts and a squall of around 30kts hit the boat. We had our big spinnaker up at the time and the boat was spun around into a broach and the kite blew up. Our only spinnaker after we lost the other one in Biscay! I spent all day putting it back together with the limited repair kit that I have with me and by sunset it was back flying again. It's now very delicate and looks like it has been made by Frankenstein school of sail making, but it is doing the job. The rip was around 25 meters long! We were right next to Pindar at the time and if it hadn't have happened we would have been in a better place than we are now. At least we are being consistent!
It was an amazing day yesterday though. There was a yellow haze all around us caused by the sand blowing off the Sahara. When the sun was setting you could see the clouds of sand drifting in front of the sun. Very weird, one of those things I’ll remember for a long time.
Today has been good. We caught a Tuna for lunch! Wasn't massive, about a foot long, we marinated it with some pesto and fried it. Mmmmmm fresh tuna steaks, amazing! I’m starting to act and sound like Ray Mears! Got the line out at the moment trying to catch some supper!
Tom