Passage to NZ: Day 8

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Wednesday, 24 January 2018 11:53

Passage to NZ: Day 8

Morning Wednesday 24 January 2018 (Position report to follow this afternoon)

OFF WATCH

So what do we do when we're off-watch? Well, it's hard to say, but one thing is certain, it is not boring. It's been a very good passage so far....

Night watch, position plotting                              Salad fresh from the garden

We sleep, eat, look at the waves, chat, read, look at the waves, trim the sails, calculate fuel usage, look at the waves, have a cuppa, discuss politics, look at the waves, discuss which bird was that, do radio sched, look at the waves, listen to music on headphones, damn all politicians, look at the waves, plot our position on the chart, prepare dinner, look at the waves, turn the engine on, turn the engine off, look at the waves, look at the waves................

And then there is the activity when we're on watch. We look at the waves and... (read the above, but delete sleep).

 

Skipper and the new lee boards he built.

 

Bill in the sea berth with lee cloth sewn and recently restrengthened by skipper.

The luxury of the guest suite.

 

 

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    1230 Wednesday 24 January 2018

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    Morning Wednesday 24 January 2018 (Position report to follow this afternoon)

    OFF WATCH

    So what do we do when we're off-watch? Well, it's hard to say, but one thing is certain, it is not boring. It's been a very good passage so far....

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    From Rusalka:

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    Written on Wednesday, 17 January 2018 11:03
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