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Topic: Things that worked 0854hrs 01 Feb 2005 UTC 49’40”S 176’12”W Map Ref 42 1738nm Still trying to work our way further south. We are out of the fog with a bit more wind and heading for somewhere below 50S. Still butting into current. Almost no seabirds today – perhaps too far from land … Sitrep: 0353hrs 02 Feb 2005 UTC 49’52”S 173’54”W Map Ref 43 1828nm 12.0C 1.5ktsE Stunning night, low moon to start, with Venus – I think – alongside and the usual giga of stars. Then clouds and light mist. Damp, slightly misty completely cloudless and quite breathtaking silvery rather than gold … 2341hrs 07 Feb 2005 UTC 47’05”S 155’08”W Map Ref 51 2618nm Specially lumpy night – 25-30kt all night and we are now getting a SW swell of about 8 – 10 metres with something like a 200 m wavelength so it’s not too vicious when they come singly. Standing at … Sitrep: 0730hrs 27 Feb 2005 UTC 53’14”S 106’45”W Map Ref 85 It’s amazing how fast things change down here. This morning I was looking back over my shoulder and thinking whoopee – steady flow lines for a few days, no problems. Tonight, with a new gribWeather files. Graphics in Binary … 0445hrs 06 May 2005 UTC Map Ref 203 This will be a bit of a Q&A session. Writing it at night with Pete on watch. Not as easy to write long emails on this side of the Wall because of the shipping. On the other side, I could sit … Somewhere in Australian literature there’s a book or story called “Call me when the Cross turns over”. This would be obscure today to most Australians, I expect, because to appreciate just how the Cross does turn over, you need a horizon and a clear view of most of the sky. It’s very obvious from here … Pete’s Swim: (I will add to this as we think of more) What happened: We are not sure how the boat came to gybe. I think that we had used the electric autopilot to tack after we put the reef in and – as often happens – the actuator arm had disconnected from the tiller so the boat was not under the control of either autopilot. … Position 1900/2nd 0050 02357 Things you learn out here – tricks of agility and dexterity – in pearshapedness, Berri may rise and fall rather violently as much as 30 feet in seconds, while at the same time rolling, pitching and yawing often in jerks – classic corkscrew motion accompanied by … |
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