The Examiner getting back into practice

4133N 01009W

Hoofing it down the coast, ships everywhere and the waves are so big you often don't see the ships until they are only a mile or so away, by which time we fervently hope they have seen us on radar – I bought the best reflector I could afford…

Steady 25+ knots. Waves building for 36 hours – mostly ok but every 100th or so wave we get a train of four or five massive steepies very closely together. Heady rolled in to half storm jibA very small jib, usually made from bright orange material, used in storm conditions. size and still surfing at 6+ with several of the biggies breaking into the cockpit and half filling it. Trying to keep everything dry below.

Due for at least another 18 hours of this. Prob 5 or 6 days to Gib all going well.

Pete on watch in the cockpit – has to be someone there all the time for the ships – I've just done double egg and bacon and tomato sandos with a pre prandial Discussion with Mr Gydrin. NoiceAlexism for quite a lot of things which taste good or are going especially well.

Time for a couple of hours ensac.

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