there for the opening seremony and the first rounds of games.We will be
there for the final week and won't miss the boat entirely.We will blow
our foghorn on Friday as we don't have a vuvuzela on board.
Our mission to do the last 2900 nm in 16 days will take some doing.We
are four days from Fortaleza and going faster and faster.Nine days to
St.Lucia no problem and two days to Tortola we will even have a day to
spare.It does take a lot of faith on our part,and the winds and currents
are assisting enormously.We couldn't ask for better.Not too much,not too
little but just enough.
We haven't continued our fitness challenge yet as our bodies are still a
bit tender from the first challenge and will perhaps do round two
today.Malcolm has also let out one his own lures today but no go
yet.Although we had a big strike on my lure yesterday it was a lucky
fish and we will hook into something soon.My turn to cook today and
fresh dorado with potato wedges is on the menue,if we land a dorado.
Our position @ 04:00 UTC was 08*34'S/025*35'W.Distance to go + - 2900 nm
and our ETA 25/06.We have thus gone over the halfway mark and looking
immensily forward to the second half.Fortunately catamarans are fairly
quick through the water,our two genoas up front like two huge wings
working hard,day and night,we are keeping at optimum trim,setting rudder
response and rudder gain just perfectly to suit conditions.We wish you a
relatively peaceful and quiet day,make sure you get earplugs and blow
your vuvuzela!!!
go...go..go
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