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John: Day 12

Steve found loads of flying fish in the morning 20 of them. We saw a big boat of some sort. After taking some pictures and zooming in on them it looks like a rusty fishing boat. We have been going … Continue reading

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John: Day 11

My early morning shift I had to get rid of some stowaways, two flying fish, 1 in the kitchen and 1 on the door step leading into the kitchen. I must admit it was a good effort to get that … Continue reading

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John: Day 10

Not much to report apart from that we’re half way there….. depending on how you look at it. We are half way from the distance we have traveled to the distance we foresee to travel. We broke out the fizzy … Continue reading

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John: Day 9

Didn’t have the best rest, but was woken up by the boat moving around a lot. Mum handed over the shift and disappeared. We were being pushed by the wind and quite hard 22-25 knots. Regen was on, which normally … Continue reading

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John: Day 8

Still not feeling great, but the ibuprofen, fistful of multi-vitamins and a broken nights sleep, has made me feel a little better. My throat is red-raw though. Steve did something to the main sail today, outrigger or something…. this allows … Continue reading

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