Monthly Archives: April 2010

John: Day 5

I’m going to cheat a little and start writing these before I go to bed, I know that there’s technically 4 more hours to go until the end of the day, but if anything amazing happens I will just do … Continue reading

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Helen: Day 4

I woke up feeling terrible about our torn code zero sail. Although we’ve had it up in stronger winds before there must have been a weakness in the sail from the last tear. But still, if I had made up … Continue reading

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John: Day 4

Woke up at 01:20 to the boat crashing and bashing its way through the waves, it was mum’s shift and I hadn’t been woken to put the Code Zero away so it was still up. The plan was to bring … Continue reading

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Steve: Day 4

For the last 24 hours we’ve been experiencing the winds Dignity thrives in. The winds have settled into a range between 15 and 20 knots. We have as much power as we want as we can regenerate for as long … Continue reading

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Helen: Day 3

Already the days are merging, one into another. The wind decreased in the morning so we put out the code zero sail. I finished the Time Travelers Wife which left me a little sad. The wind picked up again in … Continue reading

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