LETTERS TO THE OCEAN. Chapter 8.
“Our crew would like to thank you for keeping the chocolate cold. Simple things become extra special out here, you have taught us that. We need the extra energy”
Xabi: “We are scratching our heads to keep the distance down and wait for our opportunity”
“What a battle we are having with our Chinese friends of Dongfeng! I should say it is good fun but it is being quite hard to be honest”
LETTERS TO THE OCEAN. Chapter 7.
“We’ve made it through your gybing party and I must say, there are a lot of tired, wet and cold bodies on board”
“It now looks that the gybing along the ice limit line is going to come to an end later today”
We’ve got mail from navigator Joan Vila.
LETTERS TO THE OCEAN. Chapter 6.
“The gybing party has been raving nonstop today and looks to continue for at least the next 12 hours”
Vila: “We have done 17 gybes in less than 11 hours”
As we skirt the amended ice exclusion zone north of the Kerguelen, a change of weather pattern has happened and strong WSW winds have moderated under 20KT while shifting NW. We have been in visual sight of DFRT from the end of our night and all this morning, with...
