" Squally squally night....."
Inga
Sat 3 Jan 2015 08:21
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15 59N
37 34W
Just after I had written yesterdays blog I went off
my night watch and said to Coralie there have bben a number of light squalls
with light rain but not much wind. I was wet and keen to get dry and get some
sleep. Coralie said there is another squall coming should I reef the sail? I
said don't bother. I just got dry and into bed when we were hit by a fierce gust
of wind like a hammer hitting the boat., Trish was deluged with food stores from
the adjacent bunk as well as chshions and was pinned to here bunk, things
flew off the surfaces onto the floor and Tim and I helped Coralie to reef Again
tonight we have had a number of squalls but are better prepaired and have
sensibly reduced siak
l (and speed)
I did not realise how noisy sailing is unbtil this
trip. Inga groans and squeeks in the swell and rolls, plates and cups rattle and
food containers slide back and forth. We have spent ages packing cloths etc into
free spaces as well as using non slip mats so have contained the problem but
there is always that elusive rattle that you just can't locate, and it drives
you mad
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