S/Y Safari
43°40.581'N
007°36.168'W
2200 UTC+1
18.08.08
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it has been decided that getting around the corner would simply not be cost effective. what with the price of diesel and all. 5 L an hour to burn for 20 hours making only 3 knots. no good. weighed against staying in a marina, russ decided to go for the marina, which turned out to be full. so i have learned some about setting an anchor and using the windlass. that sort of thing. i am now on my third anchor watch - actually rather uneventful, which is the way we like anchor watch to be, and have had a relaxing day. yet a relaxing day with less rest in it if that makes any sense. without the business of sailing to keep everyone distracted, everyone was underfoot all day. russ ducked out of making lunch. not really a problem, but it did break things up less. and make the galley a busier place longer. no problem.
so once again, i am in spain. but not really. no actual going ashore. no boots of spanish leather. no sea of carrots. no fresh bread!
went up the rig this afternoon. a big advantage on this smaller crew is that whatever there is to get done, i am the one often doing it if the skipper doesn't want to for anyreason whatsoever. not terrible. russ does skipper's share of the work, but as far as far as going up the rig today goes. i get to do it. of course when i got into the bosun chair, there were suddenly 20 knot winds and drizzly fun to contend with. but a mission hopefully mostly accomplished. my goal, besides a rig check, was to secure the radar reflector, held until now since recently by good luck and a wee spot of duct tape. i plastered more of each on up there and made efforts to secure the bits with some cable tie. used up all the cable tie. used up the last of the duct tape. fingers crossing. it should last we hope until cascais, when we get more of all of the above.
also today, a seminar on buys-ballot's law, dangerous / navigable sectors of tropical revolving storms and good stuff like that.
