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Wylie wanderer has certainly tested her crew! ..You can see why the insurance companies needed to see evidence of experienced crew..& Giles our Ocean Yachtmaster has really showed his mettle ...
Unbelievable cold Northerly winds the whole journey ...making passing Cape Finisterre extremely difficult.
The nights have been long...hectic bursts of chaos as unexpected tacks caused crew to scamper.
Our sail has split..our boom has cracked..clothes have been lost...seasickness has struck...our nav lights have failed..people have been hurled across decks ...including myself..causing a swollen right hand from being whiplashed by sheets..and then nearly being catapulted off the bowsprit...ouch !!
.... But huzzah the Bay of Biscay has been crossed..close hauled...we've done a planetary style catapaultof the boat around Ushant using the tides andimpressive navigation..& sun is shining as we head across the channel
...god bless Blighty!!
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