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gazelrebel.blogspot.fr<\/a><\/p>\n Le seul [adage] qu\u2019ils connaissent, et qui pr\u00e9vaut toujours en voile c\u2019est “Tout ce qui pourrait arriver\u2026 va arriver”. Et donc c\u2019est arriv\u00e9 cette fois c\u2019est leur hygrog\u00e9n\u00e9rateur qui est en carafe. On regarde sur le net, on appelle le constructeur Watt&Sea, et on cherche des solutions.<\/em><\/p>\n Pas d\u2019inqui\u00e9tude toutefois car ce \u2026.. de g\u00e9n\u00e9rateur est justement un simple g\u00e9n\u00e9rateur. Donc pour faire du courant. Et du courant toujours pour ce m\u00eame exigeant \u00e9quipier qu\u2019est leur pilote automatique. Bon ils ont encore deux autres moyens de produire du courant : le moteur inboard, et leurs panneaux solaire. Donc tout va bien, oufff. Mais on cherche quand m\u00eame la solution \u00e0 leur probl\u00e8me.<\/em><\/p>\n dehooke.wordpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n Exploration, Inspiration, Serendipity<\/strong> Antonio:<\/strong><\/p>\n haha! we have been exercising with the Parasailor a bit too! I have to say that Christian has developed a very smooth in the socket maneuver and we are confident that we can put it away in 30 knots apparent but we would prefer not do it again. The young crew is fantastic, how lucky we are to have he next generation(s) having this experience. Om is doing her best, I can not squeeze more out of her really. Tonight pork sausages with fresh tomatoes and cabbage crisp boiled and pot fried with coconut oil, butter and spices. Christian:<\/strong><\/p>\n Jaysus, you see what I have to deal with? All well on the side of the moderately sane crew too – big blow today – 25-40 but at least it is in the right direction. Much love and wagon wheels!<\/p>\n Is this the weather in the tropics?<\/strong><\/p>\n I mentioned the other day the squalls that come with a lot of wind and rain. Well, they\u2019ve been more than a nuisance yesterday when we\u2019ve been hit by two before breakfast (literally) and another 7 or 8 until the night. If this is the weather in the Caribbean, I might change course to Brazil \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Today, so far, we were not hit by any squall nor did we get any flying fish. We see the squalls to the left and right of us, but miraculously they seem to avoid us. Maybe they don\u2019t like my smell. The person who seems to be the less affected by the constant rolling of the boat is Paul. He seems to take the things as they are and I can\u2019t stop being amazed at how skillfully he moves around the boat, climbing as usual on whatever furniture he can and playing with his toys. And yes, he\u2019s still doing the watches with Alina and there\u2019s no way to stop him. Seven Seas, fortunately has a very well protected cockpit that keeps us dry and away from the elements.<\/p>\n Our weather routing software tells us that we still have 11-12 days to the finish line.<\/p>\n www.sevenseasadventure.net\/blog\/<\/a><\/p>\n Nighttime poetry #2<\/strong><\/p>\n The sea is endless. It takes some time to realize that. It goes on forever. The roller-coaster can not be paused.<\/p>\n Some people believe that sailing on open seas must be the most wonderful, tranquil experience. The best place to be for relaxation. I used to be one of them. But after a while you realize the waves will never stop coming and there will never be a complete silence until you reach land. You’re always on guard and you can never be sure that your house still floats when you wake up. Always on guard. In a permanent zen. Nowhere, but everywhere. In Norway, but also the Caribbean – there are no borders. Everything is just floating. www.goodbyeland.blogspot.com<\/a><\/p>\n RORO<\/strong> A few hours later, it was the turn of the other line. Jean-Paul redid the knots hanging upside down from above Firmin and now that the sleeves are out of play, we feel more secure.<\/p>\n We have now covered more miles (1529) than what we have left (1615) and we think that unless the wind drops which is not in the forecast, we have 10 days of sailing. Arrival now estimated as being December 7th at 4 p.m. Jean-Paul, myself and Tifille will be delighted when we tie up at number 5 dock. We all need to rest and catch up on sleep and rum.<\/p>\n papyjovial.blogspot.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n A blue whale plays around ANNE ! About 10-15m in length, it seems to be a young specimen of this highly depleted species, and is\u00a0very playful. Again and again he encircled us, squinting suspiciously at us from his large eye and then suddenly disappearing only to reappear after a few minutes. In total, he was with us for no less than half an hour, each time he reappeared he was greeted by cheers from the crew.<\/p>\n W\u00e4hrend ich auf dem Vordeck in das Leinenspiel vertieft bin, tut sich ein weiterer H\u00f6hepunkt des Tages auf. Ein Blauwal umspielt unsere ANNE! Mit seinen ca. 10-15m L\u00e4nge scheint er noch ein junges Exemplar dieser stark dezimierten Spezies zu sein und zudem noch sehr verspielt. Immer wieder umkreist er uns, schielt uns aus seinem gro\u00dfen Auge von der Seite argw\u00f6hnisch an und ist dann pl\u00f6tzlich wieder verschwunden um nach ein paar Minuten wieder aufzutauchen. In Summe geht das gut und gerne eine halbe Stunde so, immer wieder wird sein Auftauchen mit Jubelschreien der Crew beantwortet.<\/em> www.anne-ahoi.de<\/a><\/p>\n – Erste Vorbereitungen zur Halbzeitparty angelaufen. Vorfreude auf das \u201eMittatlantikpaket\u201c von Peti u Tania ist riesig. twitter.com\/@OFF45392364<\/a><\/p>\n You can see the position of the boats on the tracking map<\/a>. The weather forecast is here<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Gazel Rebel <\/p>\n La ligne de changement de date Ou presque… Nous sommes 3 \u00e0 bords et avons 4 heures diff\u00e9rentes depuis aujourd’hui. Notre livre de bord est \u00e0 l’heure de Greenwich (et \u00e7a …<\/p>\n![\"French\"](\"http:\/\/www.cornellsailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Flag-French.gif\" "\\"French\\"")
La ligne de changement de date<\/strong>
Ou presque…
Nous sommes 3 \u00e0 bords et avons 4 heures diff\u00e9rentes depuis aujourd’hui.
Notre livre de bord est \u00e0 l’heure de Greenwich (et \u00e7a va rester comme \u00e7a ).
La tablette qui nous sert \u00e0 naviguer est \u00e0 l’heure de Paris (GMT+1) car Apple r\u00e9f\u00e9rence les fuseaux horaires par des villes et il n’y a pas de ville suffisamment marquante vu de Californie dans notre fuseau actuel (GMT-1). C’est aussi l’heure de nos familles.
Nos heures de quart – et de repas – sont bas\u00e9es sur l’heure locale (GMT-1) la qualit\u00e9 de notre sommeil et de notre digestion en d\u00e9pend.
L’heure de la Martinique :
– pour la bi\u00e8re de Pierre (je sais normalement c’est un ti’punch),
– pour la langouste d’Antoine,
– pour la Doudou de Damien qui va p\u00e2ti tou la bas (Ma Doudou poukwa t’es pati)
Le vent baisse tout doucement apr\u00e8s deux jours plut\u00f4t muscl\u00e9s.
Demain : toilette et lessive si l’accalmie le permet et pour le plus grand bien de nos fosses nasales !<\/em><\/p>\nDehook\u00e9<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n Nouvelles relay\u00e9es par Pierre, leur support \u00e0 terre:<\/em><\/p>\nSea Dragon<\/h2>\n
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We have all been winding through diverse and varied landscapes \u2013 physical, social, psychological \u2013 yet have converged in this one space aboard Sea Dragon, where our similarities and differences are highlighted in sharp relief. All of our purposes and journeys different, yet the same. Serendipity becomes a common theme.
As the moon rises and we settle in to our night watches, we stare up at the sky and around at the horizon.
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Meet S.V. Sea Dragon<\/strong>
All our meals are made in the galley, and we often gather in the salon to chat. Food scraps are saved in a small pail in the galley and dumped over the side to feed the fishes per regulations. The stovetop is gimbled so that it stays level as the ship rocks from side to side. There is also a small library in the salon with sailing and marine life identification books and also other relative books to our trip like, Plastic: A Toxic Love Story and Garbology. We normally eat our meals on deck in and around the cockpit and the helm.
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www.panexplore.com\/news\/ships-blog\/<\/a><\/p>\nOm<\/h2>\n
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I thought I did make a very nice kumara cream today with a lot of vegetables but Christian didn’t take his second half a liter, so I am depressed; possibly not my best soup. \u00a0Well, I thought was exellent. There was fresh coriander too…<\/p>\nSeven Seas Adventure<\/h2>\n
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The sunny weather makes everything more bearable, even if the seas mounted to 5 meter waves again and the boat rolls a lot.
The wind blows straight towards our destination which is not so good news for us as we are not equipped with the right sails to sail with the wind straight from behind. So, we\u2019re zigzag-ing (jibing, in sailing terms) along the straight line, keeping the wind on one side or the other, this reducing the VMG (velocity made good, i.e. the speed at which we approach our destination). Mathematically, our_VMG = our_speed*cos (30 or 40 degrees), depending on what the boat likes\u2026I personally like 30, but girls (all boats except military ships are girls) could be temperamental at times.<\/p>\nKristine<\/h2>\n
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Still, you also get this calm over you. You realize how little time and space matters. You get used to the lifestyle and you’re easily satisfied by mere thinking where you otherwise would’ve been completely and utterly bored. The sailor zen.<\/p>\n
Sorry for no poem.
Just kidding.<\/p>\nPapy Jovial<\/h2>\n
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The rolling is becoming more severe with a swell between 3 and 4 meters high and the wind straight from the back ENE at 30 knots sustained. During the morning shift the steering lines of Firmin broke – actually, the rigger in Granville had installed a sleeve on the line which started slipping under tension and then slipped out of the hole where it is attached to the water paddle.<\/p>\nAnne<\/h2>\n
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Blauwal gesichtet, \u2026 <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Mehr lessen<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\nHapa Na Sasa<\/h2>\n
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\nGestern bis 25kn Wind und grau. Ist der Passat im Google so beschrieben?! Heute wieder deutlich angenehmer, Stimmung ansonsten aber top.<\/em><\/p>\n