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L’orage a fait tomber sur nous toute la pluie du ciel… tout comme le dit la chanson nous avons essuy\u00e9 des trombes d’eau la nuit derni\u00e8re. Une \u00e9norme masse nuageuse a brass\u00e9 le tour d’horizon, le sens du vent, parsem\u00e9 le tout de beaux \u00e9clairs blancs et roses et arros\u00e9 sans compter les trois matelots de la gazelle. <\/em><\/p>\n L’un d’eux, le plus fut\u00e9, a fait tremper une cha\u00eene – appel\u00e9e “Pogotonnerre” – \u00e0 l’avant pour assurer une continuit\u00e9 \u00e9lectrique en cas de foudre. C’est donc bien prot\u00e9g\u00e9s que nous avons travers\u00e9 la lessiveuse. Au petit matin la pluie a cess\u00e9 et le bleu tropical \u00e9tait de mise. Toutes les conditions \u00e9taient r\u00e9unies pour faire s\u00e9cher nos habits imbib\u00e9s. <\/em><\/p>\n Est-ce le farniente pour autant ? Que nenni ! Voici les sargasses qui flottant au gr\u00e9 du courant viennent se prendre dans la quille et les safrans et freiner Gazel Rebel. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 d’habiles marches arri\u00e8res Damien a r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 lib\u00e9rer le bateau de ces rets. <\/em><\/p>\n Avec 6 noeuds de vent et\u00a0<\/em>sous\u00a0<\/em>code\u00a0<\/em>Z\u00e9ro\u00a0<\/em>nous avan\u00e7ons \u00e0 3 noeuds en attendant le retour de l’aliz\u00e9.<\/em><\/p>\n gazelrebel.blogspot.fr<\/a><\/p>\n Antonio: What a night!<\/strong><\/p>\n The spinnaker down in the afternoon yesterday with the main and code 0, reaching. Good. One reef and half the jib we went like crazy for hours, dodging squalls then taking them because they were all over us. Never less than 25 knots all night and 30 35 for the most. We did sail on windvane mode with a 60 degrees angle or less.<\/p>\n With Christian we did set between ourselves a strategy for any change of sail or direction and we sail through the night in heavy conditions.<\/p>\n The young ones did get a free night; it would have been too much for them alone but they did help here and there. Everyone well and happy.<\/p>\n We are now 155 miles from Martinique with a light south west (!!!!) motorsailing. Hopefully the wind will shift in the afternoon…<\/p>\n Making water now, decks cleaned, digging in the freezer for the meat for tonight. No damage to the boat, sails in good order. I wouldn’t mind a good sleep in the afternoon but I’ve got a good shower on deck with salt water.!!<\/p>\n Sailing is great!<\/p>\n Counting miles<\/strong><\/p>\n Contrary to forecasts and red skies, duty started at 4am with 10 following hours of action.<\/p>\n Squalls, storm on the nose and complete silence, all mixed up. The rest of the day was spent encouraging the screen showing wind speed to turn up the numbers. Apart from that, we primarily use our energy on cheering for miles, streams and hours to pass. To do this we have a special system to count both each hour and each day how many plus and minuses we have. I don’t remember why or what it means, but I’m sure we go faster!<\/p>\n We got great news today from Rally Control, but with great news follows great (speed) responsibility. Or was it… Anyway, there are going to be two more parties and a salsa night! It is said to be folklore and creole-music, and I am of course super duper excited!<\/p>\n Now enjoying the moon hours with Jos\u00e9 Saramago as company. La vie est belle.<\/p>\n www.goodbyeland.blogspot.com<\/a><\/p>\n The longest night<\/strong><\/p>\n Last night was definitely the longest night of our passage for me. But to start with, yesterday was the record day for squalls. I didn\u2019t count them but there were at least eleven from morning to dawn. Just before sunset we were heading towards a large dark cloud with its base into the sea, the typical squall cloud. As we approached the cloud, for the first time in the passage, we decided to go around it. Two hours later, rain pouring down, wind creeping up and the worst, thunderstorms far on the horizon.<\/p>\n I went to sleep but I woke up two hours later, when the lightning and thunder got closer to the boat despite our efforts to avoid the weather. The next two hours, we had lightning and thunders all over. Left, right and on top of us. Some discharging in the sea, fortunately far away. Nothing to do, but wait and wait.<\/p>\n Another small sailing yacht was struggling, mostly like we did, a few miles away. When the lightning and rain eased, we started the radar, just to discover that we were surrounded by heavy rain.<\/p>\n I tried all night to avoid the heavy weather by changing course, speeding up, then slowing down but it seemed that whatever I did, the storm did the same. So I gave up and waited. I started the radar every 15 minutes, and finally in the morning, the rain dissipated and although cloudy the weather settled.<\/p>\n We\u2019re now sailing nicely, in the sunshine and only have less than 300 miles to go. We start dreaming of what we would like to have when we arrive: iced drinks, frappucino, pi\u00f1a colada<\/em>, an \u201centrec\u00f4te, \u00e0 point<\/em>\u201d (remember we\u2019re heading towards a French island), a bottle of cold Solo Quinta (my favourite Romanian wine, a surprisingly good wine) and so on\u2026<\/p>\n I\u2019m still tired after last night when I didn\u2019t sleep at all so I\u2019ll get back to dreaming of the pleasures at arrival. But I know very well: it\u2019s not over until the boat is tied to the dock in Martinique.<\/p>\n www.sevenseasadventure.net\/blog\/<\/a><\/p>\n Sehr ereignisreicher u spannender Tag, heute morgen ein Mega Squall mit 35kn und apokalyptischem Regen, aber nervenaufreibend war heute<\/em><\/p>\n …Inzwischen steht der Genacker wieder bei leichtem Wind, wir werden wachsam sein u wuenschen uns ein Squall freie Nacht.<\/em><\/p>\n …Nachmittag die totale Flaute mit 1kn Gegenstrom aus dem Nichts, noch ueber 400sm to go,unser Diesel wuerde nur f 100sn reichen.<\/em><\/p>\n 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 L’orage<\/p>\n L’orage a fait tomber sur nous toute la pluie du ciel… tout comme le dit la chanson nous avons essuy\u00e9 des trombes d’eau la nuit derni\u00e8re. 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Then main and jib, 60 degrees apparent wind from South. and then a lot of it!!<\/p>\nKristine<\/h2>\n
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