Hi family & friends,
All is well-we now all have our sea legs and are able to do other chores. For the first 2 days or so most of us worked as required to sail the boat, did all the repairs as things broke and slept to try to recover from the sea sickness.
Every day we have had something break and had to do repair work. Yesterday I sailed the yacht for about 6 hrs in total. Winds around 15 to 20 knots. Made 2 errors, one nearly did a Gybe and the second time a Broach---neither things you want to do in strong winds but we are all learning fast !!
Got water maker working today so will now have a back up water supply. We all showered today and everyone has done some washing-all the wet clothes are hanging from the side of the boat - looks like a washing line!
Weather today a lot nicer-winds are around 15 knots and the sea is a lot calmer, waves about 2 meters.
Shin is a great cook so we are eating really well. Still not had a braai or any sundowners assume will only do so once we get better weather.
I got to say its tough going, not for the weak. Have no idea how someone does this type of thing solo--- I would have said it's impossible. We all of have bruises as we fall against something as the yacht rolls. Every night we put our wet weather gear on, lifejackets and harnesses, and attach ourselves to the boat. Nights are cold and the first 3 nights had heavy rains at stages.
That's it for now
Rex Anderson
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