blowing the horn for New Year’s Eve
getting ready for new years eve
31st December 2020Rain! Lots of it.
2nd January 2021blowing the horn for New Year’s Eve
We celebrated New Year’s Eve at the time of our geographic location which is -2 utc. With some songs, music and of course blowing Guppy’s horn at midnight! But most of us didn’t stay up long, because we all still have our shifts and duties to fulfill. A lovely start of the New Year came along with 15knots of wind from behind, however we did hear a bang early in the morning and saw the spinnaker pole hanging down where it shouldn’t. The aluminium profile which holds the boom in the track of the mast has broken. Not something we can fix easily but that is part of being at sea, having to be creative and finding solutions to the challenges that come along the way 😉 Right now the wind has left us again, so we have some time to think and try some good solution before the trade winds find their way back to Guppy, or Guppy to them but that is not so likely as she is pretty slow at the moment 😉
Laura
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Laura, we all saw your improvisational skills on your solo trip (steering wheel etc.). I’m sure you will think of something. Can’t wait to hear about it and then soon some more pics! Tom
Gelukkig nieuwjaar voor iedereen aan boord!!🥂🍀🎉
Hi ein frohes neues Jahr euch.
Würde den Spinnaker weglassen.
Könnte mir vorstellen dass das Schiff
sich durch die Kielform ohne Spinnaker
besser Steuern lässt.
Angenehme Reise !
Best regards from Hamburg.
Daneil
Ich bin kein Experte, aber vermute Laura nutzt der Code 0 statt einen Spi. Das Ding heißt aber weiterhin Spinnakerpole. Bezüglich Segelsetzung habe ich vollstes Vertrauen in Sander.
Zoals Georg al zegt: voor alles is een oplossing. En als Sander geen oplossing verzint, ben jij er nog als levende legende. Good luck & safe journey to everyone on board.
Dear Laura, I´m sure, you , your first mate and your crew will find a solution for the problem with the spinnaker pole. (An association comes to my mind: A ship on the ocean is isolated as a space ship behind the moon … not really.) – Best of luck! Georg