Le Pingouin seems to be less of a bird and more of a raging bull! It has been full noise out here trying to keep up with this front and shaking Gutek. Cracking along at 20-25 knots on this thing is something else. The other night the forecast was 28 knots, but it piped up to 40+ knots. I wish I could have captured footage of those few hours on video, but it was pitch black. From the air this boat must have looked like a mast and sails sticking out of a surfacing submarine! It was nuts and a whole lot of work with no sleep, food or water. All I could do was hang on to whatever I was working on at the moment.
All is well and it feels good to be within 1000 miles of Cape Town, even if I will have to sail more miles than that to actually get there. Thanks for keeping up with the action offshore and stay tuned for the finish in South Africa, which I am hoping for on Sunday/Monday.
Cheers,
Brad
GO BRAD AND LP!!!....sounds like LP is GOING FOR IT!.....Here's hoping that you get to Cape Town safely & quickly, and then you can finally REST a little!!!.....Jackie B.
ReplyDeleteGod Speed Brad!
ReplyDeleteWELL DONE OLD FRIEND....HIT CAPE TOWN AND HAVE
ReplyDeleteA LONG REST. YOU DESERVE IT, CHARLEST0N IS
PROUD OF YOU, Pete R,
We are all proud of you and LP, Brad! Here's to a cold beer, hugs from the family and a long rest!!!
ReplyDeleteHello Brad,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations for this victory.
Is the lace pinguin I gave you in La Rochelle is still with you ?
Best regards
Marie-Caroline