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20 07.87 N 024 07.84 W
Mileage noon to noon :149 nm
Distance to go: 2052 nm
Photo: Peg tucked into a sea berth
We have several safety rules on the boat that we
consider inviolate. When in the cockpit or on deck, we always wear our
life vests and our harnesses are attached to pad eyes or jack lines. We
wear a whistle around our neck that we can use to summon crew below if we've
been tossed overboard or have an emergency of some sort. We never go on
deck unless there is another person topside. In order to minimize sail
changes and having to go on deck during the night, every evening we decide on
the sails we will probably need to take us through the night. If
conditions require it, of course, we will; but we try to avoid sending crew
forward at night.
After last night, we're adding another safety
rule. As the sun set and darkness came on, the wind picked up to 25-plus
knots from the ENE and the waves built to 10-12 feet. The boat rolled from
one side to the other as it was picked up by the waves and speeded down the
backside. The port sea berth, on the high side of the boat, had lee cloths
in place; but the starboard sea berth, on the low side, did not. Peg was
sleeping in the starboard sea berth when we were hit by a particularly large
wave. The boat's violent movement tossed her right out of the bunk onto
the cabin sole. No harm done, however. She landed on a nicely
cushioning Turkish carpet. But the lee cloths on all of the bunks are now
in place.
All's well on board-
Tom, Peg and Garry
s/v Starboard Home
