NEWS from Karhammel IV, Monday December
2019 16th :
About the broken jib : After 12
painful hours sewing (132 holes in the ropes+head sail, 792 knots), we
installed the « repaired » jib last Thursday before sundown. Till
now, the reparations allow the jib to work : grey plumber scotch over the
6 sewed ropes & 11 jib weaknesses over the crema-white sail allow an
original, excentric look, J.
Today at 12.00 UTC, we were at 396 NM from
Santa Lucia – ARC dixit-, Lubilu sailing boat’s position in
advance with 30 NM.
Again strong winds, 30-33 knots are back,
with a rough sea – 4 to 5 m, 4 to 8 s, « houles
croisées ».
Let’s use the pleasant terms picked
up in ARC weather forecasts : « enhanced trade winds »,
rather than « near gale force tradewinds » !
Who is mainly doing what on board ?
-
Bruno : the boss &
skipper, owner, i.e.
o skipper/captain : choice of navigation, grib files,
direction, Karhammel IV sailing watch, …
o
Routing, meteorology, Satellite communications
o
Karhammel IV maintenance watch
o
Lunch cook
o
Night watches / quart
-
Gilbert : bosco &
crew, i.e.
o
bosco,
« operations »
o
knots’ teacher (Carrick, bosco, …)
o
dinner cook
o
Night watches / quart
-
Christine : crew &
owner, i.e.
o
Sail sewer
o
Commissaire de bord, Security & medical
officer
o Cleaning watch & Satellite communications troubles’
resolution
o
Night watches / quart
Happy Christmas, Frohe Weihnachten,
Joyeuses fétes