Here we are, some 20 miles south east of Portland bill, the tide has now
turned against me and the progress is slow, it will be another 4 hours
before it turns again and it pushes me in the right direction. Aboard
everything is fine, apart from the boat GPS that somehow has decided
that there are in fact no satellites in the sky. It's not a big issue at
all but it would have been nice to have the AIS working if i decide to
press on tonight (the AIS needs the Gps input to know where you are in
relation to other boats so it can plot them on the small screen and
help you avoid them).
Needless to say we have to beat all the way into the wind, but the boat
is chugging along quite nicely, with only the occasional crash and bam
into these silly short waves but the wind, after increasing for a while
this morning, has decreased, the dark clouds are gone, the pressure is
rising and the sun is shining... what could i want more the first day of
my holidays!
Yesterday i was in the office with the DAX down almost 2%, iTRAX inching
again towards 100... last year when i was off sailing the Irish Tour
with Petit Bateau the credit market blew up, it was the beginning of the
credit crunch and the subprime mortgage crisis. Now that we're already
in full recession i wonder what can happen. Somehow i feel i put
together a good hedge strategy setting off on the boat. If it's
Armageddon i could just carry on sailing.
Anyways, the way to Mylor, where the BluQube Solo 1000 will start is
still long, and i cant wait to get there, enjoy some rest on friday and
saturday and then set off.
Ciao!!!
Marco.
British Beagle
You can track my position on
www.oceanracetrack.co.uk
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