Thursday, 20 May 2010

Peaked too soon?

Drift too soon, more like. Sitting in oban waiting for the rest of the crew to arrive. So far the only sign of wind has been of my own making. Fog, overcast, damp but warm, and not a breath of a breeze - meanwhile the met office claims force 3-4....

On the plus side, having little else to do means I get to mess around on the boat. On the minus side, most of the things I've touched so far have broken, most impressively the rope that holds the sail up. If you ever find yourself in a similar pickle, Owen Sails in oban are really quite remarkable at getting you out a fix.

To prevent any more dramatic failures I am now abstaining from any further activity and instead will read the instruction manual for the radar unit - I think we'll be needing it.

A

Sent from a blackberry - typos are all my own.

3 comments:

  1. When Dave G arrives can you let him know that Angela won a competition to get £100 worth of free food for the office. So basically we can order a huge free lunch from any takeaway of our choice.

    We are having in tomorrow. Tell Dave not to worry i will eat his share.

    Oh and best of luck with the race ;-)

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  2. Is navigating to Oban from Glasgow part of the challengel; should The Daves not be blogging their route too: 11am Stopped for elevenses, 12am Pre-lunch snack, 1am Stopped for lunch ...

    Good luck guys! Remember we're watching and nheed our thirst for commentary satisfied. BTW: You're all nuts!

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  3. Hey guys, I am stuck in Sydney with a belly full of beer. I know this is all wrong, but good luck for tomorrow!! A beer before bed will be no bad thing! Skipper watch out for those pre-bed sniper drams!!! ;)

    DW

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