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11-8-2010

Pity

Pity
Too bad that we had to turn off the guestbook on my website because annoying people
were writing weird things.
I am doing really well and dad is feeling hungry, he eats all my provisions: chips, nuts,
cookies, cola, chocolate. Nothing is safe!
We had problems yesterday with the salt water pump and the new GPS / radar has
glitches, and at times many functions fail to work.It made for difficult navigation in the fog
because you need to be extra careful without radar. Fortunately, Peter will come to
Portugal with replacement material.
There is not much to see or to do but the weather is very nice here.I cooked potatoes
with brown beans and tomato soup. So It is quiet again and I have had time for my
school books and to do a timetable. I also began reading a book.
This morning I baked fresh bread rolls and later I saw dolphins again and a shark.
We are already in northern Spain (Cape Finisterre). All sails are up now, the two
foresails, the mainsail and the bezan sail. With the wind at only 2-3 Beaufort, we still are
going at a speed of almost 6 knots.
More later.
Laura

10-8-2010

yeah dolfins

"Joepie" dolphins!
August 9, 2010
What a great day today! We still have had nice weather and I saw dolphins,
and a whale which was really cool to see.
We are moving along and we have now travelled over half the Bay of Biscay.
With 685 nautical miles behind us we are heading 235 degrees at a speed of
3 knots.
Bye!
Laura

8-8-2010

Beautiful weather

08/08/2010
Finally nice weather
We are moving ahead and are now crossing into the Bay of Biscay.
Finally the weather is nice and there is sunshine with almost no wind. We have hoisted thespinnaker and are running at a top speed of 1.9 knots ( haha! ).
The sea is a beautiful blue and I cooked pasta for dad that he found very tasty.
I am also happy about the greetings my grandparents sent me. They tell me that Spot is doing fine. And I have done all of my schoolwork.
We have now traveled 526 nautical miles and our heading is 190 degrees.
Bye, Laura

7-8-2010

Radio cd player defect

Hello everybody, everything is going well except for the radio that
unfortunately broke down, and Guppy looks more like a submarine than a
sailboat for all the water coming over boards.
It´s remarkable how much garbage from pollution there is on our route and
how many old pieces of fishing nets there are and that we have to check for
as I learnt during my last trip to England.
We are sailing under main sail with the engine running too. We are heading
SW 249 degrees at a speed of 5,9 knots with winds from the SW at 4-5 on the
Beaufort scale.
The weather is not perfect with much rain and it´s especially cold at night. The
current temperature is 18 degrees Celsius (64 degrees Fahrenheit).
We have already traveled 387 nautical miles and we are right in the middle of
the English Channel between Plymouth in England and Saint-Pol-de-Léon in
France.
Laura

6-8-2010

On route to Portugal

After all the fuss and attention of departure day, we are finally en route to Portugal.
During this trip my father is with me so that we can extensively test the boat
before the big adventure begins. Peter is taking care of my affairs back in the
Netherlands.

Photo: Me with my team just before my departure from Den Osse.
The sailing is very good, with winds from the South-West which means that
we have to tack often. Guppy is laying on its side up to gunwales so I'm very
happy and enjoy the calm and the sea. We are now close by Toulaville,
France, and heading W 286 degrees at a speed of 7 knots with winds from
the SW at 5 bft on the Beaufort scale. I'm very happy I finally am on my way.
Laura

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