Regatas Global Ocean Race 2011-2012, Vuelta al Mundo por etapas A Dos en Class 40

[Cierrabares ESP]

Pues efectivamente como comentabais más arriba se pusieron al pairo para pasar la castaña, que pasaron de manera relativamente cómoda como explican en su blog.Técnica marinera donde las haya, olé por el Phesheya Además comentan que aprovecharon para subir al palo y arreglar el anemómetro.:

A change is as good as a holiday (6/2/12): Nick and Phillippa
Dear all

Thanks for all the concern about our situation. Nothing to be alarmed about but for the moment we are hove-to in very bad seas. Wind is not too bad but the risk of hull / rig damage is significant if we attempt to keep to any reasonable course in these seas, so we figured it is simply more prudent to stop right here and ride it out. Wind is currently near gale force but the EGC forecast from New Zealand is for gale force soon and the GRIB files are showing even more wind. Luckily it looks as if it should be fairly short lived so we are going to take a rest for a few hours and hope to get going again ASAP. The problem is that the wind shifted from near gale SE to near gale E or NE in a very short space of time leaving very short, steep seas that are near impossible to sail through.

We also hove-to earlier, before the wind shift so that I could spend an hour at the top of the mast in the rain trying to reattach our anemometer, hence the earlier apparent slow heading back to New Zealand. All part of the fun. The anemometer should be OK for a few more miles but will need some attention in Uruguay.

Heaving-to in these conditions is very comfortable and highly recommended. Perhaps Cessna and Financial Crisis might like to give it a go and we start racing again later?

Nick and Phillippa