TELEFÓNICA BLUE LEG TWO DAY 4 QFB: received 18.11.08 0707 GMT
The guys starting to feel a little better, but we’re still one man down; Daryl (Wislang/NZL) is still not well. Jordi has been repairing the spinnaker, which is a nearly impossible task, as he gets bounced around in the bow.
We had some exciting sailing last night, with puffs up to 40 knots, hang on boys. Now the breeze is dropping, and our spinnaker is still in bits. It will take at least another 10 hours, so we will lose some distance. We have been hanging in ok, similar distance runs; it helps when you sail in the same piece of water. So not much happening, everybody is still a bit tired, as they have to stand in for the sailmakers. As well, the eating is not going too well yet for some of us, but hope this will go better in a few days.
Cheers,
Bouwe Bekking - skipper