Melbourne to Vanuatu - Limping Secretary



3:03 AM Wed 14 Jul 2010 GMT
'10 days ago, George Shaw and Robyn Brooke set off on yet another two-handed adventure. - Melbourne to Vanuatu' John Curnow Click Here to view large photo
First we had a tired Secretary, now comes confirmation of what we suspected. It's actually a limping Secretary. Those trusty ol' sea dogs may be half spent and one of them is fully bent, but they'll make it!!!! 'I don't think I mentioned it yet but our auto pilot KT has gone on strike. What this means for us is that the person on watch can't leave the wheel! It's all a bit of a drama, as the wind is constantly changing, in strength and direction and once the sails are set for the watch it is very difficult to ...


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by John Curnow




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