President's UpdateFeb

Published Mon 13 Mar 2023

“Dis net hoere en polisiemanne wat na middenag werk." – Blokkies Loubser.

I vaguely remember reading that the Dog's Watch was so named because it coincided  with the visibility of a constellation of stars.

Tonight, the moon is off duty, and the Milky Way reigns supreme.

Someone, I am sure it was Derek, trimmed this boat perfectly for the beam reach we are on. Heading due East for Tristan on a flat sea, with the sails so well balanced that the autohelm is barely working. Making good 6 knots in 9 knots of apparent wind... Read more...


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