The launch of Sindbad ! April 22, 2010
N'est-ce pas romantique ?
Isn't it romantic ?
We are litterally flying !
car ça tourne contraire à la barre franche à laquelle il est habitué.
Marc's brain must ajust to the stearing wheel,
for it turns opposite to the tiller which he is used to.
In the absence of champagne, one uses water...
entend quelque chose tomber dans le coffre arrière... et tout à coup, la roue veut sortir de son trou, et il ne peut plus gouverner.
Everything is as good as it gets when Marc hears something
falling off in the lazarette... and all of a sudden the wheel
is coming off and he can't steer anymore.
Our friends wonder what's going on...
Marc managed to pick up the fallen bolt.
And he brings the boat to the beach by steering the boat manually with the rudder.
We are waiting for the lifeguards to come and tow us.
The ride will have lasted 15 minutes.
He's a little frustrated, it's understandable.
(Pas de photo, on s'est mis à l'abri). En 15 secondes, on est passé de zéro vent à au moins 30 noeuds si c'est pas plus, et dans le même laps de temps la surface de l'eau est passée de miroir à gros moutons blancs.
Back to the beach on Friday morning, as a shamal hit the area during the night, the visibility was nul but there was not a breath of wind.
Marc repairs the steering system with the help of Michael. But as soon as they are done, a strong squall beats down on us. (No pictures, we had to find shelter). In 15 seconds, the wind conditon went from zero knots to 30 knots or more, and in the same
time lapse, the water surface went from glassy to huge white caps.
Et bien, le tout dû être reporté au mois prochain, car toutes les tentes ont été arrachées.
Comme le traiteur était déjà sur place, les organisateur ont quand même dû payer pour la bouffe. Au moment où nous étions là,
ils tentaient de voir à la faire livrer dans un orphelinat du coin.
On the laser beach about one kilometer further, they were preparing for the yearly "Buccaneer Beach Day", a fun day for the kids with all
kinds of games, a catered dinner on the beach, etc... It had to be postponed to next month because all the tents have been blown away by the squall. Because the caterer was already there with all the food, the organizers had to pay for it anyway. At the time when we
were there, they were trying to organize the food to be donated to a close by orphanage.
Et notre ami Arch sera de retour de vacances.
We will therefore try to sail this boat again next week, if weather permits.
And our friend Arch will be back from vacation.
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