© Sam Davies
Firstly I have to say that I am really sad for Vincent Riou and PRB.
Keel failure is one of our worst nightmares and almost impossible to predict. Thankfully, it happened when Vincent was not far from help, and also the conditions allowed him to assess the situation and abandon his PRB whilst he still had a choice and whilst physically possible. I hope that he and his team successfully find PRB and get her to safety asap.
If anyone deserved to win this race, it was Vincent, who has sailed well and controled the lead from the start. He doesn't deserve this set-back.
Now, on board Roxy things are not great. I am stuck in NO WIND!!! It is so frustrating! It seems that whenever there is a no-wind patch to cross I get stuck for longer than everyone else and all the hard work getting ahead is lost as the fleet catch me up!
I've got the Code 0 up and I'm trying to catch every zephyr of air. The swell is huge, even though there is no wind, so the sails are batting around madly which doesn't help. The main crashes across so violently that I am worried its going to break something!
This doesn't do much for my nerves. The usual healthy porridge has been replaced by a nervous eating session and I have demolished half a pack of Cheddars! They have made me feel better though!
It's funny to think that I am complaining of no wind right now, but in
24 hours I will be complaining of too much wind! I have just done a check over of ROXY in preparation for the storm and all seems fine.
Samx
