12.12.2007
ROXY 60' / Transat B to B
Salvador de Bahia (Brazil) - Port la Forêt (France)
Skipper: Sam DAVIES (UK)
Position: 7th, 734 miles behind the race leader
Hello
It is extremely frustrating, in race terms, where I am right now. Everyone in front of me are speeding off to the finish in a different weather system. I am stuck in the transition of no wind, and everyone behind is catching up! Luckily I have my friend Yannick Bestaven to keep me company!
Roxy has been slipping along gently all day, but the wind has been slowly decreasing. At sunset, we were almost stationary. However, everything around me is so amazing, that I can easily forget the stress of the race. The sky is so crystal clear that you can see for miles and miles, so far that you can see the tops of the clouds that are way beyond the horizon. Roxy is sailing like a dream, with the code 0 up. She slips along at 3 knots in only one knot of wind. Then, after sunset, I was inside the boat at the computer and I could hear the little squeak of dolphins chatting to each other. So I went on deck. The slither of the moon had already disappeared and the night was black, but I could sea streaks of light in the sea like litte torpedos. The dolphins played alongside Roxy and I perched on the edge of the deck to get as close to them as possible as they popped up to breathe next to me. It was just one of the many magic moments that are so precious and will stay in my memory for ever. As always, the dolphins were a good sign, and the wind started to increase. Maybe there's a way out of this trap after all!
Sam Davies
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