Sunday, 29 November 2009 22:54 | 
By Richard Bolt
The fleet have been going through a difficult patch of very varied weather. We sent out a severe weather warning that advised they were in an area where thunder squalls could occur, with short periods of very strong winds.
Now the forecast is better, but there is danger of too little wind to keep them romping along. This is very apparent because there has been a great flush of lengthy blogs telling the world of the excitement on board. Here are excerpts for a couple of the blogs to give you a flavour of the action. I would like to have included some from Fai Tira, where John has waxed lyrical, but you can go there yourselves.
Excerpt from Roundabout 29th November
Well it was another one of those nights. The whole sky disappeared into a blackness through which no moonlight or starlight could break. The winds were all over the place.
Then the thunderstorms started. We had seen the wild flashes in the distance and now they were upon us. We entered a devils cauldron of crazy light and sound, with the wind, rain and waves adding their own special effects to one of natures amazing shows.It didn’t just rain. The heavens unleashed torrents of water. Hey – it cleaned the boat.
Tonight ......is a beautiful night. Clear skies dotted with mottled clouds and a sparkling of stars. The moon is big and bright, no need for lights on deck. The gentle breeze, warm to the skin, is easing us on to Antigua, now just 600 miles away. Looks like Thursday morning for arrival.
Excerpt from Natibou Saturday 28th Nov (Uncorrected translation by Google)
When night came so did indeed storm, and it persisted throughout the night until morning. See the radar screen that says "WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF DIRT", it was an unbelievable rain, it is difficult to describe. But if you look at the pictures I had mask on me to see when it was most intense rains. The rain whipped by the wind, and it will really hurt your eyes - but with the mask so it worked perfectly. You just have to spit properly in the mask just like when you dive, to keep the mist away!
Everything went very well, without any incidents - we were well prepared, and the boat feels very secure even in inclement weather. It is worse when you get a squall in which it has not drawn attention to the radar, when the wind is increasing dramatically in minutes - and if you have not been carried away, it can be downloaded by going for a while girl rags coming down!
Now the forecast is better, but there is danger of too little wind to keep them romping along. This is very apparent because there has been a great flush of lengthy blogs telling the world of the excitement on board. Here are excerpts for a couple of the blogs to give you a flavour of the action. I would like to have included some from Fai Tira, where John has waxed lyrical, but you can go there yourselves.
Excerpt from Roundabout 29th November
Well it was another one of those nights. The whole sky disappeared into a blackness through which no moonlight or starlight could break. The winds were all over the place.
Then the thunderstorms started. We had seen the wild flashes in the distance and now they were upon us. We entered a devils cauldron of crazy light and sound, with the wind, rain and waves adding their own special effects to one of natures amazing shows.It didn’t just rain. The heavens unleashed torrents of water. Hey – it cleaned the boat.
Tonight ......is a beautiful night. Clear skies dotted with mottled clouds and a sparkling of stars. The moon is big and bright, no need for lights on deck. The gentle breeze, warm to the skin, is easing us on to Antigua, now just 600 miles away. Looks like Thursday morning for arrival.
Excerpt from Natibou Saturday 28th Nov (Uncorrected translation by Google)
When night came so did indeed storm, and it persisted throughout the night until morning. See the radar screen that says "WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF DIRT", it was an unbelievable rain, it is difficult to describe. But if you look at the pictures I had mask on me to see when it was most intense rains. The rain whipped by the wind, and it will really hurt your eyes - but with the mask so it worked perfectly. You just have to spit properly in the mask just like when you dive, to keep the mist away!
Everything went very well, without any incidents - we were well prepared, and the boat feels very secure even in inclement weather. It is worse when you get a squall in which it has not drawn attention to the radar, when the wind is increasing dramatically in minutes - and if you have not been carried away, it can be downloaded by going for a while girl rags coming down!
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