S/Y Nereida Sails Around the World

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S/Y Nereida Sails Around the World by Jeanne Socrates

November 27, 2012

Day 22 towards Cape Horn - A booby comes to visit, in continuing grey conditions

by Jeanne Socrates

Tim Sell / www.sausalitodiving.com

Jeanne Socrates Nereida with tools

On going up on deck to keep an eye out for the ship, I was kept entertained for a good half hour by a brown booby trying to land in our rigging to roost overnight - darkness was just falling.

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November 27, 2012

Mounting the New Liferaft

by Jeanne Socrates

In an emergency safety stop during her around-the-world voyage, Jeanne Socrates installs a new liferaft on Nereida.

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November 27, 2012

Day 21 towards Cape Horn - Grey, cloudy.... Autopilot issues

by Jeanne Socrates

Michael Robertson

Jeanne Socrates

After taking a look at the rudder reference unit in the autopilot system, we stayed on that for a time to see how it coped - and if any error messages came up...

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November 27, 2012

Day 20 towards Cape Horn - Another problem just caught in time - and fixed.....

by Jeanne Socrates

Courtesy of Jeanne Socrates

Jeanne Socrates Nereida

After lowering the pole to the deck, I happened to have a look at the pin which had given a problem the other day - that was fine, but I then noticed that another big pin, holding the pole end to the mast car attachment, was nearly out of its hole! A circlip holding the end in place was missing and there was nothing to stop the pin from falling out - which it was clearly well on its way to doing ...!!

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November 27, 2012

Day 19 towards Cape Horn - Bright sun and good speed in more settled wind

by Jeanne Socrates

Nereida

After several overnight bands of squally rainclouds, with light winds in between, we've finally settled into a nice, sunny day with some white clouds around and fairly consistent good wind from the north.