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Yachtmaster Prep Day 18

12/15/2016

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Bizzar cloud patterns at the start of today's passage was the first indication of a Bizzar passage. Leaving the Channel, a tanker decided to sound signal at my amicable picture making of it. The problem was there was a faulty button for the horn on their ship and we understood her say she was turning to port but she turned to starbourd nearly crushing our cockpit.

the weather was the next surprise, as indicated at the start of the day, bizzzar and putting in a very rough sea state of over 4 - 5 meter waves. This increased and unexpected also due to very high spring tides. Everything on the boat was rocking off the shelves and mountings. We got home in one peace, after over 12 hours of motor boating, around 23:00pm GMT.

My steering was much smoother with less oversteer. Rope work was heavily tested today, leaving my hands and skin coarse and tender. I used hitches for speedily hanging fenders today. I intend to practise my other knots which I didn't get to use this passage, later.
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