TELEFONICA BLUE EMAIL: 'Right now, it is our time to shine'

Friday 21, November 2008 12:04 GMT

Simon Fisher, Navigator

Since we snuck through the scoring gate ahead of Puma and our boys on the black boat, things have been on the up and up. We have been going really well in the last 24 hours, which is a great motivator for everyone onboard.

Gone are the memories of struggling in the big downwind conditions, right now it is all about reaching and that we like, a lot. We have steadily been eating up the miles on the guys in front of us and putting a few more miles on the guys behind so, for a change, there are no complaints from the navigator today! Just a few subtle alterations to the course as the wind shifts and we manoeuvre to try to optimise our position relative to the fleet. I have been busy following the numbers, eagerly awaiting the scheds, maybe even looking forward to them to see how we have gone. Right now, it is our time to shine and I am keen to really try to make the most of it.

So life on board is all pretty good. It is even getting a little warmer, although I think we are going to have to wait a little longer before it gets drier. Reaching on this angle there is constant spray over the deck so we are not peeling the layers off just yet. Personally, I cannot wait to get out of my thermals that have been slightly damp for days now. Just when you think you have them dried out, another sail change comes along, you are washed down the deck and the water manages to get into all the places in your waterproofs you would think it couldn’t get.

Not even this can hamper my spirits now however, wet legs is a small price to pay when you are winning back miles every three hours, so for now I am more than happy to wait.

Cheers

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