received 13.12.08 1456 GMT
Leg 3 starts and we are all wondering where all the time is going. We had a great stop in Cochin and I am sure you will be hearing India being praised by all teams. It was a fantastic and friendly place and I for one would be more than happy if the race returned here. Admittedly there are a few people who didn’t enjoy the culture as much as others did, but this probably has more to do with ‘Deli Belly’ and the power of the chilli pepper, than the place itself.
I personally enjoyed feasting on different strength curries for every meal and I was in heaven here!
We are sailing in 4kts of wind right now and are in sight of most of the fleet. We have Puma just in front; Tele Blue and E3 are just offshore of us. Last we saw was the Russians, Green Dragon and Tele black inshore.
I hear the boys talking and they seem most concerned about the 3 inshore right now - we were looking good against them last sched, but the worry is they have more wind and are slipping up the inside – I guess we will know in an hour and a half.
The night air is not only light, but also warm and we still feel over dressed in t-shirt and shorts. The moon is bright - in fact, yesterday the moon was the closest it had been to earth in 50 years, it is so bright that everything is casting a shadow. On the negative side, the tides will be very strong!
Everyone is still on deck and it will take a little while to get used to the watch system and life onboard once more. It is a journey into the unknown once more and I am sure it will make everything that little more exciting again.
Guy Salter MCM
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