received 17.12.08 0600 GMT
We are separated from the fleet. Why, because we think we can make a gain with an expected SE wind shift to come. The risk is that the shift will not mature and then we are in trouble, as being south it means as well that we have lighter winds than all the others do.
It is like playing chess, sometimes you have to make an offer to realise checkmate. Not that we need this until the finish, but we would like to cross the scoring waypoint of course first.
Is it risky what we do? Yeeessss, very risky, but we didn't have a real opportunity to tack to the north, so we stuck to our guns and believe what we see on the weather charts. These are the days that your tummy gets squeezed in like mad, and we all have to try to relax. It is matter of breathing in and out, and staying calm, we all have faced worse moments in our sailing lives. Another 24 hours we will see how our strategy is paying off, very easy to go from the penthouse to the s^%t house.
Cheers,
Bouwe Bekking - skipper
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