Race 3 -Day 16: Albatross!
EMT Ambassador Dan Monk sent back his latest reflections from onboard Jamaica
"We started out with light winds with light weight sails and a couple of times the wind just died,i could not believe the Southern Ocean could be so calm and was thinking the trip to Durban was going to be longer than expected.I was soon proven wrong, the wind picked up and the sail changes started,Yankee1,then2,then3,then the storm jib and 3reefs in the main as the winds got stronger. Big waves and strong winds, great sailing an so much fun, YES! this is why i wanted to sail the Southern Ocean. Also i've seen snakes,whales,dolphins,turtles and to top it off,the big birds of the ocean-the Albatross! amazing birds,they just seem to glide for ever and they have been following the boat for days now and its been great to have them around, they are so BIG!.
I've learnt a lot from the Southern Ocean 1,is to respect her 2,is to never under estimate her 3,is to enjoy your surroundings,its a great place to experience!."
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