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Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016(Never forget the Portland Bill)
Three years ago today I (and the rest of Pelican’s transat crew) was engaged in a desperate struggle to get the ship around the ‘bill’. Wind and tide were hellish – we kept trying to get into position to get around there before the 5-6 knots tide turned and we kept not making it. The while line in the image represents 2 full days. This was at the end of a very heavy 2-month transatlantic voyage. I remember being on the edge of tears (and sometimes over it) for a good part of the time.
The final turn to right and the actual rounding of the bill had me on the helm. It was 3 AM, the generator was broken, we had no light, no heat, no flushing heads and no TEA, it was basically our last chance to get in under our own power before we’d have to call for a tow. And we finally made it in.
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