Reflexiones sobre el Calentamiento Global

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Day 17

I thought I'd share some of our sunshine today with this less than 1000NM to go selfie! We have been absolutely sending it for 24 hours clocking an average speed of 9.7, and still going!

Oh we are very excited to get to Lisbon - and to see you all there.

Things are getting increasingly weird onboard - is this eclectic behaviour a symptom of cabin fever? This evening whilst cooking the most bizarre concoction of all our remaining orange-coloured soups of various flavours - Satisfaction by Otis Redding came on the speaker and Svante, Greta and I all broke into an impromptu dance. Like seriously going for it. Great fun - but so random! Then back to cooking as if nothing had happened. Riley woke up from an afternoon nap at exactly that moment ... to quite the scene. Naturally he joined in. Sadly no photos - too much jiggling and fun was being had.

It was Thanksgiving in America yesterday (or so our calendar said). None of us are from the States, but we thought we would take their tradition into our own hands.

Over dinner (butternut squash and carrot soup - all things orange) we shared with each other what we were thankful for: each other, the fact that this journey is possible, the privilege of being able to experience the ocean - travel - from this perspective, the freedom and the adventure that goes with it, our families, our health, food on the table, wanting for very little. It was special to recognise what we are grateful for - so many things - out loud - it really intensified and highlighted how lucky we are.

What a journey this has been - and now reaching the final stages. If the forecast turns out to be accurate we have one gybe left of the trip - a small sweep up north before our descent to the Portuguese coast. So many memories made - and so many more to make!

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Cita de: zocas en Noviembre 29, 2019, 11:12:01 PM
Las chaquetas de Gore-Tex de los americanos están alrededor de 150-400 dólares

Es imposible que sea de Gore-Tex, pero a 50 libras el riesgo de la compra es bajo

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Pues dando vueltas por ahí resulta que hay chaquetas francesas, italianas e inglesas por 80 euros que dicen ser de Gore-Tex

Bueno, no quiero hacerme ilusiones, a lo peor es de la época de la guerra de las Malvinas y está achicharrada y vetusta, a er

Pasa parte cuando la hayas probado mínimo dos horas bajo lluvia. Estas cosas cuestan 150 pounds por UK, excepto en Decathlon, más barato.

zocas

"an average speed of 9.7"

eso quiere decir que estarán haciendo puntas de 15 nudos

"one gybe left"

una trasluchada queda

a 'pasar el viento por la popa' ...
ellos allá en la pérfida Albión dicen "gybe" y nosotros acá en la Península y sus islas decimos "trasluchar"

y 'pasar el viento por la proa' es "virar"

bravo, esto marcha bien a toda máquina digo a todo trapo

zocas

#783
en Decartón no hay chaquetas de Gore-Tex

lo más económico actualmente es ...

https://www.mountainwarehouse.com/

... que acaban de llegar a españa y están por agradar

por ejemplo: 120 euros, aunque ya no quedan (no es Gore-Tex)

https://www.mountainwarehouse.com/es/chaqueta-impermeable-3-en-1-bracken-para-hombre-p7395/caqui/

según tengo entendido los de Mountainwarehouse están subiendo peldaños buscando competir con North Face:

https://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/p/the-north-face-mens-evolve-ii-triclimate-jacket-A1312159.html?colour=124

Y también tienen cosas económicas para competir con Decartón, por ejemplo: 40 euros

https://www.mountainwarehouse.com/es/chaqueta-impermeable-3-en-1-fell-para-hombres-p11919/negro/

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ejemplo de cotización de una chaqueta que esté fabricada con la membrana Gore-Tex

https://www.waveinn.com/nautica-pesca/musto-mpx-goretex-pro-coastal/136937980/p

450 euros

El Gore-Tex tiene un RET 6-8
Lo que se puede encontrar en Decartón oscila entre RET 12 y si no quieres mojarte RET 20

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breathability

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los Warehouse que vi tenían calidad normalilla. Mejor, y más caro, aquí
https://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com


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Day 18

The stars have just disappeared - after providing a glistening sparkly blanket for us all night. Ever since the front passed over us 24 hours ago, the sky has been clear; the exact same weather pattern that produces those winter mornings after a thunderstorm the night before - where there is frost on the ground being slowly melted by the low-lying sun. You know it's going to be a stunning day, but hats and gloves necessary. Svante, Greta and I took the morning to soak in some vitamin D and consider the excitement to come with the arrival and the COP.

OK some technical jargon:

We have spent the day heading ENE - keeping a true wind angle of about 140-150. Essentially we are trying to make best VMG (fastest speed) east to position ourselves well for when the wind tracks right around to the north east. This has already begun. We started the day yesterday with a wind direction of 270 and it is now (0500 UT-1) 295. We expect by tomorrow morning it will have gone to the right of north, and we should be pointing straight at Lisbon by lunchtime.

It's an interesting phenomenon that sailing 100 extra miles will get us there faster. It can often feel a bit ridiculous to draw these big s curves on the chart. But we will be thanking it for sure tomorrow when we are taking it aft of our beam, rather than smashing into the wind closehauled - as we would have done If we kept to the rhumb line. This boat in particular is just so much faster with a little downwind in the mix.

Ooo and I'm proud to say that at dusk today we smashed La Vagabonde's speed record and hit 23.8 knots!! I'd love to say it was due to expert helming and precision concentration ... but honestly, I was doing a bit of star gazing with Svante - coffee in hand - the credit goes to Agatha (our autopilot which we named a few weeks ago). She is pretty good in this flatter sea-state - and the way that she hums - she is obviously loving it 😍

I was saddened to hear about the terror attack in London yesterday - and the anger that is so prevalent. I hope that following us and reading these blogs gives you a little cheer to your morning. There is definitely a feeling on-board that we are about to achieve something pretty special; making the impossible possible really. For maybe the first time today I allowed myself to register that we are likely to actually get Greta to the COP!! Wow. 3 weeks ago we hadn't even met. I've seen first hand from my talks I've given that a story like this can be a source of inspiration - a pocket of sunshine - for the day. I hope it is for all of you this Saturday! (Is it Saturday?? Losing track of the days!!)

-Nikki mejora a base de nudos-


k98k

Y la hermanica de Greta estudiandose las movidas feminazis para tener la dupla ecolofeminazi. Tiembla industria del calcetín.

Tejemaneje

Cita de: k98k en Noviembre 30, 2019, 11:29:00 AM
Y la hermanica de Greta estudiandose las movidas feminazis para tener la dupla ecolofeminazi. Tiembla industria del calcetín.

¡Nadie podía esperarlo!: https://www.elmundo.es/loc/celebrities/2019/11/30/5de00607fc6c83f4678b45cf.html

Lacenaire


Dan



Dan

Joder.

Un poquito impostadas las respuestas a cómo ha visto la luz porque a las mujeres no se las escucha, cuando su hermana es quien es.

k98k

Yo creo que llegan tarde al sector feminazi, ya está muy copado. Deberían buscarse algo menos trillado y con mas perspectivas de futuro.

zruspa

Cita de: k98k en Noviembre 30, 2019, 09:46:59 PM
Yo creo que llegan tarde al sector feminazi, ya está muy copado. Deberían buscarse algo menos trillado y con mas perspectivas de futuro.

El periodismo.