Restless
05 July 2015 | Ile Grimault
[s] [c1]p:21 21.05'S:164 59.34'E [c2]pd:000|0.0 [d]2015-07-05 04:35Z [t]Restless [l]Ile Grimault [a] [b] Sunday 5 July 2015
Departed early after an uncomfortable night. Baie Borail is deep, but not so much as to completely dampen 3 meter swell pounding outside the reef. Rigged a bridle between chain and winch that worked well to hold bow into waves until wind died around midnight at which point flopping about from side to side made sleeping considerably trickier. Some of crew can sleep on her back, spread-eagled which helps, but not much. A bowline on a bight utilized to lengthen snubber achieved Gordian aspect from strain and would have required 3 strong men and a backhoe to undo, but we were short a backhoe. Finally got it free after an hour using large screwdriver and suitably intimidating expletives. Alexander the Great cut the original, but he died young and who knows if that wasn't the reason.
Sea today was even higher, but more regular allowing a reasonably tolerable motion. This opinion leaves much of crew unpersuaded. Anchorage, however, has entire complement laughing as winding passage to behind Ile Grimault makes it as calm as a pothead on Valium. Tomorrow's foray into the great ocean will be the last for a few as henceforth we remain inside North Lagoon to Koumac. Sanguineness abounds in contemplation of a smooth and pleasant Monday. This opinion leaves much of crew unpersuaded.
Jack