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Old 17 August 2003, 08:55   #1
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Well here we are in JoG at last. To say the least it has been an exciting trip so far.

Day 1: Westher fine and snny with light winds. Cyanide met Magellan Alpha at exactly 10.30 hours as planned, just off Falmouth. Somehow we ended up right inside the Fastnet Yacht Race...
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A nice sunny day to start off...
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The first corner....Lands End - 3 to go!
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Having arrived in Milford we team up with local guide Alex Brown. Leter we eat drink and be merry together...
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And here we are doing it...
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Day 2 began quite calm...it was the proverbial calm before etc..
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Fun in Ramsay Sound...
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'The Bitches'...
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Magellan Alpha in Ramsey Sound...
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150 miles of head on wind causing a severe battering and slamming followed. Ouch! Oooh! Ouch!

Bruised and battered we arrived in Northern Ireland. So far everywhere we have been we have bumped into people who know Alan Priddy!

here is the South Rock Lightship...
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