Tuesday, November 25, 2008
24 19.51N, 65 11.75W

Hello Everybody!

The crew of Avalanche has continued to come together as a team today! It started at dawn and hasn’t finished yet at 9:46 as we prepare dinner. This is what we have accomplished:
Replumbed the watermaker because of a blocked intake.
Tightened a leaking filter to the watermaker.
Tightened loosened screws.
Repaired a towel bar.

Caught 2 Mahi Mahis!!! One on Pete’s side, one on Jake’s. Simultaneously!
And that was before lunch. Then we tried to start the engine.

After lunch we:
Found problems with the engine as a result of the storm.
Suffered light winds in lumpy seas with the windex doing 360′s atop the mast.
At one point the current pushed us backwards because the winds werre so light.
Got the engine running again after 5 hours effort.
Teamwork all around. Everyone was up all day doing every job necessary.

All the best from the crew of avalanche, looking forward to Mahi for dinner tomorrow night!