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2004-3-29
Hi there,
A message for all you parents. Don’t worry ! The cuddly toys, who stayed with me thro...
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Hi there,
A message for all you parents. Don’t worry ! The cuddly toys, who stayed with me throughout the adventure without ever complaining, will be sent back to you in fine form in early April. The money raised by this scheme was handed over as planned to the Youth Club Association of Bobigny and to the Marins du monde seamen’s association.
Some news about Adrien. When we took down the sails we had a few surprises. The topstay on the genoa is fixed to a bracket held in place by two screws with a shaped washer. We had glued the screws in place so they couldn’t work loose. We were astounded to find that they had become completely unscrewed. The stay only managed to remain in place thanks to a wire!
The technicians, who installed the wind speed monitor discovered that the gauge detector was also unscrewed, in spite of being fixed inside the boat’s living quarters.
The best explanation for these incidents are the terrible conditions we went through in the southern seas. Adrien had a tough ride for weeks on end, with the continual waves causing perpetual vibrations. Thank God, no parts of my body are held in place by screws. I also think that these problems are the result of the extreme temperature variations that we experienced during this voyage.
Going back to the sails, the North Europe sailmakers, aware of the problems we encountered, made me a very good offer. I therefore chose to hand over to them the responsibility for making my next Cuben fiber sails, which are made of highly resistant fibres stuck together, and which satisfied me entirely back in 2002.
The Sea Events agency is currently working on the editing of a 25 minute film, which won’t be for sale, but which will be shown during my conferences.
Exceptionally, you won’t be receiving any log next week, as I’m off to Senegal to visit a big factory belonging to the Adrien Group.
We’ll see each other again in a fortnight.
JL VDH
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