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Originally Posted by Tempest
Wow David! So how do you feel? exhausted? You'll feel like you're still on the boat for about a week...
Would you do it again? looking forward to a detailed after action report when you've rested up. Like, what's up with the electronics? Tough to re-fuel in those conditions!
7 guys is a lot of people for a 39 foot boat..must have been miserable down below. I had similar weather on a bermuda run and found myself sleeping in the cockpit well just to get some fresh air..lol.
Glad you made it home safe!
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There were 4 berths below for 6 guys. The captain reserved his own private berth.
Each of the 4 berths were a different form of hell.
1. Port upper: Only one with fan but no lee cloths and was on upwind side the whole way. You could not really even attempt to sleep because you needed to hang on. Very hard to get in an out of.
2. Port lower: Full lee cloth but an oven
3. Starboard lower: Probably best but usually occupied by an A team member.
4. Starboard upper: Had to share with gear
Sleeping in cockpit was on option but since we were taking on water ever few minutes it was not really sleeping in the traditional sense.
The concept of sanitation was pretty much gone after the first 24 hours.