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UPDATE 9/11/18 - just in from Boris Best from the upwind bouncing bam bam bam. All good here so far.Liebe grüße Tech talk: I had broken a lashing between the mast and the block for the mast rotation purchase. I left the mast rotation loose as upwind it aligns itself usually pretty nicely. This morning around 4 the boat was suddenly starting to act weirdly. I checked the wind angle display but i was upwind, although the boat was jumping over the waves and reaching at 2 knots. Heeled over a lot. I felt quickly that it was wrong with the wind instruments. I switched on the B system and find out that was broken. No surprise that the wind vane on the top of the mast was damaged after all the slamming. My heart beat rises imagining sailing the rest of the race with no instruments like in the TJV. It means a big penalty in performance. To figure out what was going on i swapped over some elements and could find that on my main system only the mast angle sensor had broken, possibly as a consequence of leaving the mast rotation open. I repaired the lashing, adjusted the mast to this upwind angle and gave the instruments a manuel input for mast angle instead of the sensor. That way my A system is now fully up and giving nice wind data again. A small issue but in the darkness and upwind - slamming is quite annoying. So happy now that i still have one functional wind vane at the top of the mast and can sail with autopilot following the wind angle… that helps a lot! To see more of Boris and his adventures check out the website at: www.borisherrmannracing.com or follow us on instagram or facebook at borisherrmannracing. We are still looking for more sponsors so if you are interested you can get in touch with us via the website.

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We are finally here! We have moved onto our sailboat CUBA and we are slowly getting her ready to sail as far as the winds allow us. Just the two of us: Enrique aka Kiki from Cuba and Sarah aka Salsa from Germany and our furry crew. We are setting out adventurizing, shananiganing and learning as we sail through the Mediterranean to – hopefully – cross the Atlantic next year and then circumnavigate the world. With an open mind, a fresh set of eyes and good vibes in tow we are steadily on the move. Follow us for some mild, heavy or moderate sailing – We want to share our story of sailing and cruising around the world with you – through our YouTube Sailing Vlog, Social Media. See what it is really like to live like a nomad, in the elements, out there and always somewhere new. Live – Here – Now Enjoyed the video? Hit subscribe to follow our voyage! Instagram: salsa_de_sv_cuba Website: www.svcuba.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/sailingCUBA Patreon: www.patreon.com/svcuba Follow our boat on NOFOREIGNLAND: https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/6008904490156032 Special thanks to LAIKIPIA for their amazing and inspiring music. Music in this video Intro Song - Hurricane by LAIKIPIA https://youtu.be/hoP1l9HXUwU Listen to 'Hurricane' and the rest of the 'Heartbeats & Echoes EP' here: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2sMDWgN iTunes: https://apple.co/2kT1oFo

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