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‘Mini Blog’ In the last ten hours though I’ve thrown up six times, personal best!

NorthaboutCrew(b)log2 Comments04/10/2016

Ben Edwards, crew, from the North Atlantic 4th October approx 10.00 UTC

Yeah, we’ve had fifty knots at times but it’s got better for now.  I’m feeling alright at the moment, in the last ten hours though I’ve thrown up six times, personal best!

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Dave Cushing
04/10/2016 15:33

Well done for achieving a personal best, I hope it stands for a long time 🙂

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Margaret
04/10/2016 20:23

Hope it doesn’t get any worse!

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