ain or spray or my face. Likewise,about pushing buttons on electronicgadgets Both ofthese woutd detractfrom the bestsenses a navigator hasEyes,ears,touch and smellthatwhenputa Itogether,give the navigatorIN-TU ITIO N and m ore ofaharm ony intheenvlronm entthey are in People m aysay 'But the world we live in or theworld of sailing has changes' In m yhumble experience,this is quite sim plyu ntru e As fa r a s sa i1in g g oes , theoceans.the waves,the wind clouds,SUR?m OO R 1StZrs,PtC 3rP t6p SZrF1P ZSthousands ofyears ago' No, itis ofcourse,hum ans thathave changes , itis us who have Iost the a liance orharm ony wlth the naturalworld that isaround us and as 1said 1take my hatoffto Jam es, Hanneka and Ruth forhavlng the foresightand courage in theface of a changing world to hold truetheir experiënce and principles of theseaMany mightfeelmy outlook musthavebeen swayed by rough,violenthandlingofthe elem ents Sure I've had galeswith Cookie and have experienceddoubt,fear,trepidationand awe Ihavebroke down and cried wondering ifwewilsurwive som etlmes However ,justas tough, ifnot more are the calm s,You have the responsibility ofyourowndestiny being in the Iap of the Godswhen you voyage withouta m otor. lhave beencutdownto size many a timebycalm s,suchapowerfulforce whenyou are atits m ercy In Indonesialately there have been many calm swhich slowly (I'm a bit ofa slowlearner attimes!) have served todissolve aI6 m y programm es to apointwhere Ican voyage witha clearuncluttered m ind again. Gone arethe schedulesof'lm ustbe in Baliintwo weeks'or'Im ustgetto Thailandby Christm as'etc, Cookie is atthewhim ofthe weatherGods and Ihavehad to take responsibility and puttotalfaith in them once more . Ifwekeep ourcourage to harnessthe giftsofm ind thatcom e then there is theeventualitywe wilarrive atourIandfalThejourneyofathousandmilesstarts with one step - it has beensa idIn one such calm that Iasted 36hours,we drifted backwards10 m ilesand found ourselves caught in themelting pot of sw irling currents betweentwo tides. The powerofthetwo waters coliding was amazing,setting up Iittle whirlpools.spinningCookie this way and that A11aroundus were seaweed, bam boo coconuts,rubbish and feeding birdsThe m essage 1readwasthatofbeingputinourplaceasbeingjustanotherpiece offlotsam on thesea and iftheweatherdictates then this is aIlweare forthatm om ent.Right! Enough rantings and ravingsSuffice to say you can see that theCookieOdysseyisnotjustajourneyaroundthephysicalworld, Itisajourneyofspiritualgrowthforme and whatbetterteacherthan the Motherofthe aIl- the seaA Ithe bestwishes to W harram enthusiastseverywhere, whether afloat orstickywith epoxy.Ed Part2 ln mag 32D itty BagFO R SALEDECK TENT FOR PAHI26.FULL W IDTH TYPE AS PERPLANS.ONLY USEDONCE.DELIVERY POSSIBLE.CONTACT TERRY ADAMS0121449 4763Page 20
T IPS H IN TS & G A D G E TSA nchor R olleran aid to kedgingSteve Turner adda detailto an îeaseen in an Am erîcan magazine.The diagram below shows the overa lconcept of the stern hung anchorroler.An idealway ofenabling yourkedge anchorto be deployed and setwithouttaking gouges outofyourtenderduetothe chain paying out.The cheeks and bracing ofthe rolerassem bly are m ade out of ply. Thethicker,the better.The roleritselfcanbe made out of anything to handRubber,plastic orwood are aIacceptable.EnsurethatalIscrewsand boltsare stainless steel.The slotto seatthe assem bly is tai-Ioredto yoursterndim ensions(A R a/thought.,anotherroler assemblycan also be used on the bow,with sultable moditication to the slotarrangem ent,to ensure the bow areaisalsounscathed Adrian)'t'M. AN wNkN.y k' W