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So far so good

Aug 22, 2005. 19:00GMT (August 23, 03:00am on "Ukraine") On Satphone with ORS HQ
So far so good - the moon has risen, and it's quite bright; wind and waves - lowered and slowed down and made my life easier:) I talk to Steve and row forward to a landfall
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22 августа 2005. 19:00GMT ( 3 часа ночи, 23 августа на "Украине") По спутниковой связи с Общ-вом океанских гребцов, Лондон.

Пока всё идёт нормально. Взошла луна и стало довольно-таки светло. Ветер и волны чуть стихли - стало легче. Беседую со Стивом и гребу вперёд. До связи через час

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Small world!
Aug 22, 2005. 17:00GMT (August 23, 02:00am on "Ukraine") On Satphone with ORS HQ

ORS HQ on my behalf asked RCC Canberra for name of a person in charge of Cocos Island, so I am now in frequen

And here starts a real adventure
Aug 22, 2005. 14:00GMT (22pm on "Ukraine") On Satphone with ORS.

Crazy acceleration. Wind is speeding up and I am driven straight to the Сocos island. Can see two spots of light, the le

Island of sweet-singing Sirens
Aug 22, 2005. 08:00GMT (4pm on "Ukraine")
The wind has slightly changed its direction and now we started to move more west. And here we are - if my course is the same, in less than a day I will li

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