{"id":9474,"date":"2019-04-10T07:06:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T07:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/konyukhov.ru\/?p=9474"},"modified":"2019-04-11T07:07:04","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T07:07:04","slug":"day-125-the-storm-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/konyukhov.ru\/en\/day-125-the-storm-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 125. The storm continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

The north-westerly wind has turned to westerly of 30 – 35 knots, gusts of 45 knots. According to the forecast, the wind will calm down in a day\u2019s time and then a new wave of stormy weather will arrive.<\/p>\n

There was no voice communication with Fedor today, only text messages via Bysky:<\/p>\n

\u201cI go it blind as there is no wind indicator.\u00a0 It is very difficult to control the boat, the wind changes direction and I’m afraid to make a mistake and turn the broadside on to the wave. \u00a0If this happens, then the capsizing is inevitable. \u00a0The wind has raised large waves.<\/p>\n

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Nothing can be done, only to endure and survive. \u00a0It is 890 nautical miles to the coast.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t turn the gas stove on, I haven\u2019t eaten anything hot for many hours, the boat is thrown from side to side and I’m afraid to scald myself with boiling water. \u00a0It is better to be hungry than to get burned with hot water.<\/p>\n

I remember the words of my teacher, the Japanese solo traveller Naomi Uemura<\/a>: “I go on solo expeditions to understand the limits of human capabilities.”<\/p>\n

I think I found limits of my capabilities in this expedition and in these latitudes.<\/p>\n

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A new day has arrived, the sky is covered by dense clouds, like a blanket, the remaining solar panels do not work, they need more sunlight. \u00a0Instruments are set up to use minimum electricity: only a map, electronic compass and communication systems are switched on. \u00a0I hope the wind will blow away this cloud cover and let a little more sunlight through.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve crossed the 53 degrees South latitude. \u00a0It is a new frontier for me and the boat, we have not been this far south yet\u201d.<\/p>\n