Simo arrives in Horta

[rolandmouse]

Simo the Vertue has arrived in Horta and is now looking for crew to Falmouth in early July,
great pic and fab video check out
www.simothevertue.blogspot.com

v113simo@yahoo.co.uk

 

[Seajet]

Nice blog thanks.

Is Simo the ' Salmo ' from the book ' The Restless Wind ' by any chance ?

 

[Buck Turgidson]

Nice blog thanks.

Is Simo the ' Salmo ' from the book ' The Restless Wind ' by any chance ?

No she's V113. Mentioned in the blue book though and I have to thank Mick for allowing a novice like me to crew for him on a brilliant if moist passage.

 

[Buck Turgidson]

First few Video blogs up on youtube. More to follow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ5UD98EYgM

 

[chinita]

Great stuff Dave.

Did Mick not get to bake any bread in that funny utensil he had shipped from the USA!!?

 

[Buck Turgidson]

Not only bread a plenty but carrot cake too!

Should be around part 8 or 9 of the videos.

 

[chinita]

Just thought I would bump this up again as there are now 11 videos available.

 

[Buck Turgidson]

12

 

[chinita]

Sorry to hear about the crew situation.

Anyway, she will get you there.

Be careful, Mick, and fair winds.

 

[chinita]

Just thought I would bump this up again as there are now 11 videos available.

Not really counting No: 11

 

[Buck Turgidson]

Well that was an interesting afternoon.
Just after lunch I was contacted by Zürich RCC to inform me that my PLB was active. I left it with Mick in Horta with the comment "don't set it off until you have to abandon ship!". That first call was followed by numerous calls to Falmouth Coastguard and MRCC Ponta Delgada, along with SPOT RCC in the States and Micks partner in the UK. Here we are at 7pm and I'm relieved to learn that he's been picked up by a Spanish fishing boat after having hit something, possibly a whale and despite his best efforts SIMO is was taking on more water than he could pump out. Simo will sink in the next few hours and Mick will be taken to Vigo in Spain.
I'm about to have a stiff drink.

 

[Fantasie 19]

I'm glad he's safe, but I bet he's absolutely devastated as even I could see how much he loved that boat..

 

[chinita]

Jeez. Amazed and relieved.