Wednesday, January 9, 2013

2nd Time in Kuala Belait, Brunei

5 days, 427 nautical miles with just the two of us onboard. By the time we arrived in Kuala Belait on 9th January 2013, I was an absolute zombie

My body was functioning but my mind was not. I was on autopilot mode. With a 2 hour on and 2 hour off shift, 24 hours for 5 days straight, it was really hard for either of us to get any proper rest. I don't know how the solo sailors do it but I definitely have a new found respect for them. 

I know you might be wondering why 2 hours per shift? Why didn't we make the shifts longer so that we could both have more time to rest? Well, 2 hours was just about as long as I could keep watch without dozing off or feeling seasick.

We didn't get much wind on this passage, so we had to motor most of the way. It was no fun breathing in gear box oil fumes the whole way.

Our initial heading was towards Miri, unfortunately our sail drive failed again. 

We anchored (N 04.34.540 E 114.11.784) in the Belait River just opposite the Kuala Belait Boat Club and subsequently moored Raptor right next to the jetty, opposite the playground where we left her for almost a month, to attend a friend's wedding in Melbourne, Australia.
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