| đ«đ· Je me rappelle dâune nuit abominable. Du haut de mes tout dĂ©buts jâavais pourtant la sensation de bien faire voguer mon voilier. Plus de 5 nĆuds pour traverser le canal situĂ© entre New Ireland et New Britain, Aurora avait fiĂšre allure. Mais ça, câĂ©tait avant de virer de bord et de commencer mes « Z » pour remonter le canal. La pluie bĂątait assez fort, mon bord Ă©tait pris, tout Ă©tait bien rĂ©glĂ©, Aurora repartait bĂąbord amures Ă un bon rythme, mais en un coup dâoeil sur mon Ă©cran GPS toute ma positivitĂ© allait subitement sâeffondrait. Aurora repartait exactement sur son sillage qui lâavait menĂ© jusquâici. Jâavais pourtant rĂ©glĂ© mon voilier au prĂ©s serrĂ©, Aurora devrait dĂ©sormais remonter le vent, mais non, la trace me montrer un retour Ă la case dĂ©part. Pour la premiĂšre fois depuis mon jeune dĂ©part je me trouver dans une zone de courant trĂšs soutenu. Que ce soit bĂąbord amures ou tribord amures, impossible de remonter le canal. Mes bords Ă©taient dâun plat gĂ©omĂ©trique ! Dehors la pluie forçait, la nuit Ă©tait noire et je ne trouvais pas la solution. A dĂ©faut de succĂšs Ă la voile, je me rapprochais des cĂŽtes, affalais toutes les voiles et tentais ma chance au moteur, tout droit, en espĂ©rant quâen bordure de canal le courant serait moins fort. Un nĆud. Pour les non iniciĂ©s : 1,85 km/h. Telle Ă©tait ma vitesse⊠Câest pas rapide ! MĂȘme mon pote @terresco court parfois plus viteâŠ!Il mâaura fallu des heures et des heures pour remonter tout doucement le canal et en fin de journĂ©e parvenir Ă rejoindre la baie de Rabaul. | đŹđ§ I remember an abominable night. From the height of my very beginnings, however, I had the feeling to sail well my sailboat. More than 5 knots to cross the canal located between New Irland and New Britain, Aurora looked great. But that was before I turned around and started my 'Z' to go up the canal. The rain was building quite heavily, my edge was taken, everything was well adjusted, Aurora returned to port looking sharp at a good pace, but in a glance on my GPS screen all my positivity would suddenly collapse. Aurora was going back exactly on its wake that had led it this way. However, I had adjusted my sailboat to close range, Aurora should now move up the wind, but no, the track shows me a return to square one. For the first time since my young departure I find myself in a zone of very strong current. Whether it is on the tailed port or starboard, impossible to go up the canal. My edges were of a geometric plate! Outside the rain was forcing, the night was black and I couldnât find the solution. In the absence of success in sailing, I was getting closer to the coasts, lowering all the sails and trying my luck with the engine, straight ahead, hoping that at the edge of the canal the current would be less strong. A knot. For the uninitiated: 1.85 km/h. That was my speed... Itâs not fast! Even my friend @terresco runs faster sometimes...! It took me hours and hours to slowly climb up the canal and at the end of the day manage to reach the bay of Rabaul. |
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