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Singapore: Job Lists and Gym21st April 2010
It’s hot and humid here in Singapore, but no rest for the crew or shore crew as they get trapped by a new job list. Mohsin al Busaidi commented: “By now you must wonder what we still find to do to Majan at each stop over? Surely the jobs list must be pretty short by now, and Majan must be totally sorted? The reality is that a racing boat is never completely finished. There is always something that can be perfected. Just like a Forumla 1 car wears through tyres, we wear through sails, sheets and halyards. On this last leg the G1 halyard strop and halyard broke, and we had to improvise a fix for that. The third gear cog in the port pit winch sheared off three teeth and we also managed to snap three vanes off the wind generator. All these problems, you work around at sea”. He added: “The sailing crew must also find time to get to the gym as it’s important to maintain general fitness, while on the stopovers. Lots to do and fit into our short stay here. And once again, thanks to our hard working shore crew led by Murray Goodsell, it means Mohammed and I can get a day or two off, before we set sail again on the 27 April”.


