PLONGEUR SOLITAIRE - LE LIVRE - Partie 13 đ«đ· đŹđ§
đ«đ· Deux cents milles nautiques de traversĂ©e, voilĂ qui poserait un sourire en coin Ă nâimporte quel navigateur solitaire un tant soit peu expĂ©rimentĂ©. Mais en ce qui me concerne, il sâagit dâune premiĂšre. Alors jâapprends Ă mâorganiser. Jâai cuisinĂ© mes repas Ă lâavance, mes lignes de vie sont en place, jâai consultĂ© mes fichiers mĂ©tĂ©o Grib tĂ©lĂ©chargĂ©s depuis ma radio, tout est rangĂ© et calĂ© Ă bord, mon lit est dĂ©jĂ prĂȘt, et mon rĂ©gulateur dâallure, cet Ă©trange et incroyable pilote automatique entiĂšrement mĂ©canique que je ne connais que depuis peu, est rĂ©glĂ© pour prendre le vent au 3/4 arriĂšre et me donner ainsi un confort optimale. A bien y rĂ©flĂ©chir, la navigation en solitaire ne donne aucun travail supplĂ©mentaire Ă bord. Que lâon soit seul ou Ă dix, la liste des tĂąches restera la mĂȘme. Une ancre devra toujours ĂȘtre relevĂ©e, une voile toujours hissĂ©e, rĂ©duite ou affalĂ©e, un repas toujours cuisinĂ©, et une avarie toujours rĂ©parĂ©e. La seule chose qui change est le temps nĂ©cessaire Ă sâexĂ©cuter. Seul, il mâest impossible dâĂȘtre Ă la fois en pied de mĂąt pour hisser la grand-voile, et au mĂȘme moment, dans le cockpit pour Ă©tarquer lâĂ©coute... Du coup ma grand voile passe chaque jour de nombreuses secondes Ă faseiller dans le vent le temps que je finisse ma manĆuvre de pont et redescende faire celle du cockpit. RĂ©sultat, le tissu sâabime un peu plus rapidement, et ce matin, une de mes lattes sâest envolĂ©e pour un superbe plongeon au fond du cratĂšre de Ureparara. Jâen perdrai dâautres... Je ne suis pas en rĂ©gate, cela nâĂ aucun handicap sur ma navigation. Relever une ancre me demande lâexĂ©cution dâun petit marathon en triangulaire autour des commandes Ă©lectriques, du puits de chaine en haut duquel les maillons viennent inlassablement butter, et du cockpit ou quelques coups de marche avant sont parfois nĂ©cessaires. GĂ©rer son eau, son Ă©lectricitĂ©, sa mĂ©canique, faire sa popote, nettoyer le bateau, laver son linge, pĂ©cher, entretenir, rĂ©parer... Tout finira par se faire, mais plus lentement.
AussitĂŽt sorti de la baie turbulente dâUreparapara, je fais connaissance avec des vents dont le nom a Ă©tĂ© longtemps mythique pour moi: Les AlizĂ©s. Sâils Ă©taient bien prĂ©sents pendant mon sĂ©jour en Nouvelle CalĂ©donie, je nâavais jamais rĂ©ellement naviguĂ© avec eux. Jâentends par lĂ , les avoir par 15 Ă 20 nĆuds, rĂ©guliers et en plein dans les fesses dâAurora, ce qui nâest pas pour dĂ©plaire Ă la dame, la coquine filant Ă plus de 7 nĆuds vers son objectif. Evidemment ce qui devait arriver arriva. A cette allure davantage soutenue que sur mes prĂ©visions, me voici en avance en approche de lâĂźle visĂ©e, ce qui ne serait pas un problĂšme si lâobscuritĂ© ne commençait pas Ă gagner pour une nuit imminente. Câest dans cette situation que lâon est admiratif des anciens, lesquels, dans le mĂȘme contexte, ne disposaient ni du GPS indiquant le chemin Ă suivre, ni du radar dessinant le contour des cĂŽtes, et ni mĂȘme du sondeur mâalertant de la prĂ©sence de rĂ©cifs invisibles par nuit noire. Et malgrĂ© toute cette technologie, ce fut avec grand soulagement que jâentendis Hudson, sorti en canot de la nuit noire pour me guider dans ma recherche de mouillage. Lâancre est posĂ©e, je suis aux Iles Salomon.
A suivre...
đŹđ§Two hundred nautical miles of sailing, that would put a smirk on any solo sailor with even the slightest experience. But as far as Iâm concerned, itâs a first. So Iâm learning to organize myself. I cooked my meals in advance, my lines of life are in place, I consulted my Grib weather files downloaded from my radio, everything is stored and stowed on board, my bed is already ready, and my pace controller, this strange and incredible fully mechanical autopilot that I have only known for a short time, is set to take the wind at the 3/4 back and thus give me optimal comfort. On reflection, solo sailing gives no extra work on board. Whether we are alone or with ten, the list of tasks will remain the same. An anchor must always be raised, a sail always hoisted, reduced or slumped, a meal always cooked, and a damage always repaired. The only thing that changes is the time needed to execute. Alone, it is impossible for me to be both at the foot of the mast to hoist the mainsail, and at the same time, in the cockpit to tune the listening... So my main sail spends many seconds every day in the wind, just waiting for me to finish my deck maneuver and go back down to do the cockpit one. As a result, the fabric is damaged a little faster, and this morning, one of my slats flew away for a superb dive at the bottom of the crater of Ureparara. I will lose others... I am not in a regatta, this does not have any impact on my navigation. Lifting an anchor requires me to perform a small triangular marathon around the electrical controls, the chain shaft at the top of which the links endlessly come to rest, and the cockpit where some forward strokes are sometimes necessary. DManage its water, its electricity, its mechanics, do its cooking, clean the boat, wash oneâs clothes, sin, maintain, repair... Everything will eventually happen, but more slowly.
Immediately out of the turbulent bay of Ureparapara, I get acquainted with winds whose name has long been mythical for me: Les Alizés. If they were indeed present during my stay in New Caledonia, I had never actually sailed with them. I mean to have them by 15 to 20 knots, regular and right in the buttocks of Aurora, which is not to displease the lady, the naughty girl spinning at more than 7 knots towards her goal. Obviously what was supposed to happen happened. At this pace, more sustained than on my forecasts, I am ahead in approaching the target island, which would not be a problem if darkness did not start to gain for an imminent night. It is in this situation that one admires the ancient ones, who, in the same context, had neither GPS indicating the path to follow, nor radar tracing the contour of the coasts, and even nor sounders alerting me of the presence of invisible reefs on a dark night. And despite all this technology, it was with great relief that I heard Hudson, out in a canoe of the dark night to guide me in my search for anchorage. The anchor is set, I am in the Solomon Islands.
To be continued...
Part 1 : https://ecency.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-the-book-part
Part 2 : https://ecency.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie
Part 3 : https://ecency.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-c1c041d6bcefd
Part 4 : https://ecency.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-4-new-caledonia
Part 5 : https://peakd.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-9a83ce8fd682a
Part 6: https://ecency.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-6c3e2a00f0704
Part 7: https://peakd.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-dffa5ae35505f
Part 8 : https://ecency.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-902f2fd33c9da
Part 9 : https://ecency.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-f480a024d40b3
Part 10: https://ecency.com/hive-184437/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-c65cb63d4aacf
Part 11: https://ecency.com/hive-180164/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-c6f6acc86dab2
Part 12: https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@marc-allaria/plongeur-solitaire-le-livre-partie-d9d2e7f95253b
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