When the four Russian sailors arrived at Hout Bay,they had been under the watchfull eye of one Karin Solomons,watchfull as she was able to be given she was at home and on land and they were at sea,she told me she was given positions by phone as they sailed down the coast to the cape and with the NSRI informed as they moved,some help was at hand if required?
Karin decided to act as a one person support group for the guys,she met them at the Point Yacht Club and thought they were something different,she is right on that for sure,Karin then funded her own air ticket and car hire for an entire weeks stay in Hout Bay to try and raise awareness for the boat and its crew.
One of the other real time supporters of the Energy Diet boat and crew was/is Alan Batley,the HBYC marina manager,he was there from the moment they arrived at the dock,he was also there when they sailed,thanks Alan (pink shirt)
Karin and Anna say farewell to Energy Diet,Karins trip has now ended but the crew sail on to start the second last part of a long distance record attempt for The Guiness Book of Records,do they sell Guiness in Russia?
Jack waves good bye and takes a movie as he does so,Jack was the crews main speaker of english for the men.
Into the fog,with no radar reflector or navigation lights,within an hour they would have to cross the capes busy navigation lane too.
Thats very heavy fog out there!
Going Going Gone..............
Karin with her Russian (extreme) sailors at the HBYC marina just before setting off for Walvis Bay,Namibia.
All pictures taken by George Wenman,thanks George.
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