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Never known how special this stuff really is. Use it on board of course and the past years I learned that Paul is using it for practically everything on board but yesterday I looked at their website (Dutch).

From the website: What does WD-40 stand for?
WD-40 literally stands for Water Displacement, 40th attempt. That’s the name straight out of the lab book used by the chemist who developed WD-40 back in 1953. The chemist, Norm Larsen, was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion—a task which is done by displacing water. Norm’s persistence paid off when he perfected the formula on his 40th try.

Ant still the formula is secret, their are only 2 persons in the world who know exactly what it is made of.

Original it was used for, what’s in a name, water displacement. Soon it was found out to be very handy with all other means. See a long, long list of possible and proven use on the website.

Did you know this?

What does WD-40 do?
WD-40 fulfills five basic functions:

And I don’t have shares. Honestly.

Today was a big day for Joos en Wubbo Ockels. The ‘kiellegging’ (beginning of the making of the hull) of their very special version of the Grote Meid. A boat built, also by Gerard Dykstra, to support itself by making it’s own energie and using as less energie as possible. The Ecolution
(a Dutch website I’m affraid). Here you already can see some movies and pictures of this event (also Dutch, sorry).
Just last week Joos and Wubbo sailed the Classic with the Grote Meid. They were not only sailing the race but also measuring the whole ship and making comparisons. And talking all the time about how this or that must be at the Ecolution.

Where 2 worlds can be so different and so equal at the same time.

That’s the name of the yacht Graham is racing with. On the website of Tim Wright you can see pictures.

Today is lay day. That means no sailing and a lot of partying. But if you have seen or been to one party, you have seen them all. So that’s not something I’m going to miss. Racing is a whole other story ofcourse.
Yesterday the genoa, the big frontsail, tore at a seam. Right after the start. So there was no racing for the Mary Brown after all yesterday. The sailmaker fixed it and tomorrow they will start again.

Good luck guys!