Notes from the time in an email to a mate:

Pretty jaded after two days drinking,  and the trip is starting to hit. we came 2nd by 37 mins after 6 days
at sea. raced hard. 
for last 24-36 hours.  got 3 hours below deck for sleep
in last 56. last 4 hours we were in the most amazing
lightning storm and heavy 35 knots. blew the leech on
1 headsail, blew the starboard genoa halard, blew
the port genoa clutch, ripped the head of another
headsail and had to cut the head of another sail out of the
foil, hit by 1 lightning bolt, blew out instruments at the mast with big red flash from instruments, lost depth, speed, wind
angles, counted off 3 times at different lulls to make
sure we had all crew aboard, partied very hard next 12
hours.....  can put 37 mins down to 2 hours on 2nd day
while main was down repairing rip from luff back 3
metres, caused by only 24 knots.  Worked with Col constantly on repairs when off watch. 

Auckland to Fiji - Musket Cove Race

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