"Our fate is not good, we can't even find a shelter from the wind here, ten levels are ten levels, I will build yì or cross directly, if nothing else, we can reach the entrance to the Strait of Magellan before dark, what do you see?" Hong Tao is not overbearing now, although he is the captain, but he is willing to be a little more sensitive to this choice of life and death, and listen to the opinions of Rada and Carol.

"You are the captain, you have the final say...... "Carol, a cheap bone, gave her the right to the point where she didn't claim it, and when she didn't give her the right, she complained every day that Hong Tao was too domineering, which was really difficult to serve.

"Sail Pilot, Sail with the Wind! Turn the Helm, Turn the Helm......" At this time, Lada was standing behind the steering wheel at the helm, and she showed her attitude with practical actions, and by the way, she had an addiction to being a captain.

"Stop, stop, stop, sail with the sail! You have to study hard when you go back, and the wind will sail with the wind at level 10? A sailor is a sailor, go to the side, take out the storm sail, and change the sail!" Hong Tao listened to Lada's command, and immediately stopped her movements, and at the same time stopped Carol, who was about to go to the port side to change the sail, and then unbuckled his seat belt and changed positions with Lada.

Although the stability of the sailboat is very good, especially in the case of strong winds, it can maintain better balance than fishing boats and yachts, but it has a fatal weakness, that is, the stability of the sail! The power of the sail and the stability of the center of gravity of the ship are a natural contradiction. In the case of unpredictable and very strong winds, it is best not to use too large sail area, which Hong Tao understands very deeply, because the first ship of the Mad Mouse was when the wind suddenly increased. He didn't want to do it again when he overturned it with a sail. The temperature here is only about 3 degrees Celsius. The water temperature is also about the same, as long as the boat capsizes, it is basically a dead end.

The current workload is very high. In addition to stowing the nose jib entirely, the mainsail was replaced with a sturdier storm sail with a smaller sail area. As the name suggests, it is a sail when the wind is too strong and power is needed to keep the sailboat moving. It is a small triangle, only one-third the size of the mainsail, and in addition to its small size, it has a small mechanism on it to deal with sudden wind strengthening, to prevent the hull from being crooked or the mast from breaking. This little mechanism is actually a special zipper. When the wind pressure on the sail reaches a threshold, the zipper will automatically crack, and two small semi-circular windows will appear on the sail surface, pouring the wind out of the window.

Usually it looks like the sailboat's sail gear is light and fluttering, like a layer of cicada wings, elegant and chic...... In fact, this thing is harmful, they are all made of synthetic materials, in order to ensure sufficient strength and toughness. Although the thickness is not large, the weight is not light at all. Even if the mainsail on the Mad Mouse III is on the dock, Hong Tao can't change it alone, and he can't drag it down. You can't throw it on the deck.

Changing sails in a state of tilted and bumpy hull is the first time Hong Tao has tried. The three of them had to work together to drag the new sail out of the storeroom and untie the mainsail from the crossmast. It took 40 minutes to put the new sails on. At this time, a light rain suddenly fell in the sky, and the wind and waves gradually increased. Hong Tao used the last bit of strength. With the help of Carol and Rada, the mainsail was stuffed into the storage room, and it was too late to rest, so he had to raise the storm sail and drive the sailboat himself, starting the final sprint. The next ten hours are the moment to decide life and death, as long as there is still a breath, he can't close his eyes, even if his heart is wide, no matter how wide his heart is, no matter how two hundred and five, he doesn't want to put his life and death in the hands of others, he wants to control himself.

Not only can Hong Tao not rest, but Carol can't relax just like Lada. Carroll tied himself to a third of the mast with a harness to help Hong Tao act as a navigator. Lada was alone on the port side, braving the icy waves, ready to change the angle of the sails, and every hour she had to change positions with Hong Tao and return to the bridge to recuperate. Even with the protection of a tight wetsuit and a waterproof jacket, the body temperature drops dramatically when it is washed away by one wave after another, and once it enters a low temperature state, it will directly reduce a new force.

The Drake Strait is indeed worthy of its name, the closer you get to Cape Horn, the stronger the wind becomes, and the wind speed has reached 45 knots in an instant, although it is downwind, you can still feel the meaning of the word whistling. At this time, the wave height was close to 10 meters, and the sea surface seemed to be moving mountains, and the visibility on the deck was less than 100 meters. The crest of the wave has been vaporized by the air current, turning into a white mist, which is carried eastward by the strong wind, hitting the back and the sail with a snapping sound, and the sound is huge.

"There is ice floe at 30 degrees on the starboard side!! there is ice floe at 30 degrees on the starboard side!! "The most terrifying thing is not the strong wind and huge waves, there are still a lot of ice floes floating from the South Pole in the strait. It's hard to spot in the white mist, and if you accidentally come into close contact with them, the Mad Mouse III will turn into an unlucky bastard that runs into a mouse trap, and it will be over with a snap. The main reason why Carol took the risk to climb to the middle of the mast was to be able to stand taller, so that he could spot these "mines" in advance, and then inform Hong Tao to avoid them in time.

Three hours later, the Mad Mouse III officially entered the Drake Passage, the wind was still rising, the wind speed had exceeded 50 knots, and the narrow storm sails were blown as if they were about to tear off the mast at any moment. The brightly colored mouse-headed man was staring at Hong Tao with a comical look, as if to mock him as a small reptile trying to challenge nature.

"Your mom X! I'll paint you an ugly monster when I go back!" Don't talk about the two girls, Hong Tao's inner fear has also risen to the limit, and he has to use his favorite painting case to vent it.

The gloomy sky, the gloomy sea, the wind that carries the mist chasing the body, and the huge waves that are ready to smash the boat at any moment cause infinite mental pressure on the human senses. Carol was so desperate that she clung to the mast with both hands, not daring to raise her binoculars to look at the endless sea. Every glance filled her with despair about her future, she no longer believed that the little sailboat could pass here, she felt that the sea would swallow the ship and herself in the next second.

"He's a bastard...... Woowoo...... I don't want to die! I don't want to die...... I'm going home!" and then she suddenly broke down, howling loudly, scrambling to unbuckle her seat belt and try to escape from the mast. As for where to flee, she didn't know in her heart, anyway, she was going to escape, to run away, as if it would be safe that way.

"Don't move! you're going to kill yourself!! Rada, come here and take the helm!" Hong Tao stomped his foot helplessly when he saw Carol's state. At this time, he must leave the steering wheel, if Carol unfastens the seat belt, then the next second she will be swept away by the huge waves, although when she got on the boat, she signed the law, which can exempt him from most of the responsibility, but he can't watch a lovely woman who has been with him for more than two months disappear so permanently, which makes him more disturbing than instructing Xiao Wu to hit and kill Tian's son-in-law and Boss Jin with a car.

Carol ...... No...... Woowoo...... Hold on a little longer, we'll be safe, don't unbuckle your seat belts......" Radha is stronger than Carroll, after all, she is professionally trained, she has also experienced the test of life and death, although she is also very nervous, but not so much that she will not let herself have a nervous breakdown. She unbuckled her seat belt and moved towards the bridge as she cried out loud in an attempt to wake Carroll.

Unfortunately, her voice could not wake up Carol, who was already in a state of frenzy, she was still crying and trying to escape from the mast, the three seat belts had been unfastened one, and the second was being undone, while Hong Tao had just moved to starboard, and she was still five or six meters away. The distance of five or six meters still needs to be locked back and forth at least twice before it can be completed, and this time is enough for Carroll to unfasten the remaining two seat belts.

"you, X! I finally remembered that I forgot to bring something on the boat, Newfoundland! I have a bunch of Newfoundland dogs, and Nima forgot to bring them...... You're going to be killed by this broken memory sooner or later!" Hong Tao watched as Carroll unfastened the second seat belt and went to untie the third, and suddenly remembered something in his mind. Those Newfoundland dogs, who are known as the second life of the sea, actually forgot to bring them, if there is a Newfoundland dog here at this time, it can at least go over and help itself to hold Carol for a while, and be bitten by the kind of big dog more than half a meter high, even a big guy like Parov can't run, let alone Carol.

But there is nowhere to buy regret medicine, if there is, Hong Tao will definitely not come to play anything again, cross Cape Horn, go directly to the Panama Canal, or go to the Strait of Magellan, no matter how bad it is, he can hire two professional sailors from Puerto Montt at a high price to help him. The world's biggest stupid X would take two women to sail alone to this hellish place, what Nima's reputation, it's all nonsense, it's better to live.

"Don't go...... Don't go...... Don't go for ...... Don't leave me alone, I'm scared too!" At this time, the Radha in the bridge suddenly became crazy, and screamed loudly at Hong Tao's back, and his voice was out of tune. However, she was not broken, nor was she affected by Carol's state, but was frightened by Hong Tao's movements. (To be continued......)