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Miss Liz II - Log Day 2 - The one that got away



Todays highlight? Without doubt Chris and Jon fishing. They had something BIG on the line....so big they couldn't keep it so they had to cut the line before they lost too much gear. After much debate they have now decided that the big lure will not be making an appearance!

On board all is well, highlight Chicken Curry for dinner. The Watt and Sea generator means that we have still not had to use the generator - even after the evenings entertainment of 2 hours of Bo Selector. Now, there's a bit of TV history! Winds remained steady, and we resisted launching the gennaker. In the evening winds blew at a steady 20 Knots meaning our average speed lay between 9 and 10 Knots. Night sailing remained the same but we lost the autopilot several times. Nothing major - and some fun for the crew who were short on night sailing experience. If this wind keeps steady we should beat the 170 miles we managed yesterday.....could be well over 200 today....

As a result of the autopilot fun, today saw Harry (the Hydrovane) at work. Working well but the varying winds mean continual attention. Bodes well for this evening. The gennaker appeared from the locker.....and a usual the wind picked up so now sitting on the deck forelornly hoping to fly. We kept ourselves happy with an Egg and toast sandwich prepared by Rob the Chef.


We are currently still running on the direct line, about 8 boats around us, one of which is Challenger 1. Let's see if we can keep up.......

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