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Monomotapa - 5 December



Monomotapa 5 December

Finally some sun to dry all the wet things off and give us the opportunity to sun bathe and relax in between the sail trimming and sail changes .
The bad news is that a high pressure band of weather is due in front of the Caribbean islands in a few days time and this will mean a lot lighter winds.
It is either one thing or the other, wet front with storms or sun and no wind.

Another excellent meal last night, roast chicken, roast potatoes and crepes with Nutella. We did talk about flambeing then with rum but decided that this would not be a good idea, if the boat caught on fire.

We have deployed the spinnaker today to maximise our distance before the forecast fall in wind predicted for tomrrow. How ever the weather forecasts we have received have been less than acurate so far. The big question today is whether we should go more to the south to avoid the high pressure and get more wind or if we should continue straight on toward St Lucia and hope that the weather changes before we get there...

We have developed high efficiency in sail changes working as a well oiled team ( and to be clear that is before we have been on the rum!).

Distance to go 815 nm, estimated arrival 10 December, wind dependent.


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