The adventures continue onboard Soma.
We originally thought that crossing would take around 21 or 22 days. Not unreasonable for the size of boat and probable winds. The frustratingly light winds have put us back and now a 25 day passage seems more likely. Hopefully we'll arrive before the official closure of the finish line. Expecting to her sounds of "come in yacht 224 your time is up".
Well we haven't been Island hopping and sampling the rum on other Islands but have diligently followed the routing suggestion offered by the event's meteorologist at the Skippers briefing. No complaints as there's not a lot one can do in a small yacht but by and large accept the weather one's given.
Thank God though for the discovery of further liquid supplies (Martini-fitting for the 007 on board-Naval Commander) for the obligatory sundowner!
After the brief glipmse of the Orca a while back we have been greeted today by a pod of pilot whales willing us onwards as we run just off the wind at 6.5-7 knots with poled out headsail and main. Doesn't get much better than this with super sailing under blue skies and warm sunshine.
Yesterday it was the dolphins who entertained us to their ritual of torpedoing under the bow and darting off to return leaving the photographer with blank shots of empty sea.
After lasts nights Paella without fish!-yes still no luck, -it's curry night tonight!!
Just enough beer (sundowner rations) to see us through to the finish line, but the rum punch on arrival is "not going to touch the sides!!" says the Commander...........
Nick Clarke and Tim