Log 2 – Tues 25 November – 14.30 UTC
2529 to go to St Lucia – Position: N25.02W17.08.5
Speed: 5.3knots Course: 220
Almost perfect; blue skies, blue waters and 8 knots of wind. Heading South-West, looking for more wind. On the left the Sahara, on the right the great blue ocean! The blues from the speakers…
Slowly but surely the boat starts to come to life. Where yesterday evening at sunset the cold beers travelled straight back into the fridge as there were no takers, today the colour is returning in the so far pale cheeks. The crew is settling in. Jokes, politeness and heroic women who are trying to cook are the daily fare on board. A bit old fashioned, but there is no getting them out of the galley!
Today we have lamb stew with potatoes and vegetables on the menu! Yummy!
Last night we had a little incident with the pole; a shackle malfunctioned resulting in the helmsman looking out to the start instead of the genoa! Luckily enough the pole kept balancing on the outer end and after a quick repair on the foredeck (plenty of spares on board), the genoa was rolled back out.
It is still the most amazing experience to sail at night, stars all over the place, the calm…soon a course of astronavigation will start. Applications accepted until 3pm today….