Position at Noon 22 Degrees 17 N 22 Degrees 59 W
Distance travelled 148 Nautical Miles
Ran the Genoa all night but the wind has dropped so a party went forth to replace it with the spinnaker. All connections made, just about to haul up the spinnaker when the wind suddenly started to gust up to 26 knots. Back went the Spinnaker and out came the Genoa and yes you guessed it, the wind dropped again! So we had breakfast instead, seemed the best solution under the circumstances. We suffered little to no wind for most of the day so eventually we got out the Spinnaker, a good decision albeit a bit late in the day, and once up we were flowing, picking up speed as the wind increased. Afternoon turned to evening and the speed increased and the spinnaker was flying well, the boat was sailing comfortably and the night watches started. At times we were up to 9 knots
Saturday was generally a quiet day with one two exception. Firstly, David baked his first bread; in fact he baked a pair of loaves, one for the following day. They were a great success and by doing two we saved gas. Secondly we tried out the sea water shower mounted on the stern. The sea water soap/shampoo was very good and quick rinse with a limited
amount of fresh water completed the task and we were refreshed. Fortunately the sea water is now getting warmer so it wasn't too much of a shock to the system.
For most of the day we were following what we think was a French Boat, as dusk was approaching we were catching it up only to find they had veered away, never to be seen again!
Evening watch started well running with the Spinnaker covering the ground lost earlier in the day.
Maybe there will be more to write about tomorrow,