The invisible man at the steer is often taken for granted. Three days after the start in Las Palmas, our Autohelm ceased to work. With 3 days left to reach St. Lucia, our hands are raw, our arms and legs ache, our eyes are tired of staring at the compas and we feel great relieve to get close to our target. 2200 miles sailed by hand so far, 24 hours a day. Not a moment time for more but, steer, cook, eat and sleep. It however also fills us with joy to have accomplished this heavy task, but we will never ever take our invisible man for granted again!
Family boat: Bonte Koe, skipper Jan Bijleveld, sons Albert-Jan & Maarten and daughter Marieke