ARC Europe Bermuda - Azores Day 9
Luckily we found a loaf of bread at the bottom of the freezer, so all is not lost after the demise of the breadmaker. We have been romping along over the last 24 hours with a daily run of 207 miles. During the night we logged wind speeds in excess of 45 kts, so we added further reefs to the main and genoa. The wave height is incredible, over 4m, coming in from the stern. Fizz seems to be coping really well with the challenging conditions, but the crew could do with more sleep, so we are cat-napping during the day. The wind backed round to the SW earlier today, so we took the pole down and are now on a stb'd tack with the wind on the stbd quarter. The weather forecasts continue to indicate strong winds right through to Sunday, with a possible further gale hitting us late Saturday, although this may slow down giving us a chance to get into Horta before it gets us. The sun is out today, so chef Pierre has been getting some bronzy in between getting soaked with incoming waves. I am doing dinner tonight, beef curry and rice, unfortunately no popadums.
More to follow.
Chris Willis
Fizz of Cowes