It is now 24 hours since we left Gran Canaries following repairs to our steering gear, the sea trials went well (A great thank you to the Oyster team for their quick response and efforts), we are now on our way to St Lucia, We had light winds for the first 6 hours leaving Gran canaries as being in the wind shadow of the island, then the steady trade wind from ENE started to build and we were sailing again, what a great feeling, we have had 20kts of wind all through the night which has helped us catch up a little time I think, our average speed being just over 7 kts.
We tried our hand at fishing again yesterday but no luck after about 8 hours, Gus then brought in the lure for the night only to find we forgot to take the protective plastic collar off the hook! no excuses for today!!
Alex cooked a great beef stew with rice for dinner last night, I think Nigel has a chicken curry planned for this evenings meal should we not catch a fish?
Happy Sailing
Bryan