Foxy Lady - Log Day 12 - 2/12/11
Overnight the winds increased enough for us to attain by 5am our first 200 nautical mile 24 hour period! I was on watch at that time and earmarked a bottle of Moet for our celebration toast which was later accompanied by Sam & Lucci made pizzas for lunch. Cheese, pineapple, ham, anchovy and olives were amongst the selection.
Most of today we have had consistently strong trade winds, sometimes up to 25 knots. We are getting used to the reverberations as our hull shoots down one wave to another. On deck, we feel a rush of wind to the back of our necks, sense the yacht crest on a swell and wait as she comes surfing down. Then wait momentarily to anticipate the speed on the instruments reaching sometimes 17 knots. At these times the whole boat shimmers and vibrates as we push onwards, some times yawing as the auto-pilot struggles to maintain heading. See photo of our stern.
Riding swell
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