18 May
We
follow the same tactic as yesterday, heading approx. 60 degrees and the wind
coming in from SE. It is slightly calmer today with a wind of 13-15 knots so we
don´t sail as long distance as yesterday. Anyhow we reached 160 NM the last 24
hours. We also have a current of 1 knot against us. As you understand nothing is
horizontal here by us but we have all developed a great sense of balance during
the last two days. We were accompanied by a couple of dolphins for some time
yesterday and we almost got a tuna of around 10 kilo, but we lost it only 5-10
meters away from Aniara. Probably we are sailing far too fast to land the really
big ones on deck. This morning we saw one of our fellow boats on our AIS. That
was Sana and she was around 10 NM away from us, otherwise we see no one out
here. Our night watch system works fine and we all take regular naps during
daytime as well. We still eat like Kings and Queens, yesterday we had Chicken
Marsala for dinner and on today’s lunch menu we find fresh melon with prosciutto
from Parma. We can hardly believe we are as lucky as we are, since the sailing
we have is just great.