Brizo - BVI to Bermuda Day 2

Just a quick update about the first 30 hours back on an ocean leg.  The first 20 hours were pretty frustrating after sailing with the slightest of winds over the ‘start line’ with the newly repaired ‘Limey’ spinnaker flying for the first time. Soon after we motor sailed on and off with a frustrating lack of wind for the first night at sea.

Pat myself and Murray all stand single night watches with Pat having the best of the sailing last night. Today, Friday things have picked up, with a fairly consistent Easterly wind that has allowed us to sail at between 7 and 8 knots.

We have less wind predicted over the next few days so it looks like we will be some 5-6 days at sea, especially as the winds towards the end will turn against us.

Nothing really exciting to say so far and it will take another day or so to get fully accustomed to living full time at sea, at an angle and with broken sleep patterns. But we know we will get to the point where it becomes not only normal but thoroughly enjoyable and you simply just want to keep going over the horizon !

Mind you I cannot speak for Murray who will probably want to jump ship at Bermuda after being subjected to a non-stop barrage of a previous generations (or two) music collection.

Stu