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Aquavita - Day 3 going south with the wind



I came on my shift at 04.00. There's a crescent moon on the east, and a clear sky full of stars. Wind is around 20 kts. We had the main with 2 reefs and a full jib. Boat speed is between 6 and 8 kts. With an easterly wind on the stern, we decided to go south west rather than north west.

Jason was feeling better today, he asked for noodle soup for breakfast and kept it all in. He came up to the flybridge in the afternoon. We spotted an ARC boat - Infinity 10 - on the AIS and he had a little chat with them on the radio.

The fleet position list sent by ARC today showed we slipped 10 places from 14 to 24 out of a fleet of 32. Alarm! We didn't want to be too far behind, so we hoisted the main sail up fully in 15-20kt wind. Hope we can make up some ground.

Author: Yvette



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