This morning the wind was a little less, in high teens and with a friendly sky. Before Tony was up we decided to hoist the Code Zero, which is a large front sail. We rolled in the main completely, adjusted the poled-out job on starboard and used the main sail boom I. Lieu of a pole on port, to stabilize the Code Zero sheet, without which it would be much too close to the side of the boat and ineffective. Our average speed has shot up +1.5 knots, and we feel the full power of the wind moving the boat. Exhilarating. I just helmed for the last hour and a half and it was a blast!
Of course we should have done this a few days sooner and we’d be closer to the top spot in 1E category by now. But we had other issues. Oh boy. At least we should be in for a strong finish. Heading is good.
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