Yes, it is true ; There is a lot of water in the Atlantic, but for some reason it does not seem to comply with the wind. We have been trolling along with 3 to 5 knots the past few days - we really need to be up and running on 7-8 knots if we are to arrive at St Lucia in time for the last arrival party. Oh well, we know we are not the only ones that is waiting for the wind to come.
Life on AHEAD is easy and comfortable although the thought of having 12-14 days still to go is a bit frustrating. A few days ago we heard a distress call. A yacht and a fisherboat had collided some 50 miles north of us. We changed course and headed for the accident. Fortunately no big damage had happend to the ship. A lost mast was the worst thig and another fishingships had arrived before us and provided the yacht with enough fuel so it coud hump back to Cape Verde. We were called up from Falmouth (MRCC) the next mornning who gave us an update. Nice to know that we are not alone.
Our Gennaker decided to go for a walk by itself last night. It hit the water with a big splash and we were suddenly very busy all of us pulling it back on the boat. After the last accident two weeks ago we reinforced it with a steel wire. When we took a closer look at the sail we could see that the wire was torn apart. So maybe Tom, the mast climber, will be back on duty soon.
The food and water situation on board is reasonable. We are still running fine, but due to the prolonged trip we do not expect to have much of our supply left when we hit Rodney Bay.
Thanks from all of us to all of you who had sent us mails and sms. the Crew at AHEAD