Danica I - Sailing Log

Day 14- Saturday, December 8, 2018
¢ Night Watch Report:
o 13-20 knot winds with gusts - sailing M-2 and genoa. Danica's speed 7-8 knots
o 2-3m swells NE with frequent 4m confused surges that twisted poor Danica back and forth putting lots of force on sails and rigging and autopilot
o Squalls with winds up to 30 knots reached us in early morning hours 4-6am.
o 06:30 furled genoa because the down-haul connection on the pole broke when tried to change the sail position. Captain and Don spent an hour on the deck under bright spreader lights trying to secure the rigging. Repositioned Genoa on the port pole and started sailing wing-on -wing by 11:00, increasing our speed by a couple of knots.
¢ Day sailing and Danica's Trip's distance
o 14-19 knot winds, sailing at 7-8 knots with main-2 and genoa - wing-on-wing
o 12:00 - noon - Trip distance - 2177 NM - 169 NM in 24 hrs
¢ Highs and Lows of the day
o Broken pole connection has been added to the Captain's to do list in St. Lucia
o We see patches of sea weed floating on the surface of the water ( 12:00 )