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Hawkeye - Hawkeye ARC Blog 7 – Halfway Across the Pond



It’s been an eventful day on The Happy Boat.

Today's excitement culminated in a midday crew celebration as we passed the half-way mark to St Lucia!

Our fête had a Caribbean vibe as we toasted with a small glass of bubbly and chocolate cake made by Lizzie.

It was a fitting tribute to what has become one of the least arduous voyages our crew can remember.

We have also had our first squall, handled impeccably by Watch Team Stephens and its crack helm the ‘Cat Whisperer’ Peter.

Mostly we have been surfing down the 3 metre waves kicked up by the 20 to 25 knot trade winds, with the record speed seen so far being over 14 knots.

However, as Hawkeye is built for comfort, not for speed, we have been sailing conservatively with our twin Genoa’s often reefed at night, and a lovely relaxed atmosphere in the day.

Our occupations are primarily eating, reading, binge-watching, napping and setting the world to rights.

We’ve put fishing on hold for a bit, due to our speed coming up, and also the fact that fish dinners were getting a bit passé.

Stay tuned for the next episode of the Hawkeye ARC blog, when we hope to reveal singing with whales, a vicious game of charades and if we’re lucky, team Karaoke!

Team Hawkeye




Halfway celebration

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