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Albatross - YB Connect Message from Fernando Assens



Nov 24 - 5th Day at Sea & Thanksgiving!

All is well. And today being Thanksgiving, we want to thank our wives and significant others for letting us be here, in the middle of the Atlantic during Thanksgiving Day. A big thanks to Magda, Meaghan, Diane, Gilberta, Jennifer and the Cabaille family!

We just finished our thanksgiving meal. Stuffed chicken, green beens, mashed potatoes, and lingonberry jelly from IKEA (the closest to cranberry we could find in Las Palmas).

We continue to sail the northern route, with winds of 13-15 knots from the east, gibing every few hours. In retrospect our route appears to be the best option. We just received news from half a dozen boats in route to St Lucia, who encountered such light winds that are rerouting to Cape Verde to refuel.

We start to get used to the considerable motion of our route, which makes life aboard harder. For instance, we have only been able to use the solar shower once. I pity those downwind from us!

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