At 14.05pm we crossed the finshing line . A journey of 1,040 miles at an average speed of 7.3 knots , 6 nights at sea and the longest journey any of the crew have ever done . A great achievement by the whole crew .
We seem to have travelled the furthest of all the boats with our long run to the African coast during the first 24 hours which has now resulted in much of the boat being covered by Saharan sand ! At least Cat the only crew member who has never been to Africa has a slight taste of what it is like !
The last 12 hours before we arrived were torturous . The wind died to 7/8knots out boat speed fell to 4 knots but we decided to not put on the engine despite another boat encouraging us to do so as they were further behind us with a penalty for using the engine they would beat us !
Now for some rest and a deep clean of the boat to remove the sand and salt crystals which are everywhere especially covering the bimini. Perhaps we will bottle some of it and have a limited release of NLII sea salt !
We now leave on the 17th for the remainder of our journey . 2,300 miles to go ….
Michael
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