8 April
Sweetest Thing
Anthony Richards
Fri 8 Apr 2011 11:55
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Fantastic Friday
Fantastic friday?!
Its only 2 am and ive already been drenched by a
wave.... oh well as they say 'things can only get wetter!!!?'
Today is Fantastic Friday because we will see the
end of our upwind work for this trip. It is so nice when things go to plan - we
were expecting to tack around 1200 UTC following a wind shift. We had a 70
degree shift after a front passed at first light (1000 UTC). Ahead was another
line of rain cloud so we waited for that and had another 50 degree shift, tacked
and now we are going to be progressively freed all through the
day.
After supper last night (wors sausage and lentils -
the best one yet!) we had a brief visit from dolphins during Alexa's watchjust
before darkness fell.
Being able to top up on provisions and fresh
produce in Bermuda has given a huge boost to our food options over the last few
day of the trip. Yesterday Alexa did bacon, letttuce and tomato sandwiches for
lunch. Spagetti carbonara and pasta with napolitana sauce as well as a Sicillian
chicken are all coming up. On top of that we have fresh fruit again - the
bananas have ripened nicely, the oranges are sweet, haven't tried the apples but
the peaches are manky.
Tonight we are expecting big winds and lots of rain
from dusk onwards but we will be running west downwind with only some headsail
up so it should be nice and comfortable - and fast!
Position at 1200 UTC 8 April
34 13.828n
067 43.243w
24 hour run 130 nm
Wind N F4
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