What a difference a day makes
Associate3
Chris & Katie Russell
Sat 25 Nov 2017 17:52
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21:46.09N 24:33.11W
This time last night (17:30) we were sailing into strong
gale force winds with squalls - containing lightening that gave a
spectacular light show and heavy rain that none of us had experienced before
that fell like steroids.............and that hurt! Today we have
experienced a wonderful sail in a glorious breeze and bright blue sea
that was slowly becoming calmer following last nights' shenanigans. This
afternoon we were sailing in 15 -18 knots sharing each others playlists
including Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" with no other craft in sight - just
the six of us on our little sailing boat in the middle of an ocean - a truly
surreal experience
In the early hours of this morning when the weather was
at its worse we rediscovered the wisdom of older mariners of just stopping until
dawn and in our case when the worst of the weather would be over. We slept
better and well into the morning and felt a lot better for it. Associate,
of course, never faltered
The ARC radio net reported most other boats deploying
similar tactics having experienced a miserable night with some yachts 100 miles
to the north reporting two days of 40+ knot winds and very rough
seas
If the weather forecasters are to be believed we are
done with the heavy weather and should punch into the trade winds on Monday
following a quiet day of motoring tomorrow
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