Trade winds at last?

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Chris & Katie Russell
Mon 27 Nov 2017 18:04
18:12.28N 26:02.27W
 
We thoroughly enjoyed a celebratory glass of bubbles for Pauls' birthday
 
Overnight the winds began to fill in from the NE and we stopped theengine at about 23.00 and carried full mainsail and genoa throughout the night (full sail). In the morning we went into trades mode dropping the mainsail and putting up the special blue water downwind sail. We enjoyed a quiet afternoon but as the wind started to increase we attempted to reef the foresail only to blow the furler car up! So down with that sail and back to plan Av23C of genoa and a small trysail (a loose footed main sail) 
 
We think that we are now into the trade winds but need to keep going south so that we don't hit a calm patch to the west of us
 
Rolly polly time..........

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