Creidne
Sun 19 Aug 2012 02:41
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Hi all, we are currently heading North form the Bay
of biscay. After our extended trip in La Coruna we were all eager to get back
out onto the water sailing. The weather has been good, force 6 yesterday with a
heavy swell but it has died down today. All the crew have found their sea legs
once again and nobody has felt seasick. Although we were late to start the race
due to the weather, we are not alone in the Bay of Biscay. There were another
five crews who took to the seas on Friday.We are making good progress with only
243nm miles to run, making a speed of on average 6.5 knots. We are able to keep
in regular contact with these other yachts via radio to check their
progress.
Life onboard has been
uneventful. The cadets continue to develop their astronavigation skills whilst
furthering their sailing knowledge. But the learning is not confined to just the
maritime area of study, our cooking skills are also been put to the test.
Tonight we hope to cook shepards pie.
With each day onboard the
Creidne we are becoming more confdent in the sail training. But this evening
when the bilge alarm went off, it was evident that not only do you need to be
competent in sailing. But you must also know the yacht inside out to ensure that
no preventable incidents will arise.
Tomorrow hopefully we will have
more wind and we will be able to put up the spiniker. I have heard that no
sailing trip is complete without using the spiniker so I look forward to seeing
the effects of the spiniker. This however is all weather dependent as is
everything when out on the seas so hopefully Jean Byrne will have some good news
for us tomorrow!!!
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