Re: Champagne sailing - Misrah island - Monday 9th Jan 2023

Diablo's cruising adventures
Doug and Clare Hassell
Tue 10 Jan 2023 13:29



22:18;72N 59:0:27E


Motor sailed during the night at 08:30 the wind picked up - time to put the kite up :)

Doing 8+knots - champagne sailing!

Large pod of dolphins 9(large breed we hadn’t seen before) came into visit at 13:15 and stayed for a while came back a few times later - good omen!

Other wise a relaxing day

In the evening as we approached Misrah Island  - apparently very good for wind surfing.

Sailing with a the kite became more exciting during the evening as the wind veered and strengthened. We still managed to hold the kite until later at 21:30 with approach clouds it became less manageable = all hands on deck for a perfect nighttime drop and change to the headsail.  Still managed to get 7 knots of speed.

Team Diablo


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