Africa here we Come!
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Éowyn is on passage to
Richard Bay, South Africa in position
21:23.771S 054:44.443E
We
had rented a car to explore La Reunion in the 5 days we had there. Parts of the
The
yacht harbour at Le Port is the back end of beyond and the rental car was
essential for any exploring. I won't complain however, as like
The night before departure we had the usual party with music, dancing,
Creole food and the prize giving. We were very content with our second place in
the last leg and everyone was delighted to see Jeannius win the catamaran
class. The start of this leg was bizarre in the extreme. After the start we had
to pass a yellow buoy to starboard. We had gone to look at it beforehand so knew
what it looked like. We were amazed when every other yacht headed off on the
wrong course. I confirmed the mark with rally control and then protested the
entire fleet! All bar 3 altered course to take the mark correctly, leaving us
half a mile clear in front. Of course it did not last long but it was quite
amusing to be leading Grand Filou, a Shipman 63! We had a surprisingly good day of spinnaker sailing, bearing in mind the
light forecast. We are now entering the night with main & genoa sailing
steadily at 5 knots in 10 knots of wind. |