4th Jan 2015
Inga
Mon 5 Jan 2015 01:37
We are doing well with our twin headsail rig in the
day, even in quite strong winds of 25 knots+, taking the hanked on sail down at
night to be cautious.Now the pole is rigged it is easy to hoist the sail again
in the morning. I did not get to do the blog yesterday as I was on early and
there were frequent showery squalls so the computer would have got wet. Tonight
is another amazing light night with a full moon and real shadows. Squalls are
about but so far we have missed them
This trip has found a new weakness in the boat. The
side windows in the hull leak! With the big swell and rolling there are times
when the windows are actually under water - a bit disconcerting when you look
out and see sea, like being in a subnarine. The worst offending window is above
the galley (kitchen) and the spices and sauces were all getting wet.
So when it was calmer yestersday Tim and Trish set about putting some silicone sealer around the window and seem to hsve fixed it. We hope to be at the half way mark sometime
tomorrrow.
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