Little Pea's ARC Blogoramma 1 - We're away!
Littlepea
Thu 29 Nov 2012 12:25
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25:42.3N 20:09.2W
So as you've probably guessed by the lack of posts
since we set sail from Las Palmas yesterday at 1030 UT, the first 48 hours
of sailing have been pretty intense.
It's been a while since we have all been on voyage
like this (with the exception of Mike - who has been at sea so long he is
definitely beginning to form webbed feet) but the rest of
us are settling back into the swing of things and making good
progress.
SOME IMPORTANT STATS FROM DAY 1:
Number of crew to vomit so far = 2
Maximum Boat speed = 14.7 Knots
Number of Reefs = 2
Maximum Gust = 40 Knots
Number of Dolphins = 0
Number of Whales = 0
Amount of Rain on Day 1 = A Lot
As we entered our first night, the nearly full moon
rose to give us day-like shine over the chopped up water. The sailing was
truly exhilarating but due to it's strength, we were given very few options as
to where we could sail. The wind abated as the sun rose on day 2 leaving the
exhausted crew with the job of making some progress west which we were unable to
do during the night. The midday sched (pronounced 'sked') confirmed our fears
that we had slipped down the pack after taking the lead in our division whilst
rounding the south of Gran Canaria. We battled through the wind, waves, rain and
chunder to spend most of our full moonlit night doing sail changes and removing
little flying fish from the deck. When the sun rose again, the sea state
calmed, and after a close encounter with a large sleeping whale we
settled into the routine which will see us through the next few
weeks.
SOME IMPORTANT STATS FROM DAY 2:
Number of crew to vomit so far = 2
Maximum Boat speed = 14.6 Knots
Number of Reefs = 2
Maximum Gust = 38 Knots
Number of Dolphins = 0
Number of Whales = 1
Amount of Rain on Day 2 = Not as much as Day
1
Ben, Mike, Jags and Minkey |