Ghosting

MALARKEY
Jo & Trevor Bush
Thu 15 Mar 2012 18:13
09:47S 130:46W
Position as at 18.00GMT 15/3
 
Wind's still light and up the chuff.
But we are making fair progress down the track just with 'Big Bertha', our tri-radial spinnaker, double poled to the tack & clew and with no main sail.
It was quite magical last night. The sunset made all the little white fluffy clouds turn pink in a powder blue sky and we were just 'ghosting' along silently towards the setting sun. All it needed was a sun downer,...... and we duely obliged, breaking the no alcohol on passage golden rule...but it had to be done.