Here comes the wind
Merlin
Kevin & Victoria Rolling
Thu 9 Jun 2011 02:35
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03.00 the wind arrives with a howl in the rigging
and 5 mins later we are underway. It feels as though it is the predicted
Northerly F6 - a strong wind from directly behind where we want to go (H
5's)
We still have no wind instruments so we just set
the Jib and no Main for the time being - we are already doing 6 kts directly
towards the Azores.
It is a perfectly black night apart from the glow
of our head torches and the compass light - no Moon or Stars - thick cloud cover. We will sail as we are until first
light and we can further asses our options.
Back to our 2 hour watch system and Matt's asleep
already as my turn first.
Off to the Azores, must dash,
K & M
Merlin
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