18 hour Run     Log trip (through the water)         87.9Nm

18 hour Run     GPS     (overground)                   85.0Nm

Midday wind and weather                                    Force 3 SSW    Overcast

Sea state:                                                          Slight
Temperature:                                                     27C

 

 

 

The frustrations of the last few days are now behind us and it feels good. Dealing with people who don't do anything they promise (first go at getting the rigging fixed) and then checking the Fedex tracking website as our watermaker part made its way from Trinidad via the US to Paris to Madrid to the airport in Tenerife and finally to the Marina security barrier, where we were waiting to intercept it, was a real test of patience when the sailing conditions were ideal but deteriorating. We could not help ourselves from following the fortunes of the ARC boats as they left us tied up in port.

We have had a good nights sail with everything (inc crew) working well. The wind is not doing what is is supposed to at this time of year with S.Werlies forecast for this area over the next few days. We, like the ARC boats, are heading south down the African coast to keep in a better air stream and delay having to beat.

 

With four of us on the boat and easy conditions the demands of watch keeping are minimal, plenty of sleep and regular meals.

We ran the water maker this morning for half an hour which topped up our tanks to full and coincidentally used the extra charge the duogen had put in the batteries overnight. Good news, it looks like regular showers will not be a problem. 

 

EJW