Blog 8th December (sorry yesterday's was for 7th not 17th)
Nightsong
Tue 8 Dec 2009 15:12
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Dear blog
Well we have finally done 180 miles in a day - not
quite my long term ambition of 200 miles in a day. Still an average of 7.5 knots
for 24 hours ain't bad (for landlubbers this is about 9 mph or for the really
modern kiwis 15km/hr!). What is more we only have 250 miles to go as I
write this - if we can keep this up by noon tomorrow we should have done 525
miles in 3 days on this gybe and only have 80 miles to go. So we should arrive
Wednesday evening - unfortunately in the dark - unless the wind
drops.
To celebrate we have
The weather is now glorious - 20 knots of wind,
30degC air temp, 28C water temp. Caribbean sailing weather in fact. All we need
is a few rum punches and a bevvy of pretty women! 4 men on a boat for 3 weeks is
pretty sad!
The seas have got bigger despite the moderate wind
- for the first time really looking like an ocean (see below)
 Actually they never seem big in a photo but I guess
they are 4m high.
Squalls last night but small ones compared to the
biguns of 2 days ago. These we had tracked for 15 miles (1 hr) before they hit
us. Last night's popped up a mile or two away and we managed to sail through
them recording 28 knot winds not the +40 knot winds of 2 days ago.
Anyway all well - the sails and boat holding
together - just - and spirits high! And I have booked the sailmaker in St
Lucia!
AJB 08/12/09
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