Blog 9th April
Nightsong
Fri 9 Apr 2010 16:21
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Dear Blog
Hoorah we have had had no further failures these
last 24 hours. And the wind has gone south of east so we have a beam reach with
full working sail having shaken the reef out 2 hours ago.. And we have done 174
miles in the last 24 hours an average of 7.25 knots. And 493 miles from Soper's
Hole, Tortola, an average speed of 6.8 knots in 3 days, most of it hard on the
wind. My bottom cleaning really does seem to have helped.
Our nightwatch pattern has been set and is working
well - supper about 7pm while it is still light, then Sarah does the 8 to 11pm
watch, I take over for 3.5 hours till 0230am then Tony does till 6am when Sarah
comes on watch again. During the day we do as we did in the ARC with people
sleeping when they feel like it. It is still hot in the day but cooler at night
- tho' I still have not put trousers on and only 2 layers on top.
Tony as usual is being a star - herewith a photo of
him doing his morning rigging check. Something I have learnt and will always do
on long passages
 Running low on milk but eating well with the 3
suppers so far consisting of chilli con carne, spag bog and chicken curry.
Tonght pork tenderloin and then Saturday night corned beef, beans and
cabbage (an AMb speciliaty) ! Should be in by Sunday night but we have
pasta and tins if not!
Sadly the water is getting co,lder and colder - 21C
now - can I really swim in that? Oh yes and the cockroaches seem to have
suffered from seasickness and be in serious decline. Anyway hopefully we can get
then finally with the kit the Boases brought with them in Bermuda!!
AJB 9th April 2010
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