Day 9 – Arrival in Bermuda

Facts and Figures

1 boat, 4 crew, 5 if you count Cheeso

8 days 21 hours 8 minutes 45 seconds

969 miles recorded

Maximum recorded wind 41 knots

Minimum recorded wind zero

Best daily mileage 144

Worst daily mileage 74

Good Points

Dolphins that jumped clear of the water in pairs

Star gazing with no light pollution

Champagne at the half way party

The pair of tropic birds circling the boat

Swimming in a 5,000 metre deep swimming pool

Watching the Portuguese Men of War flip their “sails”

Figuring out how best to tackle the big seas caused by the bad weather

Navigating using a sextant

Bad Points

The front that passed through which gave us big wind and rough waves

The Sargasso seaweed that kept fouling the fishing line

The wind was either too light or coming from the wrong direction

Getting hit by one huge wave – the force of solid water hitting me was incredible

One fresh water tank getting filled with sea water after the anchor locker lid came open

Using the engine when we were becalmed so we could finish within the allotted 9 days

Breakages/Damages

Nothing worth mentioning

Highlights

Watching the crew working together and helping each other out

Watching Barrie bounce back after feeling seasick

Beating the bad weather and rough seas

Thanks

To the crew – without you lot I can’t do any of this – you were all brilliant