Day 11
Ripples2
Fri 5 Dec 2014 01:45
Might not have mentioned Simon's passion for the colour purple. Well, lilac actually. The sail covers, spinnaker, our team shirts, cushions and his underwear flying on washing line all are of this hue. After initially going along with this to humour him as the shirts are of a really good quality of imported American fishing shirts (I know, I didn't realise such things existed either) I am now rather fond of the colour. We certainly stood out at the various functions we attended in Gran Canaria. Perhaps we will get our picture in the yachting world magazine (a guilty desire like the one people have to be in Lancashire Life)
I have never,never seen stars like the ones last night, saw four shooting stars in the hours before dawn.
Wish I could report exciting sailing, but still no wind, we are power sailing at six knots in the right direction and hear there are good winds some eighty miles south but we still await their arrival here. sea state is the calmest we have seen so far and the sun is out, there are worse places to be becalmed in December.
Nick
18:47.6N 40:50.6W