Day 4 Where has the wind gone 20:28.220N 021:16.405W
Shaya Moya
Don & Susan Smyth
Thu 25 Nov 2010 10:27
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The last 24 hours could have been frustrating. With
the wind in low single digits, we had to motor sail for ages. On the bright
side, life was almost back to normal with a yacht on an even keel which we all
agree gave Dave an unfair advantage. Why should we have to harness ourselves in
the galley while cooking at an alarming angle, while he swanned around from
fridge to stove and back. Yes he surpassed his meditteranean lunch with an Asian
fusion Thai green chicken curry that was fabulous (he did call on outside help
via email, intercepted by me- recipes from Linda at home-unfair advantage??)
Reece is on chef duty today and is determined to raise the culinary yet bar
again, it has just gone 8;30am and he is hard at work in the
galley.
   Gauntlett
thrown down
Bring it
On The
one that got away
As I am writing this the reel of Reeces fishing rod
screams as another fish takes the lure. With about three strides our intrepid
chef transformes into a big game fisherman, leaping from the galley to the aft
deck. This was another Mahi Mahi, a much smaller one this time, but cleverer, he
manages to slip the hook just befor we can get him aboard. No worries says our
big game fisherman, I was going to let it go anyway-too small!
Taking over the watch from Jane at 4am this
morning, who cheerfully informed that the wind was increasing, meant that we
could sail again.. With full sails set we are beam reaching at 6-7kts in 12kts
of wind in the predawn light. As the sun peaked over the horison, a pod of
striped dolphins came to play in our bow wave. They spent the better part of a
half hour frollicking under the boat. Despite this length of time Jane missed
seeing them for the second time, hopefully another group will oblige
soon.
 
Dave enthralled
At
least a dozen dolphins
We have sailed over 600nm since leaving the
Canaries and yet we still have well over 2000nm still to go. Already the fleet
is spread all over this corner of the Atlantic. We cannot see one other yacht
around us. Hope we going to the same place? Dave is on watch, and is busy
adjusting the sails, trying to coax the maximum speed out of a little bit of
wind.
 
Frollicking in the bow
wave
South West we go
Time for me to busy myself with the daily chores,
charging batteries, making water and a multitude of other small jobs which keep
cropping up. Unfortunately I was not able to resolve the MOB system yesterday.
It is still giving false alarms all night. Got to get this resolved before
someone does go overboard and we all ignore the alarm.
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