Spinnaker
Journeys of Aardvarc
Ed
Fri 21 Mar 2008 00:34
Yesterday was
quite exciting!
During the day
the wind dropped a little and we slowed down to about 4 or 5 knots increasing
our passage time by several days.
We decided to put
up the spinnaker.
For the daytime
hours we sailed very well at speeds between 7 and 10knots, and the boat was very
stable. We weren't sure if to keep it up overnight but the forecast was for
lighter winds and no squalls.
At about 7pm we
were hit by a squall that increased in strength suddenly till we were
experiencing 30+ knot winds and the boat was racing along at 11-12 knots, the
rain was torrential and we could barely see.
It took us an
hour to get the spinnaker down and it was all rather exciting.
In the end no
harm done and a valuable learning experience for us all.
Pacific....what
Pacific???
We now have 1100
miles to go, are doing 7 knots under white sails and progress is good. Have
nearly run out of fresh salad and veg but it has lasted very well
considering.
Had cold pasta
twirls with tomato, green pepper, red cabbage and grated cheese for lunch,
surprisingly tasty.
Robert is cooking
us some steak for tea. Sam has broken a guitar string and Paul has just finished
reading Pompeii by Robert Harris which he highly recommends. Life goes
on....