Lull before the storm

Tillymint.fortescue
Fri 20 Nov 2009 04:03


Still in Las Palmas, and only three more days to go.
 
I thought we'd treat you to a "here's one we prepared earlier" photo of the boat, and the more recent scrubbed and now dressed (in little code flags) version.
 
This afternoon we ventured out to fly the spinnaker - a huge 330m2 beast which still frightens me deeply, but we feel we have tamed slightly. It looks magnificent, and we were able to get about 5 knots of boat speed out of just 6 knots of wind so it is good to have it.
 
Tomorrow is provisioning day - mountains of vegetables that we can watch rapidly rotting in the hold.
 
"Fiona" (the owner) and the nippers also arrive tommorrow at long last - no doubt exhausted after exams, house projects etc.
 
As we sit, semi relaxed in 30 degrees and light 7 knot winds we have spotted a little noise up in the top right hand corner of the weather map - it is not often that I've seen hurricane force winds forecast for Blighty. So I'm happy where we are, if a little stressed by what lies ahead.
 
I hasten to add that in the absence of Fiona, this blog is being brought to you by Skip, whose hand is not quite so fair or eloquent, so please bear with us until normal serrvice is resumed at the weekend.
 
 

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