I'm typing this whilst sailing along, and I mean sailing rather than motoring which makes a pleasant change. With 8-9 knots of wind and the boat speed currently reading 5.5 knots hats off to Chris for his excellent 'tack-tics' and sail trim.

Yesterday we drowned out the noise of the engine with Lady GaGa but today we're content with just the sound of the water lapping against the hull, the gentle creaking of rigging and the hum of the twitching auto-helm. And the occasional shout of “put the kettle on” from the skipper of course.

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