Day 5 in the Atlantic
Escapada
Andreas Haas
Sat 28 Nov 2009 00:52
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22.41.53N 029.19.61W
Thursday afternoon, we decided to put up the
Parasailer, since doing already 8 knots SOG under Mainsail and
Genoa was not fast enough for our speed demon
Captain. We rigged all of the lines for the
Parasailer (which is quite a
tedious and time consuming process), then gently raised the sock and as the
Parasailer
opened we all yelled with joy at the beauty. Unfortunately, the
speed and course was not any
different than what we already had with the other sails. After about
3 minutes, our joy was short lived as a shackle opened and the line holding one end of the
sail disconnected causing the
sail to flap wildly in the wind. The adrenalin
exploded as we all hurried in a frenzy to get the sail back down and keep it out of the
water. We packed away the Parasail, put up the Mainsail and
Genoa (again),
returned back on course at the same 8 knots
as before, realized we lost
about 2 hours of travel time in the process and therefore decided to go have
some cold beer
and enjoy the sunset and spicy chicken
casserole for dinner!
All in a day's hard work....
   ;.
The beautiful
Parasailer
Beer and the
sunset....
I want to go faster! Put up the Parasail !!
Friday morning started out rather uneventful. The
usual morning routine. Peter on watch and wiping down the cockpit, Andreas
with his bowl of Muesli turning on the
engine to charge the batteries and Manuel and Nick sleeping after night watch. So, we
decided to try some fishing again. And soon that lovely sound of buuzzzzzzz,
when the line rushes out of the reel to tell us that a fish is caught. Of course, as
soon as Manuel heard this sound it was like an alarm clock going off and he came
rushing on deck to bring in the
big one. Peter finally got his picture taken with the trophy, because since he takes all the
pictures as our on-board journalist and
photographer, he is rarely in
them. Well, after the excitement we returned back to our duties, but not forgetting to throw the line
back in again. The sun was shining,
Santana was playing on the deck
and once again we heard that buuzzzzzzz sound. This time
Andreas fought the battle and brought in the Yellow Tail Tuna which
became
fresh Tuna Sashimi for
appetizer, followed by risotto with zucchini and spicy meatballs. Another terrible day in
Paradise!!
   Bringing in the big
one Arghhh!
I just want a
beer!! I
finally get my picture taken with the trophy!
Manuel and his
sextant
I want some Sashimi
!
I'm ready for you Sarah... !!
We have only 1880 miles left to go to St.Lucia having
already sailed more than 800 miles in the last 5 days. If we can maintain the
speed we have averaged thus far, we will arrive in St. Lucia in another 12 days.
Stay with us on the journey. Until tomorrow, be well and take
care.
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