Calm before the storm
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RAVEN - Atlantic Circuit 2021-22
Richard Foulkes
Fri 13 May 2022 18:14
38:52N 33:19W
Very calm 24 hours, with the engine on for most of it. We had a bar night
last night with fizzy soft drinks all round, followed by (another) veggie chilli
for supper. Ollie had his best sleep of the voyage so far with the relatively
level boat and quiet hum of the engine – so much so that he slept through his
7am watch alarm.
The Atlantic was like a lake for a beautiful sunrise this morning. Starting
to see lots more birds which hopefully means land must be getting closer?! Still
seeing lots of man-of-war jelly fish, and a pod of dolphins showed up to watch
Dob’s deck bucket shower.
Most of today has been spent getting Raven and crew ready for the higher
winds we’re expecting over the weekend. Prep included tri sail training,
and rigging the storm gib to have ready on deck as we’re still nervous about our
bandaged genoa furling line. Crew prep has included naps and nutrition (ie tea
and cake).
Only 200 miles to go to Horta, so all going well we should get in on
Sunday. |