downwind sailing
Simanderal
Michael Hughes and Ger White
Fri 18 Jun 2010 19:17
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Day 4 of our passage to Niue. The wind has
been on the tail for the last 24 hours, and we've been sailing with a reefed
main on a preventer to starboard and the genoa poled out to port--through most
of yesterday and through the night--and still going, though we've just taken a
reef in the genoa as well as winds are 20 knots plus at times. Quite a big
following sea to add to the interest--and we're moving fast.
We should close Niue in the early hours of the
morning tomorrow--with a choice of slowing down to await daybreak or making a
night entry--haven't decided yet--but looking forward to some unbroken
sleep.
Might see our friends on Aspen today--they set off
from Rarotonga a day ahead of us, but I reckon we'll pass them this
morning.
All well on Simanderal
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