14.17N 054.46W
Sulayacht
Fri 17 Dec 2010 20:04
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Friday 17th December
Rainbow still there only getting nearer! Only
visited by one gannet today. Most of the ARC boats have finished just the
elite few left at sea.
We still have light winds and were doing an average
of 3kts yesterday however things picked up this morning, and we had the main and
Genoa up, suffice too say it is sail, motor, sail motor and we have now been
sailing for 8hours with 10 - 13kts of wind with main & Genoa, a nice long
swell which has stopped the pitching and rolling so all in all it is a wonderful
day! Well apart from for Chris who had to change the fuel filter but that
should be all fuel jobs done for the moment.
Poetic Sue came up trumps again, as a reward we let
her sing during happy hour last night, not for very long as we need to keep
her under control or we may have to tie her down and put her in the anchor
locker, .
I'll tell of a trip on the
Ocean
That is happening as I
write
We set sail from Gran
Canaria
And the end is not yet in
sight
The end of the trip is St
Lucia
And slowly yacht are
arriving there
235 left from Las
Palmas
When the weather looked
set to be fair
The rally is held each
November
The first was
1986
Each year the boats set
out for the trades
This year the wind played
dirty tricks
Which is why onboard
yacht Quicksilver
15th December, Day
25
We have 521 miles to
travel
But we all have the will
to survive
Sharon vi'talld
the boat to perfection
In Hipper Dino and Cortes
Ingles
Veg & Meat came from
the market
Enough to last us for
days
Bananas we had in
abundance
We enjoyed eating them
raw
But Sharon baked them in
honey & rum
And with chocolate, we all
wanted more
We even had Bananas a
L'Ecosse
To celebrate making
Uisge
Mashed on Walkers
Shortbread
With whisky
"Sliante"(slange va)
But alas, as Sharon was
dreaming bananas
And on them we came to
depend,
The delight of the banana
puddings
On day twelve, they came
to an end
The Mangoes were the next
to run out
They went on the
fourteenth day
Not as versatile as the
bananas
But great in their own
special way
The fruit of Gran Canaria
is great
Big, Fresh and
Sound
Oranges, Apples, Kiwi,
Lemons
Pineapple and Tangerines,
all abound
We still have plenty of
Lemons
And Potatoes and Onions
for taste
Our galley slave, our own
Nigella
Makes sure that there will
be no waste!
We thank Sharon for all
her devotion
For making the menu's so
good
All dinners are cooked to
perfection
Especially the bananas for
pud!
Sue Barrett Crew Quicksilver no 207 25th ARC |