Position – 16:13.26N 61:31.77W

Days run – Don’t care

 

As always the law of sod meant that the last 48hrs were as hard as the first.

 

1st the wind changed direction, so instead of blowing from directly behind it swung so that we were sailing hard into it, not quite having to tack but it meant Magnum was healed over at an uncomfortable angle and the motion of bashing into the waves sent spray flying. It was pretty demoralising when the realisation hit that we had another 100+ miles to cover like that. 

 

It also meant that we were sailing slower so our expected time of arrival moved to after dark. We were so desperate to get there that we did consider a night pilotage exercise amongst the coral reefs, but common sense soon dictated that we reduce sail, slow down and deal with another night at sea. Massive disappointment.

 

You cant imagine the frustration of being able to see your destination but not being able to go there. We spent about 8 hours drifting along waiting for sun rise and ensuring we kept enough sea room from anything dangerous.

 

Anyway none of that matters as we DID IT !! After years of planning and preparing Magnum we finally crossed an ocean on our own in our little boat.......amazing.