Monthly Archives: April 2010

So far I’ve been pretty good at staying on track during my watches. In previous trips I’ve tended to go off my own way thinking that the boat sails better in that direction or that it looks quicker that way. … Continue reading →

If we weren’t numbering them the days would now be all a bit of a blur as the amount of distinction between one and the other is rather narrow. I did do an analysis of our track yesterday and discovered … Continue reading →

Woke up early today about 01:30, The morning shift was a bit of a pain, we now have the wind coming from behind/to the side of us, this means our semi protected cockpit does nothing now…. 15-19 knot winds blow … Continue reading →

Wind, wind lots of wind. Its amazing how obsess we get about wind once we’re under way. We have perfect wind speed for our boat at the moment, late teens to twenty knots. On my shift I was making about … Continue reading →

Day 5 was by far the best day of the passage so far for a number of reasons. In no particular order : * I had a decent sleep without being woken by a shredded sail or a wet fish … Continue reading →