Transatlantic – the summary
It all seems so quick and easy now, as we sit in the cockpit with warm morning sun and a lovely view over colonial houses on a palm covered beach. We traveled…
It all seems so quick and easy now, as we sit in the cockpit with warm morning sun and a lovely view over colonial houses on a palm covered beach. We traveled…
24 Jan: ARRIVAL DAY! And our most challenging sailing day of the trip. Dawn breaks to dark cloudy skies and our track on the plotter looking like that of a drunken sailor,…
23 Jan: Wind was gusting to 25 knts in the early hours. We are back to full speed 7-9 knts, occasionally 11, with a big wave up our bum. Twin headsails as…
22 Jan: In the early hours we pass 52.5deg west and so into the next time zone GMT-4. We are now in the same time zone as the windward islands. Looking like…
21 Jan: Wind picks up in the night and we back to a sporty speed of 7+kts. These twin head sail just love the wind above 18kts and by 21kts we are…
20 Jan: A peaceful night running with twin headsails in a pleasant 13-18 knts of wind. The Russians disappear to stern and off the AIS. Phew! We have safely negotiated our way…
19 Jan: After midnight, in the lighter winds and swell, the genoa and mainsail start backing then refilling with a “bang” that makes the whole rig shudder. So we change the sail…
18 Jan: Today is Ellie’s birthday, yay! As we previously arranged with Neptune, at breakfast time we are surrounded by a large pod of performing dolphins, here to give a special birthday…