Crew Blog

We are not alone…

28 April 2008

Today we caught a glimpse of New York across the port beam and when checking the latest scheds they confirmed that they were five miles away from us and four miles ahead on distance to finish. We remain in fourth place and are determined to improve our position and keep with the leaders.

We were entertained by a pod of dolphins this afternoon who appeared on the port side but, to the delight of the skipper, they crossed to starboard so the crew could enjoy the show whilst sitting on the low side.

Throughout the day we have had a hitchhiker on board in the guise of a small black bird.  He sat on the guard rail, sheets, lines and finally seemed to settle in the 2.2 spinnaker bag which was tied to the guard rail.  We wondered if he was a spy disappearing periodically to report our position to Hull & Humber - we can imagine Danny employing such a ruse!

A lot of wool was used today but not worn by the crew who were shedding clothes as the temperature rose and changing from fleeces and boots to t-shirts, shorts and sandals. The wind has dropped throughout the day and we have used every spinnaker on the boat (more than once) and the windseeker which is currently poled out. Each time a spinnaker is dropped it has to be tied with wool and repacked so that it can be redeployed very quickly,

The crew remain buoyant and determined to keep the boat moving in these light airs.

Kate and Terry