Now we have the breeze that the boats behind us have had for quite a while, we are now sailing straight towards Freo – yippee!
We do have the little matter of the Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint very soon. As I have said before, skippers are never totally happy and the wind is just a tad too strong now for a kite, the sea state is a bit tricky, too. This means we might just manage to hold the spinnaker or it could all go a bit wrong, so we are erring on the side of caution.
The next sched will show if we have held our own or if the pack is still catching us, particularly PSP Logistics - morning Matt, we see you sneaking up on us!
Yesterday was a lovely day under kite and though the heading wasn’t hot, it was nice to be moving along. Later in the day we changed to a bigger kite and held that for most of the night until it just got too hard to hold with this tricky sea state.
We tried a different type of drop, the one where you wrap it round the forestay, but it came down with no damage. Absolutely not the ideal way to get it down, I think it was Rob Graham (Nasdaq) who has said they drop that way; thanks for the tip, Rob, but I think we will use the traditional way in future! I have had a stern talking to the person on the helm as it was their fault, it was an interesting conversation as I think the crew now think I’m completely nuts as I was having this conversation with myself...
Not much else going on, crew still surprise me with their hidden talents, just think G Dog (Graham Wedlake) our rapping solicitor. Turns out Hefner, our Sanya Ambassador for this leg, is a great artist! She is doing a little diary with water colours, it is really cool. Some things are a bit out of proportion though - the whale she has painted dwarfed our yacht and the food bowls would definitely keep Dmitry Papulin happy.
Clocks going forward another hour today, so that means lunch is nearly ready. I better go and be the food taster, don’t want anyone eating something that might not be quite right.
How’s the serenity? It’s the sound of water screaming under the hull here.
Love youse all
Wen