Apologies for the absence of a blog yesterday. We were a little busy after recovering a tethered Man Overboard (MOB). The Man Overboard drill onboard the Clipper Race yachts is well rehearsed and practiced before each race. Also, clipping on drills are very strictly reinforced and this proved to be invaluable. The crew member [editor: who has requested no publicity for this race and asked not to be named] is unhurt and after 24hrs forced rest, is now eager to get back on deck and into action.
Onto the sailing, weather has been exciting but unfortunately on the nose. So, progress has been slower than anticipated, but the wind has just died down and I can see the sun just peeping through. The team on deck are prepping to hoist our Code 2 (mediumweight) spinnaker.
Enough of this blogging, I came here to sail so off to the deck I go.....
Cheers Bob