Hi everyone,
At noon today we were at 11 43N 043 14W steering 240M, sailing under NO reefs and NO furls at 5 knots. The wind was 9G12 from the E. Our noon to noon run by the log was again 136nm.
Sunrise chasing the waning moon
Yesterday morning we ran the engine for several hours to charge our batteries. We'll have repeat this every few days. Its good to give the engine a run at least once a week. With only half of our solar panels exposed to the sun its hard to feed Starlink!
In the afternoon the champagne sailing conditions continued. A lovely beam reach in 10G15 winds over 1.5m sea and swell and under an almost cloud-free sky. Unusually we held on to the full main overnight, only putting a single furl in the yankee. Zen Again was loving it and we sat on 5.5-6.0 knots all night.
It was another spectacular night too. The moon rose around 0300 local time and there's not much left of it in this lunar cycle. Still a thrill to see the Southern Cross!
Sadly the weed continues so Kami the autopilot is earning his keep. We tried running the hydrogenerator for a couple of hours overnight. I had to clear it of weed about every 5 minutes and eventually gave up and stowed itt. The wind is probably too light for Kazi and she earned her rest.
We were saddened to hear of the fatalities in the Rolex Sydney Hobart. The first since the infamous 1998 race. We know one of the crew on one of the yachts involved this year. Like any competetive sport, sailing has risks. Sail safe everyone!
Trust all's well where you are.
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