Hi everyone,
At noon today we were at 32 56S 169 16E steering 240M, sailing under double-reefed main and storm staysail at 6 knots. The wind was 21G28 from the E. Our noon to noon distances were 127nm by the log and 130nm over the ground. Overall we'd logged 328nm and 335nm respectively. Our distance to go was 875nm.
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| Dawn today |
Yesterday afternoon we continued NNW in gradually increasing wind. At 2030 in the evening we gybed to the W. Overnight the wind continued to increase. At 0600 we furled the last of the yankee and set the storm staysail.
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| Storm staysail and trisail-sized main |
We're now charging W, often surging to over 7 knots in 3m swell/seas. The cockpit was dry until I took my phone on deck to take the above photo. We were then side-swiped by a big wave which half filled the cockpit. A little spray got below and the kettle ejected itself from the cooktop. The navstation copped a few drops of water, mostly on the computer keyboard but hopefully everything's OK.
These strong winds are predicted to continue for some time - several days.
Trust all's well where you are!
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