Some quieter days at last. Someone's switched off the fairground ride. One or 2 more 30 knot squalls on Thursday morning but settling at last. For the first time song-books come out and Mike even tries a bit of guitar practice....a bit difficult as its still very rolly...well that's his excuse for being execrable. The on-deck sea water bucket showers have started...although David lost the bucket. Wrong kind of knot on the line. First ever (honest) glasses of wine this (Friday 2nd) evening with Nick's Spagh Bol. Also managed in a quiet moment to eat at the cockpit table under the stars...again a first for this trip. We've gybed a few times today to try and regain our great circle track course...this takes time and planning due to the number of lines and poles involved in 3 sails. Tomorrow morning early, our 14th since starting, we will cross the '1000 mile to go' line, and can start the 3 digit countdown. We've been lucky with winds from aft for 2 weeks, but who's to say what lies ahead. Calms, winds on the nose, gales?.....anything can happen in our final 1000. Forecast for tomorrow is light so we will have to steel ourselves for hoisting big bertha the cruising chute.
Mainsail looking war weary with broken battens, a big clumsy patch, and frayed seams...but everything else mostly ok. Still on the stbd water tank only. Port tank and jerry cans not touched.
Anyway must go, so tootle pip old things.
Mike, Nick, David....Raparee.
Pos: 16:43N, 43:26W
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