Day 3 started with our third crew member getting sick. With an additional one suffering from sea sickness, our active crew got even smaller. Seems like we picked up Corona shortly before we left Las Palmas. Also, once again, all weather models prove to be wrong. Something we experienced sailing non-stop this season. To some extent, this was luck for us, meaning that we are progressing really well on our direct course. It also meant though that we were quickly caught up in 24kts of wind. With a rope having twisted around our oxley, making it impossible to get it down properly. Thankfully, we have Lennart's dad Andreas on board who is a highly experienced regatta sailor for decades. Together with all our crew - sick or not - and his guidance, we could save the sail and the day.
Day 3 was then really choppy and windy and we were dearly missing more sun. We need it for our well-being but since we are mainly solar powered, also to run our equipment. Still, we managed to cook a great pumpkin & vegetable soup to bring everyone back to life.
Thankfully on day 4 we are seeing the sun again. The wind is down and we could use that calm period to untangle and hoist the oxley again (yes, we are not giving up that easily). And: all crew members are feeling better again. We are back on track, eating amazing lasagna and enjoying a beautiful sunset.