Hunny Pot - Thank You Summer Star

Day…..   Lost track.. we spotted land early this morning and have been making steady progress. We should be in Rodney bay in the next couple of hours.   We would like to say big thank the crew of Summer Star for generously giving us 40 litres of fuel to help us on the last stretch following a Bill F-B pitch on the VHF following the sighting of Summer Star who we were able to identify on the AIS system.  Summer Star crewed by a delightful group of Norwegians graciously parted with two jerry cans of fuel which were transferred boat to boat by some nifty rope work which included sending across a bottle of Cava attached to a rope by way of thanks.   Without them we would be in sight of Saint Lucia but waiting for the wind to fill in!!  Thank you Norway!. read more...

Hunny Pot - Day 13 and Day 14

Day 13!!  Number 13… unlucky for some. Unlucky for Hunny Pot. The day started out like every other day. Woke up surrounded by sea!  The sun was warm and everyone was relaxing in the shade.A thought to why our cans of coke weren’t as cold as they had been resulted in Iain’s bunk being taken apart to find the compressors for the fridge unit. On lifting up his bunk (on the high side) Bill FB said.  “Christ, there’s a lot of water in here!” Andrew was sitting at the chart table, turned round his face a little pale, but in a calm voice said “Ok then, we have a bit of an emergency. Let’s get….” Andrew was about to launch the emergencywater ingress control plan. “it’s all bottled” said Bill A bit of. read more...

Hunny Pot - Day 12

Day 12, we all got a better sleep last night and were feeling chirper today.  Alan T baked another fresh loaf for lunch, they taste great and only take an hour.   Today was another hot one,  everyone helps out during the day watches, taking turns at covering people while the go and  cool down in the shade.  The Sea Salt Solar shower is going down a treat. It’s a great way to cool down, and if you leave it long enough (only about 30mins) you can have a hot shower!   We hit another milestone today, less than 1000nm to go until Rodney Bay.   Dinner tonight is  pesto pasta! Bill FB is making it now, it looks really good. It is also another day to open on the advent calendar!   We are hoping to get another couple of days of good weather and. read more...

Hunny Pot - Day 10 and Day 11

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Hunny Pot - Day 9

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