Last night we had extra nibbles AND champagne AND mahi
mahi to celebrate reaching half way (1500 miles to go!)
We sailed into the evening, with some dark looking
clouds ahead. And sure enough, at about 11pm we went through a heavy squall with
winds of up to 18 knots. We were goose-winging the genoa on the spinnaker pole
at this point, so many hands on deck helped to furl it in and keep the boat
under control. For the rest of the night there was a steady wind of about 12-14
knots, which meant the motor stayed off all night.
The morning bought some more sunshine and blue skies and
the spinnaker went up. Unfortunately the wind died at about 11am and it was time
for a swim - much to the excitement of Matt who had been below deck all morning
carving up the remainders of our dried ham, the smell of which was beginning to
waft into Haig's bunk in the saloon! We are getting into our routine now of a
little bit of sailing, sunbathing, fishing, swimming and pilates, interspersed
with Yoyo's delicious grub - the perfect
combination!