Another night of winds gusting up to 20 knots - some of
the crew could not handle this and unfortunately were seasick! However, morale
was back up today with the sun out and the wind shifted so it is now pretty much
behind us, coming from the north east. We have goose-winged the genoa and have
an average speed of about 8 knots and we are surfing the waves. The last couple
of days we have managed 180 miles in 24 hours which is pretty good going! We had
a real Life of Pi moment when we found a flying fish had landed itself on board.
Before it got thrown back into the sea, Skipper Sam had a photograph of it in
his mouth - much to the hilarity of the rest of the
crew.
Bets have been written down for an
estimation of our arrival by all the crew - ranging from Friday to Sunday.
Skipper Sam thinks that we will be in St Lucia for Saturday evening/night - the end is in
sight!