We have had a fantastic couple of days sailing. After the initial hick ups
during the first day the crew settled into the watch system nicely and they feel
more and more confident about sailing the boat. Conditions have been a little
challenging due to the rolling waves bouncing the boat while poled out and all
this accompanied with regular squalls, especially last night, occasionally
bringing 35-40 knots of wind with them. All this leading to a little bit of
exhaustion among the crew.
However, this morning we were all very happy to learn that the honourable
and good ship EH01 was one of the fastest boat in her class over the last 24
hours, almost making 200 nautical miles and slowly catching up with our
fleet.
Night sailing have been fantastic with a very bright full moon giving us
light through out the night; beautiful constellations all around overcast by the
ominous squalls appearing from all directions. Dolphins, our regular visitors,
have also been around, doing their regular game around the boat. We also saw a
massive fish jumping high out of the the water right next to us while we were
cracking along with 9-10 knots – not sure what it was though...
So far so good, we are enjoying the ride, eat very well, have a lot of
laughter and waiting for the 2000 Nm mark to go which we will reach at some
point on Thursday.
Until next time EH01 over and out