14:11N 53:30W
Ahoy there,
A1 1pm GMT on 04/12 we passed through our 2 weeks at sea mark - time
flies when you're having fun!
Overnight we saw the wind drop a touch, but non the less the spinnaker
was up at first light and stayed up for a majority of the day, dropped
only for ongoing checks on the temprorsry halyard line which had failed
the day previously - we weren't going to have the same problem again!
The ocean became quite calm in the early afternoon so whilst dropping
the spinnaker we sent our resident action man, Richie under the boat to
retreive the sheet we'd wrapped around the prop. 'Operation free prop'
went smoothly and Richie was soon back aboard - sharks in the ocean may
have been a motivator to work fast! After a quick check that we had
propulsion again, the spinnaker was back up and we were sailing once more.
After a round of delicious crepes made by our resident Belgium patissier
Eric "Two Legs" we enjoyed an afternoon of fantastic sun on deck, as we
sailed towards our next milestone of 500 miles to destination.
Following an evening meal of fish stew - 2 types of fish (tuna and
corrafin) in a white wine sauce served over rice seved by our very own
young masterchef Tom, we continued under the spinnaker until around 2am
when the wind finally gave up on us. Luckily our newly working prop was
at hand to ensure progress continued.
Fishing update: the rods remained out of the water for yet another day
as we continue to try and eat our way through the tonne of Tuna we
already have aboard. We may try and tempt a few smaller fish tomorrow as
the crew all miss the excitent of the shout 'FISH ON'!
Picture of the day: We captured Richie in the midst of 'operation free
prop' with Shalan's GoPro. Whilst this is an already fantastic picture,
we're sure it could be made better with photoshop , maybe a sneaky shark
in the background? We'll look forward to seeing your efforts!
'Shalan Out'
m_G0011044