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Day 22

Having battled off the squalls for 16 hours, we enjoyed a calmer day of sailing. Hot Stuff surfed the waves through 25 knots of wind and the sun was out. We were all happy to have survived the relentless squalls of the day before and enjoyed a merry day on deck.
Not long after nightfall, scirocco encountered the first squall of the night, as they circled all around us again. We took the mainsail down and rode out the weather with the jib alone. Skipper Sophie spent another night sleeping on the sail in the galley, ready to jump up to help as the squalls hit. Unfortunately Sophie took a few hits of her own as the crew stepped on her occasionally, sorry skipper!
During the night we had to furl away the jib completely and in one of these episodes Paula took a bump to the ribs, she's been tucked up in the spinnaker resting today.
Today was a great day on the boat, with full sail back out and smoother seas. We enjoyed the last of the bacon for lunch and popcorn for our afternoon treat. As the wind eased off later in the afternoon, we hoisted the spinnaker and sped towards St Lucia under the most beautiful sunset.
We are now all on deck under a blanket of stars and land is not far away! Having spent so long at sea, we're looking forward to fresh fruit, rum punch, showers, ice cream, and family and friends.
This is going to be our last blog so we also have some things to list that we're going to miss: Thea: funny chats on night watches and time relaxing on deck, Nathalie: the sound of the immense Atlantic Ocean and the excitement of sailing, Thalita: the sky and my Bora Bora watch team, Oline: the unlimited view, 360 degrees around you, Mary: front row seat to sunrise and sunset every day, Lesley: looking out for Orion, Sophie: the incredible night skies, the phosphorescence and the ever playful dolphins, Katrin: helming in strong winds, Elisabeth: the excitement of not knowing what each day will bring, Paula: the peaceful, starry nights.
We all want to thank Hot Stuff for this incredible journey, it's been the ride of our lives in so many waves.
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