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Jubilate Mare - Wednesday - Day 4



After a spectacular night where the whole crew stayed up to watch the stars and the phosphorescence, the day dawned breezy.  Just the time then to set up wing and wing and dead downwind.  Not quite pointing at St Lucia, but hey, Cape Town is close, isn't it?
 
The journey always seems slow at this stage, when the Canaries are still very much on the charts, and St Lucia is way off the left-hand side. But the average speed tells the story.
 
A minor disaster just before dark when a brand-new furling line chafed through in two places, but a bit of ingenious knitting by Tom & Pete soon had it fixed.  We left the sail plan light for the night as we were expecting 25-30 knots.  But even that reduced area gave us 6 or so all night long.
 
We have travelled for two days in the company of Svala which is two-handed.  Its always nice to have company out here and to see a light nearby overnight.
 
 
 
 
 


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