Monday 17.03.08 12.00 hrs
Happy St Patrick’s day to all our Irish friends worldwide!
Yesterday afternoon the wind changes to the E/SE, 10-12 knots, the current drops to 0.5 - 0.75 knots and we’re lucky to be making 5-6 knots SOG. The wind stays very light until midnight. We see Storyteller to our NW before dark. At 1.30 am the wind veers round to the east and we decide to goosewing the sails. It’s another perfect night sail; we can see all the constellations and the moon is bright . Gradually during the night the wind speed increases. By dawn it’s 15 knots and by now we’re doing 7-8 knots SOG, sailing a course of 250’-260’ with the autohelm on windvane. Unfortunately the can hasn’t rattled since Saturday, and we’re now all having a wee peek at the decks in the morning to see if there’s anything worth frying! May have to resort to Irish stew for today.
We’ve done a few jobs and now planning a nice relaxing afternoon in preparation for our double celebration tomorrow – the champagne is on ice!
Miles in last 24 hours ; 170.