7 May
Now we
can sign off both the lack of dolphins and the absence of caught fish. Late
afternoon yesterday we had a visit from a gang of dolphins, probably 25-30 of
them, who stayed and played around Aniara for some time. We also got a small
fish, of an undefined race, which was included in the culinary fish-and
shrimp-dish we enjoyed in the evening. What we still miss more than ever is a
steady wind. During the 48 hours we have been on our way we used our Penta for
39 hours, which makes our trip to one of the strangest sailing contest ever. We
can see from the fleet position report that almost all other participants act
exactly as we do, which probably is the only chance we have to get to Bermuda
before the next race leg starts (Bermuda-Azores). We have moved Aniara 295 NM and have
still 550 NM to go until we reach Bermuda. Let´s hope the wind is picking up,
since our Diesel-meter now is down on
half.