Great Escape of Southampton - Day 2 Great Escape 26 51N 17 49W

Day 2

What a night, I don’t think any of us realised we had clicked on the ‘Full on Adventure’ button when we booked the trip. Last night was certainly one to remember, big swells and big winds and surfing down the waves. I think Jan holds the surfing record at just under 12 knots although Stephen reckons he had more than 12 knots at one point. For my part it made for an interesting time on the helm.

This morning sees clear skies and most of the crew on deck helping to rig the main sail as well as the head sail. The wind has dropped a bit the boat is more stable and making about 7.5 knots.

David and John believe they saw a whale off the port side this morning. Luckily for us it stayed away although John did mention getting the fishing gear out.

Hopefully the weather will stay fair and we can get in some great downwind sailing in the sunshine. Let’s see what the rest of the day will bring.

Graham