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Murphy - Glorious tradewind sailing - Days 3 and 4
Murphy - Glorious tradewind sailing - Days 3 and 4
What a change – a Northeast breeze (around force 5) has set in, with
the rough seas moderating and today (Friday) it seems as though we are in for
some extended tradewind sailing in bright sunshine. The jumpers and jackets have
been abandoned and teeshirts are the order of the day. This is definitely what
we all signed up for.
Good and bad news on the equipment front – it seems to be the way of
things:
- The good news is that an ingenious use of bolts and lashings (and duct
tape of course) has restored our genoa pole, enabling us to sail close
downwind on a course that is headed straight for St Lucia by the shortest
route.
- The less good news is that we have lost the autopilot as something seems
to have gone wrong with the motor unit that drives the rudders, so we are all
getting used to constant hand-steering – luckily we’re getting much better at
it. Investigations continue to see whether we can get it back.
We are eating well – last night seared tuna with loads of sauteed tomatoes,
garlic, onions and rice – delicious and a useful deterrent to vampires.
Unalloyed good news on the sailing front, though – we are 181 miles closer
to St Lucia today than we were yesterday.
Andrew, Lucinda, Jake and Jeff
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