Day 6

 It is hard to believe it is Friday already! We have 2032 miles to go, and are predicted to arrive on Tuesday 24th. It certainly feels like a marathon.


We are firmly into our routines, which everyone seems to have adjusted to. Our shift rises at 10am to the pleasure of sunlight and breakfast. The warmth is perfect and the sea is kind with a rolling swell of 2 metres. The wind is steady now at 20-25knots which pushes us along at a steady 8knots and permits enjoyable but not taxing helming. We have lunch then enjoy a rest 2-5pm without a compulsion to sleep. Arising again at 5pm we have a shared 2 hours of both watches so that we socialise, play games and share supper as the sun sets. The evening watch is very dark now as the moon rises about 10pm, which creates more challenging helming. We have 30 minute turns during our watch of 5 of us. We then try to sleep 10-2 in preparation for the tiring shift from 2-6am, though that gets easier each night.

The past two nights have seen stronger wind of 25-30kts with taxing helming for all of us. Sam reaching a peak of 11.3knots, and I made 10.5knots. The surfing of the waves is, of course, the highlight! We have had only a few drops of rain and a couple of splashes, one of which soaked my hair, which was actually quite refreshing but does nothing for the ( lack of) hairstyle!

May be calm enough for a shave soon, and then the spinnaker can go back up too!
Fair winds!

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