Morning all,
Good fast progress to the south under spinnaker, meaning that living conditions have returned to some level of sanity again. Now it’s all about speed and gybe angles as we approach the latitude of Rio de Janeiro. One of the major hazards in this area is the Pampo oilfields. I’ve sailed through here a couple of times at night and it is highly not recommended!
We sailed over some pretty shallow banks yesterday and it’s amazing to think the ocean floor raises up from 4000m to 10m so quickly. Lying in my bunk last night, I was reminded how incredibly loud the highly loaded spinnaker sheet is, directly above my head. It definitely keeps you on edge during the night. It put a smile on my face last night to have to lean over and turn OFF my fan and pull my sleeping bag over me because I was chilly!! Oh, how I longed for that a week ago!
Have a good day.
Dale