We've had a tough day on board Greenings.
The weather has been great - not too hot - but life at an angle is wearing. This afternoon the wind eased making life easier but we have found that since our motoring phase we have been consistently slower. The leading pack have better wind and are pulling away with every position report we get. We can't change the weather we get but we can sail the boat as well as possible. We've been working on the "3 essentials" of yacht racing. There isn't anything complicated about sailing a boat really well. It is about doing the simple things well. For now, the Greenings team are doing their very best with tricky conditions aiming to stay within our redress time of the leaders.
We also announced today that Neptune Rex will be visiting tomorrow to try the crew for their crimes on board in his court. This will be my third Equator crossing and therefore I get the honour of playing the part of Neptune in the Equator crossing ceremony. I have requested triple quantities of porridge for breakfast. Things are going to get messy.