Race 1 - Day 28
Skipper Report
17 September

Good morning followers,

Today felt like a much better day than yesterday. I was disheartened after a few evolutions going wrong but, on reflection, buoyed up by how the crew rallied around to make the situation right again. The highlight was when Chris Fox, with a crew of four helpers, gathered around the sewing machine in the galley at two in the morning and says “Right that looks good... let’s have a practice!”

And then makes sewing machine noises as he and his band of helpers push the material and patch through the machine “mwee-wee-wee-wee-wee”.

As a crew, we put a lot of prep into our hoist of the Code 2 mediumweight spinnaker at around 9am. Since then we have been averaging speeds in the 11 and 12 knot range. The mood onboard is good and it is nice to listen to water rushing past the hull. At lunchtime today, Henri Micheron shared some of his thoughts about the journey and commentaries on the characters onboard. He will be getting off in Punta del Este - his smiling face and steady hand on the helm will be missed.

In the evening, we had a gammon joint with cabbage and mash for dinner as a special treat for Ann Marie Davis' birthday. Spirits onboard are high and we look forward to the close sailing in the coming days.

Conall