Race 1 - Day 27
Skipper Report
16 September

Rob Graham
Rob Graham
Team Nasdaq
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Naturally, having crossed 10 degrees South yesterday evening to finish our Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint, the wind and sea conditions have changed in our favour and we've picked up speed overnight. The last few hours of our sprint had been filled with crashing through lumpy confused waves, with frequent big wind shifts and small squalls, which meant we had to work harder but got less speed as reward. Overnight the sea has calmed slightly and the wind has steadied and come just a little more easterly, meaning that we've been able to ease the sheets (finally!) and accelerate.

The routine of life continues onboard Nasdaq - watch on and watch off, the crew are busy sailing, sleeping, cleaning, eating and finding Kathi's glasses. No-one is quite sure how many pairs Kathi Lind-Mottram brought with her, but sufficient for several pairs to be lost and found each day.

In the Nasdaq Bistro yesterday were Andy Greenough and a rather reluctant Shaun Croft; we suspect he had been bluffing as last night's chili was unanimously declared delicious and the apple crumble and custard afterwards was a real treat. Maybe Shaun is just scared that if he shows his true talent he'll be expected to do more cooking when he gets home?

Cheers, Rob