We had a much better day's run on Nasdaq yesterday, helped by wind and sea conditions that are very gradually becoming more favourable. The wind still shifting beneath clouds, but overall moving little by little towards the east, and the sea is slightly flatter. There are two good indications of this; more sightings of flying fish and dolphins (who had been absent for a few days in the rougher seas); and, the fact that this morning I only have to brace one leg against the ceiling to type the Skipper Report.
Daytime temperatures have fallen slightly as well, meaning that conditions below with hatches closed have gone from unbearable to merely unpleasant. The routine of life aboard Nasdaq has therefore switched back to our original watch pattern of longer watches by day than by night.
We are still waiting for the spinnaker conditions the boats further south are reporting, but sense that it can't be far off now.
Cheers, Rob.