Well I guess you're all wondering about our strange route on the race viewer…
The first SE track was to get back to where we switched on our engine after the naughty whale collided with PSP Logistics. The NE track is us trying to avoid the wind hole coming off the coast and extending out to sea.
We hope to stay north of the cheeky wind hole then as the wind veers, follow it round back onto a SE course, which we then hope to hold for around 1300 nautical miles.
Of course, this is sailing and all will have changed by the next blog lol.
So today is a little grey and overcast with ten knots of breeze currently from the ESE, the sun breaks out occasionally then disappears again. It's a little dull with no other boaties around; not even an occasional fishing boat or cargo vessel to catch our attention.
Still, these pleasant conditions won't last. We expect around 30 knots tomorrow night, by which time we'll have Yankee 3, Staysail and two or three reefs in the main.
Then we are expecting our long reach with plenty of reefing and headsail change practice for the team before crossing back over the great circle and seeing what the last 8 days of weather brings us.
This evening we had some fantastic Uruguayan sausages with potatoes and veg, cooked by Julie Spicer and David Wilson. Thanks guys!
Stay safe
PSP Logistics xx