Good morning!
Yesterday saw the rise of our spinnakers and the boat is finally out of its 30-degree angle and life is therefore a bit more comfortable again. With the spinnakers, our boat speeds started rising and we are flying towards Punta del Este. Now the main motivation to keep the boat going as fast as possible are the anticipated cold beers, hot showers and comfortable beds.
Having said that, the race is still over a 1000nM long and position changes possible. We managed to overtake PSP Logistics yesterday afternoon and are now chasing HotelPlanner.com. Our main aim is to avoid any mistakes and resulting breakages on the last few miles and to defend the 5th position we are in.
After the Doldrums Corridor and a long upwind stretch, the first day and night with the spinnaker up was quite challenging and everyone had to get used to helming and trimming with the kite again. The conditions seem to be quite stable at the moment and, with the sunrise around the corner, I‘m heading off to bed. Until tomorrow.
Fair winds and a following sea!
Chris