Short blog today as lots going on outside still. We had a low-pressure system pass over us last night with the front arriving after dinner watch changeover, just in time for a change from Code 1 to Code 3. Unfortunately, stitches (our Code 2)is out of action and resting for the rest of this race having blown it in the same area as the last race two days ago. Hopefully we can manage between the Code 1 and Code 3 without losing too much ground. So far, so good, as we had a great night sailing last night with some big surfs into the 20s fairly often.
The wind and rain have eased off, and should continue to do so throughout the day, then some interesting weather ahead with a big high pressure potentially blocking the direct route to Oban, and a big low-pressure brewing to the northwest which would help us possibly catch up a bit on the rest of the fleet.
It will be an interesting last week of sailing in this very important race for many in the fleet!
Bye for now,
Ryan, Charlie and Crew