#9. Azores to Ireland | Day 5

June 22, 2024 | 09:00 UTC

Falken is cruising along. Down wind. Wing on wing. Crunching the miles. 225nm in the last 24 hours. 9.4 knots average. We are approaching Ireland fast. Without even trying.

Last night we put the second reef in the mainsail and 3 turns on the Yankee sail furler to make helming at night a little bit easier, but Falken just laughed and kept surfing the waves. Slowing down? She doesn’t know how to.

With 550nm to go and 700nm already sailed we are well past the halfway point. Going by the weather forecast we should have a good downwind run almost all the way in and reach the Aran Islands late on the 24th. Only the last 50nm the wind might veer and we might get headed. Time will tell. So far all is well on Falken.

Fair winds and a following sea,

- Chris