day 3
October 3, 2024, 12:35 UTC | Day 3
Well, it's day 3 of passage, and we are now flying the Yankee and staysail and have a reef in the main. Back on the wind means a slightly more challenging below decks life for the team, but everyone is taking it in their stride. We were blessed with hundreds of dolphins last night that gave us a remarkable acrobatic display ahead of sunset. With 86 nm until our waypoint off Finisterre, it's almost halfway for the FALKEN team of adventurers. This evening, we expect a short lull in conditions, which we will once again time to charge our batteries, and then it looks like life on a heel until we reach our final destination of Lagos. All happy campers here at the bottom of Biscay.
- Emily
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But maybe, I thought, with some drugs I could stay ahead of it. The first 48 hours I felt horrible. But luckily with 3 health care professionals on board and in a very encouraging environment, my body found its way. Anyway, someone offered me a patch (unavailable in Canada) and someone else gave me some pills for nausea and now I feel much, much better.
Dolphins and Bioluminescence
We had a good run with the sails but weather has changed and we are once again chasing the wind. Everyone is getting a chance to practice helming in big swell; starting to get a feel of the wind and water and how it pushes and pulls the hull. A pod of dolphins came to visit at night, splashing in the bioluminescent water, and again in the day, dancing in the bow wake. For now enjoying the calmer sea state and falling asleep to the rumble of the engine and the gentle whooshing of the water on the hull.
Greetings from Lala Lemonshark
The brave crew is toughing it out and staying cheerful despite being tossed around. The engine is off and we are true sailing-main and jib. In the first 12 hours we saw two pods of Orca and four humpback whales, two of which were 20 yards off the starboard beam!