Day 3
What a glorious sunrise this morning as we cruise parallel to the coast of Puerto Rico. We set into our night sail with a poled-out jib and preventer on the main as yet another idyllic night sky welcomed us. The conditions held until just a few hours before dawn, as Chris noted an increase in wind and a darkening sky to windward. In good time, we dropped into the second reef and balanced the jib to ride out the first squall of the passage. All went without drama, and we have continued to make good speed with a reduced sail area since. The teams are well into the swing of things now as we welcome a new month, and I'm on the lookout for any naughty crew attempting an April fool.
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Dolphin party!
Kate was about to yank the spinnaker’s sock down when I spotted a stampede of fins heading straight for us. ”Dolphins!”, I yelled back to the cockpit excitedly. Post dinner dish duty was halted down below for the show.
The pool is open!
We stopped the boat, got the ladder down and put out a line with a fender behind the boat. I love swimming in the middle of the ocean, and a bit scary when you realize its more than 4000+ m deep! Love it!
Big Pink Sail Day
I had a most fashionable pointed striped hat at dinner, and out of the depths of a cupboard a cake was created, after 14 days at sea. A group of people I had never met two weeks ago made me feel very special today.