Day 4
Another night in paradise aboard the good ship FALKEN, and I awoke to the dulcet tones of Chris shaking out reefs. Our downwind sleigh ride continued through last night after a dinner of traditional Jamaican 'rundown' courtesy of Natalie, and both watches delivered a formidable performance in sometimes tricky seas. The conversations on night watch have taken a familiar downward turn into the peculiar and sometimes downright obscure, in a way that will be familiar to any offshore sailor. As for our destination, it grows ever closer as Chris revels in maximizing sail area. Another hot one ahead for the team.
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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.