Busy day on the water and all went well – good training day! Wind in the 20’s again with seas not quite so big. Headed to the west end at very high speed with the chute up – 20+ knots, which gave us a long upwind to get back. Saw a Mod-70 trimaran coming in – the big boats are gathering. After the crew debrief last night, changed a few things around with good results. As we didn’t break anything,…
To be fair to Andrew it was a difficult sea, as well as a big square wave. After the crew emerged from the tons of water unceremoniously dumped on then, accusing glances were directed at the still dripping helm. Big wind and waves made the training session a challenge – lots of reefs in and out, jibs, spinnaker and code0 were swapped about up front, and a practice man overboard drill eas carried out, all after a 7am start for…
Today we had big breeze, big waves, and a big spider… The consensus was a tarantula, although it could have been a small dog, chicken, or mongoose. The Australian contingent kept well clear, and with their experience of dangerous creatures, the rest of the crew followed suit. Out on the water we ran through the basics to make sure halyards pulled sails up, and winches were uncomfy to sit on, etc. Didn’t spend too long on the water as big…