DAY 3-WHEN TO SAIL DOWNWIND

WHEN TO SAIL DOWNWIND-2650 nautical miles to go

 

Overall a very quiet day.  We read books, changed filters on the watermaker and attempted to do some e-mails.

 

Our course was still around 230 degrees.  Speeds around 7 knots. We were quickly approaching the area that we wanted to avoid.  The wind was moving onto a more south easterly direction.  We would soon have to turn and run downwind.  To do this Ian would have to get out on the deck and set the whisker pole.  It was quite rolly in large seas-setting the pole on his own is difficult at the best of times-it was getting near sunset so we decided to track more southerly and set it in the morning.  

 

We ate special fried rice and watched another beautiful sunset.  It became really dark and we lay in the back of the cockpit watching the stars-so many.  Lots of shooting stars tonight.  We also sat in the cockpit and watched our first dvd.  I think we will watch many over the next 3 weeks.

 

The night was quite difficult changing winds/changing sail shape and size.  We are both tired so will have to catch up on sleep during the day.