Riding the waves
Logboekje: 15-12 01:17 board time We were getting somewhat tired of the waves rocking us side to side, us working.
Logboekje: 15-12 01:17 board time We were getting somewhat tired of the waves rocking us side to side, us working.
We’ve passed 40 degrees South! All the shorts are gone and the oilskins are on. The sea has turned from.
13-12 01:15 board time Today was, again, a super day sailing! The waves have gradually increased to about 2,5 meters.
This also meant that we had already done over 200 miles of our 3000 and we are now officially doing everything in our power to make this an official Cape Horn rounding, sailing 3000 miles uninterrupted and crossing the 50'South on both the pacific and South Atlantic side.
11-12 01:30 board time WIND! We started sailing again in the early hours of the past day. Setting the mainsail.
It looked promising, a breeze picked up that we had not seen on the weather forecast and as we turned of the engine, we set the mainsail and nr 1 jib, doing about 6 knots under sail! What a relieve. Silence for a few hours and as the waves had calmed down, it was really pleasant on deck. I even took out a big Cuban sun hat, as there were hardly any clouds.
The next 150 miles south have to be made before that high is there, otherwise we will also lose the wind to the north of a low pressure area passing us to the south..
8-12 02:50 board time We were sailing so beautifully. The wind was turning as we expected, we were going south.
We have left Easter Island behind us and are bound for Cape Horn. We left on a perfectly sunny, pacific.
We are eager to make the boat move as well as possible. Trimming the sails and bringing the art of helming down to perfection! As gracefully as the Sooty Shearwater, the little Tecla glides with out moving her wings. She seems to know the way for she does not need much encouragement! Time is spent telling stories of travels far and wi
