SailBlog - 18 knots of wind and sailing at last

Graham

09/12/2008, Mid North Atlantic

The last few days have been tiresome and frustrating due to the total lack of wind, especially when we still had 1200 Nm to go and are on a deadline now to get to the ARC finish line by the 18th December. Yesterday afternoon, the wind finally re-emerged and we have been making steady progress in 18 knots of north easterlies and now only have 938 Nm to go! The sea is now quite bouncy, but the fact that we are speeding along towards our destination offsets the slight discomfort. The sun is out, the fishing rods are deployed, and there are no squalls in sight...yet. No more medical emergencies although my dreaded crown that broke in Portugal has broken again, this time by crunching into some chorizo. A temporary repair is planned on board using 5 minute epoxy resin. That should do the trick and is much cheaper than a dentist!