There were few memorable events on Friday but one gave us pause for thought. We have noticed that when a darkish cloud passes over us the wind often freshens and alters direction then settles back to its previous strength and … Continue reading
Concerning our ETA in Brazil the words of this song dating. I suspect, from the 50’s are accurate: ‘Whatever will be, will be; the future’s not ours to see.’ This leg started with three days of sailing but the winds … Continue reading
This blog will most likely be a predominantly fishy tale. On the way to South Africa John had a couple of bites which ran away with all his line so he determined that he needed a bigger reel which would … Continue reading
O.K. I’ll stop moaning. Yesterday the wind behaved itself in that we sailed for 24 hours without reverting to the engine. It wasn’t stunning sailing but it was fast enough to avoid a DNF in relatively flat seas which allows … Continue reading
But not ‘home again’, as in the Rod Stewart song if you are old enough to remember it, but rather on our way to Santiago de Bahia in Brazil. Yesterday’s winds were as co-operative as the previous day’s, i.e. not … Continue reading
This could have been a suitable title for the past few days! The wind is feeble, mostly less than 10 knots, and Starblazer relishes stronger winds. If we have 15 knots we can easily make 6 or more knots through … Continue reading
Our twin headsail system is wonderful when the true wind is in an arc of about 60o behind us. As the boat moves forward it tends to bring the wind further forward as well. Once the wind is apparently about … Continue reading
Yes, we had similar winds, both in strength and direction though we did manage to steer much closer to our desired course for much of the day. The seas are still relatively flat with the odd bit of rock and … Continue reading
I’ll try not to be too repetitive. Boring! The winds seem to have a daily pattern, swinging behind us late morning and rising gently, allowing us to make our required heading before dying out then veering towards the south forcing … Continue reading
The first few days from South Africa were extremely boisterous: strong winds, big seas, damaged sails and mal de mer reported from several boats. However once the wind settled a bit, the seas quietened and we all made very good … Continue reading