Shortly after nightfall last night the wind picked up to 18kts. This was very welcome considering the light winds we have been experiencing. Besides the spinnaker change due to the wind, it was a quiet sailing night.
I took the morning driving shift again. Two hours later I couldn’t keep the required heading and called Dale, but by this time the starboard steering wheel had started to fail quite badly. It has 5 spokes and only one was still attached! We took the wheel off and put the port wheel on. With 400nm to go we can’t push quite as hard as we want. Eish.
Night fell with my favourite meal of the journey, tuna & flavoured rice. We all sat around on deck enjoying the cool breeze and sunset. By the time shifts had started, it was so hot & humid down below (we couldn’t open the hatches due to water coming over the deck) that the rest of the guys couldn’t get to sleep. I had the same problem later.
This should be our second last night at sea and we all are dreaming about what we are going to do once we hit shore. Steak & beer top the list, for all but Hans who is a vegetarian.
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