Bound for the BOI - Day 2
04 November 2017 | Pacific
Jill
The weather has been great - good, steady wind at 15-20 knots from the east and now ESE combined with a moderate southerly swell of 1-2 M providing perfect sailing conditions. Elevation has been romping along, cracking 7s, 8s and even the occasional 9 - she is clearly loving the opportunity to pick up her skirts and has delivered an average speed of 7.2 knots for the 24 hours to 0800 this morning. The water temperature continues to lower - it's now registering at 21.3 degrees and "Miss Tahiti" is seriously wondering how we will be able to cope with swimming once we arrive in NZ after all our time in the tropics.
It's always intriguing to see how colours change as we roam around this beautiful planet - the sky is now powdery & pale where it kisses the ocean on the horizon, deepening to a vibrant southern summer blue overhead; the sea is a velvety, deep sapphire shade. The still full moon lightens the night and as the cloud cover has almost disappeared, the sky reflects the vibrancy of the cosmos.
All well onboard.