We currently have a full moon which really makes night sailing easy. But mean old Aeolus completely ruined last night for us and turned things into a real shit-fest. Huge squalls of intense wind and rain were thrown at us from every direction. One was so severe, the unsuspecting helmsman on watch was overwhelmed with wind and did an un-commanded "auto tack". Nothing bad happened to Huzzah or her crew, but it takes a full crew's effort to get the boat reefed down and back on course. And so this passage goes, one moment we're light wind reaching in placid conditions, the next a big wind makes us struggle to maintain control. We're having fun in spite of all this however, sharing our favorite music and playing "name that tune". My sailing mates are quite music savvy indeed.
We press on (as if we have a choice) with optimism and good attitudes. We've sailed 600 miles since Bora Bora, and completed 126 miles over the last 24 hours. As my friend Frank used to say" If this were easy, everybody would be doing it". I can assure you, nothing easy about this!
Cheers from Huzzah!