Position on 2 March 2009 at 1400 UTC: 34 deg 26.8 S, 010 deg 50.2 E.

Pic: Pierre, with the spinnaker in the background.


Ola amigos!
Yesterday we had a great evening. We toasted champagne to a special young lady that goes by the name of Jodie and we then chatted away to the music of James Blunt and Roxette in the background.

The wind picked up before my 2300 shift and we hoisted the BIG RED spinnaker by 2315. From then until 1315 today we ran 99 nautical miles with the wind which equates to an average of just over 7 knots an hour. The sky is virtually cloudless currently and with the wind and the swell from behind the sailing is very pleasant.

We are ready to beat into the south easter which is expected on Wednesday. Andre Looking like the Michelin man with 4 layers of clothes on my night watch we sailed out of the cold and into the sunshine. Beautiful down-windsailing at it's best.

Cheers.
Tom
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Ons vorder fluks rigting Kaapstad. Wind van agter maar n moontlike sterksuid-ooster le vir ons en wag Woensdag.

Alles is wel, geen klagtes.

Groete.
Pierre.