Ennui

When the wind stops and the forecast doesn’t show any signs of improvement we eventually realize it’s time to burn diesel. We motored for the last 24h, glued to every new weather forecast in the hopes of an improvement. This boat is not made to motor - she is loud! The PO did a lot of work to try and improve that (I can’t imagine what it was like before) but there is no escaping it. I tried to sleep on the bow nets this evening but it didn’t really work.

Thankfully, about an hour ago a little breeze came in. Only about 10kn, which permits us to make 5-7kn, but in the right direction and without the noise.

With 900nm to Fernando, we are definitely going to be late. Hotels and flights are in limbo but it’s just not possible to be precise.

We’ve been eating plenty of tuna, but are out of all things fresh save potatoes. Learning more about how to provision for what you can actually eat quick enough before it goes off.

Anyhow, the mood on board has lifted as the engine noise has been cutoff. Long may it last!Read more