Ripping and Rolling and Bumping and Whooshing along at 9.5kts
Despite mourning the loss of our Parasailor, the 28kn NE wind and a need to head south to give us a better wind angle means we are still achieving reasonable drive. However the quest for every ounce of wind does find us heading for every squall rather than trying to avoid those in our path, so sunbathing is still firmly off for the time being.
Light winds are forecast for Sunday and Monday so no doubt our Gennaker, maybe even our Spinnaker, will see the breeze then. Do moths live in saltwater sail lockers? I guess we will find out!
Sunbathing off, Asolare crew are today found making fishing lures from the remains of the red and white Parasailor - Replace, Reuse, Recycle. Having had no success at all on the fishing front so far, maybe our secret weapon will prove to have a worthwhile secondary role after all!
We are seeing flying fish regularly now, two found on deck this morning. Sallyanne 'rescued' and returned one to the sea and, rather insensitively and ill timed, Peter got hit in the face by a very wet fish right at the height of the Parasail drama as the last line was cut from his beloved and favourite sail! Talk about hitting a man when he is down!
On the food front we had corn on the cob for lunch and chilli con carne with sautéed leaks for dinner. This morning (Sun Morning) those that were on early watch have had creamy porridge to keep us going until the rest of the crew get up for Mexican Brunch – Chicken Fajitas! Much later tonight we are looking forward to Sunday Dinner – Lamb with roast potatoes, carrots, green beans, cabbage and an attempt at Yorkshire Puddings (although they are never going to be as good as Mum's Yorkshire puddings!)
At the very moment we are ripping and rolling and bumping and whooshing along at 9.5kts on the edge of a small squall - which is great fun! Once again the lower windows to starboard are dipping below the water level adding to the excitement of the crew. Hopefully we will get some rain fall and wash some of the salt off the Yacht. The sky is grey and moody but warm and with reasonable wind of 22-25kts. YeeHa!
All aboard Asolare are in excellent spirits, whilst still respectfully mourning the loss of our beautiful Parasail.
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