Tazacorte to Vigo, Friday 24th July 40 02.187N 18 27.516W
Persephone... Cruiser/Racer
Nigel & Karen Goodhew...
Fri 24 Jul 2020 19:15
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A fabulous day on the ocean! It all started
with little promise, no wind and glassy seas and dawn found us under motor,
stealthily seeking some natural driving force. Around 0700, I downloaded a GRIB
file, and no sooner had I loaded it into our nav software, the gentle westerly
wind we had ben trying to get north to, stared to materialise.
Finally after more than a week of sailing to
windward, with all that that entails (mainly being heeled over) here was the
prospect of faster, more comfortable downwind sailing. And as the day got older,
it got better and better. The clouds above parted, the wind clocked
further and further left, until at 1030 we hoisted the spinnaker.
We have just taken it down for the night...tonight
has been nominated "film night", and the downwind style upright demeanor of P
means that a more complex menu can be intoduced for tonights supper... but we
have covered more than 50 miles under the black kite.
There are still 440 miles to go to Vigo, but my
forecast indicates that the next 2 or 3 days could be similar to today. Bring it
on!
Supper is:
Chicken and mushroom in a cream sauce, garlic saute
potaoes and green beans.
The crew is well (fed), and no issues.
N&K
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