14.04N 059.05W
Sulayacht
Mon 20 Dec 2010 00:39
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Sunday 19th December
11.00hrs UTC 140 miles to go
The wind increased all day yesterday as did the
swell, we were sailing hard under Genoa & Main sail overnight and
reduced to Main for the day. We are trying running ahead of some pretty
nasty squalls, one caught us out and we had to get Chris up pretty
sharply, we ran with it for about 30 minutes and hadn't
travelled anywhere just trod water really, Chris has had to be on
deck most of the day hand steering. We are all pretty glad that this is
only the second piece of rough weather we have had just a pity it had to come
right at the end of the trip.
Things have settled a little now and although a big
swell and the odd rogue wave which crashes you about we are making
good speed. A beautiful colourful
sunset with rainbows and storm clouds which if you saw in a painting you would
not believe it could all have been going on at the same time. Very
mixed feelings in the cockpit at dinner, photographs taken and it is hard to
think that this will be the last evening 'at sea'. We are all looking for
our 'Quicksilver ARC 2010' shirts and caps for our arrival in Rodney Bay.
It is 00.30 UTC and we have 60 miles on the GPS to
go so the next entry will be from St Lucia and I promise to try and do it once
we clear immigration and before I hit the first rum punch!
Thank you all for keeping in touch and all the good
wishes we have received mean a lot to us.
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