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What a final! We had to decide if we’d take the west side or the east side of the island. And we needed a plan to beat Frida who had sailed almost the entire race about eight to ten miles … Continue reading →

We have a sad day today. Birdie Nam nam died. Birds are very sensible to stress and too much stress is live threatening. That’s what I learned in my course first aid for animals volunteer. We think birdie nam nam … Continue reading →

What a fuck up! Gust from nowhere made us broach. Had to release all sheets fully to get her upright again. Single reefed main with Code5 on. Sailing an awa of 145. Blasting! Even. The dolphins had to do their … Continue reading →

In this foodstore which we emtied we keep the birdie nam nam as we call it. She’s alive and kicking. “Tjirp tjirp”. We’ll take her (back?) to the Acores and set her free. If we try that here in the … Continue reading →

Believe it or not, but we have a new crew member on board. A nice cute but totally exhausted zwaluw landed on deck and tried to come down below into the cabin. That seemed no good idea to us so … Continue reading →

Eggs, bacon, dark yellow mature Cheddar on brown bread. Following the spinnaker. Frida passed. See if we can catch up again now we have some more wind again. Wouter (captain) & JanKees (asleep)

TWS (18) up again, orange spinnaker up. Avg. 9.5 kts, AWA 145 and keeping COG around 230-240. Eating an apple Wouter (captain) & Jankees (sitting in the library)