The first 24 hours of ocean have passed
smoothly and gently.
We left our berth in St Marteen
yesterday at 16h30, local time, passing the bridge of Simpson’s bay. We moored outside the bay for a little hour and Captain Andrea made the safety briefing, giving
everyone a role in case of emergencies on board.
The wind outside the island was what we
expected, 18-20 kts from East, so we put on the mainsail with one reef and the
foresail, heading for 30° towards the Acores.
The Ocean rhythm is already guiding
all of us on board. We have been sailing for 24 hours while we are beating and it’s quite sport! Cape Arrow
is speeding at 8-10 kts and you can really feel it inside the boat..!! Doing anything
requires a lot of balance!
We have watches of three hours, of two
people. After the watch we will be in “stand by” for three more hours in case additional support on deck would be needed, then finally we'll have three hours “free”.
Most of all, we can say everything on board is
fine, the crew is happy and the sun shines on Cape Arrow!
keep staying tuned!!
Cape Arrow’s crew
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