Reading: The Constant Rabbit (Jasper Fforde) (finished) & An Unsung Hero (Michael Smith) (finished)Weather: NE 2-4 – variable. Full cloud pretty much all day with occasional showers and increased wind around them ….Thought for the day: How did navigators of the past cope with constant cloudy weather?Evening meal: Aubergine and …
Reading: The Constant Rabbit (Jasper Fforde) & An Unsung Hero (Michael Smith)Weather: NE 2-4 – variable. Clear for most of the day ….Thought for the day: Thinking can be over-rated ….Evening meal: Roast pork, roast potatoes and brusselsCourse: 185-195oC before gybe and then around 260oC afterDistance covered: At 1200 we …
Reading: The Constant Rabbit (Jasper Fforde) & An Unsung Hero (Michael Smith)Weather: NE 2-4 – variable. Awkward swell again but clear for most of the day ….Thought for the day: Is it noble or lazy for me to offer to steer whenever they are doing a workout?Evening meal: Chicken curry …
Reading: Us Against You (Frederick Backman) (finished) & An Unsung Hero (Michael Smith)Weather: NE 2-4 – variable. A bit more of an awkward swell and 100% cloud ….Thought for the day: The Dutch name for noughts and crosses is butter, cheese and eggs – should we be a little more …
Reading: Us Against You (Frederick Backman) & An Unsung Hero (Michael Smith)Weather: E-ENE 2-4 – variable. Getting increasingly cloudy ….Thought for the day: Is the equator an IQ barrier for flying fish? Southern Hemisphere ones seem far less likely to land on deck …..Evening meal: Chickpea burgers, roast potatoes and …
Reading: An Unsung Hero (Michael Smith) & Dead Lions – Mick Herron (finished)Weather: E 2-4 – got up a little during the day. Sunny ….Thought for the day: Sweating a line is very appropriately named – it is perhaps the sweatiest job on board!Evening meal: Nasi Goreng with fried rice, …
Reading: An Unsung Hero (Michael Smith) & Dead Lions – Mick Herron (second in the Slow Horses series)Weather: E 2-3 – dropping a little and backing. Sunny ….Thought for the day: What do dolphins get out of playing around the bow of boats?Evening meal: Couscous mix with meat and veg …
Reading: An Unsung Hero (Michael Smith) & Dead Lions – Mick Herron (second in the Slow Horses series)Weather: Wind more consistent – E 3-4Thought for the day: How did ratlines get their name?Evening meal: Chicken, pumpkin, chick pea and bacon mix with mashed potato and saladCourse: 185-210oCDistance covered: At 1200 …
Reading: An Unsung Hero (Michael Smith) & Dead Lions – Mick Herron (second in the Slow Horses series)Weather: Wind more consistent – SE 3-4Thought for the day: Only one more booby and we will have collected the full set ….Evening meal: Spinach, aubergine and feta quiche with fried aubergine (the …
Reading: An Unsung Hero (Michael Smith) & The Well at the World’s End – A J McKinnon (finished)Weather: Wind up and down but annoyingly shifted round to the south a bit – SSE 2-4.Thought for the day: The Dutch name for an adjustable spanner is a barco, which coincidentally (?) …
