Currently we are tacking up the coast of Estonia with E3 up on our weather hip and the Tele-Blue and E4 down to leeward. The plan right now is to head over to the Finnish coast and then tack back onto port in about 40 miles. It never really gets dark this far north and already the sun is starting to come up on our bow having gone down about three hours ago off our transom, pretty cool.
A little earlier I was up on the bow setting up a shot. On a VO 70, its not a case of will you get dunked by a wave rather when! After taking a bit of a mouthful I came to the realization that the water is almost fresh, and this was confirmed when my gear dried out much quicker than normal, we are a long way up inside the Baltic Sea which is fed by many rivers.
We just had the first sitting of our traditional first night out meal- roast lamb and vegetables with mashed potatoes. This freeze dried meal is still the crew favorite by far. At the moment the boat is running like a well oiled machine. We have very little equipment on board so the interior is super tidy ( for a change). Everything seems to be working, and the sailing is very comfortable a few of the standby guys are sleeping like babies.
- Rick
