Thursday 3 December

Thursday 03 December - 897 miles from Cape Verde
The wind picked up to 20 knots and we have been sailing more than 6 knots all day. Of course the waves are up too. It is not too bad because the wind has been blowing long enough for the waves to settle down and get more regular. They are large, but even. The only drawback is that about once an hour we get spray in the cockpit. It is annoying. We rigged a weather cloth (thank you Normandie) and it keeps most out. Most, I say. I had showered off, clean shorts, lounging in the cockpit just aft of the weather cloth, when, KERSPLOSH!! Not spray. Green water. I was soaked. Soaked to the point that I literally poured water out of my shoes. I re rinsed off with fresh water and everything is drying. Just a minor annoyance.
Reef Early
Bill Doar
s/v Advent II