Day 14: 12/08/2017
Position: 46° 23‘ North, 39° 44‘ West
Weather: 22° C
Total sea miles: 1347
Today was an all around uneventful day. From the early morning to late night there were clear skies and next to no wind. During the day the sun was shining and everyone had a chance to enjoy some nice weather before the incoming storm (tomorrow). The average sailing speed was around 4 knots, so therefore not much ground was covered. So far the meals have been consistently good and everyone is excited to continue sailing.
Max
Day 15: 13/08/2017
Position: 46 ° 53‘ North, 37° 04‘ West
Weather: 18° C
Total sea miles: 1464
Today there was a little to no winds, with an average speed of 3 knots. The day seemed pretty normal until at about 2 we received news on the intercom that everyone was to meet out on the main deck. The reason for this was to play a series of very fun sailing-based games all called “Neptune’s Games”.
These consisted of the watches in games such as who can hang on a rope the longest, who can raise a sail the fastest, who can throw a heaving line into the mini swimming pool and who can win tag a war.
These games were played with watches going against each other (0-4, 4-8, 8-12) and the 4-8 watch (my watch) wan by a few points all together. To signify the end of these games all of the crew were “christened” in a six by four foot pool in the middle of the main deck to pass the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, and to receive, once again, a shot of rum to sail well cleaned outside and inside from the New World to the Old World.
Max
Day 16: 14/08/2017
Position: 47° 22‘ North, 33° 50‘ West
Weather: 17° C
Total sea miles: 1604
Today, unlike yesterday, was very cold and rainy. The average speed for the majority of the day was 8.9 knots so that gave everyone a great chance to work on sailing techniques and experience the boat at a 20 degree angle.
Max