Les Sables to Tortola - Day 10

Les Sables, France to Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Day 10 - 20/08/13

• Log: 1685nm
• 31'50.6170N 025'08.2080W
• Cloudy, Really Hot and Humid 30+
• Sea: Calm
• Wind: N-1 6kts
• Engine on all day
• Speed: 7.7kts
• Full Sail/ No Genoa
• Saw flying fish
• Watched sun go down
• Made Snakes and Ladders board
• Did a Workout - Using Daily Workout App

Les Sables to Tortola - Day 9

Les Sables, France to Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Day 9 - 19/08/13

• Log: 1513
• Cloudy - Warm and Humid
• Sea: Calm
• Wind: NE-1/3 8kts
• Engine off most of day but now on
• Speed: 7.2kts
• Full Sail and Genoa / Only full sail when engine on
• 32'59.2830N 022'00.1910W
• First flying fish

Les Sables to Tortola - Day 8

Les Sables, France to Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Day 8 - 18/08/13

• 1 Week - 1285nm - 183nm per day
• Sunny - Hot and Cloudy
• Log: 1339nm
• Sea: Calm
• Wind: NNE-3 15kts
• Speed 7kts
• Full Sail and Genoa
• 34'25.5290N 019'45.1720W
• 1 Ship - Starboard - Tanker

Les Sables to Tortola - Day 7

Les Sables, France to Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Day 7 - 17/08/13

• 1 Ship - Tanker
• Log: 1157nm
• Sea: Calm
• Wind: N-3 15kts
• Sunny and Hot
• Full Sail and Genoa
• Speed: 7.3kts
• 35'09.0720N 016'39.1510W

Les Sables to Tortola - Day 6

Les Sables, France to Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Day 6 - 16/08/13

• Log: 978nm
• Full Sail and Genoa
• Sea - Calm
• Auto Pilot
• Engine on in morning and now off
• Speed 6kts
• 37'17.3000N 015'10.0140W
• Sunny and Hot
• Everyone Showered
• Couple of Dolphins

Les Sables to Tortola - Day 5

Les Sables, France to Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Day 5 - 15/08/13

• Current log: 829nm
• Wind down 15-20kts
• Full Sail and Genoa
• Sea: calm
• Auto Pilot and Engine off
• Speed: 7kts
• 39'03.3110N 013'39.275W
• Saw two ships and a fishing boat

Les Sables to Tortola - Day 4

Les Sables, France to Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Day 4 - 14/08/13

• Genoa Halyard Shackle Brakes and sail falls down leaving halyard at top of the mask
• Fixed Genoa without having to stop and got completely soaked in the process from waves
• Auto Pilot
• Sails up
• Engine off
• Wind: 30kts
• Speed:10knts
• Big rolling waves
• log: 642
• 41'36.71N 010'24.14W

Les Sables to Tortola - Day 3

Les Sables, France to Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Day 3 - 13/08/13

• log: 450
• Managed 18kts
• Made Mexican
• Reefed the Main - First reef
• Jibed for the first time
• Wind Speed 30kts
• Auto Pilot
• Reached the Atlantic