Silk-sailing with the Genaker to Tenerife

Farewell, Lanzarote and our good sailor friends on"Blue Marlin". Farewell also to the four Bergens' architects on the two Hanse boats. Our new sailor friends on "Blå" and "Stormsvalen"

At 13:30 we're pointed almost due West towards Tenerife. Light northerly winds say: Genaker! This is an almost-Spinnaker, big, billowy, brightly-colored sail, up at the bow, that loves light following winds. Not quite following today, but, after a while, on the beam. We sail with the same winds all day, averaging about five knots. And, on a calm moon-lit sea, decide to let the big blue and purple genaker pull us towards Tenerife all night.

Til 7am.