S/Y Babette Sails to the Caribbean

S/Y Babette sails to the Caribbean, carefully avoiding the Pirates, and then sails back again to Norway.

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Tuesday, November 15, 2005

A spinnaker sail


With the genaker rigged as a spinnaker we have a "silk-sail" on flat seas, just a light breeze, all day.
We start with an "English breakfast", still enjoying all the fresh stores: fried eggs, ham, tomatoes. And juice, coffee, and our solid German rye-bread (Ørnulf thinks they´ll double as anti-pirate clubs, as well!)
At noon we measure 106n.miles the last 24 hrs. As opposed to 96 the first day. The spinnaker, up all day, comes down before the night-watches. The wind dies to a whisper and we motor-sail a few hours.
The moon lights yp the sea; it´s as "bright as day" and only the major stars and planets can compete with the white glare.

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