Night sail, full speed to São Miguel

Once, sailing to Denmark was a big thing. An 18 hour sail, overnight over the Skagerak sea. The North Sea eclipsed that, two and a half rough days to Scotland. Now, after two times the Atlantic we get our fenders ready to hang out when there's just a "Denmark's sail" left.

But definitely no fenders out tonight. This 18 hour sail over to São Miguel is a good blow, but a comfortable beam reach. "Babette" is doing top speed, 6,5 to 7,5 knots. Even 8kn! And we're double reefed, with a 3/4 forsail. Half the sails, same speed.

It's starts as a girl's sail. Shannon and Ragnhild skipper "Babette" and "Sedna", more or less side by side the first five hours. Jumping dolphins see us off into the half-moonlit night.