Time to cast off lines and put Cape Town to our rudder as we set sail for Sint Maarten
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Time to cast off lines and put Cape Town to our rudder as we set sail for Sint Maarten
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It's been fun, Cape Town!
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Setting up for a port tack as we get ready to ride the trade winds.
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(Although we do have to motor for a little ways to find the wind)
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Yesterday we were busy setting sails, so I only took one photo aloft. Now making way at almost 7 knots with fore and main masts set to the royals.
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Time to unfurl and set the mizzen t'gallant.
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Rigging stun sails on fore and main masts means adding new blocks to the booms.
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Relaxing on the t'gallant yard while reeving in the main mast stun sail gear.
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There will be time to rest when the reevings done.
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Had a quiet night watch since there was almost no wind.
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Absolutely no wind this morning, so we braced the main around and hove to.
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Another entire watch sitting hove-to, so plenty of time for maintenance and also relaxing on the jib boom.
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We were visited by pilot whales (not actually whales [cetacean needed])
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A small squall brought some stronger winds so we are sailing again
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Sailor Sunday means no maintenance watches and instead time to work on personal projects.
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Deck swabbing time.
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Stun sails set on the foremast.
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Chaffing inspections are required every hour for the stun sails.
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Taking the noon sight requires so many table lookups.
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Chaffing inspection found significant wear on the fore t'gallant stunsail halyard, so we end over ended it during the night watch.
