It’s very windy here right now. We have been in 40-50 knot winds since about 2200 last night, or some 12 hours. The seas are huge but magnificent. There is a lot of spray breaking over our poop deck and all watches are cancelled. I was one of the last … Continue reading
Our brief flirtation with the Roaring Forties is almost over: we are finally able to trim the sails to a north-easterly course. Don’t let that fool you into thinking we have been having sub-tropical weather. This morning we had 30 to 35 knot winds which were slowly backing so by … Continue reading
Wednesday was a busy day; the swell was low enough to get into the tiny harbour at Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, the (only) settlement on Tristan de Cunha. The island has only been settled for 200 years but it’s been eventful. Lots of shipwrecks have brought people in, and … Continue reading
