Boat speed 24.7 knots. Wind speed 22.8 knots. Course 095 deg. True wind angle 192 deg. Moving fast on a beam reach.
Seas are still lumpy and the boat is still bumpy.
OK here we go for another attempt at writing. I am just out of my bunk, rested and my fingers are hot for another go at the keyboard. One of these days we will get back into some smooth downwind sailing, the deep south sailing we came here to do. Cape Town and all the work and boat problems and other distractions from the race are behind us now. The great memories of new friends, old friends, and a city and country to return to and explore are firmly implanted in our minds.