Leg 5 - race 7 - day 11 Woke at 9am finished reading my book. Had tuna pasta with pesto for lunch/ breakfast then up on deck for 11am. It was cloudy but a little sunny so nice weather conditions. Sea was moderate and wind was up to 25 knots at times. We were heeled over and were making good speed highest being 13.6 knots. I sat near the bow although it was wet from splashes from the waves, it was nice. Just love sailing. Carl was at the helm for a while. Got so...

Leg 5 - race 7 - day 8 Woke up at 9 went up on deck and had a shower washed my hair at the back of the boat using a few buckets of sea water. Nice and cool but odd using salt water. Sun is out and it's really hot. We had slowed down due to the wind dropping. Had lunch at 10.30 potatoes and sausages then went up on deck for my watch. Wind had picked up slightly but as the shift came to the end the wind had dropped and we had gone from sailing with a Yankee 1 an...