24.01.2011 Back to news

A little air

© Groupe Bel

Don't get carried away, I said a little! And you know what? We've changed sides; we're on a starboard tack! Yes, yes! Just as I said. And what else? We're under spinnaker (the spirate to be specific). And what's more? A light wind has returned, where no one was expecting it.

It happened during the afternoon. Seb and I were hanging around fretting about what would become of us with this desperately flat ocean, and the leaders taking to their heels and those positioned at the back of the fleet coming back from nowhere, when in a few minutes, a puff took over the area we were sailing in. A light west breeze settled in and that enabled us to hoist the spinnaker, to gybe and set a course to the south west.
Several times during the day, this same scenario occurred, but the wind did not stay.
Now, and I’m touching the wood of the chart table, it looks as if it has settled, despite the pessimistic weather charts.
The boat is planing, it’s good to be above deck and we’re listening to music.

OK, let me give you the top 3 tracks of the night:
Saez / J'accuse
Queen Omega / De Youth
Jehro / Everything
 
A good week a tutti
 
The lonely red cow boys

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