Ray's back, just. Apparently the first part of the trip to Bermuda was particularly tedious and they seriously considered turning back. The rest of the trip via the Azores was made slowly in light winds until they reached Cape St. Vincent where they met the Barlavento wind. Although it is restricted to the west part of the Algarve, which is known as the 'Barlavento Coast', it blows predictably out of the north west most days in the summer at up to 30 knots.
Just googled translated 'Barlavento' ~
| noun |
- luff
- weather side
- windward side
|
| adjective |
- exposed to the wind
- weather
- windward
|
BTW the Eastern part of the Algarve is known as the 'Sotavento' (leeward) coast.
Work on the boat resumed.....
After putting the metre wide carbon wraps around the hull exterior at the mast positions and fairing some more, the hull was flipped. The dark patch near the 'wheels' shows where one of the carbon wraps is.
