In and Out With the Jib

09/05/02

    Since yesterday, the jib has been going in and out like an accordion.  The wind will drop to 10-12 knots, and we will roll out the jib, then an hour later it will climb to 20 knots, and we will roll the jib in again.  We are hoping to keep a 150 mile a day pace, as that would get us to Cape Town before the weekend, as we are currently 1050 miles distant.

    We had a number of painted petrels flying around the boat yesterday, and I took the Nikon with zoom lens attached and took some pictures.  Hopefully they will be in focus, as those suckers move fast.  Eric has been working on his book this week, which will be an autobiography entitled “Sailing Free”.  He has been reading the introduction to us during happy hour, and we have been making suggestions.  He thinks he can go through the chapters quickly once he gets started, but of course the book won’t be finished until this trip is finished, as we are the final chapter.