New crew and the Canary Islands
Nige trying to retrieve the rubber duck (not ours luckily) Nige turned up from England on schedule and we spent a few days exploring the sandy channels around Faro , and the occasional coffee shop or little bar. Then Russell flew in from Hong Kong and crew complete we sailed out to the entrance anchorage so Russell could catch a fish entree for us, and he did. The weather gods smiled and we set off for the 700 miles to La Palma. All downwind, 15 to 27 knots, and up to 3 metres of swell. The boat performed very well with the autopilot doing the hard work. Daily runs of 124, 135, 152, 154 nautical miles saw us in La Palma in 5 days. Only 2 hours of motoring and the solar panels kept up even with some cloudy weather. Couldn't have asked for better. Well less swell perhaps! Russell and Nige at Faro anchorage Russell doing a bit of steering And Nige relaxing Sunrise on typical 20plus knots Bad photo but one of the three Mahi Mahi we caught Fly...