Juggling Light Winds and Other Commitments

The sea was like glass for most of the day. Less than 3 knots of wind means motors are on and we’re using the generator as needed to supplement electricity. Still, it is beautiful.

We took advantage of the calm weather to go swimming and take outdoor showers on the back of the boat. Feels so good to wash my hair! For some exercise, swam a couple laps between the hulls of the catamaran and then floated down the outside.

We’re about halfway now from Tenerife to Cabo Verde and based on other commitments for the crew in mid December, we’re faced with a decision: since we’ve had such bad wind on this leg of the journey, do we still stop in Cabo Verde for a night? Or do we cut the corner and head SW toward Sint Maarten? Could save us a couple hundred nautical miles and a couple days time. Talks to be had, weather to be appraised, supplies to be evaluated.

In the meantime, we found some juggling balls on board and Cpt. Jan is giving juggling lessons. He recommends starting off easy by only juggling in bursts and building dominance in both hands.

Finished my audiobook on night watch last night - the full moon was a good one. Felt like daylight on deck.

Among other boat work, we played Crunchwrap today (3-person trick taking game, previously called Curbstomp in other circles - you can see why the name was changed). No wind means card games are certainly easier.

Appreciating that Connor sent me with some great tea.

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P.S. here’s a picture of last night’s sunset just 'cause it’s pretty:)