Our speeds are staying up and the mood on board is good. However, just as we were about to settle into our watch yesterday evening Seb heard a hissing sound at the back of the cockpit. The deck shower was on and leaking our fresh water supply into the aft locker. A strange and unexpected combination of small mistakes had led to a rather impactful result. We were able to pump out the locker and dry our the gear stored there but half of our fresh water supply is gone. Not a disaster as we still have enough to cover the coming few weeks but certainly a wake-up call to be even more careful.
Date: November 14, 2017
Time 13:00 UTC
Position: 21’19.580N / 18’31.879W
24h distance: 149nm
COG/SOG: 196 degrees / 7.3kn
Trip distance: 433nm
Distance to go: 531nm
Conditions: sunny, wind NE 18-21kn, sea moderate/rough
Sails: double reefed main and genoa