Hello from Spirit of Canada
The crew and I are settling in nicely on day four of the transatlantic from Port La Foret to Lunenburg, NS. The SW wind that we are experiencing is helping us to make some good headway, the crew are very surprised as to how much of the sailing is upwind work. We have hit all the conditions in the last four days, big wind and waves, no wind, rain and like today; beautiful sunshine.
The boat is performing very well, it’s great to be back at sea. Though with 4 people aboard the space below is unbelievably small but we are getting along well. We can already see ways to lighten the boat and look forward to working on it.
It usually takes 3 or 4 days at sea to get used to the routine and movements and to get your appetite back, the crew and I are just about to have our first single pot meal: Tuna, noodles and corn.
Check out the new position plotter on the website, you can follow us during all the training sessions this summer at:
http://spiritofcanada.net/wordpress2/spirit-of-canada-position-plotter/
Take care,
Derek
FYI Radio update tomorrow on CBC’s “Information Morning” here in Nova Scotia.
Thanks to GMN for making this update possible.
If you would like to put your name on the boat or to go offshore training with Derek this summer let us know at info@spiritofcanada.net