Green Dragon Leg 4 Day 4

It’s not often that I am lost for words, but I have little to say today. We continue to plod upwind and even had the excitement of some tacks, which came in a bit of a flurry as we were hit by one big shift after another this morning.

It seems Ericsson 3 has done a really nice job of footing into the right hand shift and has managed to consolidate their gains. We have also slipped past Delta Lloyd in our own private battle, but it remains very close.  The wind is clearly very variable for the leaders and we have to hope this may help us to catch up some miles.

Onboard life is pretty easy, with few sail changes and only a few tacks. Even the freeze-dried food tastes better, so I must be getting used to 'offshore life'.

We have hit some quite considerable amount of debris in the water and have just removed a bamboo shoot from the daggerboard but, so far, nothing has led to any damage that we know of. The boat remains in perfect shape although it is quite clear she is happier sailing downwind than up. That goes for all the sailors too!

Ian Walker - Skipper