๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ: ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฐยบ ๐ฏ๐ญ.๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐ก, ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฏยบ ๐ฐ๐ด.๐ฒ๐ต ๐ช – ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญยบ ๐ช – ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ก๐ / ๐ฏ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐๐ – ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ด๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐
Now that the team is starting the 4th night on the Pacific Ocean, it is time for a small update of the past few days. In short, it was busy and pretty rough on board.
A few hours after our departure from Monterey Bay, the ocean decided to welcome us with very heavy conditions. A strong wind (up to 30 knots / bft 5) and waves up to 8 meters from the NW and diagonally ahead on starboard did not make it easy for us. Most of the time we had to row with 3 positions and there was little time for rest or sleep. There was no time to get into it, and these conditions continued until about 18 hours ago. As a ‘blessing in disguise’ we were at para-anchor for more than 10 hours, which fortunately allowed us to get some extra rest and sleep. Unfortunately, our daggerboard broke just before that, but we have replaced it in the meantime.
Luckily the ocean decided not only to show its dark side, but also welcomed us with a huge whale that hung around the Ambrosia for some time. A fantastic experience that immediately gave us strength and energy.
In the meantime we have reached calmer waters and are heading due West towards Hawaii and have passed the 200 NM / 370 km marker. We are slowly but surely getting into the flow, and the bumpy ride of the first days has only strengthened our confidence in the Ambrosia and in each other. We feel good, although those blisters on our hands will never really get used to it, and today we celebrate Ruurd’s birthday who promised us fresh tuna sashimi. We’ll see. First, we have to row. On to Hawaii.