Day 5
The reef we had put into the sail was a good foresight, as a
few hours later, a second reef is put on top. While I prepare for the
second reef, I watch a large school of dolphins play next to the boat
in the moon light.
As we approach the Salvagem islands,
we see a see turtle. It stops what is was doing, and looks up at the
SaltyPaws. The Salvagem island was pretty spectacular, and looks
completely uninhabited. There is just the lighthouse that we could
make out. As it is 6 Beaufort, and there is a significant sea state, and the sea charts are notoriously bad in the area, we decide not to stop. We see large breakers around the island, on
the uncharted rocks. Around the Savage islands, we see many birds
flying around the high waves, especially downwind of the island.
Today is is record distance, at 149 Nautial miles.
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| Passing Salvagem Island |
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| The birds around Salvagem Island demonstrated expert flying skills in high wind and waves |
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| Showing off a G-turn |
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| Amazing flight control |
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| Salvagem Grande en Olas Grande |
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| The birds playing in the waves |
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| Charles & his camera |
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| The second island we passed was the small Salvagem island |
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| The preventer is set on the mainsail |
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