Breakfast for winners
I eat my dinner, I take no drinks and we all go to sleep. That policy for the last night in Las Palmas worked fine until the end of main course. Great dinner with Alberto, Paco and Andrea. Good wine, good laughs. Olli boosted energy to many of us with the post-dinner beers, and all of the sudden it was 3.30 before we hit the beds.
Beautiful morning to start an adventure. Low wind. Brass band, dancing and plenty of crowds giving us their farewells. We were all smiling onboard of the Monomotapa when we left the harbour.
2674 miles to go.
- Pasi
More than 200 boats at the start-line is a great experience. For a round-the-cans racer the start did not create too much adrenaline but the voyage ahead certainly enticed more than enough excitement.
- Hannu
After the start the wind was gradually peaking up to 20-25 knots (10-12,5 m/s) and Monomotapa starts to give us good rides. First we ride with the spinnaker but due to the tail wind and our course we decided to put genoa with the spinnaker boom. Not a bad decision for the first night.
The waves were also gradually growing and our boys were helming the boat with a big smile. First day’s record is 13 knots!
- Karri
About Me
- Hannu
- Family sailor who thinks back to the good old racing times and dreams about those in future, telecoms dude where the old environmentalis has re-awakened in form of renewable energy and ecological luxury.
Undrade just tillsammans med min mor om alkohol-policyn ombord... Med en italiensk kock har ni kölsvinet fyllt med... vadå egentligen?
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