One Man, One Boat, 4000 Miles!!!

Tropic 4 Cancer Trans Atlantic challenge is an expedition to sail single-handed 4000 miles across the Atlantic, from the western seaboard of Africa to Antigua. The route follows a defined course along the Tropic of Cancer, which is a circle of latitude running around the Earth at approximately 23 degrees north, and which marks the most northerly position at which the sun may appear directly overhead. Find Out More

Day 3 – Holidaymakers & South-Going Swifts

Posted on October 28th, 2013

Outdoors2-12-09060Navigation on board Haskapa has suddenly become easier as I’m now under the flight path to the Canary Islands – so simply follow that plane!!! I expect most people on-board the planes will be nicely sunburnt by the time I get to the Islands!!

I’m slowly settling into a routine, but am still tired after the ‘all-nighter’ on Sunday playing in the shipping lanes! The weather yesterday was awesome – sunshine all day!! Today is a bit cloudier, with a lot more wind. Had the spinnaker up until lunchtime, but had to revert to white sails – with a reefed main as the wind built throughout the afternoon. I guess it could be the tip of the tail of the bad weather that hit the UK.

 

Still no marine life to speak of, but lots of birds flying south for winter, including on little swift how stopped for a quick breather on Haskapa, but didn’t stay more than a few seconds. Maybe I’m starting to smell?!?!