Sail with Jenny in the fjords of Norway

Cocos Keeling here we come!

The day has been good and we made 192nm on 24hours, so the passage will be fast but not comfortable the sea is very disturbed. The day was very nice with less wind but in the afternoon the wind and the sea came up again. Lucky for us that we had sailed us upwind so we
could bear off a little. Just now there are a lot of rain showers around us which means squalls and more sea, but it is good to get the salt of the boat, sometimes we have been a little submarine.

I do not even want to think about that this is a very short passage compared to the ones we have to do before get to South Africa, but still we have a good time specially when we get to new places.

The boys managed to put out the fishing line today – there was two bites but we never saw any fish, which was a disappointment for them
(but not for me). We also had some dolphins visiting the boat and it was great to see them again it has been a long time since we saw dolphins playing around the boat.

We have a problem with the “kick” the “hydraulic cylinder” that holds the boom down, there is a leakage in the hydraulic hose to it because  we found oil on the deck. That is one of the issues that have to be fixed when we get to Cocos Keeling. Another one is that we can not get the vents on the deck watertight. There are not a single day without maintenance so it is good that the skipper is a handy man.

The wind has just dropped dramatically so I have to go out and see what I can do with the sail.
(One hour later) Nothing to do about the sails there are black clouds all around us so I will not put out more sail before they have passed. I can see the light of the day and that is always nice to know that in an hour it will be daylight.

Our eta is still tomorrow morning – only one more night watch and we will be in azure blue clear water again – and a new place for us.
Cocos Keeling belongs to Australia so we need visa which was very easy to get online.

All good for now the wind picked up and a rain shower came along with it, so the boat got a nice wash from fresh water.

All good for now
Crew on Jenny

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