The Adventures of Captain Ray Penson
Sailing Yacht Truce
What a day and night. Completely unsettled weather. I have just counted from the log book, we had eight squalls during the last 24 hours. Sails have been up, down, in and out. At one stage, we were hove to under triple reefed main for twenty minutes. I feel pretty knackered from the effort of... Continue Reading →
An action filled night on board Truce. We are into an area of unsettled weather and rain squalls. Two hit us between nine and midnight. The midnight squall was so strong and persistent that we stowed the mainsail and sailed on staysail only. During the second squall I noticed a strong fishy smell. Jessica had the flashlight and... Continue Reading →
The light easterly winds continue to help us slowly towards Tonga. At midnight I furled the jib, it would no longer hold the wind. The wind is very light, sails are slapping around as Truce moves to the waves. We crept along at about three knots with the main and staysail set overnight. As daylight broke this... Continue Reading →
Since yesterday the winds have been light from the east. We have managed to keep the boat moving along, also got a bit of breeze through the boat to cool things down a bit. Noon to noon run of just over one hundred miles came as a surprise as I thought we had done even less. We... Continue Reading →
Another lovely night. This time though the wind deserted us in the early hours and has been missing since. For the last twelve hours we have rolled around the ocean and just managed to keep moving at between two and three knots. Such a contrast to the previous days when we have been striding along... Continue Reading →
The Adventures of Captain Ray Penson 