18 June 2009
Morale is high with temperatures higher. White watch was on mother watch and produced fabulous food preparing a mixed buffet for lunch including curry meatballs with nann bread and pineapple and cherry cake for dessert.
The first proper happy hour made an appearance with punch and a singsong for Lou's 61st birthday.
Team America managed a hefty 12 knots on night watch with main, mizzen, mizzen staysail and spinnaker flying before white watch took charge and demonstrated shifting power by ripping the guy in 2 on the spinnaker which resulted in waking many tired and confused off watch crew to assist. All is fine now.
We have seen 2 tankers, 2 portugese man of war jellyfish and 2 flying fish tried to join the crew.
We are 385 nautical miles from Charleston with 240 miles covered yesterday maintaining a good average of 8 knots.
Ali Bamford
Red Watch
