" I have been mainly sailing north and soon sailed into rain about nine hours ago and only recently has it stopped and cleared up a bit.
I think that boat Generali and BritAir have been sailing on gennakers. I had mine up for a bit but it got a little fruity and I had a little wipe out. But I have been going upwind in a seaway with full daggerboard down ever since, until maybe about three hours ago and since then I feel like I have had a good run at it. I have about 14-15 knots and am making over 10 knots. Now I am not so worried about course or what the wind is doing, just getting out of here as quickly as possible. Certainly I reckon we are about half way through."

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