Awoke early and, after completion of essential stowage duties, hoisted sail and weighed anchor around 11.000h proceeding under power towards the harbour entrance.
Cleared forts at noon and at 13.30h, off Itaiṕ́ú Beach, streamed log, stopped the engine and set a South-Easterly course according to plan. Now in a short choppy sea "Penelope" jumps around a bit. Logging 5 knots we have the familiar Rio skyline slowly behind us,
and roll valiantly into the broad South Atlantic.
Oliver and Juan seasick (after Juan had produced a tasty omelette for supper with plenty of Spanish olive oil).
We are on Greenwich Time, which we consider as Ship's Time for the sake of convenience. It seems odd to have daylight until 21.00h whilst dawn breaks at 07.00h.
Called out at 21.00h to shorten sail for the night. Running on reefed mainsail (2points) and jip only. "Penelope" labouring and shipping considerable spray. With about force 6, Beaufort Scale.
The skipper's last words on handing over the watch to me were - "Be sure not to jibe her".
This is what is called "teapot weather" in Penelopean parlance when the beautiful stainless steel teapot jumps from the "Primus" stove, slides along the pantry shelf, over three fiddles, and lands up on the deck - as it did, right in the middle of the oranges whose drawer had worked loose - in the corner of the foot of the chart table!
Trolling for fish. No Catch.
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