Early in the morning while it was still dark, I woke up to a smooth ride and the engines were switched off. I knew we were sailing well, so I got up on deck to find out that we were sailing downwind with the spinnaker and cruising at about five knots. It was really nice to feel the boat being pushed exclusively by the wind and the ride through the waves were so much smoother as the spinnaker was lifting our nose up and keeping it level.
I got some more rest after enjoying the sailing and chilling on deck, only to be awoken by a huge pack of dolphins swimming in front of the boat! There must have been about twenty of them messing around and jumping out of the water. It was incredible! I managed to touch one on the fin and I must have scared him as he flinched, splashed water in my face and swam off very quickly.
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Just after the dolphins went their own way, the wind picked up nicely and came from ninety degree to port allowing us to reach very nicely. We managed to get up to a speed of about seven knots, which isn’t bad for having the sails reefed about half way. We spent most of the day just chilling, reading, sleeping and enjoying good food. The wind died down again later in the day so we had to start the engines again.
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In the evening we were greeted by a nice sunset over the ocean and as the evening approached the wind started to pick up again slowly. Another choppy, yet enjoyable cruise through the Gulfo del Darien. More action to follow :)
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