Sunshine

Introduction

20.11.08 - Sam enjoys some down time on Roxy.

© Sam Davies

Hello everyone!!

At last the sun is really shining so I have got my Roxy bikini out!! The trouble is I'm a bit white so I'm piling on the sun cream to protect my skin, and trying to stay in the shade.

Last night I slept a LOT! In fact, I forgot to set the sound part of my alarm clock, so instead of a one hour sleep, I woke up five hours later, feeling a bit lost and confused, but extremely refreshed! The reason I slept so well was also that Roxy was slipping along so nicely under spinnaker that her gentle purring helped me sleep. If ever she slows down or something changes, I wake up by the change of noise or motion.

This time, the wake up was due to the wind lifting us; Roxy was saying she was no longer happy and perhaps this was a good opportunity to get further west. I agreed, so we gybed across, passing in front of the little red and green navigation lights of Pindar.

Now, back on Port gybe and heading directly into the Doldrums, we are still slipping along nicely under the beautiful Roxy spinnaker.

Sam x

At 1000 UK time, Sam Davies aboard Roxy was in 13th position, 223 miles from race leader Loick Peyron aboard Gitana Eighty

To follow Sam's route in the Vendee Globe, please go to the race tracker at the link below: