Week 2 is almost done. I’ve worked out that the toughest job on the ship belongs to the chef. I’ve been trying to make at least two meals a day that go into the freezer for passage making. When seasickness strikes (and it will), I want to be able to throw something in a pot and have a hot meal ready to go with pasta, potatoes, or rice.
The number of souls on board has now increased to 7. Leonardo, who is 19, will be joining us on the passage to the Mediterranean. So, another hungry lad to feed. I’m actually having nightmares about provisioning and cooking for 7 of us for 30 days or more. Dreams about waking up in the middle of the Atlantic and the lockers and fridges are empty.😳
While I’ve been cooking up a storm, the winches have all been serviced, new engine mounts installed, work has been done on various bits of the engine, a new liferaft and life jackets have been purchased, the furler has been repaired, the divers have been down and washed Whirlwind’s bottom and of course now we’ve started watching the weather and doing our passage planning. The list of jobs is gradually being ticked off, and we hope to leave on Tuesday or Wednesday…weather dependant, of course.
The first stop of this 6,000 nautical odyssey to the Mediterranean is the island of St Helena (where Napolean spent his last days incarcerated). We estimate it will take about 8 days of sailing to get there, 1200nm or so.
Cape Town has been amazing. It’s so vibrant and colourful, the music and food are amazing, but it is certainly a land of two halves. The wealthy and the very poor.
The challenge has been laid down to do yoga on passage in the hope that we’ll all be able be a bit like this guy🤣.
Cruising Innocenti 
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