There's been lots going on on Tintin. Last night, a grey cloud appeared behind as it often does. Many have no effect, some have strong gust, some bring rain - this one blew frantically for a couple of minutes. The big Stingray - as featured in Bridget's video yesterday had been partially furled before, but not enough. We had a wild ride for a couple of minutes before the sail exploded. The wind died soon after which made furling possible, and we stuffed it below. Chastened, we carried on under genoa alone until morning.
This morning, no grey clouds but a sunny 7 knots goose-winging towards St Lucia.
After lunch, we were sorting out the mess of the Stingray on the foredeck, when a whale paid us a visit. A great sight.
Morale is v good onboard, as we start the last week of the journey.