The boat elves

Today we are finally going downwind with the code 2 hoisted, doing 13-15 knots. Weather is really nice and there are almost no waves, so sailing is nice and easy, happy days. Today I also reached my personal record on the helm, 16 knots, hoping to go over that soon. We also did our first spinnaker peel (where you hoist a new spinnaker without doing the one you are using first) and it was incredibly complex but went out really well.

Today I wanted to tell you about the boat elves. If you leave anything unattended or our of its place, the elves will come and misplace it and it will take you a long time to find it (if you ever find it). So we need to be extra careful and leave everything in its place or it will quickly disappear. So far I have misplaced:

- My Clipper cap

- A side pocket for my life vest

- The cover of my kindle

- My pillow

- My shorts

- My glasses

The first three have never appeared again. The case of the cap was specially annoying, I had to quickly make a run just before race start to buy a new one as the one I took to the boat disappeared in the first five minutes, never to be seen again