Sailors do the biz in Menai Straits

The EADS Innovation Works have done us proud in the Menia Straits. We were 15th into Caernarfon, 9th out and now we've made it out into open water, beyond the Straits, we are currently in 4th place and doing about 7 knots. It's great to be back in the race.

The Menai Straits are a pretty technical place to sail. There are loads of rocks around, wind shadows and tidal eddies. There was a real sense of conentration amongst the crew as they nuanced there way around the rocks: there was hardly time to eat bacon butties! As I worked in the galley, I could see other boats slip by behind us through the window: one was even going backwards.

We're now in for the long haul up to Whitehaven. The sailors reckon this passage might take us 15 to 20 hours. I suspect we're in for the long haul as the wind drops. The thing I need to do now is to get some good sleep before the next big run.