Sam Davies’ daily log - I am now a Cape Horner!
“Roxy and I passed Cape Horn at around 0930 yesterday morning!
Needless to say, in true Cape Horn style, my rounding of the mythical point was carried out in 40 knot winds and mountainous seas. However, also in true Cape Horn style, within a few miles of the point, the wind started to drop and I quickly found myself in less than ten knots of wind.
After a hard 48 hours in strong wind, no rest was granted to me as I shook out reef after reef and changed up headsails. The little wind there was also shifted all over the place, so I even ended up tacking Roxy in order to wriggle ourselves through the transition zone.
On top of this, there was also work to be done inside. I had to shift the gear that was stacked aft for the strong downwind conditions back to the middle of the boat to keep the trim perfect.
We have now found the wind and I have worked my way back down the reefs and reduced headsail again. We are reaching towards the Falklands in a very bumpy sea (so please excuse any keyboard error!). It is night time and there is a full moon that is lighting the deck like a spotlight; it is so bright!
I have my sleeping bag in my sights and I am finally going to get some rest! Good night!
S x”
At 1100 UK time, Sam Davies aboard Roxy was in 4th position, 1,777 miles from race leader Michel Desjoyeaux aboard Foncia
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