Sam Davies’ daily log - Magic Moments
I have been savouring another magical moment tonight.
It's unusual, as there is not much wind, and normally in the light winds I am frustrated not to be going faster. However tonight, I don't know why, I'm zen and just enjoying it - how can you not?
I should be getting some sleep, but I can't drag myself away from the cockpit, where I sit under the stars with the full sails as towering black silhouettes above me. Roxy is trickling along on a flat sea, and the air is so warm that I'm in my T-shirt. There is a ship a few miles away trundling past, her navigation lights twinkling on the horizon.
It's hard to describe, but is just a great moment. It feels so serene to be out here alone with my Roxy boat, in peaceful conditions that allow me to look back and think about everything we've done together so far!
But sleep is important, so now I am going to get some rest. I have decided that the quality of my sleep is related to how fast Roxy is going. When she's going really fast I seem to sleep so much better, so I think I should count sleep in miles and not in hours. For example: 2 hour’s sleep at a speed of 7 knots is equivalent to 1 hour’s sleep at 14 knots - i.e. 14 mile’s sleep! Get it?
Seeing as we're not going too fast tonight, I need a few hours sleep to get a decent rest!
Sweet dreams...
S x
At 1100 UK time, Sam Davies aboard Roxy was in 4th position, 2,256 miles from race leader Michel Desjoyeaux aboard Foncia
Roxy’s most recent video available on request and to view on: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SLI1BIspcAY
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