Somewhere between midnight and 3am watch one went through an unitentional gybe when the wind increased and backed. The next ten minutes saw some intense activity as the watch brought the boat back through a controlled gybe and set about reefing the main.
The next watch was mine and I had the pleasure of saiing under a full moon reflecting off the boat’s wake, and a very pleasant nights sail after the reef was shaken out. We could just pick out a white light on the horizon of another boat off our starboard midships and as dawn broke the mainsail of Juno grew in our sights.
As my watch finished I had the privilege of watching the sun rise through a full pallet of oranges and reds.
During the day with the wind backing to the south and us setting up the boat for a broad reach we continued to trim and make progress on Juno. The crew of Juno must have noticed because at their 12 o’clock radio checkin they casually mentioned that they were going to pack away the fishing gear, throw a smoke grenade off the stern and we’d never see her again until Portsmouth. In response we packed away our jigsaws, checked our trim and, deciding it was still trimmed to perfection, sat and watched s Juno’s sail grow in our forward sights.
Denise says thanks again to Mum and Dad for the second and third messages 
I can’t finish without a mention to Mrs H that today is our wedding aniversary and that I can’t believe she forgot it AGAIN! 
