The wind has definitely picked up over the last hour. I'm now down to the third reef in the main and a little over three reefs in the genoa. I also altered course by 15° to run with the waves a little more from the stern. The sun is down now and there's just a little twilight remaining. It's a bit ominous to look aft and see the dark shapes loom over the stern but as they approach the stern faithfully raises to accommodate them and we shoot forward and surf downward.
I think the ocean is just giving me a pleasant little parting gift as this is what, to me, ocean sailing is all about.
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