Another day another struggle 🎵

The day started quite OK, not much wind but enough to move close-hauled in the right direction at 3 or 4 knots. The sea had quite decreased overnight and was almost lake-like in the morning so even when the wind disappeared for the first time around 10, it was quite OK, no rolling from side to side. But this first calm lasted for nearly 2 hours before a shower brought the tiniest breath which allowed me to resume my travel at 2 knots. By that time, it was rather clear that I would not reach my intended destination if the wind wasn't picking up… Which it didn't, and instead it died down a second time, since there was still a calm sea only troubled by the rain, so I left the sails on and waited again. Another short breath allowed me to move again, and again it died down (the rain had stopped at that point).

By that time it was already 15:30, no signs of improvement anywhere around me, so… I gave up for the day, started the motor and went to the closed buoy to moor for the night. I am not in a hurry, but I wouldn't mind getting back to the earlier days' rhythm and covering 35+ nm a day…

Anyway, I had time to play some music instead.