A Refreshing Midnight Shower on the Foredeck

Day 6 5/1/2015 1800 Posn 41 05'S, 161 56'E 554nm to Nelson
It's been a calmer, overcast day with a SE breeze of about 15 knots which makes for much smoother sailing and comfortable conditions on board. Therefore Wayne cooked a delicious dinner of lemon chicken and stir fried vegies. But last night was a different story, at midnight the wind changed from a northerly to a brisk southerly, so we quickly got into our wet weather gear and went out to reset the sails for the new breeze. In the abruptness of the 25 knot wind change coming through we had a backed headsail due to the wind turning 180 degrees suddenly. So we eased the headsail sheet and then decided to furl the sail completely. After about 5 turns the spinnaker halyard got tangled within the furling sail at the mast head. Meanwhile the 2 slack and flogging headsail sheets decided to tangle into a huge knot like a writhing snake pit. It took us 20 minutes to sort out the tangle of sheets and sails in the pouring rain. Fortunately no damage was done other than a dent in pride. Mast head tangles happen to the best of us at the worst of times.
All is hunky dory on board Ambler.

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