{"id":4798,"date":"2019-11-07T13:07:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T13:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/?p=4798"},"modified":"2019-11-07T13:29:05","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T13:29:05","slug":"champagne-sailing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/champagne-sailing\/","title":{"rendered":"Champagne Sailing: Day 6-7 Biscay &#8217;19"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Downwind-Poled-out-RFW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Downwind-Poled-out-RFW.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Downwind-Poled-out-RFW-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Downwind-Poled-out-RFW-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Champagne sailing<\/h2>\n<p>Many sailors would probably say their very best experience on the water is sailing fast, downwind, with the headsail poled out surfing down the waves, in bright sunshine. Without doubt a fair definition of champagne sailing.<\/p>\n<p>Today, after more than a week of hard sailing, with the wind on our nose, past France, Spain and Portugal we had our first taste of champagne sailing. The wind and waves swung behind us, the sky cleared, and we poled out the Yankee to surf the waves.<\/p>\n<p>To be honest, it\u2019s still all a little modest at this stage, perhaps not quite champagne sailing but certainly a good Prosecco imitation and it\u2019s certainly very exhilarating.<\/p>\n<p>More importantly, at our latitude there is the promise of even better to come. Trade Winds sailing has begun; roll on Champagne Mumm Sailing (all readers should note that other brands are available\u2026).<\/p>\n<p>Ian Jenkinson, Carsington Sailing Club Derbyshire<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Day-7-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Day-7-1.png 590w, https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Day-7-1-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Skipper&#8217;s Log<\/h3>\n<p>Date : 07\/11\/19<\/p>\n<p>Time : 12:00 UT<\/p>\n<p>Position :39.43 N 11.9W<\/p>\n<p>Position :85nm West of Lisbon<\/p>\n<p>Destination : Rubicon, Lanzarote<\/p>\n<p>ETA : 10th November 2019<\/p>\n<p>DTD: 606NM<\/p>\n<p>Fuel : 3 full, 1 in use.<\/p>\n<p>Water : 3 full, 1 in use<\/p>\n<p>Gas : 4 full, 1 in use,<\/p>\n<p>Notes and comments :<\/p>\n<p>A pleasant 24hrs with some good sailing and motor sailing on the way, light winds in the morning but stronger last night with plenty of squalls to test my team.\u00a0 All good experience though as crew got to handle squalls when under sail. \u00a0Plenty of shipping\u00a0 around us last night making for Lisbon TSS to keep us occupied. All crew in good spirit and looking forward to time ashore.\u00a0 Making good now behind us.\u00a0 Good meal last night with Thai green curry and today we have started with scrambled eggs on toast and dinner will be pork chops and veg etc.<\/p>\n<p>Planning our deck jobs to do in Lanzarote and to start our deep clean so making our arrival in Las Palmas easier for all.\u00a0 We have a crew meal booked at the famous Las Palmas Argentina steak house on Thursday evening for our final evening as a crew.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>More blogs about this Atlantic Adventure can be read here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/category\/portsmouth-gran-canaria\/\">Portsmouth to Gran Canaria<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Book Your Own Atlantic Adventure<\/h2>\n<p>If this blog has inspired you to voyage across an ocean then start speaking to the team in the office. 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