Passage to Iceland: Tuned to Capsula

Passage Vestmanna (Faroe islands) → Seydisfjordur (Iceland) Distance 300 nm (25 nm under engine) Duration 62 h (6 h of engine) Wind B0 B2 B4 B6 B8 B10 Calm Storm Comfort ☀️ 🥶 I open an eye. Why did I wake up? Is it already my turn to take the watch? I hope not, it is so nice to be under the cover, and I could do with more sleep. I reach for my phone. No, we are only an hour into my sleeping turn. So, what is it? Nothing. There is no noise anymore. The wind must have dropped, and Capsula has come to a standstill. Getting closer to midnight sun territory On a long passage, we become so tuned to the boat that any change wakes us up, despite the tiredness. Like when the wind picks up and Capsula becomes overpowered. You can feel the whole hull tensing, the movement becomes jerkier, the noise increases with lines vibrating and waves crashing. It can wake me up from a deep sleep with one thought: “time to reef”. The tuning extends to catching near misses. Going out for a check on the…