Tvøroyri, eventually

Passage Scalloway → Tvøyrori Distance 198 nm (4 nm under engine) Duration 44 h (0.8 h of engine) Wind B0 B2 B4 B6 B8 B10 Calm Storm Comfort ☀️💨⛅🌧️ 🥶😑😬🙂😮 I am an hour into my watch and the wind has vanished. Until then I had managed to catch a few puffs here and there, keeping Capsula moving slowly towards Tvøroyri. But now, nothing. The sails are flapping irritatingly. The wind sensor is having an existential crisis, rotating 360 degrees each time a wave reaches us. I try to stay patient. Is this not what I keep saying: that the beauty of sailing is surrendering to Nature? Capsula starts to move back towards Scalloway, pushed by the ocean currents. That is too much for my obedience to the law of Nature. I go inside, grab the keys, and start the engine. Taking advantage of a moment of calm Thirty minutes later the wind is back and by the time Stefano starts his watch we must reduce the sails drastically for Capsula to keep her balance. This passage swung between extremes. Hours of low…