Routine maintenance was a necessity everyday, as chafe is the biggest problem with downwind sailing, so we kept a keen eye on the pinch points and anywhere sheets could rub.
The sleeping arrangements were basic as you’d imagine, when I say sleeping I mean lying down, braced against the hull and strapped to the lee cloth with eyes shut.
Life on board was never dull, although three weeks at sea did drag a little toward the end, so we had to make our own entertainment.
Øyvind was not left out, he was along for the ARC as ships lucky mascot.
