Mariquita Book - mk2.5

1-25 APRIL 2015
DOLPHINS NEAR PORTIMÃO
SUNSET OFF PORTUGAL
FROM THE CASTLE WALLS IN BAIONA,
SPAIN
CASUAL FRIDAY AT THE OFFICE
A RUIN IN BAIONA
SUNSET OVER THE BAY OF BISCAY
Head seas can be depressing and annoying, but one can usually make way in most craft. With Mariquita, one wrong wave on the bow and she will lose all her speed in an instant. The Mariquita you see on passage is
very different to the Mariquita that glides by during a race. Our topmast sits on the port-side deck, lashed to the centreline. The spinnaker pole sits on starboard, and spare fuel jugs are nestled and secured between them.
Our massive mainsail sits unused for the voyage, and the gaff is heavily strapped and padded onto the boom. The jackyard topsail spars are secured either side of the main boom and the sail itself sits safely in the lazarette.
Sitting atop the racing mainsail is our delivery trysail, a loose-footed number with its own gaff that’s no small bit of canvas in its own right. M.O.
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