On 9 may, we still have 1100 milles to sail, mostly north to arrive in RAIVAVAE n we expect SE wind to rocket in 5 days to our final destination...but nothing in this trip happend like it should happend: Instead of the trade wind, we ll get a depression on our way,  then westerlies  n even light northerly to finish;  we ll use in fact 13 days to sail with tacks 1262m milles !
How we sailed exacltly in the middle of a dividing depression remain  a mystery...
At least we could have half day with 10k+ speed and with surfing conditions on the way back north
Petrel are the 3rd kind a birds we could see so far from the shore

This what we expect from so long: pushing wind 20-30k with surfs, average speed 10+ but we ll get that only 12hours

with no shocks...

long surfs...

The length of ALCYONE find her best conditions... 

for speed between 10 n 15k in perfect safety but...

wind shift, weaken n we have now this on our road
After a short transition...

This is the war ! This time, the wind is still managable and  we decide to sail full speed through the depression


On the roof of ALCYONE: collateral victim...
exactly major diet of Albatros, but with garlic
The depression divide in 2 parts...n ALCYONE run seems to be in the middle...



Bingo ! ALCYONE is just at the jonction of both system...
Misty n relativly calm morning...
...and party start again on the other tack...

This classical dress is the quickest to wear n  to rince...possible because now ALCYONE sail  above the 30th south