As we continue more south, the weather is changing to become more rougher. After more then a week of a nice North-easterly breeze, we start to prepare for the stronger winds down south. All the skysail gear, including the skysail mast and yard, is coming down, studding sail gear is packed away and all not to be used again until after the Antarctica season. The bigger sails are being changed for the newer and stronger sails which were protected by the sun during the summer and the Tropic areas.