Back at sea
Position: 12,36.7S , 7,54.84W
Speed: 8 knots, Course: 333 deg.
UTC Time: 23. July 2006 20:29
Left St Helena just over 24 hours ago, Saturday at 3pm. Since then we have lost a sail over board when it was washed out of its bag when we were hitby a rogue wave and high winds. It was one of our two upwind sails and theother has a rip in it. So we now need to repair the genoa so we have a sailthat can point us into the wind.I didn't mention that we lost the tiller 5 days before we got to St Helena. It sheared off its mounting because of bad workmanship at the supliers. We managed to get a new part made for it in St Helena so we thankfully now havea tiller again. Most of the time though the boat is sailing by the electronicauto pilot which has been working really well. We are heading for the Azores now which is going to be a long slog. 26ishdays if we make good speed and direction. We will be passing close to theCape Verde Islands so I wonder if at that time we may stop off there. Otherwise the flying fish are out in numbers now and I saw my first dolphins last night. Didn't actually see them since the nights are moonless hencevery dark but I did see the trail of phospheresonse(?) alongside the boat. It was glorious to watch. So it is back into the routine of 3 hour watches at night and 4 hours during the day.
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Speed: 8 knots, Course: 333 deg.
UTC Time: 23. July 2006 20:29
Left St Helena just over 24 hours ago, Saturday at 3pm. Since then we have lost a sail over board when it was washed out of its bag when we were hitby a rogue wave and high winds. It was one of our two upwind sails and theother has a rip in it. So we now need to repair the genoa so we have a sailthat can point us into the wind.I didn't mention that we lost the tiller 5 days before we got to St Helena. It sheared off its mounting because of bad workmanship at the supliers. We managed to get a new part made for it in St Helena so we thankfully now havea tiller again. Most of the time though the boat is sailing by the electronicauto pilot which has been working really well. We are heading for the Azores now which is going to be a long slog. 26ishdays if we make good speed and direction. We will be passing close to theCape Verde Islands so I wonder if at that time we may stop off there. Otherwise the flying fish are out in numbers now and I saw my first dolphins last night. Didn't actually see them since the nights are moonless hencevery dark but I did see the trail of phospheresonse(?) alongside the boat. It was glorious to watch. So it is back into the routine of 3 hour watches at night and 4 hours during the day.
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