Struggling across the Indian Ocean, on our way aruond the World
A Lady
Stephen Hyde
Sun 3 Oct 2010 06:27
SATURDAY 2nd
OCTOBER 2010 ( DAY 6 at SEA
)
Well at 00.00hrs , the wind was still howling out
of the SE at 35 / 45 knots,
We were well reefed down and sailing along very
nicely. just on a port broad reach. and the occasional huge wave breaking
right over us,
so we keep the wash board up and the hatch
closed. and boy oh boy, is it cold, ( skipper has 4 layers of
clothes on, plus hat and gloves )
09.00hrs Radio net :- the
controller today is " Lady Eve "
We managed to recieve the positions of all boats,
and we made ground on every boat in the fleet. but keep in mind
some boats left 2 days ahead of us, and others 1
day ahead, so we have a lot of catching up do and we will not catch up with them
all,
12.00hrs Distance
travelled...........................................885 n miles ( we think
this is understated and will correct tit tomorrow )
Distance to Destination.................................1383 n
miles
Wind SE .................
...............................35 / 40 knots
Weather
...................................................Good, blue skies now
and then with plenty of clouds. Cold.
Sea state ...................................................Very
rough,
The afternoon was much brighter, we spoke to
Voyaguer, Jennius, and Tzigane on the SSB a couple of times, all keeping in
touch with one another.
We adjusted our on board clock and watches to +5hrs
UTC. and left the E120 on Coco's time.( +6.5hrs UTC )
UTC , this is the new name for Grenwich
Meantime,
We recieved lot of emails recently from friends and
family, To name a few, Michelle & Anne, ( Aileens sisters )Sarah, Leah, Rom,
Marion, Ray,
Paul H, Stefan, and Paul Tetlow,
Later in the day, we had the benifit of a 2.5 knot
current helping us along, Its amazing how the SE wind blows consistantly ,
building up
these huge waves carrying millions of tons of water
and all heading the same way, thus creating this great current. which is
terrific for us.
As Fats points out, " Like free miles, 1 knot ph, =
24 miles per day = 3 hrs saved ( If you are sailing at 8 knots.
)
So
2.5 knots of a current gives 60 free miles, or to put it another way, Its 60
miles added to ones normal days milage,
Dinner was another curry, todays was a different
type and the rice was good too.
These dishes are easy to prepare.
Night watches
:-
22.00hrs / 00.00hrs
..............................................Neil
00.00hrs /
02.00hrs ..........................................Aileen
02.00hrs /
04.00hrs................................................Stephen
04.00hrs
/
06.00hrs................................................Terry
06.00hrs /
08.00hrs................................................Neill
A tough day
Signed :- Stephen Hyde (
Skipper )
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