" A LADY TRIP " Sailing around the World, (presently sailing from the Galapagos to the Marquesas Islands )
A Lady
Stephen Hyde
Sun 14 Mar 2010 09:22
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SATURDAY 13th MARCH
2010
The skipper slept in the cockpit again , There is
less pressure on the right shoulder when sleeping there, and anyway the fresh
air is terrific.
01.30hrs Aileen called Fats on deck for watch
duties,
05.30 hrs the skipper took over watch, good breeze
from the SE at 19 / 20 knots, but the current was not as strong as it
was.
Still concerned that the SSB radio is not working
properly, we examine the cable on the backstay, this cable connects the
ariel
on the backstay to the SSB tuning box in the
Lazerette, we discover black tape rapped around the cable abouy 2 feet
above the deck,
We removed the tape to discover that the cable had
been damaged at some point and someone covered up the damage with
tape.
Of course the inside of the cable is completly
rotten, its a wonder we get any reception at all.
However we cant do anything about that untill we
get to " Papetee" the capitol of Tahiti,
During the night , 27 flying fish landed on
the deck ,plus 2 squid, that is a record for us,
Flying fish around here are like Starlings at home,
we see them flying around all day.
Today was just wonderfull, Lovely breeze, blue
seas, clear blue skies, and the cats me Aunt,
Again we just relaxed and read books, napped and
snacked,
No booze, just snooze,
19.00hrs Aileen did the dinner, Chicken curry
and rice, very , very, tasty,
Night watches :-
Aileen............ 21.00hrs to
00.00hrs
Skipper.............00.00hrs to
04.30hrs
Fats.................04.30hrs to
09.00hrs
23.00hrs We passed 3 trawlers, possibly tuna
fishing and possibly Japaneese, It was dark and difficult to make
out.
Thats it for now,
Signed:- Stephen Hyde (
Skipper )
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