" A LADY TRIP " Sailing around the World ( presently at sea between The Galapagos and The Marquesas )
A Lady
Stephen Hyde
Mon 15 Mar 2010 13:41
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SUNDAY 14th MARCH
2010 Mothers Day
04.30hrs Miles to the Marquesas...............1690
n miles
A clear starrey night and no passing traffic
or trawlers to report.
09.00hrs All up and about, very cloudy and
the wind was lighter @ 14knots
12.00hrs Radio call, We coulg hear most boats
clearly , but again we had difficulty in making contact ourselves, but
eventually the mighty " Fats"
got enough energy through those rotten wires to
make the connection, we are still up there with the front runners,
Only 2 flying fish on deck, ( poor catch for
the night)
We had lots of rain during the afternoon, so
skipper and Fats gave Aileen some lessons in the practical
use of the E120 deck computer / navigation station
and how to calculate our position.
Going to class on land based courses are great ,
but when you are at sea, it always seem so different, particularly
when the shit hits the fan and the wind is
screeming around you and you cant see where your going because ths feckin rain
is so heavy and the seas are gigantic, Lovely stuff, but so far, we havent
had any of that in the Pacific.
19.00hrs Fats cooked a Fish Pie, using some
of the fish we caught earlier, Very tasty,
The rain had now died down, but it was
humid.
The night watches are :-
Aileen........................... 21.00hrs /
01.oohrs
Fats...............................01.00hrs /
05.00hrs
Skipper ..........................05.00hrs / 09.00hrs
Thats it for today
Signed ............. Stephen Hyde
( skipper )
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