" A Lady Trip " Sailing around the World
A Lady
Stephen Hyde
Tue 15 Jun 2010 10:02
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TUESDAY 15th June
2010 ( presently at sea between Tonga &
Fiji )
We had a good breeze all night, partially cloudy,
no moon, no rain,
We averaged just over 7 knots in 12
hours,
06.00hrs, We raised the spinniker pole and goose
winged the boat, great sailing now.
10.00hrs. Distance to
Fiji..................................278 miles
travel time at present speed, ...............38 hrs.
ETA at present speed,.......................02.30 hrs Thursday
17th
Course...............................................285 degrees T
wind....................................................20 knots
SSE
Sea state............................................moderate
Weather..............................................Cloudy and
fresh
Temperature........................................26 degrees C
12.00hrs, everyone was up and about, cleaning
decks, nibbling food, having cups of " Barry's Tea "and generally
relaxing.
There is not much else to do. except enjoy it all.
Later , John did some sewing,, the 3 year old spray
hood is beggining to fall apart at the seams, the port side was stiched
back together by
skipper a few weeks ago, and now John ( Scotty )
has to stitch the starboard side. British made spray hoods are not what they
used to be.
Gosh, scotty is very handy with the needle and
thread. and did a great job.
We all took turns in having naps during the
afternoon, normal after our first night at sea.
Skipper did a roast stuffed chicken for dinner,
with the usual roast spuds, creamed potatoes with chives and cheese mixed in ,
and
baked beans ,, yum yum.
Night watches
:- Skipper & Aileen
............................21.00hrs / 24.00hrs
Donal.............................................24.00hrs /
03.00hrs
John...............................................03.00hrs /
06.00hrs
Skipper...........................................06.00hrs.......
Thats it for now,
Signed :- Stephen
Hyde ( Skipper )
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