Indian Ocean - Day 4
Anastasia
Phil May and Andrea Twigg
Fri 5 Oct 2012 13:15
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14:02.4S 084:58.2E 715 miles covered, 1620 to
go
Today dawned warm and bright and Andrea got to sit
out in the sun for half an hour (although she said she was keeping her eyes
closed because the waves were too scary). Unfortunately that was the only
sunshine we got, before it went back to the usual overcast day we are coming to
expect of the Indian Ocean. Having said that, it has not rained as much
today so we are hoping the weather is gradually improving.
The wind and waves are both hitting us from our
port side and it is a bit nerve racking when we get hit by a big wave and
start a tailspin. As a result we are taking a course that is
more down the waves than across them, but that is pushing us more north of the
rhumb line than I would like. We should be able to make up for this later
in the passage because as we approach Mauritius the wind should lighten up
a bit (it is still 25 to 30 knots right now) and also back more easterly and the
waves should rotate to match the wind.
Also we have been trimming our water load.
Anastasia has two water tanks, one in each hull, and they weigh about half
a ton each when full. The port tank (crew showers and washing up)
was nearly empty and the starboard tank still nearly full. (Not that
Andrea and I don't take showers, you understand, just that we don't use hundreds
of litres when we do.) Anyway, we have filled the port water
tank and Andrea and I had showers from the starboard tank to empty it some
more. Now there is an extra half ton of weight in the port hull, which
should help a bit with stability.
One good way to get exercise on a boat is to take a
shower in big waves. Body tensed, knees flexed, you soap with one hand
while doing one-arm pushups off the cubicle wall with the
other.
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