31 May

Sweetest Thing
Anthony Richards
Tue 31 May 2011 12:14
Position at 1200 UTC 31 May
32 36.852n
058 43.824w
 
24 hour run 124 nm
 
Wind ENE F3
 
Yesterday afternoon the shackle, holding the block for the external main halliard, broke so we have no main. There is too much swell at the moment to replace it safely so we will wait until Bermuda.
 
ETA Bermuda still Thursday, now late afternoon. We will be in motoring range of Bermuda tomorrow afternoon (which is also when the wind goes very light)
 
We saw 2 ships last night and a whale this morning. At first I thought it was a shark because I saw only the fin, but then saw it blow. Although it was only about 50m away I did not see enough to identify the species.
 
All this makes today Terrific Tuesday.