Sweetest Thing
Anthony Richards
Fri 4 Dec 2009 12:16
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Position at 1200 UTC 4 Dec
25 36.468n
039 31.932w
24 hour run 127nm
Wind SE F4
We have now crossed the rain belt with its light
winds and are in typical trade wind conditions and should make steady progress
from now. We should arrive in the Virgin Islands in 10 days where we will stop
briefly to replenish fuel and water and clear US Immigration.
This morning we had a brief glimpse of a whale
about 100m in front of us but our engine was on for charging and it disappeared
fairly smartly.
Yesterday we shortened the main halliard about 3m
to removed the chafe points from full hoist and first reef (which have
developed despite adjusting the main halliard an inch ot two every 12 hours).
The unaffected sheath will be spliced into the halliard tail to maintain its
overall length.
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