2 May
Sweetest Thing
Anthony Richards
Mon 2 May 2011 12:02
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The breeze has filled in and we are sailing
after 60 hours of motoring. Lovely sunny sky. Tomorrow lunchtime we are
expecting to be clipped by the southern end of a front and after that we will be
heading directly to Madeira which will be our first stop. We expect to be there
next weekend. 50 hour oil change on the engines, top up provisions, refuel,
rewater and we are ready to go again.
Position at 1200 UTC 2 May
41 10.759n
009 08.092w
24 hour run 159 nm
Wind NNE F4
Yesterday we motor sailed along the coastline of
Portugal. We could see the mountains and breakwater through the haze, very
nice view of the country from the sea.
After dinner (Sicilian chicken) and throughout the
night we encountered quite a number, and type of ship. There were
fishing boats throwing nets, trawlers possibly engaged in pair trawling
with full lights on, general fishing boats, and some larger ships.
They all kept us on our toes keeping an eye out and avoiding.
Hope all are well!
(Hi Erin! Hi Eli and
Jensen!)
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