PERFECT SAILING

Aquila
Alan and Sarah Bennett
Thu 22 May 2008 19:39
34:44.45N 70:30.67W
 
What a difference some wind makes!  After the trials of fitful zephrs and flat calms, coupled with a confused sea, at 0900 this morning the wind filled in from the West, and since then has beeen blowing steady Force 3.  This puts it just abaft the starboard beam, and has been giving us around 6.5 kts steadily for the past 8 hours.  Coupled with this has been bright sunshine and perfect temperatures.  So life has perked up big time.  And the forecast looks good for the next 24 hrs, although light winds threaten again thereafter.  We shall see.
 
Sarah had a major success this morning with the bread - best loaf yet!
 
Port watch enjoying the condiditions - even if the paper Sarah is reading is almost a week old!