30 degrees again
Blanshard
Thu 10 Jun 2010 15:22
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Position 40 02.08N 35 08.87W Log reading
14307 distance covered 120 miles
Wind at last and we are back to living at an
angle. With the diesel supplies dwindling and still 300 + miles to go we
were looking at a very slow end to this leg. Weather charts showed a
finger of wind extending south of a low pressure system to our north but as we
motored forwards we seemed to just keep one step ahead of it. Finally the
wind filled in yesterday afternoon and we got going again under sail in a flat
sea. It held out overnight at a gentle 7 knots so very peaceful and lots
of wildlife - huge schools of porpoises seen feeding with fish jumping ahead of
them, 2 fin whales passed close by and the usual 'P' at
night. Two encounters with ships overnight is further
reassurance of nearing land but it is still likely to be two to three days
before we land on Horta.
Chess now forms the entertainment for the day,
Alastair valliantly taking on the elders and sometimes winning! Grey skies
and occasional drizzle and no more jobs to do on the
boat.
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