day 6
BumbleBee
Tim and Julia and Tiger
Tue 10 Jan 2012 12:13
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position 20:12.8N 22:29.6W
More lovely sailing. Bit more cloud around but still
hazy sunshine. 5-6kts under spinnaker- again! We still stick resolutely to
our overnight watch keeping but I suspect we all secretly wonder if it is
worth the bother. No ships apart from a distant coaster yesterday morn. In fact,
very little life at all. In 5 days we have seen a small distant pod of pilot
whales, the odd bird or two for a few seconds as they dive towards the
waves then fly quickly out of sight, half a wooden pallet and half a dozen
Portugese men of War. Not to be confused with the Mary Rose fighting ship, these
are a cluster of symbiotic creatures pretending to be a jellyfish. All you see
is a hand-sized transparent fin sticking up out of the water, as they sail on
over the seas. Tiger spotted a fly on his lifejacket today, so he has a pet
after all. If all sailing was like this, it would be almost
enjoyable!
268M to CV. Daily average seems to be 120-139M. Not bad
for a 35ft overladen catamaran.
xxx
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