No wind
Chiscos - Atlantic Cruise
John Simpson
Wed 7 Dec 2011 22:55
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15:42.89w
054:31.44w The weather forecasters have been correct and as
predicted, we have fallen into something of a wind hole. So reluctantly,
we have put our engine on and are now motoring towards
St Lucia looking for wind. Tonight we have 389 miles left to run and I
hope we will not have to motor all the way!
The last few days have been filled with very changeable
weather. We have experienced many powerful squalls with heavy lashing rain and
strong winds. They normally pass over head in about
half an hour - but what a half hour!
We have had no further success with our fishing although
have had two big bites and we even saw one of the fish, but we were unable to
land it before it broke free. One bite we had, pulled all the line off the reel
and pulled the rod so hard, it broke the handle of the rod. Unfortunately that
one also got away before we could land it!! (We have been able to repair the
rod)
We have also had to effect running repairs to the auto
helm (which involved taking the wheel off - always a challenge when you're
sailing along!!) and the main sheet traveler. Otherwise the boat is in good
fettle.
The crew are equally in good spirits. I think we are all
looking forward to getting to St Lucia now. With luck we should be there during
the weekend, but we will need to see what the wind does before we can be
more specific on our arrival time. A post will appear on face book when we have
arrived.
John
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