LasPerlas to the Galapagos - Day 5
CuriousOyster
Steve & Trish Brown
Wed 3 Feb 2010 15:45
0:27.96S 88:56.65W
Distance to Destination 50nm
Distance covered (84 hours) 800nm
Current heading 243 Degrees True
Rhumb line course 242 Degrees True
Sail configuration All white sails
We continued to make great progress through the night and crossed the
equator at 6.30am UT or 1.30am local time.
Our gamble to take a direct line for the islands rather than the more
southerly course that is the norm, would seem to have paid off and we should
make landfall in well under 5 days. The downside has been that we have been
close hauled for since crossing the ITCZ and all aboard have developed one
leg longer than the other!!!!
All are well on board although one or two will be glad to stand up straight
and walk about on something that is not heeled over and continually moving
about.
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