Första dygnet på atlanten
Dawnbreaker
Lars Alfredson
Wed 20 Oct 2010 10:31
Pos 35:10.876N 8:29.43W
Bob will write in English below.
Lämnade Gibraltar c:a kl 13 på tisdagen i 10 m/s medvind och 3 m/s i motström.
Vinden friskade i ytterligare u nder dagen o kvällen för att minska under natten. Just nu blåser det bara 5 m/s snett akterifrån så vi slörar. Alla har gått sina vaktpass på 4 timmar i natt så sömnen har blivit lite trasig.
Under resan har vi haft många delfiner runt båten och på vårt fiskespö har vi haft 2 rejäla fiskar, den första tog med sig drag och tafs, den andra var med ganska långt och kom flygande ur en våg och slet sig när den landade.
Day 3 and we have covered 160 nautical miles since we left Gibraltar at 1300 yeterday averaging 7.4knots in 22hours approx . We have had a cracking downwind sail with easterlies behind us as we "Goosewinged" our way westward to Maderia. Winds have recduced to 11kts and having rolled out aour second Job (Headsail) we are making 5.5kt in a slight sea and warm sunshine. Water temperature which dropped in Gib to 16C has now risen to 22.3C which would no doubt be a good air temperature in the U.K.
Yesterday we encountered pod of Dolphins who came to play in our bow wave. We briefly caught a metre long tuna type fish which we had jumping but we were going to fast and lost him and our new hook !
Our current position is
35.06'.8786North 008.26'.7993 West - Heading 259 DegreesTrue At 5.5kts
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