Wind
Rowtec Support vessel "Desiderata"
Carl Theakston Mark Terry
Sat 30 May 2009 12:26
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Well there is only so much you can take being
becalmed and I think the crew of Desiderata are now finding there
limits.
It has been 3 days now with not a breath and the
forcast does not hold a very rosey outlook for the next couple. We have had
pockets of breeze up to about 10 knts which do get the old girl moving but we
just sail through them after an hour or so then it is back to the books, guitar
or whatever is chosen to stay ammused.
There have been promises of wind from various
sources but our very own forecasting to date has been spot on and is
proving (frustratingly) to be correct again.
How ever the most relible breeze that seems to fill
in every evening is of the bloated stomach from freeze dried variety.
This seems as regular as clockwork to build throughout the evening and force
somepoeple on board to have to move to the main hatch for clean air. The general
trend then is to get some sleep in shifts through the night and wake up with
chronic stomach ache.
On the plus side of being becalmed the rowers are
making some progress west and the southern boats enjoying some relatively flat
conditions.
Last night whilst getting an hours worth of wind
(from the atmosphere) we decided to try and ease the intake of freezedried by
catching a fish. We deployed the line from the back of the boat and within 10
mins we were dragging another 20lbs tuna on board. We are fast runningv out of
methods to cook this stuff so any suggestions will be gratefully
recieved.
Well thats it until something exciting
happens
Forza !
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