Mid Atlantic happenings
Diatonic
Anthony Warr
Tue 1 Dec 2009 22:09
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22 19.2N 29 02.0W
1200 hrs UTC Mon 30th Nov. 2009
Now about third of the way. The last 2 days have
seen us make quite good speeds varying from 6.2 knots average on a sea with
just medium swell to 7.5 knots overnight but with lumpy seas interfering with
everyones sleep. However the sleep deprivation may have been due to G & T's
followed by red wine with our fillet steak last night.
Bob caught our third Lampuka (the first fish we
threw back) which we are having for lunch second day running. It is quite
delicious fried with a bit of flour and salt & pepper. We have instructed
Bob to catch a varied range of fish but only every other day since we have so
much food to consume. The skipper needs the aft cabin bunk back.
 The weather has been pleasant needing the bimini up
most days. It is put away at night so the watch keeper can observe the
fantastic starry universe without light polution (if they are awake). A
full moon for part of the night is very welcome though.
 We hardly need to touch the 'twins' with
two poles rigged although last night we
had to rouse ouselves to make 15 degree course alteration to port. The grib
charts show the 15 knot ENE winds declining a little in 3 days time so we are
heading south by 150 miles to pick up some 20 knot winds hopefully. The boat is
sailing well and just loves these downhill trade winds.
The 1 hour watch keeping routines during the day
are really not necessary since someone is always about washing, fishing or
sleeping on deck. The rotating 3 hour on 6 off watches at night are not too
bad. We have a bet on who spots the first
ARC boat so are reasonable vigilant.
Had a lot of problems with computers so emails out
are not too frequent. The Iridium phone is great.
Met a few boats we wintered in Malta with so hoping
to beat them across.
Thats all for now
Tony
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