24th November 2010: A negotiated agreement between Sextant and GPS
|
Greetings, While the blog entry before had much more to do with
the extracurricular happenings on board Enigma, the following day started off
with great sailing. With 15-20 knots of wind coming directly from behind
us and a beautifully clear, sunny day, the conditions were ideal for our Lagoon
420. For most of the morning, we were averaging 8 knots SOG (speed over ground)
until the winds gradually slowed down. Though Boyan and Manel took advantage of
this by perching themselves on the nets afore, the waves intermittently splashing
their feet as the sun shined brightly, others were put into sailing mode. Penaforte and Ze were at it with the sextant in order
to manually check our position. After heavy negotiations, they found that their
calculations had a margin of error of less than 1 nautical mile compared to the
GPS. So if our electricity were to go down, we now know that we have a
trustworthy alternate source for determining our position. When the wind died down slightly, Manuel Sr. decided
to cap off a great morning’s sail by preparing his specialty – mushroom
risotto. He treated us once with this dish in On another note about food, the Mahi Mahi that Pena
was able to catch is still awaiting its place on the menu – as we had no
success in catching another fish. On the contrary, we actually lost more than
we gained by losing tackle in the big blue. If we don’t manage to catch
anything in the next couple of days – we kindly request Manu to drop what
he is doing and find his way to By midday we had sailed about 270 miles since our
departure. We look to continue heading south towards Keep up to date with our blog tomorrow -- as there
may be some things that have not yet been revealed on what is going on with the
Enigma Crew (hint: Movember). Until tomorrow, The Enigma Crew. |
