----- Original Message -----

From: Steve & Katrin Everett

To: everett+diary-28696 {CHANGE TO AT} mailasail {DOT} com

Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 2:39 PM

Subject: Progress to Panama

Position 15 29 30 N  066 03 121 W

 

We left Antigua at 5.40pm caribbean time (GMT -4).  We have now had two nights at sea. 

Weather has been good but unfortunately our autopilot only lasted 8 hours so we have had to handsteer.

This has been a great incentive to learn to use the Hydrovane but it seems to work better in some conditions than other.

We have had to motor quite a bit, probably 16 hours as there was not enough wind, but we are now sailing nicely at 7-8 knots..  lets hope that this continues..

We now have 888 miles to go.

New mast looks great and she is sailing very nicely.